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Today, 11:25 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Best method for stripping flaking finish from kitchen cabinets for refinishing in Project Finishing

Just updating this thread - convinced them to purchase new doors and drawer fronts as my labor costs for scraping, striping, etc would have met or...

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Yesterday, 7:03 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Business of Woodworking sub forum? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Excited about this new forum. I have found where I live that repeat customers are huge. I am a carpenter with my own business for the last 25 years....

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Yesterday, 6:39 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Used Planer Advice in General Woodworking and Power Tools

It is probably more important what you think is a good deal, you are the one paying for it. New ones like that are in the 2000 range now.

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Yesterday, 10:14 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Business of Woodworking sub forum? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks for the bit of sales advice, Brian. That’s my biggest struggle for some reason, though it does get easier as time goes on and the more I do...

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02-28-2021, 12:54 PM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Business of Woodworking sub forum? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Lots of good comments so far. Glad that some others out there could see the value in a sub-forum. My intention isn’t to make it exclusive in any way...

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02-28-2021, 9:42 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Providing quotes to potential customers in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I would go as far as saying “Premium soft close Euro hinges” and leave it at that on an estimate. That tells them in general the overall level of...

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02-28-2021, 8:38 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Providing quotes to potential customers in General Woodworking and Power Tools

This is a good thread. Seems like it could fit in well to a Business sub forum ;) Like others have said, on an estimate I try and be only as...

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02-26-2021, 4:56 PM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread What's your oldest woodworking machine? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

We need photos Jon...I never tire of looking at Yates snowflake bandsaws.

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02-26-2021, 9:47 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Business of Woodworking sub forum? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks for the reply, Keith. I agree that marketing is key. Marketing can loosely encompass a lot of things and be a lot more than traditional...

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02-26-2021, 8:17 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Business of Woodworking sub forum? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Dan, Good to hear from you. There are certainly many days that I feel that way and some others where I feel more successful selling bananas to...

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02-26-2021, 12:19 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Minimax s250 slider in General Woodworking and Power Tools

$500 for an SCM slider usually doesn’t stick around for long at all, even if it does need some TLC. There will always be another saw...and another...

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02-26-2021, 12:08 AM

Phillip Mitchell started a thread Business of Woodworking sub forum? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I know that statistically most here are likely hobbyists and not woodworking for a living (smarter than me :D) but certainly I’m not the only one...

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02-25-2021, 11:59 PM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Minimax s250 slider in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I wouldn’t even consider trying to disassemble and load something like this into the back of a pickup. (Low) Trailers are vastly preferred by most...

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02-25-2021, 10:17 PM

Bob Cooper replied to a thread How many of your project in your your home? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Does a kitchen count as 1 or 30?

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02-25-2021, 2:49 PM

Bob Cooper replied to a thread Blum boring distance in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks for the great thoughtful reply and I’ll definitely do a mock-up first as well

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02-25-2021, 8:47 AM

Bob Cooper started a thread Blum boring distance in General Woodworking and Power Tools

can someone tell me what the value of B is here...the boring distance. I'm going to build my first inset doors in a non-faceframe cabinet and want a...

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02-25-2021, 12:30 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Minimax s250 slider in General Woodworking and Power Tools

$500? I’d be on the way to at least comb it over if it’s reasonably close. Do you know what sort of life / type of use it’s had up to this point? How...

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02-25-2021, 12:24 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Powermatic 1285 12" jointer opinions in General Woodworking and Power Tools

As others have said, snipe like that on a jointer is almost certainly an outfeed table that’s too low.

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02-24-2021, 2:36 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Powermatic 1285 12" jointer opinions in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Travis ,just raise the outfeed table until the snipe is eliminated.

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02-23-2021, 10:25 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Minimax SC2c vs SC3c in General Woodworking and Power Tools

A couple of years back I owned a Sc2 for awhile. Mine was a green early 80's saw that I rebuilt/tuned. Excellent saw, I would buy one of these over...

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02-21-2021, 5:55 PM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread What's your oldest woodworking machine? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Is a hand plane a machine? In terms of power tools, I have an Oliver 166 12” jointer that dates from 1940 and a Tannewitz Model U table saw from a...

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02-20-2021, 11:16 PM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Best method for stripping flaking finish from kitchen cabinets for refinishing in Project Finishing

Thanks for all the replies. I do agree that the overall best thing to do would be to buy or make new doors, but I don’t know if my folks have the...

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02-20-2021, 9:07 PM

Bob Cooper replied to a thread Inset door hinges in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Is there a good quality butt or flush hinge y’all like to use that has some adjustability?

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02-20-2021, 2:21 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Looking for advice on sliding table saw purchase in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The overarm guard is very nice to work with. I am sure Felder wanted at least $1000 more for theirs as well. My saw has separate scoring motors. It...

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02-19-2021, 4:34 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread How big is my band saw blade? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

105. When you add the riser block to these saws it effectively adds another "joint" . I would pull the table off and make sure that your wheels are...

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02-19-2021, 4:28 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Looking for advice on sliding table saw purchase in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Chris out of Minimax or Cantek I think I would go Minimax. I own a Cantek planer that is an excellent machine just as well made and works as well as...

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02-19-2021, 11:52 AM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Best method for stripping flaking finish from kitchen cabinets for refinishing in Project Finishing

Clark, thanks for the reply. Do you scrape it dry (without any chemical stripper?) How would you handle the smaller, rounded mouldings that are...

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02-19-2021, 10:03 AM

Phillip Mitchell started a thread Best method for stripping flaking finish from kitchen cabinets for refinishing in Project Finishing

I am helping my parents refinish their 30 year old stained Oak kitchen cabinets. The top / clear coat on 2/3 of the doors and drawers is flaking /...

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02-14-2021, 11:39 PM

Bob Cooper replied to a thread Router speed chart - Milwaukee in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks Dick....I ran mine at half speed and it worked fine but I’m cutting soft poplar

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02-13-2021, 1:30 PM

Bob Cooper started a thread Router speed chart - Milwaukee in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The manual doesn’t specify how fast each setting is. I assume it’s a linear scale but if it were printed up from the manufacturer seems like it...

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