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policyoftruth

2 - I'm currently attempting to shorten some curtains I bought. I am using safety pins and fabric glue. I saw her do it, but didn't pay much attention and wasn't really interested in learning at the time. I do t have a sewing machine, nor friends or family with the skills for this. I'm really just learning as I go.

We'll see how horrible this turns out.
Stay tuned!

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Graham Watt

#carpentry #climate #handyman Today I installed 3 pieces of wood that I custom ripped with a bevel using a skillsaw. Yes, a table saw would have been easier and a bandsaw for that matter, but I don't have those. The finish cuts were made with a Japanese handsaw. These pieces go at the bottom of a jalousie glass louver window. I removed all the window air conditioning units, except for 1 in a small room that does not have cross ventilation. So, I had to rebuild the jalousies as they were "maimed" to insert the units.

Cleaned the jamb with a putty knife, then sanded it down. Laid down a bead of windowtrim sealant, plopped my board into place (notched to fit at each end), and then carefully nailed in 4 places to secure it. Used a "nailset" tool and a hammer to hide the finishing nailheads, then caulked over it. In a week, after it cures, I can primer and paint. Thus I am undoing wasteful A/C and restoring the house. Since its barely 70 degrees F and breezy, the house, without a/c, is as cold as the computer room/office where I work. Cool enough.

Glass jalousie window, with an air conditioning unit stuffed into lower left section. Before I removed it and completely rebuilt the Jalousies.
Hand sketch of bottom board which makes a ledge that slopes down and out so water that gets driven through closed jalousie glass hits it and exits the windows frame. Measurements in Inches.
Jalousie hardware and glass panes. Not cheap.
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