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  Spray Paint

  Spray paint is no longer just spray paint.Crystal Anderson from Sherman Williams Paints came on my TV show to demonstrate a wide variety of new spray paints.There are marking paints, even ones that are temporary so that the mark will weather away.There are sprays that look textured, speckled, str...
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  Getting a smooth finish on MDF panels.

  When you want a glossy smooth finish on MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) panels, you need to do a little prep work before painting. The problem is that the first coat you put on will always raise the fibers in the fiberboard, and they then show up through all the other coats of paint.Start with a...
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  Deck Restoration

  Yes that is a floor sander working on this deck. 36 grit paper to level any board cupping. Finish sanding is done with 60 grit sandpaper, yes 60 grit as the finish sanding. The objective is not to create a polished furniture finish, but to open up the grain of the wood so that it will acce...
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  The Running Cut

  When working with wood we often distinguish between rip cuts (with the grain) and cross cuts (across the grain), and certainly these distinctions are also important when sawing with an oscillating tool, particularly in the tendency for all tools to burn during rip cuts in hardwood.   The term Ru...
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  BASIC SAW CUTS

  It seems to me that there are three basic saw cuts when using an oscillating tool, all based more on how to control the tool than on the material you are cutting.The RUNNING CUT is just that, it doesn't stay in one place.The FLUSH CUT can use some of the same techniques as the Running Cut but is ...
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  MATERIAL REMOVAL

  Material removal covers just about everything other than sawing.The oscillating tool has sharp knives, often called scrapers, which slice through material too soft to cut with a saw blade. Digging material out of slots is a unique challenge and the oscillating tool has special blades just for thi...
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  Why Zoom problem solving consultations are effective and easy to do!

  Video conferencing, like Zoom, is known for head-to-head talks, but it is also a dynamic tool for interactive inspections, remote on-site consultations and remote on-site teaching.    See for yourself! Let me show you how much amazing detail I can see with a Zoom consultation, and with it being...
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  Zoom Consultation - Detailing an in-floor heater

  Video conferencing, like Zoom, is known for head-to-head talks, but it is also a dynamic tool for interactive inspections, remote on-site consultations, and remote on-site teaching.    In 2016 I tried to start a Zoom interactive webinar but back then, not many people were comfortable with video c...
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  Insulating the floor of a bedroom over a garage

  You might also call this entry “Insulating the ceiling of a garage under a bedroom”.  Any floor over a cold space will be cooler than a floor over a heated space, no matter how well you insulate it.  So bay window jut-outs always have cold floors as do rooms over garages.  For the bedroom over a...
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  The negative side of Microban, BioFresh & other "antimicrobials"

  I just received (October 2014) an alert from Healthy Building News about additives in many building products that are supposed to kill microbes and make the house healthier.  These things are called “Antimicrobials”.  A couple of the best known trade names are Microban and BioFresh.  Little disi...