I wanted this to be a different thread discussion.   Probably not a project I will get to for at least the next 2 months, but I am thinking about it now. I can always come back and find this thread later.  My house is a modular, 2 15 x 70 foot boxes.  It has a finished upstairs, the upstairs bath is right about the middle of that 70'.  The factory was supposed to run a chase and the 3" drain stack up the wall by the stairs to that bathroom.  They didn't. They ran it up the wall of the downstairs bathrooms at one end of the house.  The problem is the water heater is at the other end of the house.  The builder instead of figuring out a way to route the water pipes up the middle of the house took them all the way down to the chase, up and then back through the attic.  I'm guessing 80' or so of pipe by the time it's all said and done.  They had to open one of the walls in the middle of the house to get the drain down to the septic anyway so I have no idea why they didn't just pull the water lines.    I'd like to have hotter water upstairs and I'd like it to get there quicker.     I am thinking of a second water heater, 30 or 40 gallon in the crawl space at that end of the house.  It would be electric.  I have space in the panel to feed it.  The question is whether to tie that heater into the entire house so that both water heaters are feeding everything, or isolate the upstairs bath and maybe the downstairs bath on that second heater.    That would then put the master bath, kitchen, washer and dishwasher on the main one.  

I haven't been under the house to see how things are plumbed.  A while ago I looked into a recirculating pump but that only solves one problem.  The water is still losing heat.  A second water heater would help solve both problems and give me additional capacity, especially if it was just tied into the entire house.  Is there a problem with doing that if the water isn't being drawn from them equally?  Like the kitchen would mostly be pulling off the main water heater. 

First up is an 18" x 0.032" half back in Spalted Maple burl that was resin infused. Size large ( 4" wide hand )
I originally broke the lower horn but rather than gluing it back together I decided to just shorten both horns. Hence the reduction in price as I now consider it a "2nd"
Filed 11 ppi x 15* rake x 25* Fleam. $250.00 Plus Shipping
Resin Infused Spalted Maple Burl 18" x 0.032" Half Back by Ron Bontz, on Flickr" />
Resin Infused Spalted Maple Burl Half Back2 by Ron Bontz, on Flickr" />
Resin infused spalted Maple Burl Half back by Ron Bontz, on Flickr" />
Next is a 12" Sash/ Carcass saw I have had hiding way down in the bottom of a drawer. The date on the spine is 2015.
It is a Bastogn Walnut ( if memory serves me correctly ) It is a size Reg/ Lg. with a 12" x 3" x 0.020" plate that was filed 14ppi x 8* rake x 0* fleam. A thin plate sash saw, basically. My hand is 3.75" wide and it is a little roomy but works. A 4" hand should fit nicely. IF someone wants it for a cross cut carcass saw I will file it cross cut 14PPI x ? rake  x ? . Your choice. I will also clean it up a bit for you. $225.00 plus shipping.
12" x 3 " x 0.020" Bastogn Walnut Carcass/ Sash saw by Ron Bontz, on Flickr" />
Walnut Sash/ Carcass saw by Ron Bontz, on Flickr" />
That's it for the carcass/ tenon saw drawer ( Almost )

I'd appreciate feedback from owners of the Pantarouter unit. Are they really as good as the videos on the Pantarouter make them appear to be? My usage would primarily be for dovetails.

Making a 13in wall hanging featuring Lake St. Helen from Honey Locust and Alumilite resin.

isn't.  at least not well it seems.  measured at several faucets with a people thermometer the water temp measured 98.2   The water heater is 10 years old.   It is kind of a pain to get at. You have to partially empty a closet and pull a cover off the wall.  I was in there 3 years ago at least then it looked ok no signs of rusting.  At this point my assumption is bad lower element but I haven't tested it yet.  Should I try to repair or just replace it?  It is electric so replacement would be mostly straightforward.   It is a builder-grade, meaning the brand is not sold in retail outlets.  It has a 6 year tank warranty according to the company.   I'll concede that replacing it means I don't have to deal with testing, trying to locate parts, etc.   If I replaced the element, it wouldn't make sense to not replace the anode, and I don't think I have ever successfully removed one of those from a water heater.

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I’m building an 8-foot dining table with pedestals, not four legs.  The top will attach to the aprons conventionally with tabletop clips. The apron ends will be mitered at 45 degrees. Because this table won’t have legs to attach the aprons to, how do I glue the mitered ends tightly together? I could add an angled brace across the aprons and attach with pocket screws. That would tie the aprons together, but that wouldn’t clamp the ends tightly for glue. 
Your replys appreciated. —Peter

Looking for a replacement filler lid gasket for a Honeywell HUL545W cold air humidifier.

We called Honeywell Customer Support (an oxymoron) and was told that the part is currently out of stock. When we asked for the P.N. we were told they can't provide that information as the part is currently out of stock.

Hmmmm ?

Anyone have this information or a source ?

Thanks

That was long ago made from Pallet Wood.....was stuck into a corner....and the cats used the legs for scratching posts..
   
Table top was too small...let a lot of stuff drop down to the floor...and..I NEED to clean up the area on top of the table..as it has become a "Catch-all"....The DVD Cabinet sitting on it, won't close properly..so it will also get worked on....

Lumber run..
   
$30  spent....four  1 x 6 x 6' Maple planks, and nine 1 x 6 x 5' Ash planks...some of the Maple looked good..
   
And one out of the 4 did not....had a couple issues..
   
Decided to use the Maple  1 x 6s to build a slightly taller, and slightly wider Table....as the old table was also too short...

Sent the best of the 1 x 6 Maple to the shop...
   
2 out of 3...the 3rd one?
   
 
These are a bit too long for me to cut on the tablesaw....safely.....need 1 x 6 x 26" blanks...so, mark a cut line..
   
Grab a saw down off the overhead hook...
   
Add, make a few cuts..
   
Until I wind up with 4 blanks to make a top top out of...
   
And that will do it for a days work...

Stay tuned..

You might remember in a post a few weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to rebuild the lattice above our fence?  (Original Lattice picture for reference).

Well it has begun.  I'm making it with dadoes vs just stapling 2 piece over each other.  Here are my steps:

1) In the 2nd picture (1st pass with router), you can see the jig I made.  It took a while to visualize it and build it but once I understood how it is to function, everything fell into place.  The 1st pass plows out one edge of my dado.  

2) I then remove "template" (not sure why I called that piece "template") and plow out the opposite grove (2nd pass with the router picture).  You might notice that my jig is angled down slightly but when I rest it up against the fence, it brings it to parallel with my 5x5 post.

3) I then just clean out the waste between my 2 grooves.

4) I then move the jig down to engage the groove I just made and continue the process.  You can see the key on the bottom of my jig in "2nd pass with the router" picture.

5)  In "Entire post..." you can see the (aptly name) entire post with all the grooves cut.  I then cut the 5x5x 8ft post down to more manageable piece (approx 30" each) and run them through the Unisaw to slice off the completed sections.  Since my blade can't reach to 5", I need to flip the pieces end for end to free them.

6) I then bring the "slab" to my older TS and cut the widths of each piece,  In fact, in the "Entire post..." picture you can see the fence setup for that piece.

7) "Rough Assembly" shows how the pieces are going together.

(sometimes I cheat.  In "Entire post" you'll see a 2 pieces of playing cards that I use along the way to make sure the key stays 90 degrees to the edge of the posts.  It hasn't been an issue so far in that my grooves are fitting as you can see in "Rough assembly"


Oh, BTW, remember the board I made "Assembly jig" that I spent the better part of a weekend making to help with the alignment of my slats?  Well, I won't be using it as the pieces automatically fit together @ 90 degrees without the need for a jig.  Oh well, there's 2 days in the shop I'll never get back....)

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