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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:02 pm
by GORDON
Did some jacking. Was just jacking it.
Jacked the network lines in the room, and at the patch panel... no more dangling blue lines at the DMarc.
Have a lot of shit to do tomorrow but hopefully I will have time to solder the speaker wires to the jacks and then I can take a couple pics of all the lovely, finished, faceplated jacks.
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:24 pm
by TheCatt
Jacking in the man cave.
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:29 pm
by GORDON
I can't decide whether to call it "Jerkingham Palace," or the "Spanktradome."
"The Jerkatorium" is old and needs to be retired.
I'm leaning toward Jerkingham Palace. Sounds British and classy.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:54 pm
by TPRJones
Won't you take me to
Spunkytown
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:32 pm
by GORDON
Shit is certainly jacked today.
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:52 pm
by Troy
Hoping this was a post about your stocks of canned food for the coming apocalypse.
Left disappointing (but jealous of your sweet wiring setup)
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:25 pm
by GORDON
Yeah it's gonna be pretty cool... about ready to move my system down there and free up room in the crowded dining room. Basement won't be done, but finished enough and I can just throw a sheet over everything when I am working.
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:12 pm
by Cakedaddy
I tried to warn you about the sanding when I saw it. But you said you weren't done and I didn't want to seem like I was picking. Drywall is hard.
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:19 pm
by GORDON
What would I do without that "I told you so?" I shudder to consider it.
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:01 pm
by Cakedaddy
If I point it out enough, I figure one day you'll listen to me!
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:06 pm
by GORDON
Cakedaddy wrote:If I point it out enough, I figure one day you'll listen to me!
Or I will divorce you.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:11 pm
by GORDON
Bought some laminate flooring for the computer area.
I spent about 3 days doing the first 2 rows over and over, trying to figure out how to do it. Directions on the little paper insert were pretty much too small to read, and there weren't any diagrams... very useful. Ultimately went to Youtube and looked up how to install this particular style of laminate and the only half way decent video was an exasperated couple saying, "We finally figured it out after 2 days, and I can't imagine trying to install it with fewer than 3 people."
But I got the information I needed, and I started running it.
Started running them diagonal... I did a couple test rows, and decided that I didn't want to do all the 45 degree angles. Also, my saw blade was generating a lot of smoke, and the inside edge where I was cutting was scorching from the heat. So, I went and picked up another blade, and none of them said, "Use this one for laminate flooring," so the guy told me to use a general purpose one with small teeth. Not as small as a finishing blade, but small.
So, now I am using that blade and I am still getting smoke but now I am also getting sparks, of all things, when I cut through this stuff. What the hell.
The pics look hazy... that's because after 8 cuts my basement is full of smoke and I will finish it later when the smoke dissipates.
Flooring: $175ish
Saw blade: $15
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:40 pm
by Leisher
I want to start a thread called "Finishing my basement 2012"...
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:49 pm
by GORDON
That doesn't even make sense.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:35 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote:I want to start a thread called "Finishing my basement 2012"...
lol
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:36 pm
by Leisher
GORDON wrote:That doesn't even make sense.
So's your face!
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:44 pm
by GORDON
No YOU are the one who has the FACE.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:18 pm
by GORDON
Been busy recently, so just getting the flooring finished up:
Base trim on the left was a leftover piece from another project and I just wanted to see how it looked.
Last second design decision: I was planning on carpeting the other part of the room, but suddenly I had the idea of running a border around the room 2 panels deep, both because it would look neat and for the bookshelves to sit on. I will still be carpeting the bit in the middle.
I figured this way I don't need to put the shelves on carpet, which never seemed like a good idea to me.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:13 pm
by GORDON
Today was kind of screwed up. In between getting little sleep, early-morning scramble to learn about the water heater and then fix it, going to the local community college annex to teach my "How To Be as Awesome as Me" class, and then going to pick up my kid from school early to do some things, I also managed to make a run for trim, and framed this in. A Man can do such things; specialization is for insects.
3 sticks of casing trim: $32
Running total: $2015
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:22 pm
by GORDON
Went on another run... bought some pre-finished oak to box in the remaining crawl space access, and bought the rough wood that I will use to frame up the built-in desk.
But today was all about the crawl space access:
Pretty happy with how that came out. Whenever I need to get into that crawl space, I just move 2 ceiling tiles and remove the screws. Easy.
More wood: $60.
Running total: $2075