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I surrendered and bought the one from joewoodworker. I'll have to add barbs, but it will work just as good. The disposable ones just look kinda...

Or just put one finger on each side of the arbor – with both fingers touching the arbor – and push the blade toward the flange that way.

Tim, welcome to SMC! Don’t be too hard on yourself, most of us have managed to create skewed edges when learning to hand sharpen (and sometimes...

Thanks for the tips John. I am signed up to take a turning class at my local Woodcraft so I can learn as much as I can.

Was the firewood that was shipped in made overseas?

I like your idea of the cart, but I move mine between my basement and garage. Mine does not dissemble and has banquet table legs. The issue I have...

When I lived in NH I logged my own fire wood for 20 years off my own land, cut the trees down hauled the logs out of the woods with an old cat D4,...

Any perceptible chemical smell from either style of TSC mat?

My one Fulton chisel is more of a 1/2" butt chisel than a paring chisel. It does seem to be well made of decent steel. Here is some information on...

I agree. Even though that Felder K500 is 2" narrower than the existing opening, it weighs more than 1,300 lbs and will likely be a massive PIA to...

John, Since water can freeze in my shop during this time of year, my blades wouldn't get sharpened without Arkansas oilstones. My soft stones are...

It shouldn't be anything to worry over. If you worry about leaving marks on light or soft woods, a wooden base is easy to add A wood base...

John, There are a number of folks working wood and on this forum that use Ark/oil stones, I use a natural stone either a Hard Black Ark or a JNat...

Well you already posted a thread about this, I responded from actual experience but it didn't seem to registar so....

Nice work Bobby!! That's one awesome machine. I hope to get mine running one of these days as well. David

Jeff Miller is a superstar. He has a couple of sections in that book on shop made jigs for chairs including an easy to understand tenon jig and...

I also use the General Tools digital protractor, easier to use, and easier to read the angle vs. tiny lines. and its dirt cheap at $15... I tried...

Never used it on acrylic. I usually cut mirrored acrylic and vector etch the backside.

Very slick setup Bobby. It makes my Camaster "fast tool change" look Neander!

Ruth, I have sold my Delta 1440 but probably remember enough to help. Your friend probably threw the belt from trying to change speeds without...

Fulton was a brand name used by Sear & Roebuck....before they used Craftsman.....usually made by Sargent.

Hi John - thanks for the update and quick response. My email is markwardle4@gmail.com - It would be great if you could pass on my message to Diane. I...

I have owned the Shapton 30K stone for a long time, prob. 9 years. What I have learned from sharpening is....no blanket answers. too many...