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One more question: how deep is the dovetail groove for the inserts? Thanks again!

Thank you, Tom.

This is really clever. Has anyone tried making one for a 45-degree bevel cut? I imagine that the ZCI part needs to be wider. Cheers!

Thanks! Apparently the joint "clicks" together and apart many times. Any ideas about that?

It's not that I want to use this joint myself. I would just like to understand how it works. You never...

I just learned that IKEA introduced something called the wedge dowel joint. Does anyone know how this joint works? It's supposed to "click" together solidly and yet disassemble many times. I am...

Thank you for this very informative post. I found it very helpful.

Agreed!

These are intended generally for the scale to move while the reader is attached to a fixed part of the machine. I suppose that doing the opposite is problematic. That is, having the scale...

I did not understand what this was at first. Now I think I get it. I had no idea you could get something like this so inexpensively. What a great solution. Thanks Bill!

I appreciate your responses. Thank you!

Lemme 'splain.

The MFT was just a motivation for a question about an idea: using a table saw DRO for something else instead of a table saw. An MFT top...

😆 that is actually pretty expensive. And I am after bigger fish. My question is about whether someone has done this. And how.

Has anyone tried taking a table saw DRO and using it to accurately move a router or a tracksaw or anything else along one direction?

I have been thinking about ways to make an MFT-like top and I...

And remember to check both sides of the blade. The inside of my Empire square is bang on, but the outside is not.

So, do any of you use the combo-square-and-gauge approach for a 45-degree fence?

Thank you, Paul! I just watched it. He does have the same geometry that I have in mind. The difference is that I don't use feeler gauges or tape to figure out the offset. As I said in my previous...

Thank you for your replies!

Kevin, I think your method is what I was trying to describe as an old method for checking square. I guess I thought my insight was using an offcut to gauge the movement...

Best wishes to everyone! I dropped one of my crosscut sleds and knocked it out of square. Now with a little break from teaching I had a chance to try an idea I had for squaring the sled. It worked...

James Hamilton (Stumpy Nubs) recently promoted Harvey bandsaws in one of his YouTube videos. Does anyone have information about these machines? On its website, Harvey Machinery says that they have...

You are demonstrating the value of experimenting, something Edwin advised.

Lee, that is one sweet story.

Mike, all I can say is, "Wow!" What a great description of a range in bandsaw setups. And some really impressive investments on your part. The fundamental issues are the same, but one saw is...

Thanks, Glenn. Lesson learned (I hope).

John, thanks for your input (again). First, I searched again for a post of yours and I discovered three things: (1) I still did not come across a post...

3M High Performance Industrial Plastic Adhesive 4693HI have used red oak, UHMW, and aluminum (with adjustable nylon set screws). The miter gauge that came with my saw also has plastic set screws. I...

[Just a note: I have written this reply already twice. The site timed out on me before I hit post and I lost the entire message both times. This time I am composing off-line so that if I get...

Bandsaw setup is one of the great mysteries for the beginning woodworker. This forum has many individual requests for help with a particular bandsaw or blade choice. Van Huskey started a very helpful...

This is more helpful stuff. Thank you.

So, for me, what has been missing from a lot of bandsaw setup guides is how blade tracking affects the path the blade wants to go. I heard Snodgrass saying...