I thought about posting this to the business section, because I'd really like input from professionals who use their shop as a business. For those of you who make $ or even a living making furniture or cabinets, how long does it take for a sliding table saw to pay for itself compared to a track saw...
Last Post By: Erik Loza Today, 9:28 AMAfter debating and agonizing over it for years, I finally dove in and bought a Grizz G1033X Byrd spiral head 20" planer. UPS Freight delivered it today. Everything arrived in perfect condition. Super nice driver and my new best friend Levi wrestled it onto his pallet jack as the pallet isn't wide...
Last Post By: John Goodin Today, 3:04 AMI’ve seen it suggested by several woodworkers that you can get by with a single mortise chisel, e.g., 1/4 or 5/16. I’m interested in building shaker style furniture, and there are many 1/2 mortises. Many tables have a 1 1/2 leg, so that would be a 1/2 mortise using the rule of one third. That seems...
Last Post By: Mark Rainey Today, 7:26 AMIn order to maximize space in my small workspace I decided on a system that exhausts dust collection directly into my 100gal brown yard waste bin outside. It's based around a 2hp Jet compressor mounted in the attic space and a 6" line that drops into the shop. The problem is how to best...
Last Post By: William Hodge Today, 6:16 AMJust put a new SCM nova s520 into service. Would like to return workpieces from outfeed to infeed side via top, and this new machine has a huge 31x46" hood, 2mm thick steel, well reinforced, 4mm thick hinges and attachment welded inside, which leads me to believe it's expected to be used this way....
Last Post By: Erik Loza Today, 9:37 AMHavent seen that one. But an email for something you dont use, that includes links, has high potential for trouble. Glad you dodged that bullet!
Frederick Skelly Today, 9:39 AMMy suggestion: Hydraulic lifting table like the FAT300 or Barth and glue down a piece of low-pile carpet to the lid of the planer. Why do I say this?
Erik Loza Today, 9:37 AMI don’t use Onedrive and never click on links in an email without investigating them.
However I found this on the MS support website which might
Kevin, I don’t disagree but it’s worth mentioning that, especially in the context of this forum, the CNC’s most users are running here are nowhere near
Erik Loza Today, 9:28 AMThey were all fora small Delta shaper and have 3/4” holes. All were only used in a hobby shop only.
Lee Ludden Today, 9:16 AM
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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