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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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, 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, 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 /...

12 replies | 536 view(s)

02-12-2021, 10:32 AM

Mike Kees replied to a thread first cut in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I thought you guys were going to say "the first was the deepest"....:D

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02-12-2021, 10:29 AM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Jorgensen Adjustable Clamp Co Chicago Vises in General Woodworking and Power Tools

If you want to sell some of those, please PM me .

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02-12-2021, 10:28 AM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Jorgensen Adjustable Clamp Co Chicago Vises in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Man you scored. Those are real nice vices. With nine you should be able to make a bunch of complete vices using a couple for parts. What pieces are...

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02-10-2021, 11:17 AM

Mike Kees replied to a thread "OEM" Felder F&F jig in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I like the one I made better. :D What exactly do the clamps do on that jig ? Is that set up so you can cut angles as well ?

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02-09-2021, 9:02 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread How to not get splinters when working with plywood? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Rubber grip gloves from horrible fright. I wear them when cutting melamine and plywood on my slider. As well as surfacing on my jointer and...

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02-09-2021, 12:14 PM

Phillip Mitchell replied to a thread Why you want the 3M PPS System in Project Finishing

This thread pushed me to finally get into the PPS 2.0 system for my Fuji Minimite 4. I’ve got a big kitchen cabinet refinishing project coming up and...

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02-08-2021, 1:47 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Changing planer knives in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Best jig to set planer knives is the old style bridge type gauges with a dial indicator like Powermatic and others made for their industrial planers....

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02-08-2021, 1:29 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Problems setting up Grizzly G1033X Planer in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Brian and Craig if I were in your shoes I would go through these planers and adjust everything. Go on youtube and look for Bob Vaughn's setting up a...

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02-04-2021, 11:34 AM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Winter use of Contact Cement in General Woodworking and Power Tools

We drove up the highway in a motorhome with my wife and kids 3 years ago. I remembered it as beautiful country but was blown away all over again. I...

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02-03-2021, 7:42 PM

Mike Kees replied to a thread Minimax Si 315ES or Felder K 700 S in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Scott I have the Felder K700 s . I purchased this machine "used". The guy I bought it from built one set of kitchen cabinets and two bars . So was...

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