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Vintage Martin T75 restoration
Thread Starter: Patrick Walsh
So 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: Brian Holcombe Yesterday, 1:05 AM

What planes do you regret buying?
Thread Starter: Matt Lau
With the Lee Valley Cyber Monday sale coming, I can feel my willpower weakening. I'm leery of buying stuff that I don't need. What tools have you regretted buying? Please talk me out of buying more planes.
Last Post By: steven c newman Yesterday, 5:00 PM

Engraving with a RECI tube - what's the general consensus power that actually works?
Thread Starter: Ian Stewart-Koster
Hi Folks, Now that our ULS is running, I've been engraving acrylic, and Cermark, but am limited by the 24 x 12" bed area - but it does a beaut job. Our Chinese Goldenlaser is pretty woeful at engraving - 130w - W4 - Reci tube. Even at low power there are issues, and it's nothing like the...
Last Post By: Ian Stewart-Koster Yesterday, 1:47 AM

Hawk and chicken
Thread Starter: John K Jordan
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: John K Jordan Yesterday, 8:23 PM

HF DC Retrofit OR Mini Gorilla?
Thread Starter: Michael Ray
Hi all, I'm looking for advice on DC. I'll cut right to the chase - I'm between retrofitting a HF single stage DC unit OR spending quite a bit more on Oneida's Mini Gorilla. The HF retrofit would cost $539 (it would include adding Oneida's 5" SDD ($169) with 17 gallon steel drum ($101) and...
Last Post By: Tom Hoppe Yesterday, 3:27 PM

Considering a router lift
Thread Starter: Bob Jones 5443
I 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: Marc Fenneuff Yesterday, 7:51 AM

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I'm not sure that it's possible to steam bent across the grain. Tried it once and the wood split on the outside of the curve. Steam bending wood along
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