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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Nov 12, 2016 - 05:32pm PT
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Fitting in a new window.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Nov 15, 2016 - 04:06pm PT
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It's only me and I have 3 jobs going on,it will slow around the holidays.
Cheers you builders.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Nov 15, 2016 - 05:28pm PT
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In progress 2 story tree fort with 8' climbing wall to the first floor.
A neighbor stopping by to check it out.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Nov 15, 2016 - 05:48pm PT
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3 cheers for tree forts
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Nov 15, 2016 - 06:55pm PT
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Nice work Wilbeer!
I like seeing no "z" bar at the roof to siding transition, just nice clean copper "L" or step.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Nov 18, 2016 - 04:32pm PT
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The pizza place is getting close to finished.
The oven wasn't really hot, I was just giving the sign a test run after hanging it.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Nov 20, 2016 - 05:59pm PT
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Hell yeah! Tree houses are the sheit!
Here's mine at the base of Thompson Pass.
12x20 with a 12/12 metal roof and 3/4 loft. 7 Windows, two doors, a wood stove and power. It's supported by sliding joints and cables attached to 5 tall spruce. The trees are about 100 footers, and if the beams weren't carried by sliding joints, the place would get torn apart by the 100 mph outflow winds that happen regularly in the winter.
The sliding joints make the place rock like a boat on the water in a breeze, and buck like a bronco durning big wind events. It's worth riding the storm out to be at the center of some of the best skiing in North America.
Meanwhile, 3000 miles south....
The solar powered, rain sensing, self closing, push button opening expensive a$$ skylights finally came in. I rushed to get them in, and had two 90 degree days on the roof peeling roofing, reframing, setting, flashing, flashing again, and re-roofing. One more roof panel needed to finish.
It was so hot, I had to duct tape swiffer pads to my knees just to be able to work on the roof without getting burned. Yikes.
The countertops has the patina sauce applied and are cooking off.
About time to start on the bathroom...
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Nov 21, 2016 - 03:25pm PT
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F, looks really nice. I built sliding joints into our tree fort as well. When the wind is blowing you can hear it creaking and see the joints sliding.
When I was a kid I built maybe 1/2 dozen tree forts and never realized how much it's needed.
I also just learned it's better to put one huge bolt/screw into the tree rather than 4 small ones like I did as a kid, as each one gets encapsulated.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Nov 21, 2016 - 06:44pm PT
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I've had a set of Stanley Power-Bore bits that I bought in the late 70's that I love for certain applications, but repeated necessary sharpenings over the years have left them a bit thin. Sadly, they are out of production.
Enter eBay, where I found a set for $25 shipped. The seller described them as "used, and the points will need sharpening." Fact is, they arrived in pristine condition with the original factory grind. The long center point tracks the bit straight, the outside spur slices the grain cleanly around the circumference, and the flat chisel face peels up pretty curlicues of wood.
(do not use in wood with metal in it, do not use in wood with metal in it, do not use in wood with metal in it...)
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Nov 21, 2016 - 07:29pm PT
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Edge...Hanging 5/8's sheit rock solo and now the stanley drill bits...You're allright in my book...
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F
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away from the ground
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Nov 21, 2016 - 10:49pm PT
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Fet, check these out.
http://treehouseparts.mybigcommerce.com/garnier-limb-gl-standard/
They're bomber, I've used them a bunch.
Copper patina on the countertops came out pretty close to what I was shooting for.
The red and copper in the countertops goes good with the Sapele cabinets:
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 11:44am PT
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T Hocking, I hope the batteries are vented out of the living area.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 11:59am PT
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F
The counter top looks great! It's copper correct? How are the corners constructed? Are they wrapped and then welded somehow? Reason I'm asking is a friend did a copper top for a van conversion and the corners are sharp!
Erik
Always enjoy this thread!
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Nov 22, 2016 - 01:10pm PT
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Labrat, it's 16 gauge copper laminated with contact cement to 1 1/2 MDF. The corners at the apron front sink have a 3/4 radius the edging is wrapped around. The others are straight 90 degrees. Filed dull. The whole thing is sanded to 1600 grit, then ammonia, salt, baking powder and mustard are used to give it the patina. Having a sheet metal guy bend everything, especially around the apron sink, and then laminating it would be big $ and tough to work with. The 4x10 sheet was about 600, and MDF and contact cement another 150.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 22, 2016 - 02:54pm PT
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Well, got a workbench mostly built minus the tool trough at the back and vises. Nothing fancy, all utilitarian. Top is a piece of 1 1/8" T&G plywood ripped in half that will get topped with another 3/4" of a better grade of plywood for a 3" top. Solid enough for my purposes.
The one end is sitting on a stack of boards because the 1907 basement floor slopes that much over the 86" bench - oomph. You can also put a hole in the floor with one good hit from a D5. Going to be tackling underpinning the foundation and dropping the basement floor 18 inches sometime in the next 24 months; not necessarily looking forward to the process, but am to a new basement.
Also just received a vintage but still worthy #5 Fulton plane I'm going to recondition to go with the block plane and Sargent #6C. Looking for a #4 and will probably call it good on planes after that.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 04:05pm PT
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Thank you F. I believe yours is much thicker than he used and I'm not sure if glue was used.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 22, 2016 - 08:38pm PT
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A nice copper work you guys. Did you bend it all onsite yourselves then? Without a brake?
I used to own the ex-Lutheran church up in Hood River and it took me two years to reshingle the damn thing flashing the whole place with copper as I went. Fun material to work with.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 09:51pm PT
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Edge, I'm sure I have mentioned this somewhere on ST before: I grew up in New Britain, Ct, home Of The Stanley Works. Most of the people in the town worked there or at another giant company called Fafnir Bearing ( later part of Textron). There were dozens of other small tools and part mfging companies as well.
I bet I could still go in any second hand store in town and find old Stanley tools in good shape.
The company was started in New Britain by members of the Stanley family. Their descendants were still living there when I was growing up there in the 1950s-1970. My Dad owned a heating an AC company and one of the Stanleys was his client.
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F
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away from the ground
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Nov 22, 2016 - 11:15pm PT
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Healyje,
I did it all on site from one sheet. The only bends were the small radius curves at the corners in front of the apron front sink. The rest are simple 90 degrees. I made sure not to get too crazy with the contact cement, so there is no visable glue line.
Jim, you are correct about copper responding to its environment. I'm lucky because this one is in Hawaii where, fortunately, it's always a consistant 99% Shaka, brah. Would have been nice to have a third hand handling a 4x10 sheet of it myself, but this one is a solo mission.
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