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    Dave Anderson NH

    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, 5:55 PM Go to last post
    Kory Watson

    Help me choose a shaper from 3 options.

    Thread Starter: Kory Watson

    I love making windows and doors in my free time, this is my hobby. I eventually want to do timber framing too. A shaper is an important part of making the above, and I want to upgrade. Background: My current machine is a Jet JWS-25CS (3HP, up to 3/4 spindle) I need support for a 1 1/4''...

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    Joel Gelman

    Holtey plane blades I do not need

    Thread Starter: Joel Gelman

    I was able to purchase 2 used Holtey Planes (earlier 98 series smoothers, not low angle) for an incredibly low price. The owner died. With the planes came 2 other blades that were not for those planes and I just stored them away. I am now on a mission to improve the performance of these fancy...

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    Larry Frank

    Dust Bin Sensor Completed

    Thread Starter: Larry Frank

    After reading all of the fine work by several members, I decided that I wanted to add the dust bin sensor to my Oneida Super Dust Gorilla. I ordered most of the parts on eBay. The sensor was $3.79, the delay relay board was $4.95 and the 12 V power supply was $9.99. I used some LED trailer...

    Last Post By: Rod Sheridan Yesterday, 12:59 PM Go to last post
    steven c newman

    A Design Problem

    Thread Starter: steven c newman

    In a Master ( and only) Bathroom in the house...where all the wood cabinets are real wood...with raised panel doors.....these are to be changed over next.. Butt jointed corners, surrounding flat, plywood panels...20 coats+ of white paint ( Lead?) was supposed to be 4 doors here, until someone...

    Last Post By: steven c newman Yesterday, 8:49 PM Go to last post
    Johnny Barr

    Carbon method for rust prevention - any good?

    Thread Starter: Johnny Barr

    I normally clean my Sawstop with WD40, then apply Boshield T9 and finally paste wax and this has been OK but not as good as I would like. I saw this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HVA391T0E&t=10s ) and it sparked my interest so I watched a few others and read a few reviews which have...

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    les winter

    FS Ohishi 3000/10000 water stone

    Sold. Thanks for looking.

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    Juan Hovey

    Four metric mortising chisels

    Folks, these are Ulmia chisels, as Joe Stankus surmises in his post, and I'm upping my asking price accordingly to $160 for the set, plus shipping.

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    Juan Hovey

    Four metric mortising chisels

    Joe -- Yikes. Many thanks for the heads up. These are Ulmia chisels and worth more than $20 apiece, to be sure. I am revising the ad accordingly.

    Juan Hovey Today, 12:26 AM Go to last post
    Jim Koepke

    Four metric mortising chisels

    From my memory, this would be 5/32, ~7/64, 5/16 and 9/16" if one wants to know the SAE sizes.

    Since mortise and tenon work is done to

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    Jim Koepke

    Renovating a table

    As humble as this table may be, it seems as the table purchased early in a marriage and staying in the family may have a lot of sentimental value. In

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