I love making windows and doors in my free time, this is my hobby. I eventually want to do timber framing too. A shaper is an important part of making the above, and I want to upgrade. Background: My current machine is a Jet JWS-25CS (3HP, up to 3/4 spindle) I need support for a 1 1/4''...
Last Post By: John Pendery Yesterday, 4:27 PMThe main electric tool in my shop is a sander and I'd like to use hand tools to finish the wood but I'm curious as to how well a scraping plane or smoothing plane can finish a project compared to sand paper. General I use oil finishes but sometimes stain for contrast. Finishing is my weak area...
Last Post By: Rafael Herrera Yesterday, 10:15 PMSeems like questions about Minimax bandsaws have been popping up and I wondered if there could be an opportunity to condense knowledge into and level-set some best-practices for setup? First, any contemporary Italian or large Austrian bandsaw ought be very straightforward to set up and get cutting...
Last Post By: Tom Trees Yesterday, 8:48 PMLooking for router table. A couple projects I would like to do call for a lot of simple molding. I am a hobby woodworker partial to hand tools but use machines. I am a slow builder. My moldings have been with wooden molding planes, hand planes and scratch stock. I just picked up a Bosch router....
Last Post By: Warren Lake Yesterday, 11:44 PMIn a Master ( and only) Bathroom in the house...where all the wood cabinets are real wood...with raised panel doors.....these are to be changed over next.. Butt jointed corners, surrounding flat, plywood panels...20 coats+ of white paint ( Lead?) was supposed to be 4 doors here, until someone...
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The slider size here in discussion is short stroke at about 78" to mid-stroke at 8'6". These are not big and heavy panel saws.
Jim Becker Today, 8:55 AMAgree with the cyclone but a good hepa bag should be used in vac and be changed yearly or so depending on use. Some of the superfines still get by seperator
George Yetka Today, 8:53 AMTo be clear, even those folks generally agree that the Harvey system does what it says it can do. For me, it's just too small for my new shop. I originally
Jim Becker Today, 8:52 AMDing, ding, ding! Translucent bin makes things easier.
For my cyclone bin which is not only not see-through but located in
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He's been running through his Dad's saws, doing a great job at restore of metal and wood. I've bought a few.
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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