▲ 13 r/AskNOLA

Visiting and had some plans tonight but just got the NWS alert. Should we cancel all plans?

May seem like a dumb question, but we were planning on going to Howling Wolf tonight for a concert. I called to see if they would be offering refunds and they were very casual about the situation and stated the show is still going on. So wasn't sure if these are common occurrences and locals don't pay them much mind. Was planning on cancelling everything (and still am) but it's our last night so would be great to be able to do some things if possible, but obviously don't want to be stuck in a situation we shouldn't be in.

Love your city by the way!

Edit: Thanks, all! Planning on going out, looking forward to it.

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u/catalinashenanigans — 13 hours ago

Desperately in need of a jointer that can accommodate boards that are 7.5" wide and someone to run it. Anyone know where I can find one?

Would obviously pay for anyone's time.

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u/catalinashenanigans — 14 days ago

Will attaching my jatoba shelves directly to my shelving brackets help/remedy the warping issue?

We've installed some jatoba shelves with these brackets. The brackets are drilled into studs using #8x2.5" cabinet screws. The longest shelf is around 98" and the shortest is around 39". They're 7.5" wide/deep and 7/8" thick.

There is some warping on the boards, especially the longer ones. It's not super significant but enough to be noticeable and make it difficult to get the boards flush with the brackets.

The original planter was to run them through a jointer and a planer to get them perfectly level. I personally don't have one and thought I'd be able to pay someone to do it for me. This has proven pretty difficult, though, to the point that I'm about to give up.

If drill the shelf brackets into the underside of the shelves using #8x5/8" steel truss head screws, could the tension created by the warping be an issue? Could/would it eventually cause the wood to "settle" and straighten out?

u/catalinashenanigans — 14 days ago

How do I swing up on my driver?

Never really hit a driver (until recently) and never learned to hit up on the ball. Hit my 3 wood as far as my driver.

I tilt my spine towards my trail foot at setup but then don't feel like I can really shift my weight to my front foot on the downswing. Ends up feeling like I'm falling back on my follow through.

Any suggestions? Anyone have similar issues and, if so, what worked for you?

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u/catalinashenanigans — 25 days ago
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What's the proper way to cut and repair an inspection hole in my drywall?

Going to be mounting some shelves to a stud that is in line with a light switch. Want to an inspection hole into my drywall to see what sort of electrical wiring is on the stud, and if we'll even be able to attach the shelf brackets to it. Could use some help for what seems like a pretty straightforward job.

  • I'm expecting the hole I cut in the drywall to be pretty small. Maybe 2 in x 2 in. Should I use this method for cutting and patching it back up? Or should I do a California patch? Or something else completely?
  • For whichever repair method you think is best, what type of mud/compound/spackle should I use? A bit overwhelmed with all of the options. I have some heavyweight spackling but not sure if that's appropriate for this type of job.
u/catalinashenanigans — 26 days ago

Can I support a shelf by drilling part of it into a header?

Have a cased opening (basically a doorway connecting my living room and kitchen with no door) that we'd like to put a shelf over. Here's a mock up of what we want it to look like. Either ends of the shelf will have brackets that are drilled into the studs. The opening spans 70", though, so I want to make sure that we've got some support in the middle.

I was thinking about driving some screws through the back side of the shelf—in the middle unsupported section—directly into the header. I'd drive the screws into the top of the shelf, and angle them downward and backward into the header. That said, I'm not sure if it's a load- or non-load bearing header.

The shelf will also be resting on the trim above the cased opening, which comes out of the wall about a half inch. The shelves will be 8 inches deep.

Thoughts on my tentative plan? I'm located in California, if there are different building standards for headers in the US.

u/catalinashenanigans — 29 days ago

Can I support a shelf by drilling part of it into a header?

Have a "cased opening" (basically a doorway connecting my living room and kitchen with no door) that we'd like to put a shelf over. Either ends of the shelf will have brackets that are drilled into the studs. The opening spans 70", though, so I want to make sure that we've got some support in the middle.

I was thinking about driving some screws through the back side of the shelf—in the middle unsupported section—directly into the header. I'd drive the screws into the top of the shelf, and angle them downward and backward into the header. That said, I'm not sure if it's a load- or non-load bearing header.

The shelf will also be resting on the trim above the cased opening, which comes out of the wall about a half inch. The shelves will be 8 inches deep.

Thoughts on my tentative plan?

Edit: I'm located in California, if there are different building standards for headers in the US.

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u/catalinashenanigans — 29 days ago
▲ 8 r/DIY

Can I support a shelf by drilling part of it into a header?

Have a "cased opening" (basically a doorway connecting my living room and kitchen with no door) that we'd like to put a shelf over. Either ends of the shelf will have brackets that are drilled into the studs. The opening spans 70", though, so I want to make sure that we've got some support in the middle.

I was thinking about driving some screws through the back side of the shelf—in the middle unsupported section—directly into the header. I'd drive the screws into the top of the shelf, and angle them downward and backward into the header. That said, I'm not sure if it's a load- or non-load bearing header.

The shelf will also be resting on the trim above the cased opening, which comes out of the wall about a half inch. The shelves will be 8 inches deep.

Thoughts on my tentative plan?

Edit: I'm located in California, if there are different building standards for headers in the US.

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u/catalinashenanigans — 29 days ago

Can I support a shelf by drilling part of it into a header?

Have a cased opening (basically a doorway connecting my living room and kitchen with no door) that we'd like to put a shelf over. Either ends of the shelf will have brackets that are drilled into the studs. The opening spans 70", though, so I want to make sure that we've got some support in the middle.

I was thinking about driving some screws through the back side of the shelf—in the middle unsupported section—directly into the header. I'd drive the screws into the top of the shelf, and angle them downward and backward into the header. That said, I'm not sure if it's a load- or non-load bearing header.

The shelf will also be resting on the trim above the cased opening, which comes out of the wall about a half inch. The shelves will be 8 inches deep.

Thoughts on my tentative plan?

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u/catalinashenanigans — 29 days ago

Where can I use a wood planer? Or pay someone to plane some boards for me?

Have some hardwood (i.e., jatoba) for shelves that I need to plane. Any idea where I might be able to use one and or pay someone to plane the boards for me?

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u/catalinashenanigans — 1 month ago

Just picked up some jatoba for shelving and have some questions re: finishing and trimming.

Just picked up some jatoba for shelving and really excited! Really pretty species. That being said, I have very little woodworking experience and want to make sure that we don't ruin this wood that we just picked up.

  • We need to cut ~45° angles into two of the boards that will meet in the room's corner for one of our shelves. What would be the best way to go about this? I have a circular saw and a speed square that I was planning on using. I think my friend has a miter saw that I could probably borrow if that'd be the easiest and best way.
  • The pieces that we got have some minor scratches/blemishes that we want to sand out. What grit would you recommend I start with and what should we end with? Would the latter depend on how we want to finish it?
  • Would you recommend using grain filler?
  • What would you recommend finishing it with? We were originally thinking about tung oil, and still might go that route. We did leave the wood out in the sun for a few days to see how much it'd darken it up and the reds are really starting to come out now. In fact a may be a bit too red for our liking. If we wanted to get it a bit closer to brown, while still being able to see the grain, what would you recommend? Walnut is probably our favorite species but it was out of our price range unfortunately. I've heard Rubio Monocoat might be good. Open to other suggestions as well, even if it doesn't mute the reds much.
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u/catalinashenanigans — 1 month ago

What's the best way to support the middle of this shelf?

I want to put a shelf over this doorframe/entryway. The horizontal masking tape is where the shelf will go, the vertical making tape is where the shelf brackets will go (into studs). What would be the best way to support the my middle portion of this shelf? Is it possible to do in a way that's somewhat concealed/hidden?

The shelf will be 8" deep. I think the total length will be around 80".

u/catalinashenanigans — 1 month ago

Besides coming OTT, what do I need to work on? And recommendations for drills to fix OTT?

Just realized the camera was too close so it's hard to see my clubface but hopefully will still be able to get some feedback.

u/catalinashenanigans — 1 month ago

So what shows up in your Home Inbox? Is there a way to change the settings?

Just learning this so apologies for the dumb question, but what exactly shows up in your Home Inbox? It looks like if something is assigned to you, it shows up there. If there is an @ mention, does that also show up in your inbox? If someone leaves a comment, and you reply, and then they also reply, does their second response also show up in your inbox?

It seems like responses to comments don't show up if there's no @. Is there a way to have all of that stuff show up in your inbox? Really want to make sure my team doesn't miss anything.

We're on the trial Business Plan but are planning on purchasing the Business Plan if this suits our needs.

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u/catalinashenanigans — 2 months ago

Can you submit Microsoft Word docs, keep them in Docx form, have multiple people work on them, and then download it back in Docx?

Similar to what you can do on SharePoint or OneDrive? Realize that you can upload Microsoft Word documents and it looks like they get converted to whatever form ClickUp uses but hoping to keep the native formatting.

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u/catalinashenanigans — 2 months ago

How do you turn off all automations? Plus other questions.

Is there a general setting for a space where I can turn off all automations?

Also, I created a template that's set up with the columns that I like for a list. The list that I used to create that I saved to create that template didn't have any automations. But when I use that template to create another list there are two automations, why is it doing that?

Also, is there a general setting where I can turn off all emails notifications from click up for a particular space so that people don't have to go in and do it themselves?

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u/catalinashenanigans — 2 months ago

Just finished my ferment. Sampled the veggies and put it in the fridge. Do the veggies still need to be submerged in the brine once in the fridge or does it not matter at this point?

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u/catalinashenanigans — 2 months ago

Started my first ferment on Monday. I don't have any special equipment so just put a jar on the top of my veggies to keep everything pushed down. Filled the brine up to the brim as well after putting the jar on top.

I'm assuming this is salt that didn't dissolve and was pushed out the top? If so, I'm assuming this is fine but figured it couldn't hurt to check here.

u/catalinashenanigans — 2 months ago
▲ 4 r/Carpentry+2 crossposts

So, I used AI to pull together a mockup of my plan for shelving for the living room. This is what I'm going for.

Tentative plan is to go to hardwood supplier, get wood, and cut to size. We're going to use these shelf brackets. Unfortunately, where we want to put the shelves doesn't line up with the studs. So I'm thinking that those brackets will be purely decorative. They'll be put below the shelf on either end with drywall anchors but they won't actually be supporting the shelf in any way.

How I plan to actually attach it is to get some L-brackets like this. Attach those to the studs and the undersides of the shelves (and then cover them up on the shelf with pictures, etc.). I'm not much of a woodworker, but if possible, I was thinking about creating some dados for the underside of the shelves so that the brackets sit flush.

We're not planning on putting anything very, very heavy on the shelves. No books. We will have plants (although they'll be fairly small) so I am a bit concerned about the weight of those, especially right after they've been watered and the soil is soaked.

All that being said, I have lots of questions:

  • How's my plan overall? Any major red flags?
  • Will L-brackets like that support shelves?
  • If those L-brackets would work, how many you recommend? One every stud? Or can I get away with alternating studs.
  • How much overhang can I have for the shelves? E.g., if I have 6-inch L-brackets, how deep of a shelf could I use? 8 inches? 10?
  • I like darker woods but don't have the budget for anything exotic or really desirable so planning on just staining something. What would be some good, moderately-priced wood that I could get for this? What stain would you recommend?
  • I don't have access to a router, how frustrating would it be to cut them out with a chisel? Seems like it should be relatively straightforward.

Open to any and all feedback. Maybe this is a batshit idea and I should scrap it for something else.

u/catalinashenanigans — 2 months ago