What Rod and others have said; for speed, accuracy and efficiency a slider absolutely makes sense for a professional shop, but if a non-professional has the money and space it will make life so much...
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What Rod and others have said; for speed, accuracy and efficiency a slider absolutely makes sense for a professional shop, but if a non-professional has the money and space it will make life so much...
Put me down ditto to what Jim Becker and others have said; there are some situations where pipe clamps are very useful but for panel glue ups I prefer Bessey and similar parallel clamps that don't...
Most of the complaint people post about this machine involve the electronics, and it's often on new-ish machines. Did Powermatic make them too complex, meaning too fussy, for long-term reliability?
If I'm using a nice primary wood, like walnut or cherry, etc., I'd use a secondary wood like poplar for shelves with an applied edge of the primary wood, as you mention, Mel. No sense, IMO, in using...
That's why I'd prefer a method other than oil; I found that keeping tools inside a cabinet or drawer worked for me, but someone here suggested that keeping the air moving, as with a ceiling fan, can...
Scott,
Maybe I'm having a senior moment, but what's a finger joint in this application? Multiple tenons?
And yet museums and mansions across the world are filled with countless examples of these "shoddy" pieces of furniture.
Veneer dealers sometimes have 1/16" construction veneers; I bought some in cherry for a bent lamination project some years ago.
Sycamore grows to great size so you can potentially get very large sizes for bowls; I've got a couple of bowls I turned and they've held up fine but the wood itself is rather nondescript looking.
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For the record, I'd have no hesitation buying just about anything from Ulmia's original period; they might be doing fine work now, too, but I don't have any first-hand knowledge. In addition to a...
IMO, more important than thickness (within reason) is ending up with a consistent wall thickness; nothing feels clunkier than a bowl that gets noticeably thicker towards the bottom.
I've never...
More important than thickness (within reason) is, IMO, ending up with a consistent wall thickness; nothing feels clunkier than a bowl that gets noticeably thicker towards the bottom.
I've never...
I've always liked Bosch drills but I'm not familiar with recent models.
Exactly right, Johnny; Andy was either kidding (and left out the smiley face) or he was just being argumentative.
As for the job itself, from the photo the top piece looks fairly long, maybe long...
John
You can mount 12" blades on some 10" saws -- the blade can't be lowered completely below the table but that's not a problem if all you use it for is deep cuts. You might need to make a new...
Too funny!
My first saw when I opened my shop was a 5 h.p. Powermatic and my second, and last, a 6.5 hp (5kw) Ulmia. With a 12" blade, either one could, and did on occasion, rip 16/4 material in one pass, a...
Phillip, interesting that you're able to harvest Cedar of Lebanon near you; it's native to the Eastern Mediterranean although I know that specimen trees were planted elsewhere (England, for example.)...
Many good recommendations on outdoor specific joinery and end grain sealing.
I’d have no trouble going along with the client’s preference for (genuine) Mahogany, which is generally regarded as an...
Chris, are you able to find Cedar of Lebanon? I tried to find some to use for dresser drawer bottoms but never came up with any.
It used to a common wood for mallet heads due to its toughness but I assume long, careful drying times were necessary
If I’m using a powered tool, yes, and if the tool is loud I’d always use hearing protection. But working at the bench with hand tools, no.
As for video hosts or others displaying unsafe...
Certainly people who bought bitcoins at the right time have made a huge profit, at least on paper. There still isn't much you can buy with bitcoins so you have to take that profit in some other form...
Joshua,
Thanks for the link to the manual for the saw; I don't have a MM16 but still found it interesting to read.
Note, on page 19, Always Detension Your Bands (at the end of the day). Oliver...
If I bought another lathe I'd want variable speed and reversing, but as much as I like vs, I think that of the two reversing is the more useful for face plate and bowl work.