I was recently gifted a workbench, by a fellow woodworker, who unfortunately can no longer work. It’s a wonderfully made piece of equipment and so it gives me a chance to revisit how I utilize my...
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I was recently gifted a workbench, by a fellow woodworker, who unfortunately can no longer work. It’s a wonderfully made piece of equipment and so it gives me a chance to revisit how I utilize my...
Call your local PD if you are unsure, they'll be able to give you a definitive answer but in my experience a pelican case with a padlock is acceptable.
FWIW, it's a .22 Caliber rifle.
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Pretty happy with these bits also, I will say some of the leading edges are ragged from the factory so I will them with an auger file into they are very sharp.
Correct, however, it’s not that I don’t believe that he thinks they’re sharp, it’s that I don’t believe they are sharp relative to what I know cuts well.
It’s guarding against things falling onto the cutter head from above. With exception to the Suva guard, the Euro guards leave a huge exposure when set for large material and also remain in the way. ...
Elmer, I know a lot of folks use diamond hones but personally I much prefer a tapered reamer. After reaming, I touch up lightly with a diamond hone. The outside of the chisel I make flat and...
Heavy cast iron chisel mortisers with sharp chisels work beautifully. I mortise with the Maka that Mark recommends or a chisel mortiser, often depends on what I’m doing specifically.
The Maka...
What is the euro guard actually guarding? I think the folding pork chop is about as good as it gets for a jointer (all of the guards for jointers are not great) the euro guard has the same exposure...
Take a look at Tectus hinges. Great for heavy doors, I used them on 9’ tall doors MDF over a wooden frame that were very very heavy.
I make rails and stiles different thicknesses for door that...
I knew Sayuri from ordering tools at that time. I know her from Kez USA now.
I like Tersa a lot, especially with carbide. Definitely wouldn’t spend to swap to a helical.
On the guard, I bought a segmented guard from Panhans. It has a gas spring for a return system, it...
Draw-bored mortise and tenon.
I tend to fall on the side of preference toward air clamps wherever possible. It’s often slightly slower than just holding the part but air clamps hold much tighter and keep your hands further away...
Thanks, Mike!
I have two from American Rotary, they do the job but are a budget minded product. I’ve had one running for 6-7 years and the other for 2-3 years without issue.
A lot of folks like Phase perfect,...
Josh, in another shop I use those type of machines for a class I run. They’re ok but they tend to snipe often and lose their settings fairly often if you use them hard.
I have an FS41ES, I’m pretty happy with it. It’s far more reliable in terms of quality result than many of the budget minded separates. If you can budget for similar quality machines then in that...
:D Takes quite a few shiny things to keep her happy.
You’re welcome! That’s a modified auto tapping machine that I use as a drill press. The manufacturer is Kira (Japan), it was likely made in the 80’s but they still produce them.
I bought and...
I usually build out an electrical box on every machine unless they already have one. I’ve attached a few examples, the brands I have used are Siemens and Eaton Moeller. They’re either round or...
Route the wiring through a rotary disconnect and give yourself some redundancy in this aspect of safety.
Personally, I have E-stops on every machine and if I’m changing tooling, or otherwise touching the blade, I will always engage the emergency stop and sometimes also disconnect the machine using the...
If you are near to Nj I have a spare dust collector that you can have. It’s a jet 1hp, decent for picking up chips at the jointer/planer.
Looking forward to putting it to work!
The Harvey is in, delivered yesterday and I installed it. So far I'm very impressed by this machine, it's made beautifully, nice and quiet.
My only complaint is that I think they should have the...