Comments on: 62- Gadget Station (Pt. 5)

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:32:35 +0000

This content is free??? I thought it was odd that Marc has been billing me $12.99/month. Even at that rate I was pleased with the most recent episode… ;-]

Agree with BarryO… how can anyone complain about free stuff? Marc has to be busy with multitude of ventures he’s involved with… look what he’s done in the past year alone with creating the WoodWhisperer Network in addition to everything else he has going on with Powermatic/Festool. He’s probably been working on increasing his media empire… wouldn’t be surprised to see Tuner Broadcasting being bought out soon. There’s no stopping him!!! Run people, run!!!

So again no complaining about podcasts!! Begging is probably ok though… I would do so but am too proud for that… but seriously Marc any scraps of content is always welcome… even some edited out content of Lexi… please, Marc, pleeeeeease I need more Lexi!!

By: BarryO

BarryO — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:54:31 +0000

Marc,

LOL, thanks for good-natured comments. BTW, the Soss catelog has alot of good info about their hinges. It includes a chart to aid in chossing them based on door size: http://www.soss.com/pdf/SossCa.....df#page=15 Maybe this can be a some use to others looking into using them.

Jorge,

OK, here’s some of the crap you were expecting. You comments might be appropriate if you were getting Marc’s broadcasts as a paid subscription service. But come on, he’s providing them for free. I dunno, I don’t see how anyone can feel justified in complaining about the speed at which any of this free content is delivered. I just like the fact that he delivers it at all. ;)

By: Jorge Monclova

Jorge Monclova — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:07:35 +0000

Sorry Marc, I didn’t meant to say that it was not valuable information. What I meant to say is that for us TWW addicts 13 minutes of only hindges in three weeks its just to little. An additional 10 minutes on another topic would have completed it for me. Anyway, sorry for the misuderstanding and looking forward to Lexi’s stare-down.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:09:35 +0000

He Jorge. Of course you are always entitled to your opinion.
That being said, one of the joys of this medium is that I can go into painful detail about any particular topic I want. Now 13 minutes of hinges may not be very interesting to you, but for thousands of others, it will serve as a good review/introduction to some hinges they may not be familiar with. Furthermore, it was a good opportunity to get out of the shop, have a change of scenery, and have someone else do the talking for a while. I do like to change things up now and then.

One of my frustrations with woodworking television shows is the fact they never go into any detail about anything, due to time constraints. I plan on continuing to take full advantage of the fact that I CAN go into detail. And there will probably be other times when those details don’t interest you.

I am very sorry that this didn’t meet your expectations. But that makes me wonder exactly what your expectations are?!?!

By the way, next week will be 13 minute stare-down with my dog, Lexi, so be ready! ;)

By: Jorge Monclova

Jorge Monclova — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:49:35 +0000

(I now I’m going to get a lot of crap for this but I have to be honest.)

Three weeks after the last episode of the series you come up with 13 minutes of hinges. Those of us that have been with you since your first episode expect a little more than that.

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:38:46 +0000

Leo’s piece is coming along quite nicely! If I right, you aren’t going to even see the heft of the hinge except a bit when the door is open, right? They look like a very cool alternative.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:06:40 +0000

lol. Well put me in a dress and call me Shirley, cause I’m sticking with the Soss hinges! I have installed knife hinges on several occasions so I no longer feel the need to flaunt my masculinity, :).
To be honest, the back of this unit was offering some unexpected challenges and switching to the SOSS hinges actually freed up a little space in my brain for those other details. I too think the hinges I purchased are a little heavy and I probably should have gone with a size smaller. But these are rated for 3/4″ stock so I thought it would be ok. Well, it is ok, but if I did it again, I would use a smaller size. Anyway, for me, woodworking is about experiencing lots of different techniques, styles, and pieces of hardware. I was intrigued by the Soss hinges, so there ya go.

Thanks for the tips on the knife hinge installation though. I will keep them in mind on my next install.

By: BarryO

BarryO — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:34:06 +0000

Marc,

Go with your first instinct: real (crafts)men use those Brusso knife hinges. They send the girlieman sissies running away in fear. ;) Yea, they dictate you use a 1/32″ gap around the door, so each door must be finely custom-fit in its openning, but the elegant look is worth it.

Personally, I think the Soss hingees are too heavy-duty looking for doors that size.

Installation tips:

– You can afford to be a bit sloppy with the mortise on the bottom of the door, since it can’t be seen (or only the part that cuts through the front to make room for the offset is seen). So do that one last, and put all of your adjustability there.

– You can use brass shim stock if the mortises are cut a ilttle too deep, and the doors rattle a bit vertically.

– Throw away the brass wood screws and use #5-40 brass flathead machine screws in tapped holes instead. Since you many need to take the hinges on and off several times for trial fitting, this makes it easy to do.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:28:37 +0000

lol you trying to rush me Ed?
Actually, I feel the same way. And its really a shame because I want to give this piece the time it needs to be perfect (or as close as I can get). So although this thing has been the topic of my show for the past 5 episodes, my actual time invested in it is very small. If there were no show to film, no IWF to attend, no articles to write, and no website to maintain, we would have been done LONG ago. So its a little frustrating at times to move at this speed. But, when I consider the alternatives, I realize that I wouldn’t trade this for the world. So bear with me. No one wants to see this projected completed more than I do. :)

By: Ed Skala

Ed Skala — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:07:52 +0000

Marc,

Good choice using the soss hindes. Lets get this project done.