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    I bought a Grizzly bandsaw and it has been fine....

    I bought a Grizzly bandsaw and it has been fine.
    I bought a Grizzly Tablesaw, brand new, and it had a problem with its bearings from day 1. Real problem is that the company did not back up its...
  2. King has two brands, "King Industrial" which...

    King has two brands, "King Industrial" which seems to have an OK reputation and King Canada which is more consumer / low end and maybe not as well thought of.
    I have a King Industrial 8" jointer and...
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    I bought the King Industrial KC-85FX (spiral)...

    I bought the King Industrial KC-85FX (spiral) last year. Happy enough with it, though its the only 8" jointer I've ever used, so not much to compare it to. A vast improvement over my previous 6"...
  4. Woodworking is very visual, so a WW forum is...

    Woodworking is very visual, so a WW forum is greatly diminished without pictures.

    And forums, like any social media, have a network effect: the more users the more attractive they are - and...
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    Door harp - advice sought!

    Hi. I saw these in Japan last year, and I would like to make one:
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    Apparently they're called "door harps" and when a door is opened, the hammers bounce against the wires to make notes. ...
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    Question on the bearings ..... I have a steel...

    Question on the bearings .....

    I have a steel bearing, probably not stainless. Originally it barely spun a revolution due to all the grease. I took the shield off as described above and soaked it...
  7. I also purchased the Grizzly G0513x2bf recently...

    I also purchased the Grizzly G0513x2bf recently after considering the Laguna sUX. Both get good reviews; to me they seem quite similar except the Grizzly has a bigger throat, bigger table and is...
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    But why should the airlines have the right just...

    But why should the airlines have the right just to arbitrarily say "sorry, you're not flying today". They took your money on the understanding that they would fly you today. You don't have the...
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    When you buy a plane ticket your paying a bunch...

    When you buy a plane ticket your paying a bunch of money for a specific service. In the normal world, that would be a contract which, if the service provider reneged on, they would be liable for...
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    Yup that looks familiar, though in my case its...

    Yup that looks familiar, though in my case its not hugely consistent from clamp to clamp. Thanks for showing.
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    I took the measurements without anything being...

    I took the measurements without anything being clamped (no pressure, just the fixed jaw). They are short at the tips of the jaws, longer at the bar side of the jaw, so the natural angle is a little...
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    Question about Parallel Clamps

    Hi,

    Yesterday I bought some parallel clamps and when I got home I noticed that the fixed jaw was not square to the bar on several of the clamps. The distance from the top of the bar to the top...
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    Bump. Anyone?

    Bump. Anyone?
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    Finishing a humidor

    Hi everyone,

    Looking for a little advice. I'm almost finished building a humidor (about 13" x9"x 5") our of 3/4" cherry with a plywood bottom. I will be lining the inside with some Spanish cedar...
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    Well I followed some of the advice above and took...

    Well I followed some of the advice above and took some very light cuts on the jointer and the gaps in the middle have dissapeard but I did create some small (about 1/64") gaps towards the last 6-12"...
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    Thanks but what I do not have is an 7' straight...

    Thanks but what I do not have is an 7' straight edge, and I'm not sure I can cut anything that long that straight (ie not even 1/16 out over 7').
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    The boards vary from 3 - 6 " wide; gaps are...

    The boards vary from 3 - 6 " wide; gaps are pretty much all in the middle.
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    Thanks for the responses ..... I have a 6"...

    Thanks for the responses .....

    I have a 6" jointer, 46" long. But the boards are about 80" long and I guess I'm having problems getting them 100% straight due to their length. I did setup infeed...
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    Tabletop advice pls

    Hi,first post here, need a little advice on a tabletop I'm trying to make. Approx 76" x 36" made from about 7 planks of 1 1/2" fir. Boards are all made as flat and square as I can manage, but...
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