Couple of years ago I posted a thread about a generator for my new house and got some good advice about size, etc.

Wife's health issues got in the way and I'm just now picking up where I was.

Looks like a 20 KW unit is what I'll need for a long-term outage (also getting advice from professional installer).

How much propane should I anticipate using per day?  House is well-insulated, 1600 sf ground floor with half of the basement occupied. LED lights, heat pump.  I anticipate turning off water heater until needed, then turning off heat pump until we're clean and starting heat pump back up.

So who has some experience in fuel consumption of similar units?  What size tank is best choice? We've got good service out here.

Looking for a suggestion on how to manually cut a bead profile on cabinet face frame that is already installed.  I am pulling overlay doors off and keeping carcasses in place so not to disturb granite.  I don't see an easy way to remove existing face frames without causing damage to carcasses, will build new doors installed as inset doors.  I would like to add the beading detail that would help define the openings a bit more.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

I used up most of my leftover mesquite on this little shelf.   Many example of this little shelf on the innwerwebs, most with a tile or photo in the 'window'.  LOML will knock out a cross stitch to put in there soon.   Only finish is WATCO natural, because I have a mesquite tall clock from many years back finished the same way (want them to be similar).

   

And here's a little mantel clock, because I've been carrying around three of those dial faces and two chiming movements for probably 20 years... and I had some nice enough QSWO for the case.  A little disappointed that you have be right up on it to see the fleck.  No glass, but I'd put a door on any more going forward.  I have a more appropriate rectangle 'Arts & Crafts' dial face to use the last movement on, and will get to that when the snow clears up (need wood).

   

Both fun little projects.  Ebony plugs on both.  Still working with a grab-bag of ebony shorts I picked up at Woodcraft probably 20 years ago as well.   Thanks for looking...

To make groves would you rather use the tablesaw or router?

Making a flower petal shaped end grain bowl from a red cedar cut off.

I recently got my antique camel back drill press back to working condition after it stripped some gears two years ago. As it was being reassembled I thought about perhaps tapping the oil holes in the frame so as to be able to install zerk fittings to enable applying grease rather than "just" oil. The oil I've been using is summer grade chain saw bar oil because it supposedly clings better. My thoughts were that lithium grease might provide better long-lasting lubrication. The oil holes are primarily on the step pully drive shaft which operates at about 150 rpm.

I didn't think I had any pictures, but I found this one while looking for something else.  My MIL passed away in November.  She had mentioned some time ago that she wanted me to make the urn.  Her only other request was it be made of walnut.  This is the design I came up with.  This picture is before sanding and applying the finish.  The lid was my first 4 corner turning.  Those corners spinning made me nervous, but it is something I've been wanting to do for a while.   I did not get pictures of it finished, the timeframe was pretty tight.  Gluing the compound miter corners was a challenge. I have some picture frame clamps that I was able to use to hold the corners square, and then put strap clamps around the whole thing. 

 https://share.icloud.com/photos/02bpxjCY...Wqj1VuRNCA

So, I don't use much HW molding but I have bought about 50ft of base and 100ft of casing from a major west coast manufacturer (through a dist), all maple. They usually have stock and thus don't charge a knife setup fee. The base and casing were good quality, just a few mineral streaks. 

I decided to add a 5&1/2" crown molding and after unpacking I could not believe that they shipped this with a straight face - several 1" knot holes and nowhere near the ends. Bought 4 14' pieces at $10/ft. The crown costs twice that of base and casing probably because they have to start with thicker stock. 

When I started this project, I looked into getting a molding machine and doing it myself but hard to justify for the amount I needed. However I saw that many pros finally get a molding machine and they reap big cost savings. In my area I get maple for about $6 a bd-ft and depending on size of molding you could get 2 or 3' thus a molding cost of $2-3 per foot. Probably not as simple as just pressing a button though.

I checked my area (very large metro) and not much besides this manufacturer unless you want to pay a knife setup fee. Upside is quality will be guaranteed because you see it before accepting delivery.  

Picture is the face of 5&1/2" maple crown, all 4 pieces have major defects! I'll will contact manufacturer but will probably have to cut out defects and splice.

Attached Files

Thumbnail(s)
   

Another luthier tool for those who might be interested in stringed instrument construction. Not sure if this could be useful for another job, especially if it is scaled up.