Seems like questions about Minimax bandsaws have been popping up and I wondered if there could be an opportunity to condense knowledge into and level-set some best-practices for setup? First, any contemporary Italian or large Austrian bandsaw ought be very straightforward to set up and get cutting...
Last Post By: STUART Robertson Today, 5:38 AMI need a bumper sticker that says 'Nobody on board'. Tesla has opened up the 'self driving' app on newer Tesla's for a free 30 day trial. It is factory installed on all of them, they just don't turn it on unless you pay, which we didn't. All of a sudden there is an octogenarian who cannot...
Last Post By: Rick Potter Today, 1:05 PMI drive a 2006 Toyota mostly on the highway. It has 90,000 miles with the original brakes. I don't hear any squealing on the brakes and they work fine. What do you think?
Last Post By: Brian Elfert Today, 10:28 AMA lot of people - myself included - make it a policy to really avoid lending out tools. The list is a really short one of the people I will lend a tool to. What about - borrowing a tool?
Last Post By: Tom M King Today, 12:09 PMA few weeks ago, the mowing season began here. While in the shed, I was looking for something and checking the open containers on the bench in there and I noticed a right-angle adapter. Looking at it, I couldn't figure what it fit. I put it back into the container and continued the search for...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 12:42 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 8)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 8)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 42)
Yea, I agree. The shipping on my slider in late 2022 from Georgia to Pennsyltucky for about 1000 lbs was $1200 and that was with terminal pickup, not
Jim Becker Today, 1:42 PMMaking the "windows" is an approachable task, but the opening mechanisms are a different issue, especially since you can't use a simple hinge
Jim Becker Today, 1:40 PMI've never seen a pressure treated board, kiln dried or not, remain straight enough for making windows. Just how much cheaper are DIY? Weatherstripping
Richard Coers Today, 1:30 PMI got one this morning. Generally all you have to do is look at the senders email address to know it's bogus. Gmail does a good job of recognizing junk.
Bruce Page Today, 1:28 PMMany folks with shorter stroke sliders will make use of a ripping sled on their slider wagon to increase length capacity for critical straight line rips.
Jim Becker Today, 1:19 PM
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.
Last Post By: Cameron Wood Today, 12:24 PM