2 X 4 to a cinder block wall? I need to attach a couple of
2 X 4's to a hollow block wall in my basement.
These will support steel brackets for shelves.
The shelves themselves will be supporting about 40 lbs. each.
I already have the steel brackets, I just need to "nail" up some wood to screw them to.

It needs to be a quick, simple method too.
I don't have the patience to drill anchors, etc.
I'm not building a tank, just a few shelves.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Strokes77 said:

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I haven't used the router table in a long time. I much prefer to do joinery and round overs/edge chamfers by hand.

Do you fellas have a router table? Do you use it often enough to justify the space?

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Scrape off a chip and take it to a auto paint store for them to match it. Try to spray it, it will look great.

This time 2 years ago that set sold for $240 on amazon... Otherwise the price has been stable.

http://camelcamelcamel.com/DEWALT-DCK286...B00DG7SYYI

I don't think that is enough money. You should offer them without the glasses also. I for one would not want to pay for glasses just because I liked the holder, I've got all the glasses I need and can store.
Jim

Is that a log house? Log or no, that's a whole lot of wood movement to account for... which obviously they didn't.

I got a carbide cutter from rockler some years ago. The carbide cutter on it is slightly dished and it cuts SOOO agressively that I found it unuseable.

Is it a round bar? If so, try rotating the cutter to not cut at 90 degrees. You can still do that with a square bar but it's not as easy. You'll get a much finer cut and find it much less aggressive. But, you won't have as much control over the flatness, but it's a tradeoff.

Above all, get the tool rest in as close as you can to what you're cutting. Sometimes a catch just happens because you don't have enough leverage over the cut itself.

Rather than holding the far end of the handle thinking you're getting a TON of support, you lost control. I find that if I support the handle under my forearm I get way more support and gain a lot of control.

I loved every second.

A compromise would be to home run 1/2" pex lines from each location back to a manifold at the heater.

You have to take the wheels off to do it.