I wish I’d read Bill Pentz’s site BEFORE I bought my Grizzly 0861 2HP cyclone dust collector, but now I must do the best I can with what I have.
According to Bill Pentz, either:
a) I use 7” duct thereby getting my 1000 cfm and fine dust removal, but worry about dust piles in the...
"Thank you for your service" has become more popular and common than I ever remember in the past. Even among television newscasters, show hosts and Hollywood types.
The subject over whether veterans like the gesture or not came up over some happy hour talk. I have a group of veteran friends,...
A few weeks ago, I posted about how impressed I was with some new parallel clamps I finally tried. Since then, I've used them more and I'd like to compare notes with all of you on some of my observations about glue ups in general.
1. First, let me just eat some crow and say that our Pro's were,...
I'm about ready to retire my Unisaw and move up to a slider. I welcome your advise.
Here are my requirements/constraints/questions:
- I'm located in the Denver area.
- Thinking about SCM and Felder. I suppose these are the default choices. What else should I look at?
- I frequently work...
After much deliberation, I bought a Shapton 16K glass stone a year ago and love it. Have used it for plane blades, chisels and knives. Today I sharpened 15 knives for our next door neighbor. Such fun! Got me wondering again about the super expensive 30K stone! Will it take me to the next level?...
I am in central Pennsylvania, where firewood really does grow on trees in Penn's Woods. Outside our supermarket yesterday, I noticed a pile of bundles of firewood for sale. For $5.99 there is a bundle of USA grown firewood. For $2 more though, one can obtain Estonian White Birch firewood. I am...
The age of the saw really matters too. Back in the day, horsepower was more sold along the lines of a minimum rating whereas now it’s marked at the theoretical
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Thread Starter: Maureen RaganI wish I’d read Bill Pentz’s site BEFORE I bought my Grizzly 0861 2HP cyclone dust collector, but now I must do the best I can with what I have. According to Bill Pentz, either: a) I use 7” duct thereby getting my 1000 cfm and fine dust removal, but worry about dust piles in the...
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