Saw a sign at hoe despot and looked it up. California has banned the sale of gas lawnmowers and leaf blowers after 2024. If yours is getting tired better buy a new one in a few months. I assume they will be gone from stores by Fall. It will probably take ten to twenty years until this ban goes...
Last Post By: Edward Weber Today, 6:59 PMAbout 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...
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Today, 2:55 PMOne of those sitting at the computer in the morning with a cup of coffee itching to buy a new tool ... So I come across this Veritas Scraper Burnisher for Turners and looked at a few videos reviews of it and thought why not. After reading a few reviews posted on this forum I later realized it was...
Last Post By: Patty Hann Today, 7:30 PMAfter a lot of searching, the Hammer A3-31/41 (or possibly the SCM Minimax) with a helical head, is my next piece of shop equipment. Where would I look for either machine used? I've tried the usual suspects, FB Marketplace (seems to be limited to local only), Craigslist (seems to be losing...
Last Post By: Jonathan Biccum Today, 1:11 PMSo our old microwave a GE bit the dust, was perhaps 20 years old. Purchased a new one and instructions said needs to be 13 inch deep cupboard at the most, and duh the door now hits. Never did on the old as it was a different door design. GE wants $75, Home Depot $130 eBay $75 but with free...
Last Post By: Lee DeRaud Today, 2:29 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
Easier to make the end cuts before you cut the arcs, as you can register from a straight edge. Otherwise you may need to make a cradle. I would assemble
Kevin Jenness Today, 7:56 PMThey can hold tremendous weight vertically, but they, um...wiggle. So to put a sheet of heavy material on top of one, you have to "do the lift"...which
Jim Becker Today, 7:53 PMThank you for stating a Centipede is a 2 person operation. Mine is definitely a one man job.
Tom Bussey Today, 7:50 PMSemper Fi Dave.
For those who don’t have a personal connection to the military, look up a Medal of Honor citation.
Here’s
I have the DD 500X. It took me a little while, studying it to see exactly how to place the bit.
But once I figured it out (no destruction of bits
How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
Thread Starter: Alan LightstoneLooking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...
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