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 Today, 4:27 PMI need to pick up some more clamps in the 36 inch range. I figured I’d see if anybody had any value options that work well. I have some Bessy and Jorge now but just trying to save a couple bucks.
Last Post By: Tom Bender Today, 8:09 AMThe 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: Joel Gelman Today, 5:58 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: Brandon Luster Today, 2:44 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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I was convinced of the ability of a hand plane to produce a surface with clarity and so smooth that I could not imagine it smoother. If you then put
Joel Gelman Today, 5:58 PMThank you for the help. I used WD-40 and 360 wet/dry paper to remove enough rust to see the manufacture etch. The saw is a JH Noble No1 backsaw.
When I started employment at a shop with a 15hp 3 phase dust system I found it was running backward, and probably had been for 15 years. I was amazed
Kevin Jenness Today, 5:42 PMI used an Osmo nonslip product on the new ash stair treads when I was repairing this house and have been very pleased with how well it has stood up to
Zachary Hoyt Today, 5:36 PMBecause I don't want to build them, I am looking to buy some well made, accurate miter saw extension wings. I also want to easily attach them to my DeWalt
Rene Shekerjian Today, 5:27 PM
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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