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#TBT: My New Toy, v.2.0

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

This was first posted September 9, 2010.

My new toy…no, it’s not a Wii… (people tell me I should want one, but I don’t think so)

no, it’s not a new iPod… (I’m very happy with my “ancient” gum stick iPod)

no, it’s not an iPad… (though THAT is on my Big Wish List – the one that I’ll get if I win the Lottery)

no, it’s not a Dobsonian telescope (also on my Lottery Wish List)

no, it’s not a new dog kennel, agility equipment, ducks or goats

no, it’s not clothing or shoes… (ewwwww, anyway – except for sweatshirts and hiking boots!)

What is it, you ask?

I’m sure it’s on every woman’s wish list…I’m the proud owner of a new (used) tile saw! Tile saw. A saw you cut bathroom tile with? Yeah. One of those. I’m thrilled.

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Not only can I supposedly now tile my bathroom, I can also cut my fossils into manageable pieces… their sandstone matrix is softer than tile… and I can also cut deer antlers into buttons or handles. Cool. This afternoon I was set up and ready to go.  There was a stiff breeze though, and I had to weight my table down with 4 gallons of paint!

I played with my fossils first and I had a great time!

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Remember my idea for my fossils? Time to trim them down! A few seconds later…

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The fossil is now the center of attention, you don’t have to search for it!I had much success with this and was very gung-ho about the whole process.

Unfortunately, I then moved on to tiling my bathroom.

Oh, my. Failure. No.

FAILURE.

I think my thin set was too thin.  The tiles kept sliding even though I had them taped in place and the suction was GOOD!  I had placed seven and had to take them down.  Then I had to scrape the wall.  Scrape the tiles.  Wash the tiles.  Decide what to do with my thin set because by then it was starting to dry.  I had mixed too much with too much water.  It was TOTAL FAILURE.  I couldn’t bear to waste the mix, so I hauled it out to my Studio and applied it to the rough shelf on the top of the nestboxes…  It may prevent me from getting a few splinters in the future.  Or it may need to be scraped off and discarded, but I feel I at least tried to use it productively!  

Then I spent what felt like a loooong time cleaning up the trowels and buckets and my new saw.<BIG HUMONGOUS GIGANTIC SIGH>

I shall have to try again. Unless…Unless…. There’s a volunteer out there somewhere! I’ll cut the tile with my new toy… you stick ’em to the wall!

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2 thoughts on “#TBT: My New Toy, v.2.0”

  1. Marilyn says:
    September 10, 2021 at 8:47 AM

    We DO learn! With power tools, being careful is so important. I think accessing the fossil is really cool!

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  2. Joanne says:
    September 10, 2021 at 4:05 AM

    Oh my. Yep failure in DIY has been my experience too. Don’t like failing, but you do learn from it.

    Reply

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Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on a Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherd, Bravo, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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