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Apr 14, 2024, 11:16 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Finishing a swimming pool - GIF in Tool Talk

Fiber crete has chopped fiberglass or plastic string in it as a replacement for steel bar. It is still concrete. The fiberglass or polypropylene...

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Apr 11, 2024, 07:32 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Finishing a swimming pool - GIF in Tool Talk

I think that you are right Frank. Looking on my TV I see no fibers being mashed into the cement.

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Apr 10, 2024, 08:03 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Icebreaker breaking lake ice - GIF in Tool Talk

Medium icebreaker on the St.Lawrence. We only have a few heavy ice breakers. https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/icebreaking-deglacage/fleet-flotte-eng.html...

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Apr 10, 2024, 07:57 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Removing pavement milling machine teeth - GIF in Tool Talk

Some seriously good thinking on that system. Wonder who really came up with it? The millwrights or the engineers? Mark

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Apr 10, 2024, 07:55 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Mini tiller - GIF in Tool Talk

Battery powered. Pretty big one too! I was last in China in 2019 and even then gas was not all that cheap. There is no personal taxes in China....

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Apr 10, 2024, 07:52 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Finishing a swimming pool - GIF in Tool Talk

Fibercrete. A smart way to do a pool like this. But it is the final finish not all of the structure. Also a heck of a lot of work. This stuff can set...

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Apr 9, 2024, 08:28 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Mill conversion. Home made "Marvin" attachment in Best Homemade Tools

Try aliexpress. Some of the stuff is very reasonable. Not all of it. As you say, some is good on ebay or Amazon. I shop a bit. Sometime 30 minutes...

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Apr 4, 2024, 09:23 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Milling machine - video in Homemade Tools

This looks simple. But, there is a large amount of work in this picture. Seeing your video will be very nice! Mark

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Mar 29, 2024, 03:06 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Robotic concrete screed - GIF in Tool Talk

Easier by hand if you ask me.

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Mar 29, 2024, 07:59 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Robotic concrete screed - GIF in Tool Talk

This is a sand coat. Tile will be going over top of it. It goes on rather dry as you can see. It is hard on the body to do this. But much faster...

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Mar 26, 2024, 07:34 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Chinese poultry factory - GIF in Tool Talk

Interesting how there's no commercial factory shown. Just a nice backward stereotype that fits a predetermined preconception. Travel to China. I...

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Mar 21, 2024, 12:59 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Ball head rock drill - GIF in Tool Talk

Nope. Looks like a clay. Way to little dust. Mark

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Mar 21, 2024, 12:51 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Darken wood without stain - Fuming White Oak with Ammonia in Best Homemade Tools

I enjoy your videos. It's nice to see a well rounded out craftsman. Fewer and fewer are left. It used to be done with the Ammonia in an aluminum...

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Mar 21, 2024, 10:57 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Darken wood without stain - Fuming White Oak with Ammonia in Best Homemade Tools

Just be careful to do this in an area that is not below ground level, and has proper cross ventilation. Ammonia is not exactly friendly to our lungs....

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Mar 21, 2024, 10:54 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Nibbler cutting thick steel plate - GIF in Tool Talk

Looks like a ship is getting dismembered. Great source of steel when you think about it. Mark

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Biography:: Long time working and making things. Professional Cabinetmaker. Loudspeaker Design Consultant. Amateur at many other endeavours.

Location:: Perth Ontario Canada

Interests:: Machining, welding, casting, tool design

Occupation:: Audio Engineering Consultant and partime Cabinetmaker/Carpenter at large.

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Dec 19, 2021

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