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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.

My mistake , the CV 1800 is a 5 HP motor . It is priced like a 3 HP Onieda , but I thought it was 3 HP .

Yup...easements and right-of-way come into play everywhere. The designated property boundaries in the deed often will lie within those easements and...

Great response David ! Very few guys remain w/ single stage collectors . Keeping the filter clean is the key . Bill Pentz suggests 800 CFM to...

Didn't know that a Good number of you guys have a Prusa. I started off about 3plus yrs ago with a Tevo tarantula. I still use it occasionally for...

It's probably a tough situation in your geography, but if by chance there are any retailers that handle Festool in your area, go there and put them...

Sounds like you were told correctly. Your property does extend to the road. Only it is to the road right of way which is always wider then the...

I've got the Shapeoko XXL. Added the HDZ soon after. It is an OK machine, but it IS most assuredly a hobby machine. It uses just a router. It...

Hybrids are a nice solution for anyone who wants to move toward the cabinet saw style but has either power restrictions (120v required) or limited...

Congratulations! What a wonderful way to have your skill recognized!

Good points as most that documented their builds say the wish they had gone with a thinner design that is easily removed. I saw Mike Farrington's...

A "full' cord is 4'x4'x8'. You get three face cords from a full cord. Most folks ordering firewood use the term cord when they really mean face...

A good a place as any to tell this brief story: years ago, before I got into woodworking, I commissioned some furniture for our new house. During the...

The math is easy enough. Figure phi X 14= 43.96 inches. So 44 inches per wheel revolution. 44/12=3.666 feet bandsaw speed for wood is around 3000...

Kevin -- I don't know about Mike, but I was not aware of the Clark sphere turning jig. It does allow you to turn a larger sphere than does the Vermec...

I have and love my Vermec sphere jig for the same reasons David has stated very clearly. I originally made a HD one from steel and Aluminum and if...

Thanks Kevin - I just checked out the Clark system and don't see that it has a "fine" depth adjustment, which is important to me. I sure appears to...

Here`s a good video on breaking down plywood sheets and squaring up panels: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2018/05/08/need-track-saw

I put turning blanks through a Performax 22-44 often to flatten them, make both sides parallel, and to better see and evaluate the wood. These are...

I can't say for sure what his complete routine for surfaces is, but I'm not seeing any problems with the figured mahogany here though granted it's a...

waiting for season 3?

Bryan -- I believe all of us who've gone down this road before would say you want a cyclone. There are lots of woodworkers who started with a single...

You are probably aware of the Clark sphere jig. I haven't used one but I do have the Clark hollowing setup, which is heavy and well made. If I were...

I'd mentioned someplace earlier that since I shortened my bench to 6' (rather than 8') that the chop on the leg vise was overhanging the edge of my...

Two women were playing golf. One teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The...

Why don’t you get the Bosch GET75 in 5” amd 6” size? You’ll spend the same money as a rotex , but get two sanders.

That was the point of my second comment, to consider a wired camera inside and a monitor outside the shop. Could be next to the door like an...

If memory serves (and it may not) the Woodslicer/Kerfmaster blades are Atlanta Sharptech blades. They're intended for cutting meat & bone. It looks...

Late to the party, but my $.02. We use jobsite saws a lot, the Dewalt ones are pretty much all that get used here. They are good little saws, we...