interconnected
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This all started after we moved into our new home five or six weeks ago...
For some reason the bannisters were covered with sheets of ply, possibly for fire regulations I don't know.
But I thought to myself, I wonder if the banisters are in decent condition under there....
So I went and had a look didn't I.
I don't think it's a particularly special staircase, but, it will certainly look a lot better than sheets of ply painted with white emulsion....
It turns out, not exactly to my surprise, that sanding banisters creates a lot of dust.
So I needed to make a tower for my shop vac and dust extractor, which kept falling over behind me while I was sanding, which meant I really wanted to be able to produce reasonably accurate 90° cuts, repeatedly.
That prompted me to go down another rabbit hole and come to the decision to create a crosscut sled for my circular saw..
And here I am 2 weeks later wondering if I will ever get the stairs finished before the carpet fitters turn up!
For some reason the bannisters were covered with sheets of ply, possibly for fire regulations I don't know.
But I thought to myself, I wonder if the banisters are in decent condition under there....
So I went and had a look didn't I.
I don't think it's a particularly special staircase, but, it will certainly look a lot better than sheets of ply painted with white emulsion....
It turns out, not exactly to my surprise, that sanding banisters creates a lot of dust.
So I needed to make a tower for my shop vac and dust extractor, which kept falling over behind me while I was sanding, which meant I really wanted to be able to produce reasonably accurate 90° cuts, repeatedly.
That prompted me to go down another rabbit hole and come to the decision to create a crosscut sled for my circular saw..
And here I am 2 weeks later wondering if I will ever get the stairs finished before the carpet fitters turn up!
