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Philiip,
I bought my SI12 new in 1991 when I made the decision to go pro full-time. I felt it was an important upgrade to processing panel stock, which is central to my business. A few...

Jim,
The thing that jumped out at me in your description of the event was this: How long was the 2 x 3 you used to cover the blade when raising it through the insert? I'm guessing it was less...

Terrco makes nice duplicators of all sizes. The Marlin is a smaller model that uses a router. The bigger ones have their own motors, so certainly not cheap, but an industry standard for decades.

New Balance running shoes. The $130.00 ones. Full timer, never have any back pain. Careful what you drop, these don't have the protection of Red Wings.

Alan,
I did a quick mock up to show how the Bosch "router inlay" system does it. It has a bearing which is removable from the router bushing after you have cut out pattern "A". After...

Alan,
Bosch makes what they call a "router inlay kit" which is intended to use a smaller bit size to do exactly what you are after, but on a smaller scale. If you look at how it works, you...

I agree with Ken. Sounds like your outfeed table is a tad low on the outermost edge. This condition should result in a slightly concave edge with the tail of the board rising above the cutter,...

Its white oak.

Are you sure you had the concave side of the leg down when you jointed? If the convex side is down, you will keep the warp.

I would use my collapsible engine hoist. Haul it to the logs with a fat wheeled hand truck, set it up parallel to the log, and use straps around the log to attach to the hoist. Lift the log, then...

David,
Thank you so much for your post talking about being surrounded by your work. I'm not an old timer like you, I've only got about 41 years making a living at this, but I already get the...

I am in agreement with Steve, as my Dewalt saw is dead on even in maple, but not with the blade that came with the saw. This was a piece of junk, as you could easily see as it spins. I put it in a...

Try Batteries and Bulbs. They might have something that fits, and I've had good luck with them.

If all else fails, I would simply plane that bugger of with my electric hand planer. Presumably, there are no metal fasteners in the lip. Should only take a few minutes, but lots of shavings!

If I understand the situation correctly, I would cut through the dominoes (if you can remember where) with a Dremel, then place a block against the lip and whack it a few times with a hammer towards...

I just purchased a Dewalt dws780 after an exhaustive search to replace my old Ridgid. I use it in my shop to do all of my 45's on cabinet door frames. I is dead on, right out of the box. Very...

I did this with a Rol-air compressor years ago. I took it brand new out of the box, and it wouldn't start. Finally realized they actually shipped it from the factory fully pressurized, and it never...

I believe the DJ-20 is intended to be hooked to the dust collector. Even with that, the throat can clog if you feed too quickly, especially with an insert head (like mine). Develop a feel for what...

For what its worth, in our area of town, from 1 x 8 and wider comes 3/4" narrower than stated width. 1/2" narrower on 1 x 6 or less.

I usually put a temporary fence on my bandsaw and tilt the table to 45 degrees. Then rip and rotate until you have the octagonal shape. Seems pretty safe and accurate.

Might want to try calling Hidatool in Berkely which sells the japanese hardware that goes on these cabinets. They may have a source for authentic nails for this use.

I used to have a machine shop take some of mine every month. He preferred using the chips to soak up the errant oil and coolant on his floor.

Looks like curly soft maple and butternut to me.

Ideally, one would taper the outside edge of the slot as well as the wedge, and the maker appears to have done just that in the photo. If so. this could clue you in to the proper taper to make the...

Gabriel,
It sounds as though you might be pressing down on the wood as you feed it through the jointer. This will tend to maintain the same shape it had when it started. The jointer should be...