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03-06-2021,
9:29 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Bed design
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Design Forum
I think that will work. The bed side is actually 7"-8" tall, with a couple big holes where the drawers go through. That should be okay. If you're...
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8 replies | 357 view(s)
03-06-2021,
11:55 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Extension Trestle Table
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I don't understand the extension leaves. It seems that they are supported by the steel u-channels. And it seems that the u-channels are bolted to...
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20 replies | 629 view(s)
03-06-2021,
12:13 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Queen Platform Bed - what size slats for no center rail?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
One more thought... The calculation I did above uses numbers for dry douglas fir. If you buy construction lumber in some parts of the US, it is...
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10 replies | 472 view(s)
03-06-2021,
12:07 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Queen Platform Bed - what size slats for no center rail?
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
On various sites around the web, there's a calculator named Sagulator. It computes sag versus load for shelf parameters you input. Structurally, a...
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10 replies | 472 view(s)
03-03-2021,
7:48 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Glue for flush trim door pull
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Where are the pins — inside the finger hole? You could use brass pins, and nobody would ever notice. Brass escutcheon pins are readily available.
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2 replies | 142 view(s)
03-03-2021,
11:42 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Source for Unfinished Butcher Block?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Check out Ikea. They sell wood countertops for a very competitive price.
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28 replies | 987 view(s)
03-02-2021,
11:20 AM
Jamie Buxton
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“Lumberyard Mold”?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Mold needs moisture to grow on wood. If your benches are going indoors, the wood is going to dry down to the point that the mold will stop growing....
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9 replies | 465 view(s)
03-01-2021,
4:20 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Outdoor TV cabinet considerations?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
A traditional tambor has wood slats fastened together with canvas. I don’t think it would survive many years outdoors. And those storm shutters are...
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6 replies | 347 view(s)
03-01-2021,
11:23 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Help designing desktop
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Design Forum
Option 4, the plywood version, would be easy and structurally sound. Unless you don't like the look of plywood, I'd go that way. I don't...
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10 replies | 476 view(s)
02-27-2021,
3:52 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Outdoor TV cabinet considerations?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I’d think about a cover that rolls up. It would never be in the way, and never be exposed getting slammed around by the wind. In hurricane...
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6 replies | 347 view(s)
02-25-2021,
11:31 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Blum boring distance
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I found a more informative spec sheet for that hinge. https://www.wwhardware.com/media/installation/blumotion_hinge_install.pdf As I read it,...
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11 replies | 488 view(s)
02-24-2021,
1:21 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Has anyone made any of those "library style" sliding rack shelves?
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I think you should motorize it, so the motor drives a rack back and forth. With the motor moving the rack, there's no issue with debris getting...
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4 replies | 485 view(s)
02-23-2021,
11:15 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Stumped. Anyone know how this is done?
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
Could there be straps on both faces? That way you'd have balanced stresses as the wood tries to move.
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29 replies | 1419 view(s)
02-22-2021,
9:33 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Delta Unisaw - Motor Running/Belt Not Moving - An account of Safety Feature?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
On my Unisaw there are shims between the table and the base, and it came that way from the factory. When you're removing the table, look for them,...
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13 replies | 686 view(s)
02-21-2021,
11:16 AM
Jamie Buxton
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retractable wheels
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I've been around a commercial podium which is easily moved. It has wheels hanging off the rear of the base. The wheels do not touch the floor...
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7 replies | 545 view(s)
02-20-2021,
3:55 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Knot hole: fill or not?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Is the knot stable? That is, is it going to stay there if you do nothing? Then I'd be inclined to do nothing. That's the way Mom Nature made...
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16 replies | 652 view(s)
02-20-2021,
11:54 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Precut plywood
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
The strength of plywood in the way you're using it is mostly set by the thickness, not the species. So buy what's convenient. When I need a...
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16 replies | 811 view(s)
02-19-2021,
11:05 PM
Jamie Buxton
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32mm extra wide angle hinges, drawbacks
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
You can buy cup hinges which open to 170 degrees, and you can get them self-close. They cost more than smaller-angle ones. In my experience, they...
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3 replies | 237 view(s)
02-19-2021,
9:41 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Grizzly "Baby drum sander" minimum thickness?
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
On a thickness planer?! My experience is different from yours. When I've tried to get down to a sixteenth with mine, it is a disaster. It seems...
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8 replies | 460 view(s)
02-19-2021,
7:53 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Grizzly "Baby drum sander" minimum thickness?
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
Have you done that successfully with the Grizzly sander? Or with some other drum sander?
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8 replies | 460 view(s)
02-19-2021,
7:36 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Floating bookshelf mounts
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Keyhole plates. Rockler sells ones which are 9/16" wide. https://www.rockler.com/keyhole-fittings-select-either-single-or-double They can mortise...
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7 replies | 513 view(s)
02-19-2021,
6:19 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Grizzly "Baby drum sander" minimum thickness?
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
Grizzly sells a 12" drum sander. The current part number is G0459. I'd be using it to take the saw marks off band-sawn veneer. However, Grizzly...
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8 replies | 460 view(s)
02-19-2021,
11:44 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Any fishing rod builders or fly tyers?
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Off Topic Forum
Amazingly enough, google yields many sources with porcupine quills for sale. Who'da thunk that?
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11 replies | 546 view(s)
02-18-2021,
11:19 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Inset door hinges
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
You can use ordinary knuckle hinges. You just need to put the knuckles to the front of your posts.
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10 replies | 597 view(s)
02-16-2021,
4:46 PM
Jamie Buxton
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How do you deal with off-gassing from finishes
in
Project Finishing
I’ve noticed the odor from General Finishes, and from Target.
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22 replies | 1368 view(s)
02-16-2021,
2:54 PM
Jamie Buxton
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How do you deal with off-gassing from finishes
in
Project Finishing
Everybody says water borne finishes are low odor. But if I finish the interior of a cabinet with waterborne, six months later I still get a big smell...
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22 replies | 1368 view(s)
02-15-2021,
12:43 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Extra-Extension Drawer Slides?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
There are extension slides for dining tables which have more than three sections. For instance, on this page --...
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1 replies | 272 view(s)
02-14-2021,
1:19 AM
Jamie Buxton
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WTB Fine Wood Working magazines
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SawMill Creek Classifieds
You might consider buying the Fine Woodworking Archive. It is a USB drive with electronic versions of every Fine Woodworking magazines since the...
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4 replies | 632 view(s)
02-14-2021,
12:06 AM
Harold Patterson
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What are your other hobbies besides Woodworking?
in
Off Topic Forum
Fly fishing, fly tying and photography.
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95 replies | 7322 view(s)
02-10-2021,
11:13 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
Festool Repair
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
Call them.
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10 replies | 751 view(s)
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Of Jamaican descent, interested in period furniture, mainly 18th century. Married with two grown children.
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Newtown, ct
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Photography, Fly Fishing
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Retired
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