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    Thread Starter: Derek Cohen

    About a month ago I began a thread about designing and building two carver chairs to accompany the 6 bentwood chairs we have owned for the past 40 years. The chairs were purchased all those years ago along with a table, which is around 200 years old. We need a larger table, and time has come to...

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    Karl Card

    Help with low motor power on table saw

    Thread Starter: Karl Card

    Had a 7.5 baldor, had a seperate post on this because I thought I figured out what was going on but evidently this is beyond my knowledge or experience. I replaced caps on 7.5 baldor, no difference, bought new leeson 7.5 hp, both single phase motors, got it hooked up, check wiring, cranked...

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    chris hood

    Router questions

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    My router on the recently purchased router table quit, it came on then off then on now it will not come on. I have it pulled apart trying to get all the sawdust out of the connections, it's embedded pretty bad, not sure if that is the cause but worth a try. I found another identical one on eBay for...

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    Jerry Bruette

    Surveys

    Thread Starter: Jerry Bruette

    How is the Margin Of Error determined for a survey? I don't care who does the survey or what it's for I'm just curious how the margin is determined and who determines it.

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    Nick Crivello

    Economics of milling vs store bought hardwoods?

    Thread Starter: Nick Crivello

    I'm pondering the economics of a mill vs buying rough lumber at retail/wholesale. In the Bay Area, depending on where you shop hardwoods like Oak and walnut can run up to $15-18bf/ft, or more for the rift/quarter sawn stuff. If one is able to source your own logs, running your own mil and kiln...

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    Pat Germain

    Which Woods Should I *Not* Burn In a Pizza Oven?

    Thread Starter: Pat Germain

    I just bought an outdoor Pizza oven. It's an Ooni which can burn wood, charcoal or propane. I plan to start with propane as get accustomed to the pizza oven. Eventually, I want to switch to wood at least occasionally. So, like everyone else on this forum, I always have a lot of cut offs in my...

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