My first bandsaw, a new rikon 10-3061, set it up according to the manual and various youtube tutorials such as Alex Snodgrass's method (align the blade, tension the blade, thrust bearings and side guides) Now the issue is: the saw just won't cut straight, it will pull the wood off the fence...
Last Post By: Thomas McCurnin Yesterday, 8:46 PMI 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: John Kananis Yesterday, 10:03 PMAfter 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 Yesterday, 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: John Kananis Yesterday, 5:16 PMMy new location does not have 3-phase service so I will be installing a phase converter to power my sanders, spray booth fan, and some other smaller pieces of equipment. I am leaning hard towards the Phase Perfect. For new equipment purchases, when there is an option for either single phase or...
Last Post By: Rick Fisher Today, 2:13 AMI gutted out all my spiral and went clamp together. I found Spiral okay but not easy to work with. Clamp together is fantastic.
Rick Fisher Today, 2:17 AMI have a very similar shop and set up as the OP.
I have the 20HP Phase Perfect which is supplied by a 100A, 220V PH1 Breaker.
I have never done this, but I have always wanted to fool with "Ferric Nitrate" aka 'aquafortis' on curly maple. Short video here, one of many:
Scott Winners Today, 2:04 AMWheel location is the same, inboard or outboard fence. Only the angle of the feeder direction changes.
There is no reason you can't keep
Thank you Joe. Hope it’s inspiring if even of suggestions for improvement.
Neville Stewart Today, 12:14 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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