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Damn am I good!
« on: August 30, 2008, 11:07:08 AM »
I spent the last couple of hours fixing the front door.

Some of the glue joints had failed and it was sagging, making it a pain in the ass to close.

I pulled it off the hinges, pulled the glass out, and used a clamp to spread the glue joints at the top. Those are the ones that failed.

I sanded the old joints to get to good wood, laid wood working glue on them, and then used 6" wood screws through the sides of the door to pull everything together.

I then put a bead of putty around the window frame, popped the glass in, and put the moulding strips back on.

When I put the door back on the hinges, I swung it, and the damned thing not only shut, it latched. It's swinging true and not dragging anywhere. I don't think it's swung shut and latched like that for years, certainly not as long as I can remember.

I'm really impressed with myself. Smiley

I need to reset the weather stripping around the door, but I can do that at a later time.

I love it when a project works out the way it's supposed to and it doesn't turn into a multi-day fiasco
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2008, 11:44:42 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on August 30, 2008, 10:07:08 AM


I love it when a project works out the way it's supposed to and it doesn't turn into a multi-day fiasco


Par for the course for me.  I did some patchwork (can't seem to keep TP or towel racks on the walls for some reason) and patched the paint.  Master bath color is a little different and I didn't have the right can....so I've got some dark brown splotches on a light brown (sand kinda color) paint in there....  angry
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2008, 11:45:58 AM »
Making something with your own hands or bringing an old piece of wood work back to life is ultimately more satisfying than just buying something.
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2008, 01:20:59 PM »
Replacing rotted wood siding with Hardiplank is satisfying also.  I don't care to restore rotted pieces of thin wood siding.  Smiley  The backdoor frame has some rot also and it is next.  This is 90's house, nothing classic to save. 
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2008, 09:17:44 PM »
Yeah but Abby hasn't visited yet has she? grin
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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2008, 01:41:02 AM »
Assembled the remainder of the new grill/smoker, tested it out on a few hotdogs with some apple wood chips in the coals. Yum yum! Today is the big test, 8 racks of ribs and a turkey!
 
Feel free to drop on by!   grin
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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2008, 02:42:06 AM »
Quote from: 280plus on August 31, 2008, 12:41:02 AM
Assembled the remainder of the new grill/smoker, tested it out on a few hotdogs with some apple wood chips in the coals. Yum yum! Today is the big test, 8 racks of ribs and a turkey!
 
Feel free to drop on by!   grin

I wish you guys would quit rubbing it in. laugh
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« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2008, 02:43:23 AM »
Actually, I do a wet marinade myself... (runs for cover,,, again)  grin
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2008, 07:52:02 AM »
Yeah, well take this!

Mom is baking me a fresh peach pie as I type this.

MMMMmmmmmm... Warm peach pie with vanilla ice cream...
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2008, 08:10:18 AM »
All of you are A$$H@LE$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




































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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2008, 08:10:09 PM »
Quote from: JamisJockey on August 30, 2008, 10:44:42 AM
Quote from: Mike Irwin on August 30, 2008, 10:07:08 AM


I love it when a project works out the way it's supposed to and it doesn't turn into a multi-day fiasco


Par for the course for me.  I did some patchwork (can't seem to keep TP or towel racks on the walls for some reason) and patched the paint.  Master bath color is a little different and I didn't have the right can....so I've got some dark brown splotches on a light brown (sand kinda color) paint in there....  angry

Mask off a square, diamond or other geometric shape with the rack in the center and paint the masked area with the off color paint, makes it look like a design feature.
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2008, 08:48:54 PM »
MMMMMMmmmmmmm...

Good peach pie!
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2008, 11:42:21 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on August 31, 2008, 07:48:54 PM
MMMMMMmmmmmmm...

Good peach pie!

Let me see how many insurgents I can give out addresses to?  Of course for Mike maybe all I need to do is make friends with Abby. laugh
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« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2008, 02:06:09 AM »
Time to move...  laugh
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« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2008, 05:18:32 PM »
I quieted a squeaky ceiling fan.  I took out all the screws, loctite'ed the hell out of them, and put it back together.  No wobbles, no squeaks.

I hope it is never replaced, as it will require a small nuclear device to remove.
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2008, 07:10:10 PM »
Ah, ceiling fans.  At least that's one area where I have an unbroken record of success.  They don't wobble once fistful gets to 'em. 

At least not so far.  I'm gonna go find some wood...
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2008, 02:22:34 AM »
My work shop in my 2 car garage is shaping up.
I spent the last 3 days building in a work bench
 and storing my collections of useful stuff.

You can almost see 50 percent of the floor

I even spent a couple of hours
teaching my daughter how to set up and maintain her "new" mountain bike

It's a late 90's Specialized Rock Hopper I ebayed for $125

It seems the front derailleur was set up .25" to high.

That may explain the low miles on this steed.

This House has a couple of miss swinging metal doors

They rub at the top corner on the outer edge.

Whats the solution?

We do have home made peach crisp...
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« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2008, 06:55:24 AM »
I fixed my garage door..  when closed one corner was not touching the ground.  I had all my tools out ready to go after the thing and then I saw the end of the bike rack for my truck had slipped and the door was barely resting on it.  Easiest repair job ever! 
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2008, 07:50:41 AM »
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This House has a couple of miss swinging metal doors

They rub at the top corner on the outer edge.

Whats the solution?
Screw the doorframe in tighter. Or dremel the hell out of it.  grin
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2008, 08:09:47 AM »
it looks like some routered the top hinge in an 1/8 deep than the rest

I'm thinking the jam is not set true

Maybe i can shim the bottom hinge
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Re: Damn am I good!
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2008, 10:05:49 AM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on September 02, 2008, 07:09:47 AM
it looks like some routered the top hinge in an 1/8 deep than the rest

I'm thinking the jam is not set true

Maybe i can shim the bottom hinge

You shim the bottom hinge and you're only going to make the problem worse.

The solution is to shim the top hinge, or deepen the bottom hinge pocket.
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« Reply #21 on: September 02, 2008, 11:43:12 AM »
Ah, another productive day.

I got a ton of stuff sorted in the basement, threw out a lot of useless stuff, grabbed a few odds and ends and tools to bring back with me, and just took a peach cobbler out of the oven.

Mom's not feeling too well today, though, so I've delayed coming back a day.
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« Reply #22 on: September 02, 2008, 01:01:51 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on September 02, 2008, 10:43:12 AM
Ah, another productive day.

....threw out a lot of useless stuff......


So, we won't be hearing from fistful anymore?....
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