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Hi David,
For most applications ,I will agree that any metal might be 'overkill', that's why I said "highly stressed". But nobody mentioned any sizes, and his pictures would not 'download for me. ...

Hey Mark, thanks for posting that. Its a drag that it did not miss you like the video you linked, but you sound pretty tough -my sincere wishes for a speedy healing. Being nonchalant after near...

JB Weld is your friend. Being essentially epoxy and aluminum dust, it will fill an oversize hole and adhere a dowel or even a headless steel bolt. if you do use a metal dowel , be aware that...

Not meaning to be a 'topper', I had one curl out of some second growth ash INTO my thumb ..and kept curling so that I was hooked -really hooked , Had a hell of a time getting loose with one hand...

On burying nails--particularly the ones that bulge the surface , but do not actually shine though, The drive pin of the pneumatic nailer works really well. Just make sure the gun is unloaded--that...

My 1888 J. T. Towsley horizontal drill press.
Rescued it from a junk pile in 1973, painted it blue , put a peddle feed on it and drilled probably over a hundred thousand holes. ( I doweled face...

One out of 100 or 200 boards coming into the cabinetshop would do this. Since we rarely order less than 100 BF at a time , the lumberyard wants to keep us satisfied and stock with major internal...

Joe --The 4H is a GREAT idea!!! -I just looked on their site - https://shop4-h.org/products/woodworking-wonders-curriculum-1-measuring-up

On 'over-square ' cuts, I used to tell my guys to "watch the lead edge of the work-piece as it contacts the fence- if you allow it to drift off a sixteenth, you're in trouble."

Machinists sometimes use heatguns on stuck collets. What ever our problems in cabinetshops are with stuck collets ,,don't bring up the subject with a machinist... they have stuck collets !.

Hey Dan-- Yeah, that was fast, huh? Glad you only got a bruise. One of the problems with dado operations is they are only showing teeth...grabby teeth with no body or center field of blade like...

I agree with manufacturing defect . The panels are too narrow. send those pics off to Simpson , and tell them you are discussing it on an international forum, and everyone is surprised because...

""Perhaps the natural charm of the splitting should be left alone."" You got it . You might consider other finishing methods. Oh, wait, isn't Kung-Fu on tonight? oh, man, the fondue cheese pot...

DeWalt 'cheapened up' sometime in the 70's. You want the ones with the round top solid cast iron arm. I had a 10" made about 1975 that I could not keep in square. Then I got and still have a...

You might consider using 2x2 , making a frame, and then attaching it to the TOP of the sides. this would eliminate much of the accuracy needed and it would not matter if the inside overhung a bit. ...

Mat,
In general, 'Over-square' is a decent guide to start, but , gee whizz, that's a real small table to be cutting any panels. The open air between the fence rails gives me pause too. Can you...

David--" What type of needle did you use for the sutures?" ...... Medium small I guess. Too small and it's hard to thread the needle. Have done this a number of times , starting about 1979...

Or you can keep a sewing kit in your tool box.....that's what I always did...saves time and money. like this pic from a few years ago , me playing doctor after ""oh look, I just found a sharp...

Hey Pat & Rod, thanks for the kind words .
Andrew, I still think you will be OK . Just the fact that you are thinking about it sets you apart.
There came a time when I had been around saws so...

Hi Andrew- I spent over 45 years on cabinet shop floors. in the thousands of hours using a table saw, I got tagged once --in a Rube Goldberg insane progression of events that would be impossible to...

Forgive me if this is redundant.... I 'm gonna bet your low voltage circuit (LVC) relays are dusty. Not at the push button switch in front , but in back or where ever , are the high voltage...

No, The low angle is a benefit in reducing edge shift . The Castle is a great machine , and very quickly made others like the Ritter , look out dated .
I would encourage you to make one yourself ....

HI Ray,
This is what I did . Made a box from 16 " wide ply that wrapped around the bar top . Left one end loose about 6" , so I could apply clamp force to hold it to the top . Built an accurate 45...