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In Porter cable hay days, they made some pretty stellar routers, probably the best around at the time. The router you have is no different. this model router was first available in around 1994, but don't let that discourage you back then they used heavy duty copper windings which gave it incredible power, weighing in around the 17 lbs mark this is no DIYer router, it is a commercial grade production router. Nice gift.......

son of a birch tree, I kinda thought it looked a little different but ok then not the Milwaukee I'm thinking of funny they can get away with the same name, I'm going to start making windows and call my company Microsoft Windows Inc.

yes I did but with way better picture quality......

when did Milwaukee squeeze into Lowes......sneaky https://www.lowes.ca/dollies-hand-trucks/milwaukee-2-in-1-red-steel-folding-convertible-truck_13227847.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=DPA-AllProducts

I just happen to have a Samsung 32" TV /Monitor with a white bezel that fits like a glove. Now I can go from live TV or online with a couple clicks of a wireless mouse....

well I originally planned for a matching door to house the electronics in this little floating cabinet, however after using it for some time I noticed between the laptop and the cable box it was creating more heat then I wanted. Not a huge amount but laptop fan kept coming on. So I went with a different approach. I removed the door, I made small wood frames and covered them with a couple layers of stainless screen, painted them black and bingo air flow and concealment. Top section houses the google home assist, don't need to see it so it works perfect. These panels are just press fit so they can be removed to gain access

thanks Chris, ya wife is happy that's all that matters....when it boils down to it. plus I get to eat....... between my poor eye sight and small buttons on the microwave I'm lucky if I don't burn TV dinners so I need her to cook

added a cupboard above the fridge and a side panel to hang some frying pans

not gonna lie, wasn't going to get one of these google assistants...but I'm sure glad I did ......

not going to lie, the picture of mine isn't gong to help with any kind f plans for you but might give some idea's

New counter depth side by side completes our new kitchen, it fits like a glove, thankfully I had my measurements correct seeings I just bought the fridge....lol

I screamed at the garbage can at the A&W drive through for about 4 minutes until I noticed the order station was another 10 feet ahead.....

little more trim work, didn't want to drywall angled part of stair case with corner bead ect ect so I took some red oak and made a cap. Will be staining it just dry fitting first...

Now that the kitchen is 99.9% complete, (just waiting on new fridge) I'm bored......so I'm making new bottoms for the chairs, don't care for the round bar my feet rest on so I took some red oak and made some new ones trying to match theme of the table....

Well my Kitchen reno is complete, 97 days of not having a kitchen sink is incredibly inconvenient but that is all over with now. The next order of business was to make my wife 6 ft tall, I did this by making here a 1 foot step stool from left over counter top. Seeings she is very petite 105LBS @5 ft 2 inch if she is jumping, it didn't need to be over built. It doubles as a plant stand when not in use too.....

finishing up with some kick plate or toe kick what ever it is called, I didn't like the typical black plate that came with the dishwasher, seeings the kick plate I will be installing is high gloss like the cabinets the black factory plate would not look right, I didn't want a brake in the line even if I painted the factory one white. So I got a little creative by kerfing out the area where the dishwasher sticks out to match the factory thin plate. so instead of this look I get a clean straight line....

all plumbed in, little trim work and I can have a long awaited spaghetti dinner........lol

all done but sink faucet and some baseboard trim........

sanding up with 320GT before sealing instead of going with the traditional 45 in the corner I just spliced a piece right along side seeings the seam is so hard to see it worked out great. the seam is actually in the middle of the picture.... went with a natural satin finish also got tall pantry and pull out put in place new sink or replacement sink will be here Wednesday so will be getting that plumbed in then.....I'm taking tomorrow off......lol

good and bad news...so it turns out fine dust from sanding counter top splices created a super fine covering in the area. It turned out I had sink on floor and it got covered in this super fine dust, well because of this I discovered the sink has a couple hair line cracks in 2 corners.......I bought the sink online almost 5 months ago......(sale what are you gonna do) anyway Kudo's goes out to Amazon.ca as their return policy is 90 days however when I explained that I hadn't installed it yet they said no problem sent me a shipping label to return cracked sink (no charge) and placed an order for a new sink 2 day shipping.....

Not sure if anyone has worked with bamboo counter tops? It not being wood per say but is very close. Needless to say while I am splicing the counter and cutting the hole for sink I will pass on a tip: this stuff is harder than hard maple and will burn if a poor or dull blade is used.....A high tooth count blade is also best....also a very sharp splinter free cut can be achieved...sink in the hole, now the sanding and sealing begins......

so the ad said "11 Red Router Bits" $50 never used.... ( no picture) I call her and ask what brand they might be she didn't know.....had t take a chance..........

final tweaks and adjustments before base cabinets get nailed down.... funny back splash doesn't look like it goes far enough on microwave side but it is the angle of picture....

waiting for tile to set is almost as fun as watching paint dry, so I added the needed pieces to complete the range hood...