I am knackered ...
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Wow :omg: . I am always impressed by folks with mechanical aptitude, especially craftsmanship like woodworking. I come from a family of these types of people. My grandfather's name is on a patent for one of the first motorized hospital beds, as he designed and fabricated the mount for the motor as well as the lifting mechanism. My uncle was a "tool and die" man. My stepfather is a retired electrical engineer and a DaVinci-style Renaissance man. He wrote software, built a couple sail boats, and could design and fabricate just about anything from wood, aluminum, or steel. My brother is a car and motorcycle wizard. He has repaired or rebuilt more vehicles than I can count. My craftsmanship is limited to software. While I'm fairly proud of the work I do, I still feel limited in comparison.
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delete this;I try to do woodwork but my father was a Master Carpenter and could do amazing things with wood I can't even attempt. He would cut things to length by eye and they would fit to the millimeter! When he jointed two bits of wood together there was no gap, none; you could hardly see the join if they were aligned grain-wise! Luckily, he couldn't program for toffee so I got a chance to even things up. Well, not really, because he was also a Master Fitter and invented and built custom machines to do things. He designed and built a machine (some kind of drill jig, I think) to help make the machines that built parts for Spitfires. During WWII he tried to join up but they wouldn't let him - for obvious reasons. He invented all kinds of things including a paint colour mixer/shaker machine that I see a version of in use at Home Depot (although apparently three different people invented this more or less simultaneously). His company kept all the patents on his stuff so we got nothing out of them but pride. Oh well.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I try to do woodwork but my father was a Master Carpenter and could do amazing things with wood I can't even attempt. He would cut things to length by eye and they would fit to the millimeter! When he jointed two bits of wood together there was no gap, none; you could hardly see the join if they were aligned grain-wise! Luckily, he couldn't program for toffee so I got a chance to even things up. Well, not really, because he was also a Master Fitter and invented and built custom machines to do things. He designed and built a machine (some kind of drill jig, I think) to help make the machines that built parts for Spitfires. During WWII he tried to join up but they wouldn't let him - for obvious reasons. He invented all kinds of things including a paint colour mixer/shaker machine that I see a version of in use at Home Depot (although apparently three different people invented this more or less simultaneously). His company kept all the patents on his stuff so we got nothing out of them but pride. Oh well.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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� Forogar � wrote:
He would cut things to length by eye and they would fit to the millimeter!
That's amazing. I measure, measure, and measure again and then cut and I'm still off by a lot. :laugh: :doh:
Stop blocks and a cross cut mitre saw. They are a life saver! Trust me on this.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Stop blocks and a cross cut mitre saw. They are a life saver! Trust me on this.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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When it comes to woodwork cheap tools are a expensive way to ruin wood! The good stuff works out cheaper in the long run - and second hand can be a damn good way to go. My table saw is old, probably decades and cost me about £70 from Fleabay (about the same as a Chinese new one with a tinfoil table and fence made of cardboard...). A new blade added £20 to that, and it's a great tool. My mitre saw is DeWalt, and ex-rental - again about the same as a cheap Chinese jobbie. A good clean, and it's lasted me years, and has many more in it! Come to think about it, buying cheap tools is generally a costly mistake in any arena! :-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I've spent the day turning (expensive) wood into (copious) sawdust. New kitchen cupboard doors: 14 cupboards, 4 drawers, plus one spare cupboard just in case : that's 38 styles, 38 rails, 76 mortices, and 76 tenons. My hands are like claws, but the wood is all sized, morticed, tenoned and ready for a light tenon sanding and dry fit, then I can cut the insert panels and start the glue up. Software is a whole load easier ... :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I understand the sense of satisfaction - all the stuff I finished off when rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy (after, as usual, the contractors abandoned the job near the end). However, when next you plan such an arduous venture, consider hammering a few nails in the wall, mainly into studs, and just stuffing your stuff in plastic bag and hanging them up. Much more flexible in the long term Also, please be careful that although you are knackered it's the wood that gets lacquered.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I've spent the day turning (expensive) wood into (copious) sawdust. New kitchen cupboard doors: 14 cupboards, 4 drawers, plus one spare cupboard just in case : that's 38 styles, 38 rails, 76 mortices, and 76 tenons. My hands are like claws, but the wood is all sized, morticed, tenoned and ready for a light tenon sanding and dry fit, then I can cut the insert panels and start the glue up. Software is a whole load easier ... :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I read this in two different ways: either you cut myles of lumber into pyles of styles, or you have a very eclectic kitchen. :-D Either way I am impressed since were I to have tried this I would have cut miles off lumber into piles of stiles each with their own unique syze and style. :~
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I've spent the day turning (expensive) wood into (copious) sawdust. New kitchen cupboard doors: 14 cupboards, 4 drawers, plus one spare cupboard just in case : that's 38 styles, 38 rails, 76 mortices, and 76 tenons. My hands are like claws, but the wood is all sized, morticed, tenoned and ready for a light tenon sanding and dry fit, then I can cut the insert panels and start the glue up. Software is a whole load easier ... :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I'm glad you were just shagged out. Knackered has another meaning, and I was concerned that you'd done something that really angered Herself.
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� Forogar � wrote:
He would cut things to length by eye and they would fit to the millimeter!
That's amazing. I measure, measure, and measure again and then cut and I'm still off by a lot. :laugh: :doh:
SeeSharp2 wrote:
measure, measure,
as the carpenter saying goes: "Measure twice, cut once" That wise quote as saved me from countless trips to the lumber yard.
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I understand the sense of satisfaction - all the stuff I finished off when rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy (after, as usual, the contractors abandoned the job near the end). However, when next you plan such an arduous venture, consider hammering a few nails in the wall, mainly into studs, and just stuffing your stuff in plastic bag and hanging them up. Much more flexible in the long term Also, please be careful that although you are knackered it's the wood that gets lacquered.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
and just stuffing your stuff in plastic bag and hanging them up.
I'm sure that would make any kitchen look beautiful. :doh:
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SeeSharp2 wrote:
measure, measure,
as the carpenter saying goes: "Measure twice, cut once" That wise quote as saved me from countless trips to the lumber yard.
