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04-29-2024,
6:27 PM
Steve Demuth
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Pencil Sharpeners
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Yup. I think mine is that exact model. One of the most used "auxiliary" tools in my shop. I use it to bevel home made dowels as well as to...
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04-24-2024,
9:53 AM
Steve Demuth
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Is there a small, accurate table saw?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I had one of those that I purchased from a friend 45 years ago. He had it from his father's estate. I used it as my primary table saw for a...
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04-20-2024,
3:07 PM
Steve Demuth
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Wood shrinkage issue
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Mel, This was before I began sawing and drying my own wood, and given where I bought it (at a big sawmill / millwork manufacturer and lumber...
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04-20-2024,
2:12 PM
Steve Demuth
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Wood shrinkage issue
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I have no explanation beyond your "wood is organic" but I feel your pain. Some years ago I built a corner hutch from kiln dried Red Oak, acclimated...
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04-20-2024,
10:28 AM
Steve Demuth
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Township building codes.
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Now that's an interesting experience. The only answer I've ever got from that exercise is "that's what it says in the zoning ordinance" or "that's...
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04-17-2024,
9:37 AM
Steve Demuth
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Amazon is selling a square ( 6” by 4 and 5/16ths)
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So, maybe, "morning coat" is a code for "raw fentanyl?" Could be - stranger things have been true. But in this case, I'm more inclined to think...
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04-17-2024,
9:34 AM
Steve Demuth
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Forget 'Baby on board'
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The rules on feed in tariffs in this country are a complete mess, with both solar advocates and the utilities arguing for - and in some places...
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04-17-2024,
8:02 AM
Steve Demuth
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Amazon is selling a square ( 6” by 4 and 5/16ths)
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Yeah, although I at least know what that might mean. I really have no idea what they were after with "drilling on wood, with a mill or a morning...
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04-17-2024,
12:27 AM
Steve Demuth
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Amazon is selling a square ( 6” by 4 and 5/16ths)
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Doesn't take much looking to find absurdities on Amazon these days. The overseas sellers that have clogged up their (always rather random, now...
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04-15-2024,
9:53 AM
Steve Demuth
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Forget 'Baby on board'
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You might look again. The price on batteries has dropped dramatically in the last 3 years. What would have cost you $46K 3 years ago can probably...
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04-15-2024,
9:21 AM
Steve Demuth
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Forget 'Baby on board'
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They've been available since 2021 from Enphase. If you have IQ8 inverters, those are grid-forming capable. Whether or not, and when, they will...
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04-11-2024,
9:53 PM
Steve Demuth
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Looking for ideas
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Since you've got something from Kent that works for you, this answer is redundant, but my solution would have been to make or buy a bunch of 3/16"...
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04-11-2024,
8:07 AM
Steve Demuth
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SC Pig-Picking
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What you see in the picture is basically that, except that we skip the aluminum, and our stuffing is sweet potatoes, figs, dates, and the like. We...
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04-10-2024,
8:26 PM
Steve Demuth
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SC Pig-Picking
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Surely you mean whole hogs, not hot dogs. Here's what that looks like in NE Iowa / Southern Minnesota. :) Note the stuffing. Nothing...
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04-10-2024,
12:15 AM
Steve Demuth
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Tormek ... Gimmick?
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I don't know that I'd call it a gimmick, but I do consider them highly over-rated. I use mine very infrequently, preferring a low speed dry...
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04-09-2024,
2:57 PM
Steve Demuth
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So who fixes large power tools if the manufacturer won't?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Not sure I buy this as a general thesis. I've worked on a number of old machines that were beyond awkward to disassemble and repair. Just finished...
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41 replies | 3162 view(s)
04-07-2024,
10:38 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Personally, I would not try to cut the U-shaped bends you've got on a table saw. Jim is probably right that with some help it can be done with...
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04-07-2024,
10:19 AM
Steve Demuth
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Do You Avoid Buying Gas When...
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The ubiquity of ethanol blend is exactly my point - whereas 25-30 years ago, even in a busy gas station, you might well see a tanker stirring water...
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83 replies | 9147 view(s)
04-07-2024,
10:12 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Again, I would emphasize that you can get the advantages of pre-bending with steam without a bag. Just take the strips out of the steam, and...
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136 replies | 13784 view(s)
04-07-2024,
9:25 AM
Steve Demuth
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Do You Avoid Buying Gas When...
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Curious that in this whole thread, no one has mentioned that most of the fuel we pump into cars is not gasoline, but a gasoline-ethanol mix. Makes...
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83 replies | 9147 view(s)
04-05-2024,
11:16 AM
Steve Demuth
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12" Benchtop Jointer
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Fascinating comment - not for its content, which is obviously true - but for what it says about the way people learn woodworking, and how we help...
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04-05-2024,
8:31 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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Yes, for sure. I have steamed and bent wood in bags. Works great for some of the bentwood basket-like projects I do, particularly as a final step...
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