Major Tomato Planting

Yesterday, I filled the cracks and holes with Elmer's Putty.  This morning I sanded both benches, even though, only one bench is shown.  There were numerous cracks and low spots that did not get filled.  I applied more putty.  I may sand it again in the morning.

I am having trouble with the jointer.  It is set for cutting 3/16 of an inch of wood which makes it hard to hold and to keep edge of the wood against the fence.  There is a wheel to turn to move feed table up of down,  When I turn it nothing moves.  I worked on it for over an hour.  I sprayed WD-40 on all parts that should move, but nothing moved.  I loosened some small bolts.  That didn't help.  There is a knob that looks like I could pull it back and that would release the feed table.  Using a wrench, I loosed the knob nut.  I tapped the feed table with a small hammer to jar it loose.  Finally the knob pulled loose and it was fixed.  I then tested it with several boards and was able to make a smooth face or edge on the board.

I decided to do some tomato planting.  The potting soil was so dry and dusty.  I gave it a lot of water and stirred it in.  It takes a couple of hours for the soil to completely soak up the water.  I left it like that and begin to get the tomato seeds.

I gathered up some of the seeds.  I have a computer and a label printer in the little bedroom.  I laid the seed packets in alphabetical order on the bed.  Then I made two labels of the seeds.  One to attach to a plastic stick and the other one to keep in a journal of some type as a record of what I planted and when it was planted.

The above tray is a recycled plug tray in which I got liners for different flowers which I grew to a larger size before selling.  It has seven rows with fifteen cells in each row.   Or look at it another way there are fifteen rows with seven cells in each row.  I planted seven seed of each variety.  I watered it and placed it on the heating mat.  Two of the three heating mats are plugged in.

Here is a close-up of the labels.  Zoom in a little and you can read them.

I need a box to hold my seeds where I can keep them in alphabetical order.  I had a plan, but I really struggle to get it right.  I got all pieces glued up.  I am letting the glue set all night.


Comments and questions are welcome.

Making a Table Saw Sled

Got up at regular time this morning.  Being Saturday, I turned the TV on for the six O'clock news.  I pushed the pause button and then had my shower and shaved.  I pressed the play button and fast forward to the national news.  I watched for a 30 minutes and then read another chapter in the Book of Mormon. 

Now that the Christmas tree decorations are put away, there is still a mess on the bedroom floor.  I spent about an hour getting that cleaned up.  I then worked in the garage.  There is a lot of saw dust and other things on the floor, and small pieces of wood that I needed to take care off.  Much of it was kindling and firewood.  I gathered it up.  There were some pieces  that were too long to fit in a stove.  I cut them into smaller pieces. I took them over to Raymond, next door.

I cleaned some of the paths through the snow and made them a little wider.  I did the watering in house two.  I then went back to the garage to build a Table Saw Sled.  I have watched them being built on You Tube.  I got it started.  We ate lunch at Costa Veita in Fillmore.  It was a birthday gift from Carol. Their serving are more than we can eat.  Therefore,  we brought most of it home.  It is fast Sunday tomorrow and we won't be eating again until after Church. 

Worked some more on the table saw sled.  I used a 2 x 4 for the front of the sled.  There was a fairly good size piece or 3/4 oak plywood. I cut it in half and attached the 2 x 4 to the front of the plywood,  I glued and screwed the runners that fit in the groves on both sides of the saw blade.  I got it put together, but the runners would not fit in the groves.  I took it apart.  The 2 x 4 was bowed.  I used my jointer to remove the bow.  Glued the runners back on.  This is not a very good photo.  It was a little dark in the garage.  The saw cut down the middle is where the blade is raised.  The fence is at the bottom of the picture.   There is a stop held by the wooden clamp.  I can then push the wood I am cutting next to the stop and make number of pieces the same length.

I worked in the greenhouse while the glue was drying.  Several days ago i filled four con-trainer trays with soil.  This afternoon I planted Salvia pachyphylla seeds in the trays.  I now have nine trays and probably have enough seed for four more trays.

Now back at the garage I finished the table saw sled.  I cut several pieces of wood to test it out. It  seems to work very well.  Next week I hope to make a cube puzzle.

I built a tool to hold safely the wood on a jointer.  I also built out of Masonite a pusher where I can safely cut 3/16" pieces of wood.