Gunsmith tool and supply box
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Where the heck did you find Roman Meal bread ?
Weber's has been dead for what ? 12-15yrs.
fiver
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insurance is 22% of the country's economy.
what gets me is how obamacare made my home insurance go up.
anyway i thought i was the only one seeing stupid bread prices.
i seen some fancy grain bread that was 3.89 for a half loaf.
an obvious half loaf too, you could see the internal big end where they cut it, right on the aisle side of them.
that put grocery store bread at 7.77 plus tax for a loaf.
not bakery stuff.
what gets me is how obamacare made my home insurance go up.
anyway i thought i was the only one seeing stupid bread prices.
i seen some fancy grain bread that was 3.89 for a half loaf.
an obvious half loaf too, you could see the internal big end where they cut it, right on the aisle side of them.
that put grocery store bread at 7.77 plus tax for a loaf.
not bakery stuff.
smokeywolf
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My pension check borders on pathetic. But, with the exception of medicare, which I had to sign up for, nearly 2 years ago, I don't recall ever paying a health insurance premium in my life. My Motion Picture Industry health insurance is without premiums and pays 90% of the bill until $1,000 has come out of my pocket in a year, then they pay 100% of all medical, surgical and hospitalization.
Ian
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I got impatient, moved a bunch of crap out of the way and set the cabinet up on a stool in the shop so I could slap a coat of polyurethane on it. It was only 42 degrees out there, sure makes for a nice, long working time with the poly. It might be dry enough to sand by Saturday.
RBHarter
West Central AR
For exemplar only , we don't shop that end of the bread shelf , I'm sure there's a replacement . My grandparents ate it mostly , I looked a few times . It's odd that this came up last week was the first time in years that I actually looked at the other shelf brands .....
Ian
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I understand that completely. I absolutely detest finish work. Half the shelves in my gun room are raw wood and the other half are stained but not varnished, getting stuff put up was more important than what it looked like at the time. Right now the whole room is a wreck because I cleared out things to install lighting and redid three book shelves. Half of what's left is going in the trash.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Is Roman Meal bread still sold?
Roman Meal Bread
But the brand no longer exists in North America, because the rights were sold to Flower Foods in 2015. You can still find Roman Meal in places like Japan and Thailand, though!
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I "retired" this time of the year in 09, so that's 13 years. Over that time my check has gone down quite a bit with health care premiums going up. When Cindy changed jobs we lost her healthcare and life insurance that was supposed to follow with her, but somehow her new school never got it and by the time we realized what was happening it was "too late to change it" according to the union...who didn't even know she was a teacher with the 2nd highest seniority in that school system for over a year!!! A big part of why I serve on our town board is to try and keep local taxes under control. Public office seems to draw people who look at public $$$ as their own personal piggy bank, so if right thinking don't serve, well...look around and you see the result.
As for the unholy alliance of insurance, gov't, etc., that's a pretty hard issue to discuss without it being branded "political". It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see everything is political now, but we won't mention that.
As for the unholy alliance of insurance, gov't, etc., that's a pretty hard issue to discuss without it being branded "political". It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see everything is political now, but we won't mention that.
Ian
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Seems pretty easy to me Bret, I started this thread to chronicle my gunsmithing cabinet build, we can just talk about that. We got off on lumber prices, life expenses, and the general state of the union of which I was certainly no help in avoiding, but we can turn it back around.
Here's a photo of my first "daddy/daughter" project that I mentioned earlier, the bear float we made for her school mini-parade this Friday. Pre-K stuff.
Here's a photo of my first "daddy/daughter" project that I mentioned earlier, the bear float we made for her school mini-parade this Friday. Pre-K stuff.
Missionary
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Now that float does but things into perspective. God , Family , Community ! Well done.
Wasalmonslayer
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Very nice work Ian on both projects!!
I love building stuff as well it’s the finishing parts that’s tedious and like pulling finger nails.
I am a great “framer” and metal worker because there is very little “finish work”.
I like seeing progress in short order!
I am very maticulous on finish stuff as I hate to make a mistake and have the whole project have a “pimple”.
I love building stuff as well it’s the finishing parts that’s tedious and like pulling finger nails.
I am a great “framer” and metal worker because there is very little “finish work”.
I like seeing progress in short order!
I am very maticulous on finish stuff as I hate to make a mistake and have the whole project have a “pimple”.
Ian
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Yes, that was the idea. Thank you, Mike.
Wasalmonslayer
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Now that’s funny
Ian
Notorious member
Box finished, drawers need wiped with a sanding sponge and one more coat of polyurethane. When I get the slides and drawers in I'll cut the fronts out carefully for a close fit and get them finished and installed with cup pulls.
You guys can do this kind of thing, it isn't that difficult if you use cabinetmaker techniques instead of those used by fine furniture makers of yesteryear (dovetails, solid wood drawers with floating bottoms, multi-piece fronts with floating raised panels, lots of fancy edge profiling, tongue and groove solid side panels, etc.) Many of you already make good plywood storage cabinets, but sanding and finishing takes them to another level.
All you need is a table saw (I use a $200 folding Ryobi unit with a fence that extends up to 30"), a good 5" random D/A palm sander, some glue, and a brad nailer. I put on stain and varnish with throwaway chip brushes and it turns out great. Full extension drawer slides are really affordable from the usual scumbags at Mao's Emporium.
You guys can do this kind of thing, it isn't that difficult if you use cabinetmaker techniques instead of those used by fine furniture makers of yesteryear (dovetails, solid wood drawers with floating bottoms, multi-piece fronts with floating raised panels, lots of fancy edge profiling, tongue and groove solid side panels, etc.) Many of you already make good plywood storage cabinets, but sanding and finishing takes them to another level.
All you need is a table saw (I use a $200 folding Ryobi unit with a fence that extends up to 30"), a good 5" random D/A palm sander, some glue, and a brad nailer. I put on stain and varnish with throwaway chip brushes and it turns out great. Full extension drawer slides are really affordable from the usual scumbags at Mao's Emporium.