Responding to another post got me thinking what other hobbies do you partake in? The one specific that made peaked my curiosity as if to others did it..........Scale Model Building Now I did take a long hiatus from this hobby, but got back into in 2019 heavy and built a lot as a kid, teen and...
Last Post By: bill godber Today, 12:25 AMOne simple tip for dealing with declining vision: Get a flat tape and lay the square across it to mark. No parallax errors and easier to make an easy to see mark. If your vision is declining and you have not heard of Derek Cohen;s Blue Tape trick, I urge you to go to his website and...
Last Post By: Jim Matthews Today, 12:21 AMAfter many searches, YouTube videos, various research, etc, I've finally come to you folks for some advice. I'm ready to buy my first turning tools. I have a new midi lathe (Laguna Revo 1216) and will soon have a grinder and CBN wheels on the way. I need help deciding on my first turning tools. I...
Last Post By: John Serna Today, 1:05 PMProfessor Dr. SWMBO and I are "more than casually" looking for our "downsize" property. The two of us do not need such a large home and property going forward as our older daughter is already living "independently" in town (she's a special needs adult, so isn't totally independent) and the younger,...
Last Post By: Bill Dufour Today, 6:13 PMI've got a couple bandsaws, the one in question being a 14" Delta. It is exactly as it was when it left the factory, except it's on it's 10th or so blade, and has new cool blocks. I use it for the odd job saw, so it gets used often. I was using it tonight, and I got to thinking, the last time I...
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Hello, I have a Powermatic table saw in which I set the fence to be parallel with the miter slot. But when I move the fence further away from the slot,
Richard Petruso Today, 8:47 PMI've never used Blum hinges and haven't had a lot of luck getting info from the web. I've determined that I need CLIP top 170 degree hinges for a twin
Pat Evans Today, 8:45 PMStill not sure about the carbide blades, given that I have about 75 regular ones left in my current pack of 100.
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You storing bowling balls in your drawers? Several hundred years of drawer design seems to indicate that the front is the most stressed area.
johnny means Today, 8:38 PMHi there, I'm getting frustrated by hand sanding curves after cutting them on the bandsaw. I love my 3 handplanes so I was thinking about getting a spokeshave
charles mathieu Today, 8:37 PMThis thread may help. Besides Grandpa's 1950 Emerson I had a 1970's "113." contractor. I added a decent...
glenn bradley Yesterday 11:13 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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