Jimmy Harris
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It's not as bad as it sounds. And no, I'm very skinny (except for my pot belly). You just take lots of little breaks to catch your breath and focus...

A Hock blade and chip breaker would be a worthy upgrade for that plane. So I wouldn't say no to it, since those are things I would probably want to...

Thank you. This also helps out a lot. I think I'm learning what I need to know. And I'm leaning towards a new G0513, depending on what I can...

With all due respect, I think I understand a lot better what you're saying than you understand what I'm saying. And that's perfectly understandable....

That's my thinking. I'm okay with the idea of taking an excruciatingly long time resawing a 12" board, as I won't do it much (if ever). Two hours...

Yeah. Hardwood doesn't always mean hard wood. Good examples are balsa, a hardwood with a 300 Janka hardness, or Yew, a softwood with a 1520 Janka...

I'm okay with having to flatten the board after resawing. I do that now when I resaw by hand. Plus, any wood I buy has to be planned flat. I'm not...

I didn't read the article, but that's what I heard. It worked. But it used a different technology from SawStop and in order for it to work right,...

I could see that being an issue. But I haven't experienced that yet. And I usually chamfer or round over the edges of pretty much anything I make...

What about a Laguna LT16 SEC (Meber)? I found one in good shape with lots of add-ons. I've heard both good and bad things about the Meber variant. ...

That's good info. Thanks for posting!

Oklahoma City-ish. I'd really like to avoid shipping. Especially for a used machine. Not just to avoid the cost, but also because I have had...

Can you flex the blade? Or is it too thick and rigid like the blade on an 81, 12 or 112? I'd assume it would last longer, just because Hock...

Which battery? Are they the 18v/20v, 40v/80v, 60v?

That's actually one of the few used bandsaws I've seen come up that weren't ridiculously priced! I think it was $800. I passed on it because of the...

I'd be okay with a VFD, but I've never seen a 3 phase for sale. I don't think they pop up around here, since this isn't an area rich in woodworking...

I'm more patient than most. And since I currently resaw by hand, holding a board for an hour isn't a problem. So long as it's faster than resawing...

This is good information and exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for!

Thanks for the replies so far! And 12" may never actually happen. I almost never come across hardwood stock wider than 10" in real life. 4-8"...

It's just the design of the thing. The brake works. It just takes it a good second or two before it kicks on and then takes another half second to...

This happens sometimes. You could try to patch it with some kind of wood filler. It's not all the way through, so it's not structural. It's just a...

True. And I'd definitely back the idea of getting the one with a battery system you already have. Especially since circular saws aren't high tech...

Finish the poplar in poly or something similar if you're worried. Then it doesn't matter how rot and insect resistant the wood is, it only matters...

I've spent the past few days resawing hard maple with my old Disston D-8 to make a toolbox for my wrenches out of scrap. And let me tell you, that...

Excellent job on the write up too! That'll come in handy for a lot of people in the future.

I thought about CA glue, but was worried that it dries very hard, and between all of the pounding and expanding and contracting, it might break the...

Nice! It may be kind of small, but doing so avoids the one major drawback I find with many standard Roubo style benches. It puts the leg vise...

I know it's blasphemy, but I'd probably try to glue them on. I would think a little bit of contact cement would hold them together well enough,...