Aaron Inami
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I don't know your budget, but I would consider running 6" main all the way until the end. Then use 6-6-5 branches when you do your 5" drops. The...

The Dewalt 735 is the best benchtop planer you can buy, but it is screaming loud. It's so loud that you definitely want to were hearing protection...

If you are placing your dust collector in a closet, then you absolutely have to have the ability to "return air into your shop". Chris Solicky has a...

It seems like a really cheap way to get a decent 4 foot cross-cut slider (it is $1400 to as a sliding table to your SawStop). However, keep in mind...

Oh, I was doing a washer replacement today on my leveling feet and took pics of what I did on the bottom. For anyone who uses pallet jacks to move...

My hand plane experience is very small, but I would think you want to use a long jointer plane, like a #7 (or even a #8). Most of us normally...

It's the Milescraft 4022 TrakLok. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KYBY6PN/ It bolts on directly to any Kreg clamp. The large t-slot part...

I have had very limited experience with a bandsaw, but this earlier statement seems to echo my results: "It will not yield glue ready cuts...

Agreed, but this stick up foam would be easy. The better solution would be to glue some 2" fiberglass type panels into that section.

It will be interesting to see your final product. Why not stick some foam to that plywood/frame behind the dust collector. It's cheap here: ...

Thinking about this, the best option for your scenario may indeed be a track saw for the following reasons: 1. It's the only way in your scenario...

Some things come to mind. 1. Whatever you buy, you will most likely want some sort of out-feed support system. If you are pushing through a 5...

I have started seeing fencing contractors using cordless nail guns in the last year or so. It's much more convenient than having to deal with...

Interesting concept. Googling around, I found something like this: ...

Generally, the twist in the machine is related to how flat the floor is. If you are working the machine on your brick patio, You can use leveling...

Painted the exposed edges of the plywood. Cut and mounted the 2.5" dust hose for the fence (going to a blast gate on the right side). Then played...

For the router-lift plate, I use the set screws on both the Harvey router table as well as the router-lift plate to align the plate height. I first...

I agree. The conveyor belt system is completely missing. You will have to manually push/pull wood through the sander. This may become difficult...

Scott - many of the Chinese VFDs on Amazon do not actually have a working "braking circuit", even though they have the connections. As far as I...

I think the biggest issue with using a thin kerf blade is the requirement to re-adjust your rip fence guide and/or any cross-cut/miter fence guides. ...

I used an ATO VFD for my dust collection system and it did not require many programming settings changed. https://www.ato.com/5hp-vfd For a...

You will probably want to google for that area: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=New+England+Connecticut+rigging+company ...

I think the price of $8500 for this is very nice. However, I would be very careful about how this is shipped. A shipping cost of $380 is not a lot...

The mineral wool products like Roxul AFB are flexible batts that can break apart in your hand when handling. The heavier mineral wool products like...

If the insulation is away from hands and anything that can scrape it, then I think it's relatively safe. Mineral wool panels will have a tendency to...

The color temperature is somewhat of a personal preference. The 5000K point is more like an office lighting. I prefer 4000K because it's just...

That's cool. Ladders take up a lot of space, but you need them in rare situations. I had to build an overhead ladder rack in my smallish shop.

WD-40 can be used as a cleaner. I would advise taking a tooth brush and clean out all the gearing. Then re-apply white lithium grease for lube.

Theory: the floor flatness on the old location may not be the same for the new location. They may have created a twist or un-twist on the main...

When the 4HP saw is powered on, it will have a spike in power draw to about 15-18 amps to crank up the motor and then calm down to about 5 amps draw...