If I had a real laser I could cut the circles out with the laser and eliminate the bandsaw work, but I would still sand off the burn.

 

You really do need to look into getting a real laser. With your abilities, it wouldn't take anytime to pay for itself. Those coasters would take about 15 minutes with a co2 laser, that would include cutting them out. Mine will cut solid wood up to 1/2" thick in one pass. Cuts MDF core plywood like butter.

I use the laser to cut MDF templates all the time that I then use a pattern bit in the router to clean up bandsaw marks on the plaques ect

 

They need plates for the brass finials.

The blanks were 4” hex x 5/8, there was a 3/8 hole in them, turned and arbor. Finished major diameter, 3-1/4. The railing fabricator will take it from here.

Last picture is the rail cap profile.

Have to support the piece, 5/8 BB.

Roughing turn

Much better surface finish, 41.19º to match the rail.

Waste

Tom

 

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Pretty nice presentation book from this architect for a pool/porch/retaining wall/dock project we are starting in October. Going to be a fun one 👍

She also had this set up in a VR headset and you'd walk the whole dock, pretty cool

 

We came by the lead honestly, we built the dock next door 5 years ago, has a nice apartment on it as well but more traditional in style

 

There is some real badassery on here.

 

Those renderings are crazy. Remember when they all used to be a woman pensively standing around while a guy rollerblades past her?

 

Pictures out of order but put in service lateral to one of my houses today and got panel mostly made up. Still need to run SEC, GEC, and install breakers.

My shoulders are strong and I’m ready for critiques on the work 😎. I’ve seen worse though lol

 

It all looks perfectly serviceable.

I have a question for you though; what are you running on the multiwire branch circuits for exactly? Two bathrooms or two kitchen circuits or other?

Andy.

 

No MWBC here. We have two dryer circuits so I have two 10-3 there where you see the reds.

Also the 1” conduit is for a feeder to the garage sub panel.

 

You do your own electric BC?

 

Ive been doing the electric on houses outside the city limits, not in a subdivision. I’m not licensed with the city but do just as good as the electricians around wiring houses. Mississippi just passed a new law that is putting a wrinkle in that. I’ll have to start subbing or go sit for an exam.

 

 

Good job taking that big piece down. It's actually the best way to take it down imo.

 

Finished up the last detail on the Parade home cabinets today. Had to set the panels for the pocket doors and shelves. Had to come up with a way to secure the bottom of the panels on the quartz top.


Bent a bracket. Sucked I had to buy a HF bender, I really miss my high quality equipment that I sold when I moved. Figured I’d never need them, man was I wrong.

Secured the bracket to the side of the cabinet with 1/2” screws. The bracket is 22 gauge (0.035) I slotted the bottom of the panel 0.045. Relieved the cabinet wall side so the interior side sat on the top.

First shelf is 24” clear off the top. Pocket screws from the bottom to lock it in place. I don’t want this one to move. No clue why the right panel looks bent, it’s not, I checked it after I looked at the picture.

 

What goop did you use under the bracket to attach to stone?

 

Edit to add an explanation on the “not in a subdivision” part

Outside the city limits the county required permits, licenses for mechanical subs, and inspections for commercial work and residential located in a subdivision. All of my houses have been on private land, not subdivision.

Now the state is requiring permits and mechanical licenses across the entire state, no matter the location. There are some exceptions but for me building houses for a living it now requires me to license up or sub out. Working towards the license deal. I like electrical and that’s a substantial amount of money I can keep in-house.

 

Next up? Laguna Niguel.

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The guy was shocked I replaced his screens without him even knowing it after we got paint on them.


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Starting another concrete deck today in FTL beach.
Double the sf of the last one but mostly because of the tennis courts.
Less pavers, less planters, probably same amount of landscaping.

 

I thought I would quote my own post just to give y'all some quick before/after shots.........
Testing out the aerial shots from the new drone. Not to bad for a middle level drone, methinks.

Finished up the tennis courts.

I had them move all the cars below me, in the parking garage, to the other side under the tennis court so I can start on the other half.
Crazy condo folks wanted to save all the chain link posts. I told them that half of them are rusted out at the base, but oh well. They will end up removing them

Also the shuffleboard court was supposed to go, but they want to save money so they told me to leave them. It also probably end up going at the end. Deciding factor likely will be the waterproofing guy if he is willing, or not, to give them warranty without putting new waterproofing under the shuffleboard courts. As for me, less debris to haul out so I'm not complaining.

So now I have remaining pavers, planters, patios, and landscaping/sod still to be demo'd.

Breeze coming off the water has been pretty steady so nobody is bitchin bout the heat yet...

 

Those look like the buildings my daughter lived in while she was there.

Tom

 

Just updated my website photos.

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Very nice

 

Wishing that was me...

 

4x9 foot island ready for paint shop. Going bright white.

 

That’s a big’un. It looks like it comes apart into 4 sections, is that right?

 

You mean stark white

 

Some quick pics of first coated cab door n' drawer I set aside. Refinish cab job originally stained oak. Usually too tired after a job is complete to play around taking pictures but felt up for it tonight for some reason. Thanks

 

I’m finishing a 3’x7’ single-carcass island now. I can’t imagine doing anything bigger. I’m regretting this choice as it is. It even sits on a big platform that would have made it easy to just split front/back.

Hopefully someday I’ll be cool like Tom and have a crew that can do the moving for me.

 

I’m finishing a 3’x7’ single-carcass island now. I can’t imagine doing anything bigger. I’m regretting this choice as it is. It even sits on a big platform that would have made it easy to just split front/back.

Hopefully someday I’ll be cool like Tom and have a crew that can do the moving for me.

Comes with old age, you have to convince them you're a feeble old man...

Tom

 

4' x 11'

 

This was a fun one to do, and got the finals the day I left for vacation. Its not a mortise & tenon, lots of Simpson hardware on this one. I called in another carpenter and a helper, and we did all the carpentry - subbed concrete/ masonry, plumbing, electric, and the roof (no way I was getting up there when it was 100 out)

Aside from about a week's worth of miserably hot weather, it was perfect weather for almost the entire duration of the project. Once we got the roof sheathed, temp under it dropped about 10-15 degrees compared to being in the sun. There was a good breeze that came in from the side yard, too

Beams & posts are rough sawn hem fir, #2 knotty cedar siding, cardecking for the roof. The frame is still too wet to stain, so we'll let it dry and get the structure stained to match the siding in the spring. I also built a cover for the outside subpanel, and matching cabinet for behind the bar to store games & misc.

Under the bar there are 2 beverage fridges & a kegerator, 65" TV on the wall, 4 IR heaters to keep them warm in the late fall/ winter. We also put wireless switches in the house in case anyone forgets to turn the lights off at night

This is easily one of my favorite projects I've ever worked on.

 

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Nice, but do you have any steel supporting that bar cantilever that can't be seen? The Natural Stone Institute allows up to 10" of 3cm unsupported, but that looks like a little more.