One of my favorite chickens was attacked by a red-tailed hawk today. I heard the commotion and ran up the hill and chased the hawk away. At first examination it looked like one eye was missing but I think it's OK under an abraded eyelid. There were two places on the chest where skin was...
Last Post By: Tom M King Yesterday, 7:31 PMA hand plane makes a better surface than a planer because it makes one long straight cut vs many short curved cuts. But a planer impacts the wood. Does blade speed also make a difference? This may sound like a power tool question but I've brought it to the Neandercult because here we think a...
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Last Post By: Jim Koepke Yesterday, 8:43 PMWell, I've seriously looked at my finances and it has reflected that I am not going to be able to pay cash for a Stinger II or even a Stinger I CNC setup. So, I'm now looking at the Shapeoko 3 XXL to allow me to get experience with CNC and enable me to do a few things that I could surely use in my...
Last Post By: David Buchhauser Yesterday, 10:57 PMI have a Porter Cable 690 in my router table now. I like it: it's variable speed, which seems hard to find with the 690 these days. It's on a 9" x 12" Rousseau phenolic plate, and I can make do with it –– have for a decade. There are times, however, when it's a royal pain to back off a precise...
Last Post By: Bob Jones 5443 Today, 2:04 AMYES (Votes: 12)
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yikes almost a year to get back here LOL
Bert Kemp Today, 4:25 AMFor some folks, difficult wood is the only thing available locally. To me the Pacific Northwest is full of easy to work wood. Many of the firs are easy
Jim Koepke Today, 2:51 AMI would want to find out what size plate will fit in that extension. I personally lean towards the 9 1/4" x 11 3/4" size that Woddpekers/ Jess-Um/
Alex Zeller Today, 2:42 AMHere is a post of mine on a method of achieving a result similar to cambering a blade:
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?158373
Vintage Martin T75 restoration
Thread Starter: Patrick WalshSo I have a opportunity to purchase the above machine for a fair deal from my employer. I am aware of the phenolic guides being pop riveted I the the sliding table along with not availible for replacement. So my question is as follows to those in the know with regard to the phenolic ways....
Last Post By: Patrick Walsh Yesterday, 6:14 PM