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Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by Hotdog, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. Mar 4, 2018 at 5:16 PM
    "OldManTan"

    "OldManTan" Bye bloody Taco... Hello MGM Burrito!

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    Holy chit, I've done a lot already!!
    Not my cup of tea, but that looks awesome!!
     
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  2. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:31 PM
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    Not mine either. But it does look really cool. The whole wall will be sprayed a blueish/grey color so it won't pop as much but moreso give the wall texture and interest...
     
  3. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:39 PM
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    SOSHeloPilot My 1st Muscle Car

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    Missing My Last Tacoma --- Had 11 Toyota trucks in the past and many other Toyota cars too.
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    After working on my house for 21 years and completely rebuilding it ... I am selling out and traveling some.

    I still like to watch this thread though ... :)
     
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  4. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:40 PM
    OZ-T

    OZ-T I hate my neighbour

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    The tracks were on back order , still haven't shipped yet
     
  5. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:42 PM
    OZ-T

    OZ-T I hate my neighbour

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    The concrete is not required by code but is a general practice , the vapour barrier is a code requirement though
     
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  6. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:49 PM
    PerfectTekniq

    PerfectTekniq I'm undefeated in the UFC.

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    Tackling the tstat again.
     
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  7. Mar 4, 2018 at 6:58 PM
    PerfectTekniq

    PerfectTekniq I'm undefeated in the UFC.

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    Anndddd nothing.
     
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  8. Mar 4, 2018 at 7:10 PM
    PHLinPHX

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    Is it spliced together somewhere? Maybe the blue wasn't spliced?
     
  9. Mar 4, 2018 at 7:23 PM
    PerfectTekniq

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  10. Mar 4, 2018 at 7:33 PM
    PerfectTekniq

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    im Thinking blue was damage somewhere so I have a brown wire I’m going to replace and try.

    Fingers crossed.
     
  11. Mar 4, 2018 at 7:33 PM
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    Was blue in use on old t-stat? My thought is maybe a break/short in the wire somewhere that wasn’t noticed before if it wasn’t used.
     
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    Wires loose in the wall, just use existing as a snake to pull new line through.

    What I ended up doing.
     
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  13. Mar 4, 2018 at 9:48 PM
    PerfectTekniq

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    Thanks all. Phew.

    image.jpg
     
  14. Mar 4, 2018 at 10:34 PM
    OZ-T

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    Made some more progress on my arbour project this weekend

    I decided early on that I wanted to use some 5/8" stainless steel acorn nuts I had left over from another job and wanted to use square washers

    I needed to cut some 5/8" stainless redi rod for my threaded through pins and I used a die to true up the threads after cutting




    This is basically the fastener set up , acorn nut , square washer , redi rod through pin , square washer , acorn nut




    Test run




    How they look on the posts . All the hardware will be painted black




    I used 2 , 3/8" x 8" GRK RSS screws to attach the top sub rails on one end of each rail and toe screwed the other end with #12 x 6 3/8" GRK R4 screws from the top




    With all the top sub rails attached I clamped the top cap in place to mark the post locations because I am going to let the post tops and top sub rail into the top cap by 1/2"




    For some reason I could not locate a guide rail that would fit my 3hp Porter Cable router so I unlocked the MacGyver Acheivement Level 100 Nuts and Bolts Guide Rail Trophy




    I routed the underside of the top cap to let in the post tops and top sub rail




    Thats where I ran out of daylight but we are pouring concrete at The Ranch tomorrow morning so I will be able to work on this and get it all assembled tomorrow afternoon
     
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    TK-422 Toyota! Oh what a feeling.

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    Looked great so far.

    Did you pre-drill those long screws?
     
  16. Mar 4, 2018 at 10:55 PM
    OZ-T

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    I did . You usually don't need to with the GRK RSS screws but because the wood was so dry and I was so close to the end of the posts , and because I needed to stack the screws I didn't want to risk a split
     
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    There may be a way to get a power supply and run it down the fan control wire, but this would take your ability of manually kicking in the fan away. I went down this same path with a Honeywell smart thermostat but gave up.

    And I just noticed that I am a little late to the party, glad to see you got it working!
     
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  18. Mar 5, 2018 at 7:12 AM
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    I had the same problem. I ended up going with a Nest thermostat. They seem to be one of the few smart thermostats that don't require a c-wire (if you're still interested in getting a smart thermostat)
     
  19. Mar 5, 2018 at 9:12 AM
    PerfectTekniq

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    I ended up canning the whole "I have a c-wire" and used the provided PEK provided by Ecobee (for people who don't have a C-wire). Which gave me a chance on cleaning up the existing wiring and it's working fine.
     
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  20. Mar 5, 2018 at 4:16 PM
    "OldManTan"

    "OldManTan" Bye bloody Taco... Hello MGM Burrito!

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    Holy chit, I've done a lot already!!
    I was fortunate to have the c wire, and a newer furnace. Overall I am pleased with the Ecobee. We actually use alexa and the crappy speaker frequently. Just some background music. Glad you got it working, and I hope you are as happy as I am with it.
     

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