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Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NH
With 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.
Last Post By: Jim Allen Yesterday, 6:47 PM

Cost effectiveness of a slider vs. tracksaw & tablesaw
Thread Starter: Jonathan Jung
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: Steve Rozmiarek Yesterday, 10:50 AM

Only one mortise chisel?
Thread Starter: Jason Sellers
I’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: Warren Mickley Yesterday, 9:03 PM

Thickness planer board return ideas
Thread Starter: Jeff Roltgen
Just 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: Phillip Mitchell Yesterday, 12:06 PM

Stranger Says Their Battery died Wants to use Your Phone
Thread Starter: Jim Koepke
Apparently there is a new phone scam where someone asks to use your phone because their battery died. If your phone has access to financial accounts, be careful to whom you hand it. Since the rise of cell phones and demise of pay phones, I seldom remember friends numbers. jtk
Last Post By: Stan Calow Yesterday, 9:22 AM

New Mig
Thread Starter: Gregory King
Thinking about buying my first welder. Probably going a bit overboard on size, but looking at the Miller 212 Autoset. A good welder or not? I like the Miller line and if I decide down the road to sell it, it should command a decent return. Or I hope it should.
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Yesterday, 7:32 PM

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Airless Sprayer question for the experts

I have painted as much with the smaller Graco X5. The baseboard, crown and casing came out so smooth I have received compliments on the quality.
John Goodin Today, 2:55 AM

Progress on 'the new me'.

So how do you organize all your routers? Drawers and shelves don't work very well for me. I was thinking of making a router book case where I could
Michael Schuch Today, 2:49 AM

Microsoft putting unwanted software on my computer

I run a Open Media Vault server (Ubuntu Linux) box for storage, Plex, Home Assistant, backups and what ever else I can shove into a container. It is
Michael Schuch Today, 2:29 AM

Interesting old video of General International servicing a bandsaw

Howdy fellow bandsaw folk.
Here's cheesy short how it's made video about servicing the bandsaw, mostly regarding the tires
and setup with
Tom Trees Today, 2:29 AM

Fein Turbo 1 Dust Extractor

The Fein hose is the same as the Festool one, in that when you're sucking dust, static can build up. If you look at any large dust collection system,
Rod Wolfy Today, 1:46 AM
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