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    Dave Anderson NH

    Time for some levity

    Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NH

    With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.

    Last Post By: Jim Allen Yesterday, 7:43 PM Go to last post
    Brian Runau

    Need a new table saw sawstop vs harvey

    Thread Starter: Brian Runau

    ALPHA HW110LC-36P $2400 delivered price vs similar sawstop with 1 set ea for std blade & daido blade for $3300 delivered. I hate spending 1000 more for the sawstop and can't understand why harvey is charging $500 for delivery? Rockler & woodcraft won't let you pick up at their store must be...

    Last Post By: Michael Burnside Yesterday, 7:10 PM Go to last post
    Brian Runau

    table saw alignment conundrum

    Thread Starter: Brian Runau

    This is an old Craftsman cabinet base trunion mounted to the base unit. Using the digalign unit the blade is parallel to the slot within .0005 Squaring the fence to the slot and making a cut the cut is deeper on the back end of the blade. Drove me crazy until I put a square in the slot and...

    Last Post By: Michael Burnside Yesterday, 10:49 PM Go to last post
    Mike Hollis

    Band Saw Advice

    Thread Starter: Mike Hollis

    Looking at the Harvey HW615P (on sale for $1989 + $499 shipping) vs the Laguna 18bx (on sale for $2519 + $199 shipping). Both have 3 hp motors, the Laguna can take a 1.25” blade vs the 1” on the Harvey, Laguna obviously has 3” more clearance. I plan to use this for resawing and cutting blanks...

    Last Post By: Tom Trees Yesterday, 7:30 PM Go to last post
    Rob Luter

    Mortise marking suggestions.

    Thread Starter: Rob Luter

    I had an mint old Stanley #77 that found a new home in a tool purge due to non-use. I’m getting ready to launch a few projects with a fair bit of M&T joinery and could use a dedicated mortise gauge. I have a Tite-Mark I use for day to day marking. Are the mortise accessories worth the investment?...

    Last Post By: Tony Shea Yesterday, 8:48 AM Go to last post
    Perry Holbrook

    Ultrasonic rodent repellent ?

    Thread Starter: Perry Holbrook

    Seems like I have a mouse problem in the crawl space. We hear chewing coming from the hvac duct register in the floor and some debris on a nearby window sill. House is new with a sealed crawl space but I guess they found a way. I haven't been under there yet due to a physical issue. I wanted...

    Last Post By: Stan Calow Yesterday, 8:33 AM Go to last post
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