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Years ago we had a cat that increasingly preferred to be outdoors full time. We regularly offered for him to come into the house or barn, and he...

Hi Mike, It wouldn't help if you did participate on OWWM, one of the basic rules there is they don't give appraisals. And I don't know what old...

So the makita is now on sale half price, and I ordered one. However, I'm curious as to how...

My 17" Grizzly weighs 70 lbs more than that and does not have solid wheels. Finite Element Analysis can often shave off substantial mass w/o losing...

Where I work we have far more failures of locking than straight blade devices. I find that people don't insert and lock the devices well, straight...

I don't think you can get a much cleaner cut than that. Appreciate your insight on the 600 grit wheel.

I've been using standard 6-30 receptacles. No problems or hassles so far.

I have created a similar 'carousel' tool cart. I started with a heavy base and then added about 50# of sand. Then 3 round shelves build on a...

Having a utility sink will be a very nice addition. I'm envious. Adding a water line and a drain pipe to my shop would entail a LOT (200') of...

Aha! Yes, you are right. Except that I don't think anyone who wants a Centauro or ACM is going for an S45N. :D Erik

Warren, you're now talking out of the wrong hole. You have read the extensive testing David did and posted at Wood Central. For someone who admitted...

Folks: Spring Specials E-brochure + Cliff notes here: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?290223-FELDER-Spring-Specials-E-brochure Erik

Thanks everyone. Rob the Oneway knocks out the tailstock items by cranking back till it hits inside and pops out. I always drill small first then...

Phillip, Yes, that's the one. Cliff

Interesting to hear the Ego will mulch. According to Roger Cook of This Old House, it is best to not cut too much off a blade of grass at one time....

Yep, that's how I know of glacial acetic acid - from my days long ago doing film photography (and developing the pictures). That really was a long...

https://www.scmgroup.com/en_US/scmwood/products/joinery-machines.c884/band-saws.895/minimax-s-45n.675 :)

For full-width shavings on a #8, I doubt you'll go much above 0.005" shaving thickness, ever. It takes a lot of muscle to pull a 2-5/8" wide shaving...

Just a few.

Stainless steel has a bad rap. Maybe that is why Lee Valley did not publish the information that PMvii is stainless. I stopped using stainless in...

My Earlex setup came with a small container of what looks like plumber's (silicone) grease. A little dab'll do ya.

That would be a tool chest or some other piece to be cherished, the cat would get a plastic house from Petco; but that is just me...

Why would you want a different color warning light for a different kind of slowing down? Slowing down is slowing down no matter what kind of...

WOW: You learn something new every day. Erik

They do, Curt.

Collets are technically "disposables". While some folks have been able to use the same ones for many years, they do wear and that wear can cause...

I assume router manufacturers make collets in those common sizes? The only metric collet for Porter Cable that I've seen is 8 mm.

Have you tried cleaning the collet and the taper to insure there is no sawdust or other material interfering with proper operation. You can safely...

I use twist locks for all of my 240v machines. Part of the reason for that is I do pigtails...very short cords physically on the machine...with a...