When I use pocket screws on dense wood close to the end of a stile I use a 1/8" x 6" aircraft drill to drill a pilot hole. Self-drilling screws help,...
You can draw and generate toolpaths within Fusion 360. If you're already proficient in drawing with that program it probably makes sense to stay with...
Assuming you have a disc holder with a mandrel, chuck it in the drill and have at it. (How to play the flute: blow in one end and run your fingers up...
If you have the business to justify a tool changer, finance it and get it up front. Retrofitting one would be a stretch. Used machines can be a good...
The Lion trimmer knockoffs are ok for small section mouldings but the ones I have used need to take a minimum depth of cut of close to .010" and the...
Actually it appears to be a single stage unit with an automatic cleaning cycle to keep the undersized (32 sq ft) cartridge filter clear - except that...
You could mortise with your Domino and cut shouldered square tenons to fit inside the rounded mortise ends. If the slat thickness matches the mortise...
My several year old Thompson bowl gouge came with a pretty rough finish off the mill. I cleaned it up with a blue grinding point in a Dremel followed...
40 years in the trade, freelance cabinet and furniture maker, still eager to learn. "I don't feel like an old man, I feel like a young man who has something wrong with him."
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