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picked up a sandblaster unit today, I got it used from a lady local buy/sell she said her husband didn't even plug it in.........that was obvious its brand new......paid $75 and got a new bag of shot, extra nozzles and window protectors....

Kreg and Bora guides DO NOT fit the m18 6 1/2" fuel saw properly had them both got rid of them both......kept the saw however best little circular saw I've ever owned...just sayin

little update, after removing old flooring which included hardwood, hard pine planking and a third layer of hard pine tongue and groove I found the joists, now these joists are approx 2.5" below grade so I cleaned tops of joists and added risers to allow sub-floor then cement board and then actual porcelain tile so height will be same as other rooms entering once installed. I didn't finish complete area yet but I was able to rough in plumping while flooring was out of the way

Well I have the kitchen gutted but I have to wait for some sub-flooring material to show up. So as it were my wife wanted hi-gloss cabinets and the line we picked didn't come with a single top drawer pull only a 18.5" wide 3 drawer pull. Wife wanted just a single. So I looked after that for her. I took door off and cut top off, I then turned bottom upside down and moved hinges. these are soft closing along with all the other cabinets so I picked up a set of soft closing rails for the pull.....the protective film will be removed when it is all in place and the handles with be added then as well....

Thanks T75R... well after a short break I got into gutting the seconds stage of this reno, this time the kitchen and ding nook, here are some real raw shots of the starting, other side is the dining nook as I put new windows in just prior to the snow and cold of winter set in. oh look the little one approves of the new view....

never use your finger to get a stuck nut out either .......not my finger

well it is not really new but the package was sealed, I found it among some of my father's stuff......boy I should take some time to go through all the boxes.........I would guess he bought this in the 90's........if it is any consultation I now know I have some woodpecker....lol oh and some old school sawhorse brackets.....

I happen to have this model from the 90's, it was never plugged in when I found it........works great

cold? you guys don't know what cold feels like......your cold is our T-shirt weather..... try -44F without wind and see how your garage feels like.....

I remember being able to talk to someone without the fear of never talking to them again because you might offend them.....

awesome job.....

I may be thinking different than some of you that live in a warmer area year round bu I know in the winter here hot and cold with steel causes condensation regardless if you have synthetic oil or not. I've used this method for almost 50 years and hasn't failed me yet.....

I'm old school use good old regular 10w40 in summer and 5w30 in winter, don't buy into this synthetics just change your oil at regular times as for cold weather, we live in probably way colder area's in winter than most of the USA. we plug in our vehicles when its cold and that's it. not so much a problem now with fuel injection to flood a car/truck but in winter check your oil and if it smells like gas change it....

ok entire upstairs reno complete, part 2 coming soon kitchen gut job......

made some floating shelves out of 1.5" thick bamboo, these were then stained in a dark espresso and rubbed sealer applied..... just a few touches that need to be finished and the entire upstairs will be complete, rock bed next then Done! side note: good thing I only put free standing faucet in back side for picture the other day as wife wanted in front not back.....so I picked it up and moved it in front she almost came un-glued.....lol now it is all plumbed in and fully functional, no moving it now...haha

I got some fixtures installed today now that it is getting close the wife has a fire under my arse....

thanks T75R, no wet saw just my good ol Milwaukee Fuel grinder with a diamond blade worked like a charm.

well waited about 48 hours before I grouted, (the longer the better. I say)...anyway the chocolate grout turned out nicely. during the next few days I will remove the haze while it is curing and work on installing the door and trim then finally start hooking up the fixtures toilet vanity tub ect ect not sure what everyone thinks is best for doorway transition, I always go half way each so when door is closed you can't see other room's flooring. on a side note: wife is getting happier everyday goes by....

thanks dude, I do it pretty much by feel, and a straight edge and applying the same amount of thinset evenly helps too... One trick is to spread the thinset in one direction one way and not in circles like many people do. I also run my finger against last tile edges to remove thinset before I place next tile down. when placing tile I place it about 1/2" from both edges and slide it while pushing down to proper gap thickness.

ok all ready for grout.....did I mention these porcelain tiles cut nice if the cut is straight but not so nice in a circle......

best gloves are the ones you were born with, if ya can't do it cause its to cold...then its to cold!...lol then again I'm retired so the only boss I have now is the wife....

funny how things go, made a jig to do herringbone and last minute wife says no...want it straight staggered ......so much for my jig....lol

way to go buddy, glad your doing better.....

sharing a little jig I made up to install my bathroom floor tiles. Now as much as I would like to say that I built the room perfectly square I had no control over the 2 outside walls and I only added the 2 interior walls to complete the room. Now after checking the room seems to be pretty good but I don't want to assume anything when cutting the tiles. I'm installing 12"x 24" tile in a herringbone pattern so there will be lots of small angle cuts all around the outside of the room and I want to make sure the cuts stay consistent from the edge. This little jig is completely adjustable for angle and length...

thanks T75R, actually behind TV facing straight up