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Zetsaw has a selection of "universal" blades designed to cut rip, cross, and diagonal all in one blade. They are usually marked III or VIII (not always though) and are usually in the bigger sizes (250mm and longer).

What purpose do these blades serve?

I've used them and they are worse than crosscut saws for crosscut and diagonal cuts, and worse than rip saws for rip cuts... Their kerf/set is very wide it seems and it's really hard to follow a line.

They are clearly not meant for finer work since they don't come in smaller size (with finer teeth).

If it is aimed at DIYers who only want one saw, then a Ryoba (which should be a familiar tool in Japan) seems to make infinitely more sense.

However I have seen videos of serious professional carpenters in Japan with these saws.

Any ideas?

I have a Bosch 1617 2.25 HP router and a makita 18v XTR01Z trim router. For jobs that I can't do at a router table, I tend to abuse my poor little trim router more than I should because the Bosch is obnoxiously big and heavy imho... one handed operatiion is definitely not feasible, and even simple things like flipping the damn thing over to adjust depth or change bits is a chore. Also it is a pain to remove it from my router table.

Is there anything in between these two that is more powerful than the cordless trim router but not much bigger in size? I don't mind getting a different brand or going corded. I tried the dewalt trim router but that thing is nearly as big as the my Bosch! How does the corded makita or bosch trim routers compare to the cordless one I have? Anyone ever try a 40v (or 36v or whatever) trim router?

This may sound dumb but I was playing "pretend fishing" with my kid by making fishing rods out of sticks and string, and I realized I don't actually know the best knot for this. I just did something like a straight lash but it didn't seem right. I feel a constrictor/clove hitch would spin and come loose?

I know it doesn't matter for a kids toy but if you were tying cord to a moving object like a tool handle, how would you do it?

I do all my woodworking in a ~20ft x 30ft side yard, next to my garage (I mostly like building outdoor things. also our garage is full). I keep all my tools in a rolling toolboxes and a utility cart that I keep indoors, and it is tolerable, as I keep my tools to a minimum. However, rolling my machine tools (planer, bandsaw, etc) out and setting it up every time I want to use it is a pain -- it's heavy, needs a long extension cord, infeed and outfeed stands need to be setup every single time, etc etc.

I *wish* I could just keep them outside.

My main concern is rust: I live in the greater sacramento area and we get very dry days but moderately humid mornings, which means we get dew. That's not good for steel. How do I insulate a shed to protect my tools? do I just need ventilation (fan?) House wrap? foam insulation?

Second concern is I cannot think of a shed design that would allow me to feed 10+ ft board through my machines. It would have to open on two ends, but, if I did that with a lean-to against my garage, there'd be a big wall between my work area and the machine for no reason.

Anyone with an outdoor workshop want to chime in?

I do all my woodworking in a ~20ft x 30ft side yard, next to my garage (I mostly like building outdoor things. also our garage is full). I keep all my tools in a rolling toolboxes and a utility cart that I keep indoors, and it is tolerable, as I keep my tools to a minimum. However, rolling my machine tools (planer, bandsaw, etc) out and setting it up every time I want to use it is a pain -- it's heavy, needs a long extension cord, infeed and outfeed stands need to be setup every single time, etc etc.

I *wish* I could just keep them outside.

My main concern is rust: I live in the greater sacramento area and we get very dry days but moderately humid mornings, which means we get dew. That's not good for steel. How do I insulate a shed to protect my tools? do I just need ventilation (fan?) House wrap? foam insulation?

Second concern is I cannot think of a shed design that would allow me to feed 10+ ft board through my machines. It would have to open on two ends, but, if I did that with a lean-to against my garage, there'd be a big wall between my work area and the machine for no reason.

Anyone with an outdoor workshop want to chime in?

I'm running on an older thinkpad and certain sites, like Amazon, are quite slow. And just now I was on Anker's website (they sell USB power banks/etc) and it managed to freeze my entire system.

I know I can't do anything about bloated websites in general, but is there something I can do to prevent it from taking down my entire system? Can I set a CPU usage threshold and have it kill the tab when it is crossed?

I'm on Linux/Ubuntu running the most recent version. Only extensions I use are ublock origin and treestyletabs, and a password manager.

My family really likes a jarred salsa from a company called "arriba". The mild one is labeled "roasted tomatoes and mild green chiles"... What exactly does that mean? I want to replicate the flavor because $5/jar adds up, esp when I'm cooking with it.

In PHP, you can just create /var/www/index.php and, given a properly configured server with FPM, it will just work. No separate process to manage, no reverse proxying. And since this is such a common setup, the server configuration is damn-near trivial (for debian you basically have to uncomment a few lines from the default nginx config files).

What is the Perl equivalent of this type of web development? I.e. what lets me just write a file that outputs html, drop it somewhere in the filesystem, and it "just work" without having to worry about anything else? Is there any alternative to CGI.pm?

Yes, I know this is hardly the way-you're-supposed-to-do-it in the 21st century, please skip the lecture.

Let's say I made too much salsa and I also happen to have a bench of shredded chicken leftovers. Is it a bad idea to simmer the chicken in the salsa for a bit? Seems like it would be tasty? Is that something that real Mexicans would do?

My wife enrolled our 5 year old in a musical class at a local musical production group, mostly on a whim, and he ended up absolutely loving it. He loved singing and dancing from the start, but the older kids (mostly girls) in the production were so nice and supportive of him. You can tell he was having the time of his time during his performances which just ended.

There's a 3 month gap before the next musical (that are in his age-range) and we want to help him get better.... Problem is, neither me nor my wife have theater experience so we don't know where to start. He's a little too young for most dance classes around here. Ditto for singing.

Any ideas highly appreciated, especially things we can do at home.

I just realized that the new car I bought last August on loan doesn't have the registration card... I'm talking about the piece of paper that the sticker comes on. Yes, the permanent license plate that i got in the mail a few months after purchase does have a current sticker.... But I have no recollection whether it already had the sticker when I got it in the mail? Or did I get a separate registration thing in the mail and just forgot to put the paper in the glove box?

I'm in California if that matters

Just wondering if I should pay for a replacement.

Examples from my area include: an artist lady that has hundreds on concrete statues scattered throughout her native-plant garden. Another with a bunch of weird Tim Burton-esque dog sculptures. And my personal favorite is a house with log-cabin exterior and chainsaw carvings as fence posts.

Basically I hate the fact that my house looks boring from the outside. Need ideas and inspiration.

For Stanley planes, planes made in the 20's and 30's are generally considered better than post war ones, and there are flowcharts online to help identify them easily (mostly patent dates on the sole and other obvious clues). Are there any similar guidelines for choosing millers falls, record, and other planes?

asking because I want a #7 and I'm seeing various non Stanley ones on ebay