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Are sled heists a thing where you live?

Steve, I don't disagree with TWW's logic on that...a whole bunch of cross cutting really is at 90º in my experience, so a fixed fixture, as it were,...

I've been thinking about the same thing as I visited this thread each day to see what folks have been saying. I suspect that a digital scale would be...

I think the point of the Exact-90 is that most cuts (99% according to TWW) are at 90 degrees so why invite error with a device that does miters. ...

As decent and capable that Mach4 is, Acorn is very much next level, IMHO. It's nice that the option is there to folks to do an upgrade like that.

Yea, it's not something that might be immediately intuitive, but scoring capability can sometimes be a "problem solver" and I'm looking forward to...

All the other fasteners on that grinder are listed as metric, so I imagine that you have an M14-2 thread.

Okay everyone I'm back working on my projects. After a very well needed Vacation / Honeymoon cruise to Bermuda & the Bahamas. I continue to cut bend...

That's a bug, not a feature: I already have a transformer, and also need 12VAC for the existing lights. The 12VAC->12VDC widget can be mounted at the...

Oh, I've finished lots of things with Danish oil and similar products, followed by paste wax. They look and feel great. None of them were a dining...

Derek--picture of the threads on the arbor may help. A rule along side the threads for reference makes the picture even more better. When you say...

What about using a weight sensor or scale instead of an optical sensor? There would be some variation depending on chip size and material, but I bet...

haha yep a slider is the ultimate cross cut sled! I appreciate mine every time I use it. Sleds are awesome, but dang mine was heavy.

Also true here. IMHO a miter gauge is fine for small stuff. I trust my sleds implicitly and my joinery always goes together without the need for...

Then I'm the Sultan of Silly. At last count I have 7 sleds. If any of them disappeared in a sled heist, I'd be making a replacement immediately. ...

I just had a 3x6" piece i needed to cut in half. Would have liked it to be dead square, but no way I was going to do it on a tablesaw without support...

I call it that as well or the food thrift store. Bill D

Better late than never John, Welcome to the Creek. Sometimes when folks are looking through posts from a decade are more in the past they forget...

The one Howard posted is less money and includes the transformer and rectifier in one sealed package. Bill D. ...

A spline in the miter helps with that. A biscuit can be viewed as an easily created interrupted spline.

That's interesting, I've never thought about using scoring for lumber. Then again, I don't think I've ever had an issue with chipping on the bottom...

Late last night...slipped back to the shop....and... This will be either the front, or the back of the box...haven't decided..yet... Today's...

It's good to pay attention to the time stamp if there is one. Sometimes what radar feeds show is what happened a few minutes ago, not what's...

A crosscut sled has distinct advantages over a miter gauge, in my experience. I keep a small sled (30" wide X 16" deep) hanging next to my (very...

I have a full shop so I can saw any way that's needed. I left these all about 12 to 18 inches long with some smaller pieces and one piece at 24...

Admittedly I haven't checked that one lately: we started feeding The Tiny Thing Of Evil all dry food a month or two back. She seems to like it...or...

I'm a little late to the party, but when I built my bench I used concrete nails because I couldn't get regular cut nails. I predrilled and...

I have a very large crosscut sled that I use all the time. Can't imagine working without it. Made with 5-cut method. Weighs a ton, but store it...

I did order another milwaukee trim router and that one did come with 2 baseplates. I don't remember getting 2 with the first one I purchased but I...