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Originally Posted by Mark Bolton

This was the option I would suggest "if" you can open up the wall and gain access to the studs. I would not be too comfortable trusting the mantle to a lag in the stud face to not sag or pull out over time. The bigger the lag, the less stud there will be there to hold it. The way we have done these is to fabricate a steel plate or yoke that lags/bolts into the sides of the stud with a 1" steel pipe projecting out to be embedded into the mantle. The plate/yoke allows you to bear more

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I've begun the change over to wood working from all woodturning. I've added a few new machines to my shop including a drum sander, router table and a few more hand tools.

Hello fellow vortex addicts.I am the new kid on SMC.Joined just yesterday. Have been woodworking,woodcarving for 40yrs.I have
gotten very serious about turning also.I am looking foreward to hearing from you folks.I own a J 1642-2.Have started ,just recently,to devote more time to turning than woodcarving.

Last Tuesday my new Grizzly G0691 arrived to much fanfare (at least by me) as this was going to be a massive upgrade for me. My previous saw was a Craftsman 315.228390, which was actually a pretty decent saw, but I was ready for something a bit bigger and a little more stable. Anyways - on to the whole reviewing process.

To the point: Reviews that don't get to the point annoy me; so in a nutshell... This is a great saw for the price. Minor issues like the fence face not being flat, ...

Hello to anyone that may be reading this. My name is Rob Hough and I'm a woodworking beginner. During the day I work in the I.T. field at a desk, I also enjoy playing World of Warcraft, smoking good cigars, and playing guitar in the band Devil To Pay

To say I am green would be an understatement. I really have no experience, at all... I took shop class in like 7th or 8th grade, that was over 20yrs ago now (yikes, I can't believe I'm able to say that), but little beyond that.
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