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    shop vac best practices

    Works for chips, not on fine dust. At least the one I have. Lose too much suction.
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    Crain 280 Air mover

    Great tool to have in the van. Get yourself some 1x4 wood pieces the length of the sled, to take up the height difference for appliances that are higher off the floor.
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    How many soft spots are typical on a new install?

    Seriously, in this day and age people don’t use a dust shroud for the grinder. So cheap compare to cleaning the whole house and HVAC system. Most flooring need a flatness of 3/16 in 10”. Soft spots and hollows will be a problem later. Check your HVAC filter. There is professional floor...
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    What filter do you use in your shop vac

    I used Rigid vacs for 15 years, green and blue filters. Could not tell the difference. Got tired of paying 30$(Canadian) for 2 bags. Got a Makita Vac because the bags are only 45$ for 5 of them and they are way stronger, and a Hepa rating to boot. No more taping the seams (essential for those...
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    Carpet tile question

    I am currently installing some 20x20 imported nylon carpet tile down and I noticed some of the edges are black. Almost looks like they were burned or latexed, not just the base of the threads but right to the top. The problem is that some of the seams stand out as a black line. Does anyone know...
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    Tactile warning pads

    Thank you for the advice. I guess I posted without a picture. Back-roll and different adhesive might do the trick.
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    Tactile warning pads

    Anyone got any real world experience with these. The product comes in a roll 12’ x1’ and they go at the top of a commercial stair case. They are always a pain to get to lay flat, but these ones are just ridiculous. I have tried our usual tread adhesive, eco 560 put down with 1/16 sq notch. Tried...
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    Best material for tiny pottery studio

    Not that I do any stripping, but good to know about the alkalinity of the stripper.
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    Best material for tiny pottery studio

    Welded pvc. Expensive, little maintenance and if done right, waterproof. If price is an issue, just some regular old sheet vinyl.
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    Paint sprayer for base and shoe

    Thanks for the review
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    Armstrong Tile Pro-Install (Help!)

    Reject the entire job, make them pull it up and replace it properly. Anything else is a band-aid.
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    Vinyl plank Issue

    Wow that’s some cupped marmo tile.
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    Vinyl plank Issue

    We had a Shaw ecoworx product do that a couple of years ago as well.
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    Vinyl plank Issue

    So I am installing a 5 mm glue down vinyl plank from a company that will remain nameless and I am having some issues. The primary floor is 3/4 plywood with 3/8” subfloor over top. Adhesive is Henry 695 being put down with a 1/16 square notch trowel. I usually let the adhesive flash off till...
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    What did you do today?

    Wow that is a serious machinist’s vice. Nice score
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