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    ALL E-bike-riders will need to Register and get Insurance

    Some people can't be trusted with guns or e-bikes. I'm not saying you're one of those people, but other people might be saying that...
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    Upgraditis has set in-Specialized Diverge

    My support vehicle carries them for me.
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    Upgraditis has set in-Specialized Diverge

    I have 60+ miles of uninterrupted (except for crossing paved roads) gravel that is, um, conveniently located to me. Namely, the Paulinskill, Sussex Branch and Great Valley trails. Surface ranges from groomed gravel to almost single-trackey, with multiple options to jump off into the woods. 2...
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    The only original MTBNJ Woodworking thread!!!!!

    Any way to tell how much was trimmed off the bottom? Compare to the other doors for starters. Pretty rare for this to happen in my experience, but I did have a 16' wood garage door fail at the glue joints. It had many, many finger joints and virtually all of them were coming apart.
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    The only original MTBNJ Woodworking thread!!!!!

    You can try screws, but they don't need to be headless. Just countersink really deep and putty the holes. But screws don't hold well into end grain Some big ass floating tenons (Dominos) might work, though.
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    The only original MTBNJ Woodworking thread!!!!!

    You shouldn't see much glue if the joints are tight. But there's such a thing as too tight where the joint is starved of glue. Also, the tall bottom rail on these types of doors are not glued for the entire length of the joint because there's too much seasonal movement in a 10" wide board. Most...
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    Things that make you frown :(

    I have the same problem in the exact same location. It's interfering with my efforts to become a guitar virtuoso.
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    Group Ride 2/11 Stephen's State Park

    Always a good time with you people! Special thanks to @Reggie for the quality loop and cat herding duty, and of course to @pooriggy for pulling these things together. And lunch was pretty darn good, too.
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    Group Ride 2/11 Stephen's State Park

    Where are we going for lunch?
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    New Andersen 400 series window screens- Free.99

    What other brands/colors do you carry?
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    Sliding bike storage rack

    I have 2 of these in my shop. They throw off an impressive amount of light and screw into a standard bulb socket: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Screw-in-Multi-Function-Work-Light/5000212445
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    I should just buy a bearing puller

    I'd buy the bearing puller.
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    The DIY thread - DIYourself

    Pulling masonry nails? Sometimes you're better off smacking the head from the side and breaking it. They're more brittle than regular nails.
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    Framed Alaskan Carbon Fatbike

    Might get some snow this weekend up here in the north country. Be ready!
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