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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #150 on: December 19, 2013, 03:24:39 PM »
taping a 6 foot straight line is actually really hard

Don't get all engineer'ey on this.  You just pull the tape out, put one side down, pull it taught and lay it down slowly as straight looking as possible using surrounding lines and angles as reference.  If you don't notice the tape as not being straight with a little review once it is stuck down, you won't notice the caulk not being perfectly straight once it is installed.

This. And use the tub as a guide. It doesn't have to be perfectly straight. Just keep it relatively straight in relation to the tub.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #151 on: December 19, 2013, 03:25:34 PM »
LilSmokyMcIntyre has a passion about taping that i haven't seen before


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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #152 on: December 19, 2013, 03:40:15 PM »
taping a 6 foot straight line is actually really hard

Don't get all engineer'ey on this.  You just pull the tape out, put one side down, pull it taught and lay it down slowly as straight looking as possible using surrounding lines and angles as reference.  If you don't notice the tape as not being straight with a little review once it is stuck down, you won't notice the caulk not being perfectly straight once it is installed. 



yeah but on the vertical plane (aka wall) it's a lot harder than this

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #153 on: December 19, 2013, 03:40:49 PM »
taping a 6 foot straight line is actually really hard

Don't get all engineer'ey on this.  You just pull the tape out, put one side down, pull it taught and lay it down slowly as straight looking as possible using surrounding lines and angles as reference.  If you don't notice the tape as not being straight with a little review once it is stuck down, you won't notice the caulk not being perfectly straight once it is installed. 



yeah but on the vertical plane (aka wall) it's a lot harder than this

I also curve a lot when I do this, so I notice that it's not straight, jerk.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #154 on: December 19, 2013, 03:52:41 PM »
LilSmokyMcIntyre has a passion about taping that i haven't seen before

def bringing the tape zeal.  glad to see it, tho.  he's a dying breed. 

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #155 on: December 19, 2013, 04:03:17 PM »
LilSmokyMcIntyre has a passion about taping that i haven't seen before

def bringing the tape zeal.  glad to see it, tho.  he's a dying breed.

ZEAL!!

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« Reply #156 on: December 19, 2013, 04:11:11 PM »
ps, what is the best painter's tape?  As a bit of an expert painter here, I've learned that they all pretty much suck in terms of keeping paint from getting underneath.  So, I too, just prefer to cut in by hand, neatly.  Have there been any incredible technological advances in the tape industry that I don't know about?   


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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #157 on: December 19, 2013, 04:12:18 PM »
No, tapeless is the best way still

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #158 on: December 19, 2013, 04:40:10 PM »
LilSmokyMcIntyre has a passion about taping that i haven't seen before

def bringing the tape zeal.  glad to see it, tho.  he's a dying breed.

ZEAL!!

Don't worry smokes, lots of pros use tape too because it looks better. 
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #159 on: December 19, 2013, 04:46:23 PM »
No, tapeless is the best way still

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #160 on: December 19, 2013, 05:05:33 PM »
taping a 6 foot straight line is actually really hard

Don't get all engineer'ey on this.  You just pull the tape out, put one side down, pull it taught and lay it down slowly as straight looking as possible using surrounding lines and angles as reference.  If you don't notice the tape as not being straight with a little review once it is stuck down, you won't notice the caulk not being perfectly straight once it is installed. 



yeah but on the vertical plane (aka wall) it's a lot harder than this

I also curve a lot when I do this, so I notice that it's not straight, jerk.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #161 on: April 28, 2014, 07:38:36 PM »
alright all you tim taylor and bob villa types, help me out.  i stumbled upon this rustic wooden ladder today



someone put it on the curb for large trash pick-up and i had to bring it home to turn into a project.  i will have no problems with the execution of the project, just not sure which direction to take it in.  do i do something functional like shelves or decorative?   maybe a wine rack? 

throw some ideas against the wall and let's see which one sticks (it's 10' long and pretty heavy duty if that helps you formulate a plan)

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #162 on: April 28, 2014, 07:39:20 PM »
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #163 on: April 28, 2014, 07:40:57 PM »
trash

outed, not even remotely handy

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #164 on: April 28, 2014, 07:43:42 PM »
alright all you tim taylor and bob villa types, help me out.  i stumbled upon this rustic wooden ladder today

someone put it on the curb for large trash pick-up and i had to bring it home to turn into a project.  i will have no problems with the execution of the project, just not sure which direction to take it in.  do i do something functional like shelves or decorative?   maybe a wine rack? 

throw some ideas against the wall and let's see which one sticks (it's 10' long and pretty heavy duty if that helps you formulate a plan)

This statement rubs me the wrong way.  Maybe try a little humility and someone will want to help you.

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« Reply #165 on: April 28, 2014, 07:51:16 PM »
AST, I could see if my wife would mind giving you some good Pinterest links you might find interesting.   If nothing else, you might find some good memes about how women have rough days sometimes and like wine. 

Let me know.

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« Reply #166 on: April 28, 2014, 07:55:56 PM »
alright all you tim taylor and bob villa types, help me out.  i stumbled upon this rustic wooden ladder today

someone put it on the curb for large trash pick-up and i had to bring it home to turn into a project.  i will have no problems with the execution of the project, just not sure which direction to take it in.  do i do something functional like shelves or decorative?   maybe a wine rack? 

throw some ideas against the wall and let's see which one sticks (it's 10' long and pretty heavy duty if that helps you formulate a plan)

This statement rubs me the wrong way.  Maybe try a little humility and someone will want to help you.

was just stating that i'm not looking for step by step instructions, just general ideas for a project.  sorry it rubbed you the wrong way but i felt it would be more expedient to state i have ability and am just lacking an idea so we could skip any step by step instructions.

 
so i take it you don't have any ideas.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #167 on: April 28, 2014, 07:57:07 PM »
AST, I could see if my wife would mind giving you some good Pinterest links you might find interesting.   If nothing else, you might find some good memes about how women have rough days sometimes and like wine. 

Let me know.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #168 on: April 28, 2014, 07:58:44 PM »
Huge ladder golf game

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« Reply #169 on: April 28, 2014, 07:59:51 PM »
Huge ladder golf game

is that the game with the 2 balls tethered together?  fun but not quite what i had in mind. 

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #170 on: April 28, 2014, 08:00:30 PM »
Put legs on it, laying just like in that pic, and set it so its three ft high.  Store shovels and stuff standing up in btwn rungs

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« Reply #171 on: April 28, 2014, 08:01:38 PM »
Make it the side wall of an otherwise enclosed box and use it to sort smoke wood.

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« Reply #172 on: April 28, 2014, 08:02:44 PM »
Put legs on it, laying just like in that pic, and set it so its three ft high.  Store shovels and stuff standing up in btwn rungs

this has merit.  this is definitely plan b right now, but it's still early.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #173 on: April 28, 2014, 08:03:51 PM »
Hang hooks from the ceiling and hang ladder monkey bars style from your bedroom to your masterbath and get swole by only allowing yourself to get to the bathroom by means of monkey bars

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« Reply #174 on: April 28, 2014, 08:04:13 PM »
wine rack.  hanging kitchen rack.  chandelier base above long table.