ChEgrad
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| Registered on: | 11/7/2012 |
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re: Nicholson bench, hand plane, rag in a can
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/25/26 at 6:06 pm to El Segundo Guy
I’ve tried all sorts and the oil in a can is just the easiest. May not last as long, but easiest to reapply - pull plane across and keep going. And it makes it easy to oil the plane for storage.
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re: Nicholson bench, hand plane, rag in a can
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/25/26 at 5:55 pm to El Segundo Guy
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I also have a Veritas shooting plane. It's awesome and pretty m7ch every board gets tried and squared at my shooting board.
My favorite though is my Veritas router plane. There's nothing better at cleaning tenon cheeks and for fine tuning depths of things like dadoes or whatever.
I have both and love them.
Nicholson bench, hand plane, rag in a can
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/24/26 at 7:51 pm
Did a bit of hand planing today with a Sargent 414 (No 5 equivalent) I restored to clean up the edges of some boards ripped on my table saw. Used the face vise on my Nicholson bench with some dogs on the bench apron for additional support. Rag in a can Sellers style to ease the friction. I love the feel and sound of a good hand plane taking a shaving. Very enjoyable afternoon.
I do really enjoy the Nicholson bench built with yellow pine. Cheap, relatively easy build. Functions great.
I do really enjoy the Nicholson bench built with yellow pine. Cheap, relatively easy build. Functions great.
re: Auto Repair Shop in BR
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/24/26 at 11:45 am to GravelLotinCanada
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Are any of these places open on a Saturday by any chance?
Not Gordon and Sandifer. 7:30-5:00 (?) Mon-Fri
I’ve only ever used them at rentals that had them. Didn’t care for them much - seemed finicky. And they had glass tops. I tend to bang pans around a bit and the glass tops scare me. One had a big chip in it, so I’m not the only one a bit rough on stoves.
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Gordon & Sandifer
Walking distance from me and they have always been honest and prices were never too much higher to make it worth going anywhere else less convenient. I heartily recommend them.
Remember this for midterms
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/23/26 at 3:22 pm
re: LSU drops 33 spots in latest U.S. News college rankings
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/22/26 at 9:55 am to CaliTiger83
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Key Measures and Their Weights Measure Weight (%)
Graduation and Retention Rates 35 Undergraduate Academic Reputation 20
Faculty Resources 20
Student Selectivity 10
Financial Resources 10
Alumni Giving Rate 5
We hired an engineer from a truly tiny school not really known for engineering. His “chemical engineering” class was probably 3-4 people and they had about that many faculty in the whole department. I put “chemical engineering” in quotes because they probably offered an engineering degree with an emphasis in chemical engineering, not an actual BS in Chem E. That school couldn’t even sniff a 500 rating, let alone a 200, but I will say this - he was better prepared and educated than the students coming out of the big engineering schools like Ga Tech, Purdue, and sadly, the recent LSU.
re: LSU drops 33 spots in latest U.S. News college rankings
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/22/26 at 9:44 am to CaliTiger83
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Undergraduate Academic Reputation (20%): This is based on surveys of academic peers, where university administrators rate the academic quality of other institutions.
Grading by peers is least important - petty rivalries amongst universities shouldn’t determine who is best. A grade by employers on how well prepared the graduates are would be better, but much more difficult to conduct.
re: Albertson's Briskets on Sale for $2.97/lb
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/21/26 at 6:57 pm to YOURADHERE
I’ve bought the Albertson’s briskets on sale before ($1.67/lb was awesome) and they have always turned out great. Although most have been good (I’ve done Costco/Sam’s prime and Alberston’s choice), the best one of the bunch was an Albertson’s choice.
Thanks to this thread I went and picked one up and got the sale price plus $10 off.
Thanks to this thread I went and picked one up and got the sale price plus $10 off.
re: Cat dental issues
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/21/26 at 5:02 pm to justjoe906
I’ve got a 17 year old cat with rotten molars. Doesn’t seem to bother him usually, although we thought he was going to leave us twice last year when he stopped eating for a week.
Only solution vet offered was a dentist pulling the teeth and likely costing $5000 or so. And maybe he wouldn’t make it through anesthesia. Didn’t do anything and he is fine. For now.
Only solution vet offered was a dentist pulling the teeth and likely costing $5000 or so. And maybe he wouldn’t make it through anesthesia. Didn’t do anything and he is fine. For now.
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This will improve over time as your soil ages but you can help it along by adding as much organic material as you can, and amend the top 6” or so with peat moss or coco coir.
I added a couple of inches of homemade compost last winter/spring and it seemed better at first. Will add more organic matter and it will come around.
They got it half right - wedding during an away game. You can attend the wedding and skip the reception and barely miss any of the game. And it is no crime to watch on your phone during the reception. The bride won’t even know or care. The groom will completely understand.
Second year for my 3 raised beds. Back in June I threw the rinds and seeds in the garden from a Tuscan style melon purchased from Costco. Kept only two plants that sprouted and just harvested the first melon. It was quite good. Have four more I’m waiting on. First melons I’ve grown. Will do it again.
Sadly, the cantaloupe was maybe the most successful plant in my garden this year. Travelled a good bit and garden was neglected for weeks at a time. Got a few bell peppers and lots of banana peppers. Might attempt to overwinter the peppers. Asian chili peppers didn’t do as well as last year. Yellow squash were ok in May. Eggplants didn’t do much after being my most successful last year. Tomatoes seem to time their harvest for when I’m on vacation, but didn’t really produce the numbers from last year (which wasn’t that high, but good enough).
Prepping a bit for fall, but main goal is to try to improve my soil for the spring. Doesn’t hold moisture well enough - drains great though.
Sadly, the cantaloupe was maybe the most successful plant in my garden this year. Travelled a good bit and garden was neglected for weeks at a time. Got a few bell peppers and lots of banana peppers. Might attempt to overwinter the peppers. Asian chili peppers didn’t do as well as last year. Yellow squash were ok in May. Eggplants didn’t do much after being my most successful last year. Tomatoes seem to time their harvest for when I’m on vacation, but didn’t really produce the numbers from last year (which wasn’t that high, but good enough).
Prepping a bit for fall, but main goal is to try to improve my soil for the spring. Doesn’t hold moisture well enough - drains great though.
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I’m not sure what Obama did, other than not make the issue of race go away, and no single president can do that…
Besides ruining all progress made in race relations he ruined an already lacking healthcare system.
Although the Fed is supposedly independent, the quantitative easing and low interest rates that lasted throughout his presidency is what accelerated the path to fiscal ruin this country is currently on (current president is no better).
Since he basically hated this country, Obama made it acceptable for others to express their hate for this country.
He gave us Joe Biden. Without Obama, Biden would never have been president.
There is much more.
re: It's time to stop putting Ivy League lawyers on the Supreme Court.
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/15/26 at 7:37 pm to America250
I’d go a step further and suggest we need some non-lawyers on the Supreme Court.
And don’t tell me you need lawyers to interpret the Constitution. It wasn’t written by lawyers and it could use a bit of non-lawyer interpretation about now to return to its original intent.
And don’t tell me you need lawyers to interpret the Constitution. It wasn’t written by lawyers and it could use a bit of non-lawyer interpretation about now to return to its original intent.
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I love woodworking, but don't have the room to really get into it.
You don’t need a lot of room, especially if you go the hand tool route. A good workbench of about 2’x5’ and hand tools will allow you to do a lot. 2-3 hand planes, a set of chisels, and dovetail/tenon saws will get you very far. To that I would add a track saw with a portable work surface for handling plywood and even rips and cross cuts for lumber. A table saw is nice, but not necessary and takes up a lot of room.
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Him: Retaliate. All the way down from 100'. I hated it Me: You mean repel?
Rappel
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Yeah. But maybe one of you who follow it more closely than I do can post where that Muslim mayor has said or done something that was pro-9/11 terrorists and Anti-American.
Well, he did make it a point to give the pen he signed the executive order recognizing 9/11 to a lawyer who represented an al-Qaeda terrorist.
re: Who is the best media personality,
Posted by ChEgrad on 9/11/26 at 10:09 am to cajuntiger1010
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(Gulps) Moscona
About once a week, when he decides to actually cover something well or interview someone in depth, he does a great job. He could be very good as a sports talk personality. The problem is he really wants to be a whiskey or Supper Club personality and not talk sports.
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