I'm looking at getting a pair of bucket hooks: https://www.bxpanded.com/BX-bucket-hooks I like the fact they can be removed when not needed. I will use it mostly for lifting logs and pulling them out of the woods as well as sometimes lifting heavy items. Most of the time I'll use a chain which...
Last Post By: Edward Weber Yesterday, 3:16 PMI am converting my downdraft sanding table to a duel purpose downdraft/paint booth. Basically I have a 3'x5' downdraft bench on wheels with an old furnace blower to draw the sanding dust thru the table and out thru furnace filters. With my sander hooked to my Festool dust extractor, it does a...
Last Post By: Leigh Betsch Yesterday, 8:04 PMI finally bit the bullet & ordered a SawStop PCS 1.75HP with the 36" T-Glide-Fence the other day from my local Woodcraft store just before the May 3rd. price increase. I really wanted to get the 3HP. model, but I only have one 30-amp 240V circuit available & my dust collector is currently run...
Last Post By: Jim Dwight Yesterday, 9:39 AMTypical use will be on 3/4 to 7/8" stock planing on edge for a a 1/4" groove about 3/8" deep for frame and panel construction. I'll also be using it for grooving a post, usually about 1.5" x 1.5" is typical, again to accept a panel for frame and panel construction. It needs to go both directions,...
Last Post By: Derek Cohen Today, 1:55 AMHad those planks of Ash....four at 7/8" x 5-1/2" x 77" and one at 7/8" x 5-1/2" x 48"......and figured I could try to build a Shaker Style Table, complete with a drawer....I remember way back when, during the New Yankee Workshop days, that Norm built such a table. Have to go strictly by memory,...
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Julie Moriarty Today, 9:16 AMI was doing q small repair for a neighbor when I noticed I must have touched the surface with my ungloved hand and created a couple smudge of JB Weld
Don Morris Today, 9:13 AMThere are certainly times when a tracksaw shines for a particular option. But in the shop, especially for some kind of production, a slider is going to
Jim Becker Today, 9:11 AMThis was positively the most difficult book I have ever read. The Mosquito plays a small role, flying photo reconnaissance missions. There was one squadron
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 9:08 AMI don't use sharpening guides much; that's why I have three or four of them. That being said, when Blue Spruce sent the E-mail about their new sharpening
Dennis Droege Today, 9:06 AM
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith 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.
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