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 PMOne 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 PMHi 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 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...
Last Post By: Derek Cohen Today, 12:24 PMSo this needs to happen a couple of hundred times. 3/4" bradpoint into endgrain 6" deep. Obviously, friction is my enemy. What options do I have for lubrication/cooling that won't screw with my finishing?
Last Post By: johnny means Today, 12:09 PMYES (Votes: 12)
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I've been hearing a lot about this Feul lineup. I'm this close to making the switch from Dewalt.
johnny means Today, 2:41 PMThe benchmark is "Does it work the way you need it to?"
Measuring shaving thickness is an internet thing. No one used
Might have left the factory that way, plenty are warped out of the box. If I was in your position I'd sharpen a blade with 8" radius and give it
Eric Danstrom Today, 2:28 PMI've had my floor standing Delta drill press on a mobile base for years. My garage floors (multiple locations) have all had smooth surfaces that the base's
ChrisA Edwards Today, 2:21 PM
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....
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