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fulltimin

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Posted: 03/14/22 08:27pm

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PastorCharlie wrote:

fulltimin wrote:

While I was at it, I decided to add a sanding pad and some sandpaper to the oscillating tool. They were on sale, so I figured, why not?

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The weather is supposed to warm up around here this week, so I am looking forward to getting additional work done.

Use all the money you saved and buy some more goodies. LOL

Sometimes having those little extras can make a big difference when working on a project. It's better when those extras don't cost a lot.

If you want to do something, you will find a way.
If you don't, you will find an excuse.

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A lot of experience, comes from bad judgement.

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Posted: 03/14/22 08:28pm

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PastorCharlie wrote:

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Respirator... Check.

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Another successful paint coat... Check.

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In case you are wondering....

This week has been BS.

BS, as in Baby Sitting. What did you think it was? Lol...

Be very careful working in a tight and/or closed environment with vapors and/or dust. A flash fire only takes the flip of a wall switch or a heater cycling on and off to cause an explosion. We locally have had people killed and businesses destroyed on more than one occasion due to sanding and refinishing inside them.

Yeah, explosions are a bad thing.

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Posted: 03/15/22 07:55pm

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PastorCharlie wrote:

fulltimin wrote:

Respirator... Check.

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Another successful paint coat... Check.

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In case you are wondering....

This week has been BS.

BS, as in Baby Sitting. What did you think it was? Lol...

I am guessing that "Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo" are out as well? Lol.

For the younger crowd, that is a song from years ago...

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Posted: 03/15/22 07:57pm

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Ah yes, life is good again. Nothing like letting a machine do the work for you. This makes sanding in a corner a breeze...

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Posted: 03/15/22 08:05pm

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Time to create a new "test" piece, since there was a question about the weight of the water in the sink, and my test procedure.

I glued together 3 pieces of plywood, which are the dimensions of the sink bottom and sides.

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The corners look like this, with just Titebond glue. I will add some epoxy with fiberglass cloth just like I did with the sink, on the outside only. then I can add some weight to test the joints.

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In all honesty, I don't expect a problem, but the test will give me some data to go by.

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Posted: 03/18/22 08:17pm

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Ok. Here are the results of the sink pattern test. I know everyone has been sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for this, or not! Lol.

Either way, here it is.

I added a second layer of Epoxy to the bottom and the outside of what would be the walls of the sink.

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Posted: 03/18/22 08:21pm

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I also glued in 2 pieces, only one layer though, of the extra oak pieces I used on the bottom of the sink. That make the bottom of this "about" the same thickness as the actual sink.

I say "about" because I only have 2 layers of Epoxy instead of 3, and I did not apply any Por 15 over the oak strips.

That means I have almost a replica of a 2.5" wide strip of what the sink is.

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Posted: 03/18/22 08:23pm

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Here is the bottom of the "sink test", which as I said is about 2.5" by 15".

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Posted: 03/18/22 08:26pm

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Next was to take a measurement of the distance between the bottom of the "sink", and the piece up top which will be used to lift this whole thing.

This measures just a hair shy of 8".

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