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    Following a recent article in FWW, I purchased...

    Following a recent article in FWW, I purchased the hardware kit from Woodcraft, bought some hard maple and built a Moxon vice. I don't have a traditional woodworking bench. I have an assembly table...
  2. I continue to wrestle with the complexities of...

    I continue to wrestle with the complexities of the butterfly extension table I am building. Last week after arriving home on Monday, my wife and I just collapsed on Tuesday and Wednesday. I did get...
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    These or similar devices are what we used to move...

    These or similar devices are what we used to move MRI magnets through the halls of hospitals or clinics when we couldn't lift them directly into the scan room via a removeable roof for wall section....
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    I used those roller lifts a lot to move a CT...

    I used those roller lifts a lot to move a CT gantry through the halls of hospitals and clinics when intalling a new one and removing old ones.

    A gantry can weighed 3,000-4,000 pounds.
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    James, every piece of apple I turned ended up...

    James, every piece of apple I turned ended up splitting. Granted, I haven't turned that much apple but so far it's been unanimous! And, that's a shame because the character of the wood is often very...
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    I am glad to hear that!

    I am glad to hear that!
  7. Please recommend a wipeon dining table finish.

    I have no desire to get into spraying.

    The new dining table I am building is black walnut. I prefer to use wipeon finishes. I have experience and good results with Min-Wax fast drying poly and...
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    Before we left town 2 weeks ago, I honed my 3/8"...

    Before we left town 2 weeks ago, I honed my 3/8" mortise chisel and bit, installed them in my GI mortiser and mortised 2 walnut table legs. I diamond hone the outer wall of the chisel flat, the...
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    You might try putting a ferrite choke on the air...

    You might try putting a ferrite choke on the air cleaners power...
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    The corporation and the buying public holds the...

    The corporation and the buying public holds the keys for the franchisees. Should WC become an online store only, I for one, will miss having a local store even though it is 100 miles away. I am a...
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    If you look at the screen shot of my table top...

    If you look at the screen shot of my table top plan, the breadboard edges will run the length of the table, down each side. Where the field boards meet the breadboard edge, I am toying with the idea...
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    Now I know...

    why I have a shop! As feeble as my attempts at building quality furniture may be, they more than justify the expense I have incurred over the last 20 years.

    I am 683 miles from home, experienced...
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    The first corporation I worked for had us sign...

    The first corporation I worked for had us sign one. 18 months later when a bunch of employees quit and started competing companies, the privately-owned corporation sued and lost in several courts.
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    I am 683 miles from home. I awoke thinking about...

    I am 683 miles from home. I awoke thinking about pitching the big box of industrial strapping tape and its metal clasps when we get home. I haven't shipped any large heavy boxes since I retired 13...
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    Nicely done, Glenn!

    Nicely done, Glenn!
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    As Jim suggested, build your top and edge it...

    As Jim suggested, build your top and edge it first. Then adhere your laminate. Then route the laminate and edging. I used a 45* chamfer bit, chamfering both back slightly. When you lay your laminate,...
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    That is scary!

    That is scary!
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    Looks great and well thought out tome Kent!...

    Looks great and well thought out tome Kent! Nicely done, Sir!
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    You might consider building a frame with 1/4"...

    You might consider building a frame with 1/4" dadoes in the sides. Make shelves out of 1/4"hard board and mount the containers to the shelves.
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    For over 40 years I repaired equipment, first in...

    For over 40 years I repaired equipment, first in air traffic control centers, then on fast attack submarines and the last 34 years in radiology departments in hospitals and clinics. I took up wood...
  21. Last week I managed to get all of the table top...

    Last week I managed to get all of the table top field pieces and the breadboard edge pieces planed to their final thickness. They are currently stickered. I began mortising the table legs. We are out...
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    My outfeed table top is double 3/4" plywood glued...

    My outfeed table top is double 3/4" plywood glued and screwed with plastic laminate on top. Love it! Glue drips clean easily. It's white so periodically I may sketch something out on it.
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    Over the last 3-4 years, I have purchased 3 Wood...

    Over the last 3-4 years, I have purchased 3 Wood River hand planes (a shoulder plane, low angle block plane and #4 1/2 smoother) , a 1" Veritas bench chisel, a set of Wood River bench chisels, glass...
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    Here's a photo of the 4 octagonal table legs....

    Here's a photo of the 4 octagonal table legs. They have a 5" tapered foot above which is a 3" turned area. If you look closely at the leg on the left you'll notice the turned collar on that one is...
  25. I think this is the norm for most large power...

    I think this is the norm for most large power tools. They send an average quality blade with the tool to get the new buyer started. For reason of being cost competitive, they don't send a higher...
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