Aaron Inami
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Phase Perfect has models that will upconvert 230V to 460V before doing the 3-phase conversion. It is, essentially, a step-up transformer on the...

You'll just have to test and experiment.

It probably won't be an issue for stuff from a saw or planer/jointer as the dust/debris are larger and heavier. The Harvey works a little...

If this is an important element, you may want to consider a DRO flipstop from Lamb Toolworks: https://lambtoolworks.com/dro-flipstop In...

Hi Jack. The speed control is a balancing act depending on what kind of dust you are generation. Be careful of stuff that generates super fine dust...

Typical sliding table saw weight: 1500-1600 lbs (i.e. Maksiwa, typical Felder, Minimax, etc.) Step up: 1900 lbs (Felder K940s / Kappa). More...

Don't buy the 8 foot Felder slider. It is basically a 7 foot table with a 1 foot half-size extension. Most people are disappointed when they get...

Enlarging duct size is a balancing act. If you have a duct that is too large, you run the risk of not having enough velocity to pull the dust...

I know this is late (I was on travel when you posted). The 3-phase 4KW motor is basically a 5.5HP motor. The WJ200-037LF won't work because it's...

It is only when two or four of the caster wheels are "lifted up". When all casters are release, the table is perfectly co-planer with the table saw....

Hah, glad you finally met that "I need more space" moment in that huge shop! lol

The planer that Rboert is referencing is the heavier design of the 15" planer. This is the 500 lbs. model (in comparison the 300 lbs model I...

I would avoid the table saw for a cut like this. The table saw would work for "most" of the portion of the cut. Once you get to the final pass,...

The Oliver -seems- to be a heavier version of this series of helical-head planers if Oliver's website is to be believed for weight specification...

I just re-read your design and was mistaken. You said this "the filters would be housed inside the plenum box, and airflow would be from the...

Running a dado on my old cabinet saw was always a stressful experience because I know it was considerably more dangerous than a normal saw blade.

Oh, and try to use a long radius elbow when connecting to the filter stack instead of a flat wall plenum. It will help with the flow/resistance of...

I think you are kind of splitting hairs here. I will say that, based on your images, the second scenario with the three 12x26 filters is not going...

For anyone considering the Festool cordless sanders, please be aware that all 3 of their cordless sanders use a very small 2mm orbit. This means...

Last year I had to do a big outdoor sanding project. I ordered a "corded" DeWalt sander, but I did not like it at all due to excessive vibration (it...

There are going to be a lot of "false triggers" from people running a nail into the saw blade or using electro-static material such as cutting...

It doesn't sound like your "district electrician" has any experience with 3-phase. Is it possible that he is mostly there to only do 110V and low...

I think this is one of the biggest risks of going into a wood working business and also the reason I would never do this. Work projects become...

Mobility Attempt Well, this is what I came up with for a first attempt at mobility. Short legs were attached to the base frame using a bunch of...

Hah! The outside panels are the phenolic plywood I got from Woodcraft a couple weeks ago. The phenolic is very dark brown and actually has somewhat...

Very nice. I never got into milling, but I am assuming there's a special process for turning the cranks so that the small cutter will bore a perfect...

Cut and mounted the inside sections. Nothing interesting here, lol. Yeah, router table is still upside-down.

Hah, whenever somebody says "elderly man and an amazing shop", you generally get a bunch of old cast iron and hand tools. Not about a half a million...

I think both of the sliding tables are practically identical (they may even be manufactured from the same company). Differences.. Harvey sliding...