@@nightmareperdomo1313 Wow!!! Thank you for the encouragement. I do make mistakes and now and then show them in my videos. The real test of a carpenter is how you hide your mistakes. Thank you and glad to have you on board. Scott
Don't forget to hit a spike when you're drilling into the floor and then get frustrated and try to force the bit through and snap your bit off flush with the top of a piece of oak nosing. I did that about a week ago and it just made my day.
@scottearlsmithFTC Thank you sir. I did, I tried a screw retractor, that wouldn't bite on the awkward shaped bolt surface so I drilled a 3/16 hole on either side, tapped a pair of needle nosed visegrips in beside the bolt and wiggled it out.
I got a newel post to fasten OVER an existing one inch hole so there is nothing to screw the center bolt into. I need a butterfly type of rod that can fit into and under the hole. Are you aware of anything like this? Thanks.
Take a look at my video on the fas-n-fast newel post fitting. See if that will do the job. Let me know what you think. Thank you for reaching out, Scott th-cam.com/video/gfbK_1Wd0DY/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the great video!! With a newel post and half post attached to the wall, do you recommend staining and clear coating before installation? Or a partial stain and leave the plug area until after?
My preference is to install newel posts raw. Then plug, sand, stain and varnish in place. Half newels I will pre-finish and hide the screws where the railing connects, and on the bottom where the shoe will go. You can see this on my video on balcony rail installs with zip bolts. Hope this helps.
@@scottearlsmithFTC thanks! I'll give it a try. I don't have a shoe so will likely have to plug the bottom screw hole on the 1/2 newel. Appreciate your awesome videos!
Most stair opening will have at least a single joist around the opening and sometimes a double. Usually the stairwell is covered with drywall. I subtract the thickness of the drywall and then measure in. I always drive a screw through the floor plywood, if possible, to ensure that I will hit solid structure. I can use the same trick to see if there is one or two joists. Thanks for your question.
You are a professional, I found a good master thank you for your great video
@@nightmareperdomo1313 Wow!!! Thank you for the encouragement. I do make mistakes and now and then show them in my videos. The real test of a carpenter is how you hide your mistakes. Thank you and glad to have you on board. Scott
Don't forget to hit a spike when you're drilling into the floor and then get frustrated and try to force the bit through and snap your bit off flush with the top of a piece of oak nosing. I did that about a week ago and it just made my day.
That’s a bad day at the office! Hope you made an awesome recovery. (I’m sure you did!) cheers, Scott
@scottearlsmithFTC Thank you sir. I did, I tried a screw retractor, that wouldn't bite on the awkward shaped bolt surface so I drilled a 3/16 hole on either side, tapped a pair of needle nosed visegrips in beside the bolt and wiggled it out.
@@DanVegas-wm9ik Good save Dan. That's one for the books! Hope that never happens again. Scott
Hi. Great video. Thanks! Where do you buy the Bostik Floor Adhesive from ?
@@amymarkanda1388 thank you for the compliment. I would contact the company and see if there’s a dealer in your area. Cheers, Scott
www.bostik.com
Thank you for your video and for sharing 👍👍
Thank you Pablo!
your the man scot
@@billgregory9560 Thank you Bill! Appreciate the compliment. Cheers. Scott
Great Job Scott!
Dave Silvia
Thank you David!
I got a newel post to fasten OVER an existing one inch hole so there is nothing to screw the center bolt into. I need a butterfly type of rod that can fit into and under the hole. Are you aware of anything like this? Thanks.
Take a look at my video on the fas-n-fast newel post fitting. See if that will do the job. Let me know what you think. Thank you for reaching out, Scott
th-cam.com/video/gfbK_1Wd0DY/w-d-xo.html
Great info Scott
Thanks Kevin!!
Would you recommend the Fas N Fas if I am going on new hardwood and I’m probably not going to hit a joist?
Yes. Chamfer the bottom of the post so that it doesn't mark the hardwood when you thread it onto the floor.l
Thanks for the great video!!
With a newel post and half post attached to the wall, do you recommend staining and clear coating before installation? Or a partial stain and leave the plug area until after?
My preference is to install newel posts raw. Then plug, sand, stain and varnish in place. Half newels I will pre-finish and hide the screws where the railing connects, and on the bottom where the shoe will go. You can see this on my video on balcony rail installs with zip bolts. Hope this helps.
@@scottearlsmithFTC thanks! I'll give it a try. I don't have a shoe so will likely have to plug the bottom screw hole on the 1/2 newel.
Appreciate your awesome videos!
@@trevorfinlay6097 Thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I appreciate the encouragement.
How do you figure out exactly where the floor joists are? Is it pretty standard for most stairways?
Most stair opening will have at least a single joist around the opening and sometimes a double. Usually the stairwell is covered with drywall. I subtract the thickness of the drywall and then measure in. I always drive a screw through the floor plywood, if possible, to ensure that I will hit solid structure. I can use the same trick to see if there is one or two joists. Thanks for your question.
What’s the pop thing you use before you drill the hole ?
That's a spring-loaded centre punch. Makes an ideal indent for starting the forstner bit.
Thanks 😊
my install left my railings very wobbly :/
Sorry to hear about this. I have never experienced that. Scott
Slick as 1950’s Brylcreem 😁
Haha. I brushed my teeth with that stuff by accident!
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Thank you!