Time for some levity

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.

Shop Build...should be a fun journey...

I debated about starting this thread now or later, but decided on now because, well...I might forget something. :o As a little background, at our previous property, I was blessed with a reasonably sized, fully conditioned space for my shop in what was originally a three-and-a-half vehicle garage...

What 10’ sliding saws should I consider?

I’m about to pull the trigger on a slider. I must have at least 8’ travel, but really want 10’. We have contact with a salesperson at Felder. I am seeing Makisawa has something at a lower price, but I know nothing about them. I know Laguna also makes a slider. The object of this post is mainly...

Grit Automation Automatic Blast Gates - Automating my Dust Collection

I'm not a posting a review kind of guy, but this system and especially their level of tech support deserves this. And right off the bat, I have no association with Grit Automation, and paid full price for this system. So, after reading a short thread elsewhere about automatic blast gates, and...

Minimax FS 41c vs Hammer A3-41

Hey guys so I'm about to pull the trigger on this and just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts. The Minimax is actually about $500 less or so and seems like the better machine from what I've read. The rep from Felder says otherwise of course, but just curious what you guys think. BTW doing...

Current draw of planers with Shelix cutterheads

I have changed the cutterhead of my Jet JWP-15CS from the straightblade to the Shelix. Now I am tripping the overload of the planer. I have a Centech clamp on planer and it reads 9A when idle and 17-19A when running 8-10 wide boards taking a 1/16" cut. I wish I knew what it drew prior to the...

Need help with bandsaw blade

I picked up what I think is a pretty good saw on Craig's List, got it home (a stuggle!), but no blade. So, off to that big H store, where the guy told

Time for some levity

Dave from the UK?

Dave so sorry for your loss, no words can help in your grief, just know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

Bert

Thought this was a cool idea to eliminate snipe.

what Richard said.

Watching those two sheet cuts on the table saw are you serious. Guy needs to go to school.

Veritas Box-Maker’s Plow Plane

Very nice plane. I think it would be cool to make a limited edition in the Record blue color.