Alan Lightstone
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Spent my career in operating rooms. Hopefully your workshops have less blood and yuck in them.

I truly hate the 1" dog holes on my Sjobergs bench. I had a machinist friend of mine make some bushings for me to reduce them to 3/4", but there are...

Mike, I have the Nova Voyager and the new Woodpeckers DP table. Overall, the table is quite nice. The drawer underneath is actually quite handy....

Very, very nice, Jim. Puts mine to shame. What are you using for spacers for between the table saw blades?

I totally agree, but, at least with screw in bulbs (E26), Phillips are far lower CRI and just look worse to my eye (and several friends eyes) than...

I have an FB710 which I think is great. Seems to be built like a tank, and handles anything I throw at it. But mine is not an industrial shop,...

SWMBO is way too superstitious to ever allow working near a mirror. Tom's advice is right on. Trace a template, put the mirror in the house, then...

I switched my shop to LED direct-wire bulbs when I built it. I used Hyperikon bulbs, as they have >90 CRI and am extremely happy with them. ...

Never thought of covering my machines. Although, here in Florida, good rust protection must be on the surfaces at all times, even though my shop is...

Me too. I paused and counted the blades. Who needs 50 table saw blades??? That being said, quite impressive. Does he actually make anything, or...

We're all getting more and more jealous by the minute. Great find.:D

One thing I realized in my first shop, and fixed in my present one, is that you really need to think about infeed and outfeed space. Having 7-8' in...

Upon Felder's recommendation, I bought a narrow pallet jack from U-Line. Moves most things great. That being said, I hired professional riggers...

I have a 90 degree wye on the limb to my overhead dust collector, which clearly is a no-no. I'd take a picture, but it would cause much head...

I also have the large floating overarm guard. Mine is hooked up to a 4" hose attached to my 5HP Oneida. I do have it wyed from a 6" drop from my DC...

Lots of shop projects going on at once. I installed a switch and proper DC hose to run from my new Woodpeckers DP table / fence to my central vac...

Again last night I was on McFeely's website trying to buy #6x1/2", #8x1/2", and #10x3/4" screws. They no longer stock any of them. Sometimes they...

So, I finally installed the vise, and attached the top via two wood cleats - one on the inside left (behind the false drawer) on one on the outside...

Not to hijack the thread, but the Woodpecker dust collection fence I just received works impressively well. This might be because its just a few...

I usually use Mineral Spirits, which works for most, not all adhesive residue. I use Goo Gone for stubborn ones.

Will, fortunately I bought the combination 20mm and 3/4" WP jig, so I have that 20mm bushing. I think I will go that route. Of course, the 3/4"...

I have, for now a solution, but time will tell how well it will work, despite the cost involved. I do have a question about the aftercoolers. Do...

OK. Let's think of a game plan to drill 20mm holes instead. And use the Woodpeckers jig that I have. BTW, Fedex finally is shipping my 3/4"...

That really was all I was intending to use it for. When I use my track saw, I typically draw an accurate line and clamp the Festool track to it. ...

Matt: I've been thinking the same thing. While I do like the versatility of holes anywhere I might need them, the sheer number of holes to be...

Jim: Great job. You solved my pet peeve with virtually every commercial drill press table in that they all need a left-right T-track to hold...

I like my Jet, but no question the dust collection is poor. Interesting that I never noticed the larger spindles not being round. Maybe mine were...

My Jet lived on a pull-out butcher block, on top of my tool chest, which I built heavy duty drawer slides under, so could pull it out to use. Next...

Nice setup, John. Very instructive. I'm assuming that the air comes into that system from behind the pressure valve, with the drip leg below it,...

True. I don't know the answer to that. Will the compressed air push the water out of the lowest tubing and into the filter/desiccant cartridge?