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Interesting video by Adam Savage.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQAYfGxsPE


Not sure I'll build one as I really love my mechanic's tool chest.   And in a wood shop, sawdust goes everywhere so closed drawers keep things cleaner.

Today was a power recliner that was not working.  Consumer said the motor would run but footrest would not move.  Found two 1/4" bolts on the mechanism connecting to the motor that had been sheared off.  Broken in 3 pieces each.   Removed all the parts and replaced with grade 8 bolts.  Manufacturer saved 4 cents on them.  Lady was a petite but a little overweight, not a 350 pounder.

Yesterday was a sofa that when sat in cracked the support frame.   Made of OSB.  Mrs. maybe weighed 120 lb.  Said it just cracked when she sat down.  I added a piece of hardwood instead.   Funny thing was, the frame was made of solid woods, plywoods and OSB in different places.  Two other minor frame problems on the same sofa.

Monday was a drawer that worked roughly.   Drawer glide was 3/8" out of alignment with the edge of the drawer and caused it to rub the frame when about 2/3 of the way out.   Same unite last week had a drawer glide that fell apart.   When I opened it up a ball bearing race fell out.   Brand new piece.  Consumer said, "That Mexican must not have been on the ball that day."   If only from Mexico, it would have been better.


Love the Chinese (in addition to kids, pets, and deliverymen)  keeps me in business.

A guy got enlisted in the army.   When registering, the sergeant asked his name.

He replied, "Stephen 'with a ph' Fish."

The sergeant dutifully wrote down "Steven Phish"

Spent all morning trying to get a bookcase with sliding doors working.  What a piece of work it was. 

The doors different in height by 1/4", some of the hardware was broken, and what was there did not engage correctly.   Glue smears all over, open joints due to shrinkage, can see daylight through some of the cracks, and warpage.   There is "rustic" and there is just plain junk.  To make matters worse, the consumer ordered from NC and had it shipped.  Delivery guys put the one door of four they did put in upside down.

By the time I got home, hit every light red on the way and followed some old woman weaving all over the lane, nearly  sideswiping the truck next to me, and stepping on the brake for no apparent reason, I was ready to kick the dog, if I had one.

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Hello friends from far and wide

My eldest granddaughter (fifth grade) moved this summer and started a new school.  Her class is doing "The Great State Race" and she needs to collect postcards from as many states as possible! There are a few rules: 1) postcards must be mailed to her from the state,
2) postcards must contain one social studies fact (climate, landforms, landmarks, etc) about the state they came from (can be hand-written on the back).
3) if you are traveling you MAY send her postcards from multiple states. She says "please and thank you for the help"!

Message me if you need her address

For those that only need a small compressor in the shop, or like me, do onsite work,

http://www.familyhandyman.com/tools/air-tools/how-to-choose-an-air-compressor/view-all?trkid=FBPAGE_TFH_20151120_Tools

My current one is a Maxxus with aluminum tanks.   Very light and no rusty water.   It's similar to the Husky one in the photo (I think Campbell Hausfeld private labels the Husky ones, at least they did when I visited their plant a few years ago."

There were two twin skunks called In and Out.   One day, In and Out were driving their mama out of her mind so she told them, "I'm tired of you staying in the burrow all the time, In and Out, go out and play for a while."

So In and Out went out.  In and Out were having a great time outside, they ran out of the woods in to a field and out in the sunshine.  Then In and Out ran back into the woods and into the undercover.  In and Out spent all afternoon playing outside, staying out of their mama's way.

As daylight was running out, mama skunk called out, "In and Out, come in, I've got dinner out on the table."

Well, Out came in right away, but In stayed out.   Mama called again, "In, come in."   Minutes went by and mama called again for In to come in.    She was getting worried since In was out by himself and it was getting dark outside.

No answer, so mama sent Out out to bring In in.   A few minutes later In and Out walked in.  She asked, "We've been calling for In to come in, Out, how did you ever find In?"

"Easy, mama," Out replied, "In stinked."   

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Some of you have posted how you've built this from Harbor Freight lifts or motor cycle lifts.   If you need ideas, or have $1400 to spare, http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/red-book/wood-machinery-supplies/heavy-load-worktable-adapts-any-type-work-surface

This is just unbelievable, and hope this was just done by Joe Garage and not some factory

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/typical-and-frightening-chair-construction?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pww-bgb-nl-151115&utm_source=&utm_campaign=%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute2%%&utm_content=798711_PWE151115&utm_medium=email

An older woman goes in to the doctor for her Medicare Physical.  When the doctor was nearly done, he asked, "Do you have any health concerns?"

She said, "Well, I do have these 'micro-toots.'"

The doc asked her to explain.

"Well, I have these little farts a lot.  I call them 'micro toots' because they don't smell at all and don't make any sound.   In fact, I had a few while you were doing my pelvic exam."

"I see," said the doc, "let me prescribe these pills for you and I'd like you to come back to see me in two weeks."

She comes back in two weeks.  "Doc," she says, "I don't know what was in those pills but boy my micro-toots really smell bad now.  I mean really, really, bad."

The doc says, "OK, I think we have your sinuses cleared up now, let's refer you to get a hearing check."

He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.

  -  Louis Nizer

Maybe someone can glean some tips for this, http://www.familyhandyman.com/workshop/storage/hardware-storage-diy-tips-and-hints/view-all

Some (meh) old suggestions like muffin tins and screwing bottle lids on the underside of something (yawn).

I've grown partial to these, cheap, often on sale come in regular, half size, and double depth versions,  Bins reorganize interchangeably and pull out if you want to take them to the work table.

http://www.harborfreight.com/19-bin-portable-parts-storage-case-93928.html


For bulkier items, I like to use the little plastic jars that I get nuts in at Costco.  Larger, clear, and square to optimize storage.

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!
He said, "Nobody loves me."
I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?"
He said, "A Christian."
I said, "Me too! Protestant or Catholic?"
He said, "Protestant."
I said, "Me too! What franchise?"
He said, "Baptist."
I said, "Me too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Baptist."
I said, "Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist."
I said, "Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region or Northern Conservative
Baptist Eastern Region?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region."
I said, "Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879 or
Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912."
I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him off the bridge.

OK, now we'll pick on the Scots, known for having deep pockets and short arms (i.e., thrifty):

A Scotsman dies and his widow goes to the newspaper to take out an obituary.  First she asks the newspaperman what it costs.

"A dollar a word," he says.

"Oh, my, well please place the obit, 'MacGregor dies.'"

"Ma'am, there's a five-word minimum," he says.

"Ok, then, make it, 'MacGregor dies.  Honda for sale."

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A small town in Scotland had a single cow to provide the milk.  Getting on in years, the council finally decides to replace it.

The town is elated because they're getting much more milk than ever before.  They decide they should breed it, pass on the good genes, and sell the offspring for a profit.  So they go out and rent a bull, but every time the bull nears, the cow shows no interest and avoids the advance.

Frustrated, the town councilmen go to the local vet and ask what the problem might be.  He says, "Did you buy that cow in Glasgow?" he asks.

They are amazed, "Yes, we did, how did you know that?"

The vet says, "Oh, my wife is from Glasgow."

Spent the last week sleeping on our travel trailer's (so called) mattress and ended up with backaches.   So SO says we need to do something.   Tried a "topper" that had good ratings, but after a few nights, I now sleep in a ditch.   It's an RV-Queen, a really odd-sized (as wide as a queen, as long as a full, and large radius corners on one end).  While we could buy a new one, word on the street is they all suck and are expensive.

So I'm looking at the option of getting a large piece of foam, cut to shape and wrapping it in dacron, then cloth cover like a giant seat cushion.  If you were to do this, what thickness and rating would you use?   We like a fairly firm mattress and I'm a big, tall guy (220 lb, 6'5")

We are investigating other options but have heard that memory foam is hot in hot weather and hard as a rock in cold weather (this week was 30F one night, so we do camp cold, too).

Thoughts or suggestions?  Any of you RV or Boat guys do something like this?

An Irishman walks into a bar in Chicago and says to the barkeeper, "I'll have a wee dram of Irish Whiskey.   And another just like it."   Every time he re-orders, he asks for the same thing.

This goes on every day for several weeks and finally the barkeeper asks, "What's up with you always ordering two whiskeys at the same  time.  Why don't you just get a double?"

The Irishman says, "Oh, me brother is back on the old sod, and when I came to America, we agreed that every day after work, we'd have a drink to toast each other's health."

The bartender responded that that was a nice thought and every day, the Irishman came in and asked for two drinks at a time.

One day, the Irishman just orders one whiskey.  The bartender was concerned and asked, "Is everything OK with your brother?"

"Oh sure," the Irishman answered, "but I saw my doctor yesterday and he told me I needed to stop drinking."

On a long-haul air flight about 1/2 way through, this guy who has has a few too many beers stands up in front of the plane.

"My name is Brown, B-R-O-W-N.
I'm 6'5" 280 lbs and I can whoop anybody on this plane.
I'm white from the top of my head to the tip of my toes,
and I hate blacks."

There's a strong tension on the plane, but nobody stirs up trouble while the guy sits down.

A few minutes later, he stands up again,
"My name is Brown, B-R-O-W-N.
I'm 6'5" 280 lbs and I can whoop anybody on this plane.
I'm white from the top of my head to the tip of my toes,
and I hate Jews."

The tension gets strong, the flight attendant tries to calm him and he sits back down.

A few more minutes,
"My name is Brown, B-R-O-W-N.
I'm 6'5" 280 lbs and I can whoop anybody on this plane.
I'm white from the top of my head to the tip of my toes,
and I hate homosexuals."

Again everyone is feeling tense, when a small man walks to the front of the aisle,
"My name is Ira Berkowitz, but I won't spell that for you.
I'm 5'6" 128 lbs and anybody on this plane could probably whoop me.
I'm a gay Jew from the top of my head to the tip of my toes,
except for my butt-hole, which is brown, B-R-O-W-N "

One day God and Adam were walking in the garden. God told Adam it was time to populate the earth.

He told Adam, "Adam, you can start by kissing Eve." Adam replied "God, what is a kiss?"

God told Adam and Adam went and took Eve behind the bush and kissed her. A little while later, Adam came back out with a big smile and said "Wow Lord! That was great!! What next?"

God said, "Adam, I now want you to caress Eve." Adam says, "Lord what is a caress?" God explained it to Adam and he again took her behind the bush.

A little while later, he came out and said "Lord that was even better than a kiss! What next." God said, "Here is what gets the deed done. I now want you to take Eve and make love to her."

Adam said "Lord, what is to make love?" God explained and Adam took Eve behind the bush and a few seconds later came out and said "Lord, what is a headache?"

Holy cow!  Gas just hit $1.85 / gal here today.   I'm taking the truck on a 1500 mile round trip next week and glad to see cheap gas!