Ocen Tan
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Made my own with push button threaded barrels. Available ay McMaster-Carr among others. My current DP came with them stock.

I have a 60 and an 80 tooth blade. The 60 is better for burn-prone woods like cherry, maple and sappy walnut. The 80 is almost a luxury but I am...

Don't know who makes them but I have run Lee Valley's HSS Forstners for years with good results.

Yes. You use one bearing to route downhill for part of the cut, flip the part and template, adjust the height of the bit so that the other bearing...

Contrary experience here. I have had two 12ga cord reels in a 20 x 30 shop for many years and always been glad. I included ceiling outlets for the...

I use the description "enthusiastic hobbyist".

+1. Splitting means the screw shaft being forced into the material is causing too much force for the application. A proper pilot hole is the answer...

Thanks for the kind words folks. It just kills me to cut an 1/8" kerf in such expensive material but sometimes power tools are the best...

You are experiencing "tearout" which is not unusual when routing against the grain. A top/bottom bearing bit is your answer. This allows the...

Spacers with tongues the same width as your blade kerf. Easy peasy.

+1 on checking the centrifugal switch mechanism. I swapped a couple caps before I figured out it was the switch. Both were in expensive at the time.

Just in case it helps others. I have used Rockler's small round knobs and have put "L" knob caps on socket head screws. Both seem to work fine.

A timeless artist.

Not really. It works like other very hard woods; pecan and purple heart for example. The spoil comes off the hand plane more like chainsaw chips...

I use sapwood as a decorative element. The ability to do so depends on that piece and the location of the sap. It is a fun puzzle to figure out as...

Another vote for wall attachment from one who lives where the ground sometimes does the Watusi. Level the unit, attach to the wall, and scribe in...

Walnut does lighten with age. I have a dresser that caught the morning sun on the lower portion for a decade and the color difference is obvious. I...

Thanks for that. I had never seen it. Great stuff. Jeff does Mingus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q0p7yXoOVg

The lathe install is perfect but everything else has got to go; its all wrong! :D:D:D. The shop is shaping up great Jim. I am loving the...

RIP Jeff. He's been a part of my life as long as I can remember.

Sounds like it was time to rotate the cutters. Mine feeds like buttah. I use Gulf Wax household paraffin available at most grocery stores for...

I paste wax mine every year or so with good result.

Looks like you've got it Brian so I am late to the party. For large panels I use splines to provide a continuous run of "support". If I am using...

I think your budget will be your sticking point for a unit that can return reasonable air quality to the work area. Any return dust will leave a...

Interesting that The Mortise Pal went out of production but, . more involved and more costly alternatives continue to market. Apparently I...