That digital finder really shines on crown molding too - the compound angles on that stuff are brutal when you're trying to hold the piece upside down and backwards against the saw fence. I started using mine for cutting baseboard corners on old houses where the walls are never square, just set it against the wall, read the angle dead on, and split the difference for the cut. The best part is the magnetic base, sticks right to the saw blade or the square so you don't have to hold it steady while you're trying to mark your line. Makes those 45 degree cuts you think are right actually come out perfect the first time around.

Oh come on, "paranoid about primer thickness"? You've been doing it wrong for two years and nothing happened, right? That old timer probably still thinks you have to sand between every single coat like it's 1975. I've laid primer on thick as mud more times than I can count and never had a single comeback. Blistering is from trapped moisture or grease, not from primer being a little heavy. If your paint is blistering months later, you had bigger problems than primer thickness, like not cleaning the panel right or shooting in high humidity. People blame primer way too much when the real issue is they rushed the prep or the paint itself.

Totally shocked @grace508 didn't warn me about this sooner.

Split the difference and do both at the same time.

I mean, letting boards dry out before screwing them down? Around here we're lucky if the wood sits in the driveway for a full afternoon before we're like 'good enough.' Pat's probably right though, because one rainstorm and half my deck looks like it's trying to do the wave at a baseball game. Bob's probably the type who levels his lawn with a laser and calls code enforcement if your fence is 1/8 inch off. Anyway, my deck's definitely got some cupping action going on now and I'm just gonna pretend it's rustic charm.