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01-14-2021, 3:59 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread AWB workbench - a few options in WorkShops

Looking nice

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01-12-2021, 5:16 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread BORG or local wood supplier for cabinet plywood? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The other issue I've seen is a lot of wood filler in the show face. You might end up having to buy more sheets. That said, I've made a lot of shop...

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01-12-2021, 5:04 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread BORG or local wood supplier for cabinet plywood? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

What room of the house? The last year or so I feel like the quality at BORG went down even more, almost every piece is a potato chip unless you get...

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01-12-2021, 4:50 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread Trying dust collector on SCMS in WorkShops

Maybe I'll put the 5" hose on the bottom closer in.

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01-12-2021, 4:34 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread Trying dust collector on SCMS in WorkShops

Interesting, I'd rather have those off and if it works better that's a bonus. Makes me think that it would be even better on a slider with the rails...

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01-12-2021, 12:07 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread Trying dust collector on SCMS in WorkShops

Slapped some 1/8" ply on it. It works a little better than just having the shop-vac attached to the rear port. I need to caulk all the seams...

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01-11-2021, 4:02 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread Trying dust collector on SCMS in WorkShops

I'm going to start with that 4" big gulp and see how it does, and then maybe switch it to a 5" or 6" port. I've been using my shop vac attached to...

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01-11-2021, 3:22 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks, I went ahead and ordered a couple 5" magports.

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01-11-2021, 1:50 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I will say I think I'm going to invest in the outfeed support for the planer at some point.

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01-11-2021, 1:49 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I ran one board through the planer a few times to calibrate the hand wheel dial - no noticeable snipe but I wasn't really looking for it. Barely...

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01-11-2021, 12:21 PM

Thomas Crawford started a thread Trying dust collector on SCMS in WorkShops

Thought I'd frame this out and cover in thin plywood and see how it does. Anyone done anything similar?

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01-11-2021, 12:16 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

It has some kind of swivel in the middle?

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01-11-2021, 11:33 AM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Got everything installed and hooked up to the DC. What do you guys do when you change to planer mode? It twists the flex hose and adds some angles...

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01-08-2021, 11:15 AM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

This looks precarious, but we went up and down several times to make sure it was balanced and it wasn't pulling on the tables. Lifted it, pulled the...

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01-08-2021, 11:10 AM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Took the casters off, removed the cage on the pallet.

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01-08-2021, 11:08 AM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Had to chop off the ends of the 4x4's to get it through my gate, then installed 4 casters. Added some cross bars at the top where the ratchet strap...

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01-07-2021, 3:59 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread Safely Transporting a Hammer A3-31 on a trailer in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Here's the one-pager I got:

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01-07-2021, 3:24 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread Safely Transporting a Hammer A3-31 on a trailer in General Woodworking and Power Tools

if you watch my thread I'll add some pics of how the factory secured everything: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?288537-A3-41-arrived

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01-07-2021, 11:43 AM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks, that is very helpful and pretty much what I was thinking.

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01-06-2021, 3:13 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

There's a gap underneath so I should be able to lay 2x6 there without having to pick up the tool, trying to not have to pick it up twice.

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01-06-2021, 1:36 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The question is if the pallet is strong enough to not have any support in the middle where a forklift or jack would normally be.

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01-06-2021, 11:52 AM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

So here's the plan: Rent a knock-down engine hoist to raise one side at a time. Install (6) heavy duty casters on the 4x4 cross beams under the...

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01-06-2021, 11:43 AM

Thomas Crawford started a thread A3-41 arrived in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Ordered in May and got it yesterday. No big deal for me to wait since this is a lifetime purchase. My shop is in my backyard behind my fence. I...

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01-05-2021, 4:37 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread AWB workbench - a few options in WorkShops

Mine is 25 inches wide and I'm probably going to slice a little off it after using it for 10 years. For what it's worth I'll probably build a new one...

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01-01-2021, 4:29 PM

Thomas Crawford replied to a thread New Plane Purchase in Neanderthal Haven

I use 45 degree frogs and since I don't like endlessly fiddling with the chipbreaker I use a different bevel up plane with a high angle for...

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