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- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1100 g shoulder roast (lamb) cubed
- 700 g baby onion peeled
- 6 garlic clove peeled chopped
- 800 g canned butter beans drained
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 450 mls chicken stock (liquid)
- 2 tbs parsley chopped
- STEP 1 Heat olive oil and brown the meat, onion and garlic in batches until golden brown.
- STEP 2 Transfer to a medium-large casserole dish.
- STEP 3 Add the butterbeans, thyme and bay leaves.
- STEP 4 Pour in stock until it comes about half way up the meat.
- STEP 5 Add salt and pepper.
- STEP 6 Bring to boil, then transfer to a 160C oven for 1-1½ hours.
- STEP 7 Towards the end, mix a teaspoon of cornflour with some of the juice and stir to thicken.
- STEP 8 Serve with chopped parsley.
This dish freezes well. You'll need to use 1.1kg lamb shoulder roast cut in cubes.
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REVIEWER: BestRecipesTeam
Hi SueLou, We're having a little bit of a bug with the display of this measurement, so I have updated the recipe to hopefully make it a bit clearer. You'll need to use 1.1kg of lamb (1100g). Thanks, Sophie
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Surely there is a mistake with the quantity of lamb in this recipe - 10.1 kgs??
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I thought this recipe lacked flavour despite adding twice the thyme and bay leaves. It just needed a little something more, perhaps lemon juice to give it flavour. I would also add more vegetables to it next time as well.
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I added more vegetables (chopped carrot, celery, potatoes, peas), and thickened with a little Gravox at the end.
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It's probably a lamp dimmer under the hood. They are sold as SSRs but my understanding is that they are really triac based phase angle controllers.
I guess it doesnt much matter how it works. Is there any problem with phase-chopping controllers?
They also make the phase angle SSRs with a resistor controlled front end. Works great with a potentiometer as an analog power control for a heating element.
Well it's a Continental RVMA 6V25. I ordered it brand-new for a different project years ago and never used it. According to the datasheet, it has built-in PWM including logic to ensure it switches at the zero-crossing point.
The problem is it doesn't work. I hooked up a 5V PSU with a 1kOhm pot+250Ohms which should give 4-20ma. However the light never comes on on the SSR and it shows 5.00 volts across the inputs, like no current is flowing at all. This is pretty strange, because I expect a current input to be very low-impedence, but it's acting like it's dead open.
Also strange is that when I plug a CFL light into the 120V outlet between the SSR'd phase and neutral, the light comes on at seemingly normal brightness. However, when I plug my heating element in across both phases, it does not seem to heat up, even though I measure 240V at the plug. So it's like the SSR has 'failed closed', but will only supply a few watts. On the other hand maybe the CFL is 'off' but the CFL is running off the leakage current.
This is a killer because I wanted to brew this weekend, and now I have to buy an SSR and make up some kind of PWM.
I looked this one up - it does not use a resistor across the input. This one uses 4 - 20ma control current.
I know. The problem is, mine doesn't seem to work. The input is apparently "open", because it's showing 5.00V across the inputs when I have it hooked up. That means no current is flowing at all. There's no way this should happen because I expect a "current-control" input to have nearly zero impedence, and it should never drop significant voltage across the input at all. I can only assume it was actually DOA (at $95 no less) and I just never knew because I never tested it.
After further bench-testing, it appears this SSR does indeed work. However it's stupid. I expect current-control inputs to be low-impedence, basically like a short. However this one will not even turn on with 5V, which is why I thought it was dead. It takes a higher voltage to turn it on and then it drops 7.5V at 60ma. This makes it worthless for me because I only have 5V available, but it's a pretty cool part otherwise.
I believe 4-20mA current loops are USUALLY powered around ~12v sources. They're usually used with very long control lines with unknown/high impedances.
This part apparently has a microcontroller inside it; I wouldn't be surprised to find it has a built-in LDO regulator to feed the microcontroller 5V and that's why it doesn't work on 5V.
Most industrial control circuits are actually 24V so I guess they figure it's no problem to require 7.5V to turn on, but if it requires 7.5V to turn on, they should say that on their datasheet, and not just say "4-20ma" input. If they arbitrarily decide it's ok to require 7.5V minimum, then why not 13V or 43V. That information might be relevant...


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no recipe but probably easy to wing it. My BIL is vegetarian and was hosting the Xmas party. Since we were doing the appetizers, we arrived first. He was just putting the quiche together when we got there.
He had done a simple pastry crust, prebaked in a rectangular 7x10" pan. He scattered feta cheese over the crust, tossed in some lightly sauteed red bell pepper (thin, long slices) with some fresh spinach added at the last minute or so to wilt. I think he used olive oil and some garlic, no onions (one of the family hates them, but green onions would be nice if you could slip them in).
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These inefficiencies could be addressed through improvements in the IMAP server and proxy algorithms, but another problem is intractable: a proxy cannot improve the protocol. The fact that the Web mail client is using IMAP forces it to behave as a complete standalone client. If the developers want to add a complex feature, such as conversation views (à la Google mail), which requires complex message cross-referencing across several folders, the protocol itself becomes a major impediment.
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The Pinole Planning Commission is a 7-member board comprise of Pinole residents, who serve as an advisory body to the City Council on matters related to the city growth and development and other matters as may be requested by the City Council. Their charge is to take action on use permits and variances, and make recommendations to the City Council on zoning changes and matters referred for study. The Commission reviews and maintains the long-range, comprehensive master plan for the physical growth and development of the city and areas related directly to the city, which reflects the future goals of the City after its adoption by the City Council. It shall guide the general location of future public facilities and improvements and aid in the encouragement and regulation of private development.
Filing Period Has Been Extended. Open Until Filled.
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(2 positions available-term is two years) The Community Services Commission is comprised of 7 members, who must be Pinole residents. The Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council in matters pertaining to public recreation, parks, art, cultural & historical activities, public access television activities, senior & youth activities, and community services.
The Community Services Commission meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Application materials are available at Pinole City Hall, and may be downloaded below.
Completed application and supplemental questionnaire are to be submitted to the City Clerk's office, 2131 Pear Street, Pinole. A subcommittee of the City Council will conduct interviews and appointments will be made at a City Council meeting.
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To become a member of the CAC, you must reside within the local jurisdiction making the appointment, and the City Council must take formal action to confirm your membership on the Committee.
Meetings are scheduled for the 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the CCTA's Walnut Creek offices at 2999 Oak Road, Suite 100. CAC members are appointed to serve for a four-year term without compensation. Members will, however, receive reimbursement for travel expenses to and from the CAC meetings.
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97ish%: soapstone, white cabs, green subways
I still have an annoyingly long and slow-moving punchlist that I am beyond impatient to finish, but it's finally close enough to at least post photos. I have been mostly lurking and occasionally posting here for a year while planning this renovation -- and living through 5 months of construction -- so many, many thanks to all of you! There's no way this kitchen would have turned out as well without this incredible resource. It has many classic Garden Web features (a tapmaster + Never MT, of course!) and, most importantly, soapstone counters which I never would have found without you all.
(All the yellow notes are punchlist items...)
(There will eventually -- supposedly on Monday -- be a table between the banquettes...)
Thanks again!
It all looks lovely! If I had seen these pics before doing my kitchen, I might have copied your backsplash. Such a pretty green! I'd love to know more about the tile.
I love the colors you have in the space, especially how the pale blue walls and the green tiles work with the white and the black in the banquettes and the soapstone. It's very fresh looking.
And, BTW, the chalkboard pic is absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing that one, especially. Your little one looks very happy with that space :-)
Thank you both so much. As others have said, no one in real life appreciates the details like the folks here do!
Emmie, I copied the green tile from a magazine I bought 3 1/2 years ago -- I pretty much designed the whole kitchen around it. I agonized over the paint color (& asked for advice here, of course!) -- it was impossible to find a green that didn't clash or look too minty which is why I eventually went with a contrasting color. You can see the tile at www.adexusa.com. BTW, you are one of the people who influenced me to get soapstone over granite -- I remember reading how excited you were about your installation when I was making the decision. So, thank you!
Saskatchewan, here are some photos of the soapstone:
I was going to specifically name the things I love about your kitchen...but as I scrolled through the pictures, the list kept getting longer and longer! It's all so absolutely great, down to the adorable phone on the wall. Congratulations! You did a fantastic job. It looks like a kitchen you will enjoy for years to come.
Charming and classic. I love the layout! and the beadboard. I keep going back to look at the pics. What a great space. The set of drawers to the left of the frig keeps catching my eye. Looks like a piece of furniture.
You can tell you have an eye for detail in everything you chose.
You've inspired me to post my first GardenWeb message! What a beautiful job you've done with your kitchen. We're getting ready to sell our just-remodeled home and moving to a house that needs remodeling. I'd love to do something similar to what you've done in your kitchen to the kitchen in our next house. I didn't consider white cabinets until I saw your kitchen. I've always loved soapstone or honed granite because of the fact that it's not shiny. However, I've shied away from it because I've heard it's a maintenance issue. What did people tell you that you need to do for maintenance? We put slate tile on the countertops and in the shower of our master bathroom and were told we needed to put two to three coats of sealer on it annually. Is it about the same for soapstone? If so, it's worth it!
Also, I absolutely love your wood floors. Were you concerned about putting wood in a wet area like a kitchen? Have you had wood in a kitchen before? I'd love to do put it in our new kitchen but I'm nervous. Would you mind sharing the name/color of your wood floor? I might have to copy your entire kitchen! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Thank you for any information your willing to share!
Wow, I really love your kitchen. It's refreshing to see white appliances too. Can you tell me what kind of wood floor,it's really pretty and im trying to decide on what type of wood flooring to get. Love the glass knobs and the contrast of the paint color to tile. I love it all!
Everyone before me as written what I'm feeling -- just a beautiful and beautifully planned kitchen! I am having so much fun looking at your pictures. That's the kind of space into which one walks and just says "aaaahhhhhh." You should be very proud of yourself!
Thank you, everyone!
Let's see:
The floors are brazilian cherry suggested & provided by my contractor. There's no color stain on them at -- just a few coats of poly or whatever they finish them with. They have gotten darker over the 3 months since they were installed. I have never had wood floors in the kitchen before, but many other folks have (search and you will find extensive discussions of wood floors) so I'm just hoping for the best.
The paint color is BM Beacon Gray - depending on the light, it looks pale blue or even purple-ish.
The phone is from Pottery Barn. It's not cordless, so we'll always be able to find it when it rings (a problem with our current phones)! It has a great, old-fashioned ring.
I'm so glad someone said they liked the white appliances --you can't imagine how many times I second-guessed myself on that because stainless is almost all you see these days.
Soapstone maintenance is different than slate. It's nonporous so you don't use sealer at all. You put mineral oil on it to make it look black (rather than grey) and many people here have found that Beeswax or Bee's Oil maintains the black look longer than mineral oil. Again, search (at the bottom of the page) and you will find many threads on the pros/cons of soapstone and how to maintain it. Here's a picture of freshly oiled soapstone:
We did not change the layout at all. The kitchen is too small to fit an island and still have room for a table, so we kept the existing breakfast nook and small bar area. We did rip out the built-ins in the corners of the breakfast nook, which made me sad, but it gave us room for the banquettes and I don't think the old built-ins would have looked good with all the new stuff. Here are some before pictures:
(That's the table that is hopefully moving back tomorrow -- it's too heavy for us to carry ourselves.)
Do you need to see another message about how gorgeous your kitchen is? Of course! I, too, had never heard about soapstone till I got onto this forum - and we've ordered it for our counters and island. I love that you've put another color of paint besides green on your walls - matching is just so boring.
My puzzlement is over all those stickies. It doesn't look as though you should have a punch list at all - it's so great. What's on your punch list and is the contractor coming back to finishe those items?
Meantime, enjoy it - it's beautiful!
I really, really like your kitchen, Hoffman! Everything about it speaks of a sense and sensibility that is where I want to take my own remodel. Like you, I'm going with the white cabs, farmhouse sink and soapstone counters. But you have totally made my day by showing the white appliances! All along, I had been going the route of black appliances until I broke down and decided to hire an interior designer to help me out with my neverending project. One of the very first suggestions he has made in terms of getting me to look differently at my design has been to change over to white appliances! Like you, my initial reaction was to balk at that idea. However, now seeing your fantastic kitchen, with those white appliances, I think I'm sold! (For those of you who know, of course I'm sticking with the red Aga!)
Two more compliments: I especially love that banquette. I only wish I had the space to pull off something similar. And, I'm crazy about your kitchen table. Is that a marble or granite top? I've been looking for something very much like it.
Thanks for sharing and many congrats on a great job!
Your white appliances look fabulous in your kitchen - I can understand why you hesitated but I hope you agree wholeheartedly now that they are perfect!! I also love seeing the soapstone and hope that it won't be too far down the road before I'm enjoying the same countertops myself.
Joann - Real Simple was not my inspiration (it was the June 2004 edition of Kitchen & Bath Ideas) but I think I do remember a Real Simple cover with green tile.
Raynag - The stickies are for all the little things that need to be fixed or redone and the contractor is definitely coming back to do it (or he won't get his final payment!) I work full time & almost never get a chance to see any of the workers face-to-face, so I've gone through a LOT of stickies.
Marthavila - the table has a marble top & I bought it from Williams Sonoma more than 5 years ago. They still use similar tables for display in their stores but, unfortunately, I don't think they sell it anymore. BTW, my sister has a red Aga and it's a real showstopper!
"BTW, you are one of the people who influenced me to get soapstone over granite -- I remember reading how excited you were about your installation when I was making the decision. So, thank you!"
Wow! Thank YOU! And you are very welcome! I'm very glad it has all worked out for you so beautifully. It's gorgeous!
I've added a few more finishing touches -
Here is the breakfast nook with the table:
Flor carpet tile (to protect the floor by the door & under the barstools):
We have really been enjoying the kitchen -- especially the breakfast nook. It's become a favorite spot to read the newspaper or work on the laptop.
What style would you say your cabinets are? Or, what style would you say your kitchen is?
I really love this style of white cabinets with black/dark counters, those cup-style drawer pulls, beadboard, subway tile etc...
I'd like to recreate that feel in my next kitchen, but when I go to look for cabinets, I'm not sure what style to ask for! THX!
You should ask for "Shaker" style white-painted cabinets. You could also say you want a "cottage" style kitchen. Or that you want to copy the kitchen in the movie "Something's Gotta Give" which is such a popular look that anyone in the kitchen industry should know what you are talking about.
Good luck!
This is one of the prettiest white kitchens I've seen on here, and I am not a big fan of white appliances but your refrigerator looks amazing. I love the look you went for, and I think it's absolutely stunning. Had you chosen SS the look would not be the same. Fabulous kitchen. I adore the breakfast nook. We chose to not have one, and I am totally jealous now, LOL
Your kitchen is wonderful. I love the lines of the original layout, it works so nicely with all the items you chose.
Do you know the name of your soapstone? It looks so much like what we had in our previous house (but I just chose the slab at that point not knowing there were different names)
Thank you
Never really liked white kitchens, but after seeing yours, I am in love with white kitchen especially yours. I have a breakfast nook area that I was thinking of getting rid of, but your photos have convinced me to keep it. Would you share where you got your banquettes, they are divine!!! I'm sure you will enjoy every moment in that kitchen, completely stunning!!!
Thanks for the kind words.
Borngrace: the soapstone is Belvedere from M. Teizeira in NJ. It has green veins & is harder than most soapstone.
Littlealexa: the banquettes are from Ballard Designs & we are very happy with them. The benches on the side are 48" and the seats flip up for storage -- the one on the end is 20" with no storage. You can either choose from one of Ballard's fabrics or have them custom made with your own fabric -- I used a stain resistant outdoor fabric I ordered over the internet. They also make a slipcovered version, but it only comes in 36".
We considered ripping out the nook, but would not have had space for both an island & a table. And the structural changes would have significantly increased the budget. We were advised against doing built-in banquettes for resale purposes, so the Ballard benches (which we could take with us) were the perfect solution.
Note that you should really have a trestle table for a booth like this -- we reused an old table with legs in the corners, so we ordered benches that are much shorter than the table (it's 72") so that there would be room to maneuver past the legs.
Here is a link that might be useful: Ballard Designs Coventry seating
Your kitchen is truly amazing. Love the white appliances, the neat light over the sink and the gorgeous soapstone. You have put it all together perfectly!!
I noticed that your dishwasher looks nice and flush with the cabinets. How did you solve your problem? Zoey
I'll chime in too -- I LOVE the fact that you chose white appliances! I did SS in my last kitchen remodel a few years ago b/c everyone else seems to like them so much, and we'd be turning the house over fairly quickly. But now that we've moved to our "forever" home, a 1930s cottage, I decided to go with what I really like -- smooth white. In fact, I have the same refrigerator as you do. And I personally think it's a darn pretty fridge, despite what the rest of the stainless-loving world probably thinks of it.
Beautiful job!
Matransplant -- the cabinets are Dura Supreme in the white painted finish with no glaze -- I think the door style is called Monterey.
Zooey -- good memory! Once I complained about the dishwasher, he managed to push it further in (surprise, surprise...).
Here is a link that might be useful: Dura Supreme cabinets
Thanks, egganddart. My refrigerator is a GE and it is counter-depth.
Here is a link that might be useful: GE white french door refrigerators
Hoffman, I looked at GE's site and the specs say the cabinet depth frig is 31 3/8" with the door, while it's 24 1/4" without door.
Two questions: Is the door 7 1/4" thick?! And, how is 31" cabinet depth?! My regular clunky frig is 32" and it sticks way out. Yours doesn't seem to. Can you explain this?
Thanks again!
No, the door isn't 7 1/4" deep!
The "case depth" (without doors) is 24", the depth with the doors is 28" and 31" is the depth with the deepest part of the handles included. My cabinets are the same depth as the case, so that just the doors stick out. The fact that the handles apparently stick out 3 more inches really isn't noticeable.


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Since massages are a bit more intense than simply petting your cat, it is important to ease into the process when you and your cat are relaxed. Start by resting your palms on your cat to build trust. According to Lisa Ruthig, director of animal programs at Bancroft School of Massage Therapy, "the initial places to stroke are the places cats tend to offer you to pet: the sides of the face, the back of the neck, down either side of the spine to the base of the tail, and the tail itself. As your confidence grows, you can add in the sides, belly, shoulders and legs, if your cat agrees." The strokes you will use when massaging are much slower than those you use when you pet your cat.
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Building the perfect Beast (robot chassis)
February 22, 2012
2012 may be the year of the Dragon for China but it is the year of the robot chassis for me. I am trying to create a new range of robot chassis's and I'd like to know what features my robot building friends would like to see in a chassis. Obviously low cost and high quality are preferable but what else?
For example size? As far as I can see there is already a range of sizes on the market. Is there a size that's missing? I was looking at some cool wheels that were about 250mm (10 inch). Would you want a huge chassis and for what purpose?
Features? Is there a feature that you want but can never find on a chassis? More mounting holes, built in battery charger or motor driver?
Clutches? many gearboxes, even with metal gears can be damaged through accidental collisions or child abuse (the child abuses the robot).
Encoders? single pulse, quadrature, what is the minimum resolution?
Wheels? big, small, thick thin, mecanum, omni, wheels with retractable claws, what is missing from the online range?
To give you some idea of projects I am working on so far:
- Low cost, miniature 6WD Wild Thumper.
- New improved QuadBot chassis with clutches on all servos to protect the gear trains.
- Robot hand/wrist with full range of movement (13 DOF).
- An advanced balancing chassis with sensors.
Tell me what you want in a robot chassis.
Missed this one
I missed this post earlier this year, I'm glad someone added to it.
My $0.02: Being only a couple 'bots into my hobby I've been very selective on what I've bought because I want to buy parts that are versatile and reconfigurable. I will say one one thing though, the simple, small 2 wheel 'bot has been done to death. I've been looking for a chassis that is durable - preferable using metal for the platforms, with brackets that support the SR04/5 ultrasonic sensors, larger wheels and fairly strong gear motors included and can be used indoors or outdoors. The 6 wheel Wild Thumper that is out there is great, but too expensive. It's got to be under $100 for me. I'm thinking four wheels, but with steerable front wheels and maybe even having all 4 wheels steerable. Decent ground clearance is a plus too - like 3 inches or so so it can clear obstacles.
My second preference would be a generic 4 legged walking chassis with a platform sizable enough to accomodate sensors and breadboards. The price would also need to be <$100 and come with servos, mounting equipment, the platform (or two) and battery box. A central SPST ON/OFF switch mounted on the platform with connection to the battery box for either of these robots would also be helpful.
Good Luck!
Personally I would love to
Personally I would love to see some mini/micro/nano chassis. Perhaps using tiny gearmotors or servos. Something simple and cost effective.
On the other range, a less expensive mechanics kit for a humanoid bot (I'm thinking $200 and under), if that price range is even feasable. Maybe make it barebones and the user can add their own servos, electronics etc. More complete than piecing together your own from scratch.
How I want the perfect
How I want the perfect chassis to be... I Dont know. I'd like a big one with motors and motorcontroller mounted. So I don't have to guess what kind of motors to choose. But at the same time I want there to be motor options, so I can change to a slower/stronger motor or a faster one if that suits my needs that day.
One feature that I like isn't really a feature, but I still like it: Hackability! I like to open it up and use it in another fashion than stated in the manual. I've done 5 or 6 different projects based on the Mr. Basic kit, and none of them involved assembling them correctly. This might just be me, but you asked for our opinion, and that is one feature that makes a kit more valuable to me.
So: try to standardise as much as possible, if two mounting holes on the front are set 10 mm appart and two other mounting holes for a completely different purpose on one side are 9 mm appart, Why not change one of them to make them the same? It might not seem logical from a construction point of view, but for a chronical hacker it's bliss.
Thick, slightly oversized walls. So I can drill my own holes without compromising structural entegrity.
(and if you ever plan to make an upgrade to Mr. basic, give me a hint, and I'll drop you a few ideas)
I was just looking on the
I was just looking on the Robosavvy website and saw that Dagu even makes a 6DOF arm. I think I'll need to order that 2DOF arm and mount in on my Rover 5 :) Maybe you can consider adding a digital compass on your next controller. I think they are more usefull then an accelerometer for a wheeled/tracked robot.
I'm guilty of hacking my kid RC toys after they break. Waiting on Spy Gear Spy Video Car VX-6 to die. The wheel design works on carpets and tile floor well while resisting dog hair. The motors are quiet which is nice for testing when everyone's asleep.
Cyclaws RC is on my wish list too. Transforming crawl wheels would work great outdoors.
New Product
I think that a cool new product that can be released in to the market is the robot arm that is included in "Mr. Tidy" that can be selled alone, if it have a good price sure that i buy one
These are Coolio grippers as seen with Mr.Tidy visits Switzerland
I have used both the prototype and the improved retail version, motors have plenty of grip and the encoders help to position both the grip and elevation , the version i had also have limit switches.On the Mr.Tidy chassis it was also possible to monitor the motor currents so you could sense when you gripped something ... or if you tryed to lift something to heavy.... very very neat feature.


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This project shows you how to build a functional and decorative arbor that will provide shade for an outdoor kitchen.
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I am in the process of finishing my basement and I'm on a budget. Would like to save money where ever I can. Is there any code that says you have to use 2x4's for framing your walls or can I use 2x3's? I will be building them away from the cement walls so no worries about not having enough space for electrical boxes. House is only 4 yrs old.
Sure you can use 2 x 3's since your wall is non-structural. It just won't be as solid when pushed against as compared to 2 x 4's. If your foundation walls are really smooth, you can even use 1 x 2 furring strips though they won't allow depth for electrical - most paneled basements of old were done this way. Be certain to use pressure treated for what contacts the floor.
Thank you (fnmroberts). Couple questions about 1x2 furning strips. Will be using them for the wall coming down the steps that has cement wall. Do I put them right upto to wall and how do I secure them? Will be using drywall, What do you use to secure that to the 1x2? Not sure if screws would be to long. Thanks for the help.
You could use 2x3's but my experience is that it is much harder to find straight ones. And all but impossible to find 2x3 pressure treated for the bottom plate. Of course, you could just hold the 2x3's flush with one side of the bottom plate.
There's several options for attaching furring strips to a concrete wall. One is just to use construction adhesive and masonry nails. Quite frankly they're a royal pita to drive. The next option is concrete screws (Tapcon is probably the best known brand). A hammer drill makes the job a lot easier. The last is to use power actuated fasteners and construction adhesive. For lack of a better description it's a gun that shoots nails. They're pretty cheap, ~$40 for the kind you hit with a hammer to fire the load. If you go that route, eye and ear protection is an absolute must.
They sell 1" drywall screws.
Frankly, there's not much to save when buying different sized studs in the overall scheme of things.
Having first hand expererience framing my basement now - I would stay with 2X4 and MAYBE instead spaced them 24" only on the perimeter wall.
The economy of producing a 2x4x8 studs should be as cheap as a 2X3 (haven't check on the 2X3 prices).
Also as mentioned before, most anything dimensioned less the 2X4 is harder to get in straight length, especially in 8' or longer.
That hammering tool to drive a nail into a concrete slab is called a RAMSET, costed about $21.
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Mandriva had been around a long time and is a popular desktop distribution. I was intrigued to find that Mandriva now has a fork called Mageia. The first release of Mageia came out recently and I finally found some time to sit down and give it a go. Mageia was created by former Mandriva contributors. For more background, be sure to read the original announcement about Mageia.
Here's a brief snippet from the announcement that explains why Mageia was created.
Paris, September 18th 2010
As you may have heard, the future of the Mandriva Linux distribution is unclear.
Most employees working on the distribution were laid off when Edge-IT was liquidated. We do not trust the plans of Mandriva SA anymore and we don't think the company (or any company) is a safe host for such a project.
Many things have happened in the past 12 years. Some were very nice: the Mandriva Linux community is quite large, motivated and experienced, the distribution remains one of the most popular and an award-winning product, easy to use and innovative. Some other events did have some really bad consequences that made people not so confident in the viability of their favourite distribution.
People working on it just do not want to be dependent on the economic fluctuations and erratic, unexplained strategic moves of the company.
Corporate shenanigans are always irritating for everybody, but it sounds to me like the Mageia developers saw some bad things happening and decided to do some good anyway. I commend them for their foresight and willingness to take the bull by the horns and press forward with this fork. They seemed to have had the best interests of Mandriva users at heart, and that speaks very well of these developers indeed.
What's New In This Release
Since this is a first release, there's no real "what's new" to cover. But here are some tidbits about Mageia.
Available in KDE 4, GNOME 2.32, XFCE 4, LXDE
Also available are Openbox, WindowMaker, ICEWM, Fluxbox and Fvvm2
Includes kernel 2.6.38
Includes system config tools drakconf, drak3d, drakguard, rpmdrake, drakx-net, userdrake.
Includes package management tools urpme, urpmf, urpmq, urpmi.update, urmpi.addmedia, urpmi.removemedia
Please note that if you are an existing Mandriva user who wants to migrate to Mageia, be sure to see Mageia's migration guide. It speaks well of the Mageia developers that they took the time to try to make migrating from Mandriva as easy and trouble-free as possible. It wasn't something they had to do, but they did it anyway. Kudos and thanks for having the foresight to know that there would be some folks interested in switching over existing Mandriva systems.
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Hardware Requirements
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- Processor: any AMD, Intel or VIA processor;
- Memory (RAM): 512MB minimum, 2GB recommended;
- Storage (HDD): 1GB for a minimal installation, 6GB for a full setup;
- Optical drive: CD or DVD depending on the ISO you use (network, USB key installation available);
- Graphic card: any ATI, Intel, Matrox, nVidia, SiS or VIA graphic card;
- Sound card: any AC97, HDA or Sound Blaster sound card.
Mageia comes in DVD or CD formats. You can also opt to download a Live CD ISO that will let you preview Mageia without needing to install it on your system. The install is not difficult and shouldn't take very long. However, it's always nice to have the option of simply booting into a Live CD to get a taste of a distro before installing it.
The screenshots below walk you through the install, from beginning to end.
Booting & Login
Here's what the boot menu and login screens look like:
The Desktop
Since I installed the KDE version of Mageia 1, the screen shot below shows you a KDE 4.6.3 desktop. The desktop isn't cluttered up, there are just three icons: Home, Join Mageia Community and the trash can. Everything is where you'd expect it to be in the menus, so it's quite easy to find your way around even if you've never touched Mageia before.
If you click the Join Mageia Community icon, a page will load in Firefox that lets you see different roles that you might be able to play in the Mageia project. I really like this approach since it makes it easy for people who might want to help Mageia grow by helping out in various roles. If you really like Mageia, it's a good idea to check that page out and see what you might have to offer the project.
There are three themes to choose from: Air, Air for Netbooks and Oxygen. You can click the Get New Themes button in the Workspace Appearance menu in System Settings to spice things up by adding additional themes.
To change your wallpaper, right click the desktop and choose Folder View Settings. There are some beautiful wallpaper available in the default install, and you can easily get more.
Bundled Software
Here's a sample of the software included in this release.


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