The house we moved into about 8 years ago has a very quiet kitchenaid dishwasher, don’t recall the model number, but we were quite impressed some years ago at how well it cleaned.

Over the last couple years we have become decidedly less impressed.

Tried some cleaning of the jets etc as some paper bits had come off jars and clogged some of those.  This yielded very little improvement.

so I spent some time searching and found that a common problem on these was the failure of a Turbidity sensor, I didn’t know what one was, or what it did, but for $25 it was worth a shot.

Pretty easy to change it out, did need to pull the dishwasher out and tip it back, pull the plug from old sensor 1/4 turn and pop it out, reverse for installation and the dishwasher is back to fairly impressive cleaning.

Apparently this machine Varys the length of the cycle based on the particulate level in the water and the Turbidity sensor is what tells it this information.

Hopefully this will help somebody keep from replacing a dishwasher due the lack of knowledge about a sensor.

Duke

Is there a Handworks event in Amana IA this Fall?

Anyone using the iPad for Sketchup? Is it comparable to the desktop version? Would the iPad Pro make a significant difference?

Anyone done a Kilz Epoxy concrete floor?
My shop, formerly one-car garage, was painted by Jackson Pollock.
Parts have peeled albeit not enough!

It’s less than 400 SqFt.
Kilz says, “To recoat over an existing coating, remove any loose or peeling paint and scuff sand the surface. Use a product such as KILZ Concrete & Masonry Cleaner & Degreaser to clean previously coated surfaces in sound condition. Use a product such as KILZ Concrete & Masonry Cleaner & Etcher to clean and etch any bare concrete area.”

Then, roll on KILZ® 1-Part Epoxy Concrete & Garage Floor Paint.

Thoughts?

my favorite hand-tool!!! 
only two of four lights glow after over-night charge
 happens with BOTH batteries.

doesn't take long to run out of "gas"
bad charger???
bad batteries??

I am building a quartersawn oak Shaker style bathroom vanity and finishing it in Varathane oil based satin polyurethane. It’s been warm and humid here lately and this finish dries pretty fast. The object was to give the project two coats without sanding in between. Get it in and get it done while making this oak cabinet the best I could. The first coat I applied straight from the can and brushed small amounts on at a time very thinly and was careful not to over brush the finish. Inspection of this coat was without flaw. After drying several hours I gently wiped the finish with a dry Scott blue shop towel and began my last thin coat. Things were going very nicely and it looked very good as it was applied.

After a few minutes the finish started to cure and I could see the wetness leave and be replaced by the soft glow of the satin finish. I inspected the overall finish with a bright LED handheld shop light and noticed a couple of flaws in my application. In a couple of areas the finish was either a little thicker than I had wanted or a sag had formed on an edge. None of these small minor flaws could get past my OCD.

I had to take action. I reached for a fresh Scott’s blue wipe, wrapped it onto my finger and dipped it into some mineral spirits so that it was very wet with solvent. I gently rubbed the finish in attempt to smoothen out the flaws in the finish. I started with one in an inconspicuous spot and found that it worked perfectly. From there I went about fixing every error I could find and when the finish has cured it looked absolutely perfect. 

I have brushed a lot of poly in my day and have read many writing about how to do but never how to fix while doing. I had not heard of anyone attempting this before but want to share it here with all you great people as a tip.

I'm getting ready to buy a jointer and a planer.  In the past I had straight knives and they were fine.  I later upgraded to helical and had some problems.  They left a good finish.  But when I tried to replace some inserts, I found that even with a torque wrench, I cracked a few inserts in half.  I also noticed that even though they said they were indexed, it was really easy to get them misaligned and leave an uneven surface in the board.  It always seemed like I trapped sawdust under the insert even though I made sure it was clean.  It's been a while so maybe these are solved problems now.

From what I understand, spiral heads have the inserts square with the table, while helical turns the inserts slightly for a shearing cut.  I'm not sure if that makes much of a difference.  Although the helical inserts seem like they're slightly rounded vs the spiral heads that are straight.  That makes me wonder if the sharp corners on the spiral heads ever dig in and cause grooves.

I guess I could always go with straight knives and upgrade with a byrd head later if there's a good reason to.

Any opinions on this?

My daughter, son in law, moved into their house. They needed a dining table for their house. Green is her favorite color. The table is 100% furniture grade white pine. Table tops and bench tops are 1 1/8" thick. I had some 12mm birch plywood, so that's what I made the drawer out of. The ply worked OK with the half blinds. Not my favorite look, but the drawer is meant for napkins, so it's light duty.

I ordered the legs from https://carolinalegco.com/. The legs looked great and were paint ready upon receipt.

Here we the pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bi9RhbpP4wJuTfXJA

SOLD. Thanks for checking in.

Porter Cable heavy duty 693PK router kit. Includes 6902 router, 1001 fixed base, 6931 plunge base, ¼” and ½” collets, collet wrenches, owner’s manual, and hard case. Additional items include ½” x ¼” and ½” x ⅜” collet bushings, and an additional ½” collet.

Also included is a Porter Cable 39690 dust collector and an MLCS 9000 15amp solid state variable speed control.

The entire package is priced at $150 plus shipping from 98372. PayPal, check, or money order. First “I’ll take it” gets it. The router and kit accessories are lightly used and like new. The dust collector and variable speed control are new in the box, opened to take pictures.

Thanks for shopping.

Tom

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Whiteside (6) and Amana (2) router bits for sale. Please see the first pix for details and prices. Prices are plus shipping from 98372. Bundle three or more bits and shipping is free in the lower 48. Payment by PayPal, check, or money order. First "I'll take it wins." Please identify manufacturer and p/n. Bits are listed and grouped in picture order.



Thanks for shopping.




Tom

WS 2006, 2008, and 2009 are sold.  Kyoceera 2120 is sold.  Onsrud 52-365 is sold.  WS RU5150 is sold.

   
















   




























   



















   















3354 includes set-up blocks.