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All the guys buying SawStops have to do something with their old ones. :rolleyes:

Lets Talk about FEDEX LOL I ordered a pair of pants from Wrangler in Edmond OK . It 913 miles from there to here or 13 hr drive. Its been 11 days in...

May try a couple planks later today... Might start a "Build-along" thread about it. Might even USE the newest Combo plane to help it along. ...

So - on top of what other's said about vibration, fence or blade alignment issues, one issue I had on a jobsite saw was the actual table. It was...

this stuff? looks interesting. http://www.conservationtechnology.com/building_weatherseals_components.html

The existing, quickly made surfaces are just skins of .5" plywood with scrap solid wood to make up the internals. For your idea, you don't need to...

Happen to have both a Sargent No. 408 VBM and a Sargent No. 414c,VBM.......use both just the same as the Stanleys and the Millers Falls...

Flue liners is that the proper name for those red or orange colored blocks that stack?? What are they made from?? I am saying steel liners, they I...

I'm a bit of a contrarian these days, I've been using T5HO fixtures and lamps. The lumens/watt (and therefore energy cost) are very similar to what...

That's a really nice setup, Fred!! I do agree that a method for swinging the overhead guard/collector away or easy removal/reinstallation is...

Whether you use Plexiglass or Lexan or real glass, it's not a bad idea to do as you say to dampen things for rattle. It could be the adhesive as you...

Flue liners. I've never heard of steel liners being required in a properly built chimney with flue liners.

I got as far as a full mockup yesterday. First, the upper arm must be moved back one joist so things line up. Second, that arm too wobbly which I...

I just became even more aware of this in the past few days. I recently purchased an inexpensive particle sensor for my shop just for grins. A project...

Quick follow up question - when you install the plexi pane in the frame, what are you guys using to keep the pane from rattling when the door closes?...

Mike, I have the Vermec, ordered directly from Australia. At the time the US distributor didn't expect to have any for a few months - it turned...

Hi - These are difficult times to be a manufacturer in our industry. There are supply and labor disruptions at virtually every point in the...

Me things that folks are taking my statement too strongly and yes, we are not going to get into geopolitical discussion here. My tongue-in-cheek...

Seems to be "Hammer time" for a bunch of folks right now. I guess their ship came in. LOL. Congrats on your new tools!

If you need that cutting height then I think you're going to find 1hp very lacking. Also check the table size. It looks to be a clone of the Harbor...

Frank really does like his radial arm saws...but his approach is also "set it and forget it" for most of them. Personally, I might consider an...

They seemed to have dealt with the Claro Walnut used in this project reasonably well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv6A05yKgiQ

Beautiful table - I really like the walnut wedges.

You can do the work on a cope and stick door...it's messy and "not fun" but the molded in profile can be routed away and replaced with similar...

I have ...er...5. Down from 9. I have embraced the Frank Howarth approach.

Mike, I have owned the Vermec Jig for a few years and I concur with what Mike said about it. I compared it to others and thought the build...

Any normal light will be controlled by the wall switch. There may be some oddballs with touch switches or such that have to be physically turned on...

And yet you are responsible for maintaining that sidewalk.