If you can spin the rod while the bit is stationary, I believe the hole will self-centre.

You could use something like this jig

Then clean up the joint with sand paper.

Heya all,

Thanks for the amazing advice and suggestions.

The blade was following whatever bit of end grain it liked best and that slight bend quickly became exaggerated.

I caved and got a circular saw, cuts are done and if I keep at it I'll have a new display cabinet over the weekend.

It was following the wood grain - wandering in slightly different directions each time.

I caved and got a circular saw.

Yeah I don't have power in my workspace and the landlord declined my kind offer to pay an electrician to run a line out to the standalone garages in my apartment complex.

So every power tool I own runs off battery packs, except my sander - for that I strategically drop an extension cable out of my bathroom window and down into an unused space by the side of my apartment complex then hope the neighbours don't complain.

I've been holding off buying more tools but since I'm likely to be here a while longer I forked out.

I went with this one - https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-18v-one-hp-brushless-circular-saw-skin-only_p0291681

It's... Ok. Cuts angles and can do plunge cuts.

"No matter where I go, something always reminds me of her" -Frank Drebbin

Can you make a pocket at the bottom of curtains to insert a pvc pipe, then anchor sides into ground with tent stakes (or concrete screws) driven through holes on either end of pvc?

If you don't have a lathe, I would leave the blank oversized when you drill the hole. Then put in the hardware and sand it down while the ferrule is connected. I would get a center finder to mark the blank before you drill. A drill press will help keep your hole straight.

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Only because it'd be exempted as an existing installation https://imgur.com/86IshHN.jpg

Gurney

Do you have dishwasher hooked into cold side as well?

I'd just a t to the hot side moving the dishwasher over and that would solve the problem.

Alternatively you could replace the single shutoff valve and get a split shutoff valve for one side giving you two connection points.

That's quite the setup down there. Two sets of shutoffs for each water line and copper drains. Is there some galvanized line down there as well?

Battery packs…. Circular saw… this combo of words hurts me.

Picture was deleted, but why would that be odd to you, how are you getting water to your dishwasher?

Cheers for this, it seems the consensus is that it’ll need redoing so I will give this trick a go and hopefully save some time the second time around. Not looking forward to the removal part again though. That took ages! Oh well, I’ve learnt a lot.

Just zoomed the pic. Why the hell is your dishwasher supply hooked to the cold water supply? That's odd to me.

Did service on home water equipment for years. Would definitely recommend stacking brass tees instead of cutting into that shitty poly water filter line, as others have suggested. We used push-on fittings (John Guest) which are guaranteed to have compressed o-rings after about 6 years. Poly also deforms due to the pressure of the o-ring seal. They caused soooo much water damage. I simply could not understand why the company insisted on using that crap. Can't see shark bite performing any better on poly.

I've always called the product you were initially trying to find a tee stop, though it seems Amazon has a different name.

How dare you!

We have had similar gaps in siding at some of the family rentals. Not sure how big the total number of cracks are, but stuffing it with brass wool has kept rodents out in the past for us.

Is it very concrete, or just pretty concrete?

Check the door sensor. If the door sensor doesn’t register that the door is closed, it won’t cycle the spin

(Assuming vertical drum)

Sure you can stack them. They have a washer on the one end.

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Good job! I learned a bunch of diy stuff myself when I bought my 100 year old home and now I have applied that into a career. Keep at it and who knows what else you can tackle!

Yes, but add a single stage filter at least, it will save you a bunch of money on the proprietary filters in the fridge.