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 Koepke Today, 1:36 AMDo you consider tools as dangerous? https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/how-to/g2394/10-workshop-tools-that-can-kill-you/ I came accross this article and it struck me, that I don't consider my tools as dangerous or not. To me it's just a tool. Sure, some tools can cause greater injury...
Last Post By: Brian Holcombe Today, 1:19 PMMy doc tells me I need an neck MRI to diagnose some arm pain that may be starting in the neck. On the phone the MRI facility asked me if I had ever been involved with "metal grinding". Of course as a woodworker I've sharpened tools on a wheel, drilled holes in metal etc. I'm hoping to get more...
Last Post By: Michael Weber Today, 11:07 AMI will do a video once we get the 3-phase wired up, but here is how big the 24” 7.5hp Grizzly bandsaw is. No photos I found online really showed the true size. For anyone wondering if it will fit in the shop- it is 83.5” tall. The crate adds about 6” (4” pallet and 2” additional crate height.)....
Last Post By: Curt Harms Today, 9:52 AMhas anyone done a cope and stick micro/skinny shaker setup, or is the consensus that it's always a miter wrap? i talked to Great Lakes a while back, and they hadn't seen it (or at least my rep hadn't), curious what others have done. i would much, much rather make them on the shaper than at the...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Yesterday, 7:17 PMHey all, I've spent a small fortune on Lie Nielsen socket chisels. While they're great as chisels, the fact that the handle constantly fall out drive me absolutely crazy, especially given the price. A. Is there a way to secure these handles and not ruin the chisels? I see no benefit or reason...
Last Post By: Mike Henderson Today, 1:15 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 10)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 50)
Perhaps consider instead ‘are your methods and practices dangerous’.
Brian Holcombe Today, 1:19 PMHi Geoff,
The electronic depth control works as long as you're being very careful and moving slowly but you can muscle through quite easily.
I've tried scratching the inside of the socket but didn't seem to make any difference. But maybe my scratches were not deep enough.
Mike
Thanks. That's basically what I did. I set the cap iron in my vice, which has softwood lined jaws that I don't mind getting beaten up, and hammered
David Storer Today, 1:12 PMA friend of mine has this drill press, which I have used a few times. It's quiet, smooth, and seems to have plenty of power. Its' really nice being able
Geoff Crimmins Today, 1:08 PM
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