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Today, 3:44 PM

Jackie Outten replied to a thread Can't Post in Forum Tech Support

Rob Try again. Looks like we may have had a temporary glitch (about 10 minutes) with our internet provider. Let me know if you continue to have...

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Today, 2:27 PM

Jim Becker replied to a thread LLAMBRICH Intergrated arbor and chuck in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Oh, I didn't mean to imply anything disparaging about putting a $400 high quality chuck on a DP that originally cost similar money two decades ago....

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Today, 9:03 AM

Jim Becker replied to a thread LLAMBRICH Intergrated arbor and chuck in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I find this idea very interesting, especially the one piece version for simplicity and presumably reduced risk of runout. I just have to somehow get...

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Today, 8:57 AM

Jim Becker replied to a thread Systainers? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

This is totally a subjective thing, Tom, both for personal preferences around organization as well as functionally how we use our tools. So you are...

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Today, 8:37 AM

Jim Becker replied to a thread Newby finisher, where to start? in Project Finishing

Maple can take dye nicely if you want to provide some "embedded" color in addition to the toning that various shellacs will impart. You should...

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Today, 8:31 AM

Jim Becker replied to a thread Vectric Software V12 Now Available in CNC Machines

Be sure you post about that command change in the Vectric forum so it can be addressed by Vectric staff.

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Today, 8:30 AM

Jim Becker replied to a thread SCM T130 bearing change in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Tom, have you tried Parts Pronto which is part of the SCM website? You have to register, but that's the parts and manuals part of the company.

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Today, 8:28 AM

Jim Becker replied to a thread SCM T130 bearing change in General Woodworking and Power Tools

You can't leave off the "SCM" from the search...it's conceivable that many companies might have "things they make" that use the same or similar...

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Yesterday, 7:19 PM

Jim Becker replied to a thread SCM T130 bearing change in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Not sure why that would happen if you put "SCM T130" in the search. Nice plane, for sure, however. :D

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Yesterday, 1:34 PM

Jim Becker replied to a thread SCM T130 bearing change in General Woodworking and Power Tools

It's an early 2000s SCM T130 shaper. Google is your friend...

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Yesterday, 1:26 PM

Ken Fitzgerald replied to a thread landscaping is my other hobby, record for me, 25 yards of mulch in Off Topic Forum

Beautiful yards!

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Yesterday, 1:19 PM

Bruce Page replied to a thread landscaping is my other hobby, record for me, 25 yards of mulch in Off Topic Forum

It sure is green! Very pretty!

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Yesterday, 1:00 PM

Jerry Bruette replied to a thread SCM T130 bearing change in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I Googled the machine parts break down. It looks like you'll be dealing with a deep groove ball bearing on one end and a angular contact bearing on...

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Yesterday, 12:08 PM

Lee Schierer replied to a thread Need ideas on waterproof board to cover water damaged base of outside doors in General Woodworking and Power Tools

This is a 4 year old thread.......

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Yesterday, 12:04 PM

Lee Schierer replied to a thread Hedge trimmer cleaner in Off Topic Forum

I don't consider WD-40 to be a real lubricant. It is okay in a pinch but it isn't very durable. I lubricate my Ryobi cordless trimmer with 3 in One...

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05-03-2024, 9:51 PM

Ken Fitzgerald replied to a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Maurice, I have watched this video a dozen times, at least. It was one of the things that inspired me to build one. My wife and I are at an age that...

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05-03-2024, 5:31 PM

Ken Fitzgerald replied to a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Richard, again, you want to call them "geared or equalizer slides" but in fact they use a form of rack and pinion as I showed in the illustration. ...

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05-03-2024, 1:43 PM

Ken Fitzgerald replied to a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Jimmy, the reason for the wear strips is minimize any wear on the mechanism should there be any sag in the system. I might be making it overly...

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05-03-2024, 1:34 PM

Ken Fitzgerald replied to a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Richard it's a matter of which words you and I choose to use. Here's a illustration of a rack and pinion assembly. That sure looks like what...

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05-03-2024, 7:27 AM

Prashun Patel replied to a thread Creating an aged maple finish in Project Finishing

I'm pretty comfortable with dyeing and toning. I've done a fair bit of it, including matching and layering for color depth. I agree, the...

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05-02-2024, 8:05 PM

Ken Fitzgerald replied to a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I am building a butterfly extension table. The 2 pieces of the tabletop that will extend and retract are 36" w and 33" long. They will be connected...

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05-02-2024, 7:49 PM

Jim Becker replied to a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Since the metal is only providing structure to hold the UHMW tape, I'd probably pick the aluminum because it's just plain easier to craft into the...

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05-02-2024, 7:45 PM

Jim Becker replied to a thread Creating an aged maple finish in Project Finishing

Prushun, I agree with John...play with this because sometimes a tiny adjustment to tone/hue totally elevates things for some strange reason.

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05-02-2024, 7:39 PM

Ken Fitzgerald started a thread aluminum or steel? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The table I am building has a 3-piece tabletop, with 2 pieces attached to a rack & pinion assembly and the 3rd piece butterflying up from underneath...

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05-02-2024, 5:21 PM

Prashun Patel replied to a thread Creating an aged maple finish in Project Finishing

Thanks for the follow up. I learned a lot on this thread. Mostly that coloring is not something I want to do ;) Thanks for the Minwax OMP review. ...

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05-02-2024, 3:45 PM

Dave Anderson NH replied to a thread Time for some levity in Off Topic Forum

Thursday musings plus odds and ends.

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