I debated about starting this thread now or later, but decided on now because, well...I might forget something. :o As a little background, at our previous property, I was blessed with a reasonably sized, fully conditioned space for my shop in what was originally a three-and-a-half vehicle garage...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Yesterday, 12:04 PMAttention to my woodworking friends! I have a fair amount of Gaboon Ebony cutoffs I've collected over the years and I'm looking to put them to good use. I'm thinking about making a number of small Krenov style apron / block planes that would be available for sale. They would be made of Gaboon...
Last Post By: Dale Osowski Yesterday, 2:11 PMI'm looking at getting a pair of bucket hooks: https://www.bxpanded.com/BX-bucket-hooks I like the fact they can be removed when not needed. I will use it mostly for lifting logs and pulling them out of the woods as well as sometimes lifting heavy items. Most of the time I'll use a chain which...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 11:19 AMWe have a manhole in our back yard that goes to a rain sewer. I want to back flush the in ground pool ont the sewer. I can lift the cover every time but what I really want is to have a hole with 1 1/4 sch40 pvc through it so I dont have to mess with it. I can drill it fairly easily with a...
Last Post By: Bill Dufour Today, 11:04 AMI finally bit the bullet & ordered a SawStop PCS 1.75HP with the 36" T-Glide-Fence the other day from my local Woodcraft store just before the May 3rd. price increase. I really wanted to get the 3HP. model, but I only have one 30-amp 240V circuit available & my dust collector is currently run...
Last Post By: Curt Harms Today, 10:06 AMI'm a woodworker (hobbyist), not a machinist, so no way to accurately measure shaft diameters and coupling sizes or whatever else you would need to know
Thomas Colson Today, 11:21 AMBack in the day those saws were sometimes referred to as Misery Whips. I know I’d last maybe two strokes assuming I was still strong enough to
Michael Weber Today, 11:20 AMYes, the general market for sub-compacts is properties under 5 acres that don't have more demanding work. A big step up from the "back in the day"
Jim Becker Today, 11:19 AMThank you Derek. I have a pair of these that I use. The are indeed invaluable with lots of metal knobs and such around the shop. I use it now on the
Chuck Hill Today, 11:16 AMThanks for the ear worm, Thomas...
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: Jim Koepke Today, 11:08 AM