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I have a Graco corded Ultra handheld sprayer for small tasks like this. It works great, using a fine finish tip it gets flawless results using latex enamel paints no thinning required. Maybe add a...

I have a friend who is a furniture refinisher and finisher that does anything from small onsite repairs to total refinish projects. He is out of Fair Lawn NJ. His name is Ken and can be contacted at...

Was actually asking of best way to cut joinery before glue up.

I am trying to figure out how to attach the walnut top to the box I am making for a humidor. The box is walnut with Spanish cedar bottom glued into a rabbit. The issue I am having is how to attach...

Dave,
I had one and it was like finding a diamond.I took some pictures before I sold it. Good Luck
Mark

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If the breaker terminal is copper and connecting an aluminum conducted you must use no-ox or it will loosen up. I have seen heated main breakers because of bad connect from the aluminum service...

Keith,
I have a Yates 199 with a 3 hp single phase moor. It runs like a top. It has the babbitt bearings and a 4 knife round cutter head. These are not clamshell cutterhead machines. They usually...

Thanks for all of the kind words. I have to tell you I am smiling from ear to ear when I use it. There is no greater satisfaction. Next project after the 2 weeks in Hawaii for my honeymoon next month...

So I have spent the better part of a year on and off gathering parts, sandblasting, wire brushing, sanding, painting, and assembling my PM 45 basket case. So first the before and then the after pics....

Thanks Guys. I knew I would get the help I needed here.
Mark

So I am turning a baseball bat for my future father-in-law from a piece of ash I picked up a few months ago. It it roughing fine, but I seem to be getting a lot of vibration while I am using the...

I had tried matching an existing piece of factory furniture myself. It is very difficult to do. I actually found a local furniture refinisher who I became friends with and he has a spray booth and...

I have used India ink. Works great on oak. I bought it at an art store, they also sell it at most craft stores.

If my electric knowledge is correct I think I see your issue. You have the hot and neutral hooked up to the two pole switch for a 120v sinle phase circuit. When you switch the neutral on a circuit...

Ran the kerosene heater today for 30 minutes before starting the jointer everything was fine. I was trying to avoid it as I hate the smell. And it gets in my clothes.
Thanks for all the replys,
Mark

I have an older Yates jointer with Babbitt bearings that is in my unheated garage shop. I use 30SAE oil in the wicks. I have owned it since this summer. It has run perfectly until recently when the...

I read some where that if epoxy is to old it will not harden. This happens with the 2 tube syringe type you get at the box stores because it sits on the shelf and no one ever checks the date. Try...

I was looking for a set of simple to follow plans for a humidor being that the holiday season is quickly approaching. Anyone have suggestions of where I can get plans either free or at reasonable...

Trevor,
I was in the same class and also had a great experience. This was my first formal woodworking class and I did not know what to expect. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to fine myself...

What colors? I found some coils in my fathers basement from a job I never did when I worked for an electrician. I can check, but I am not sure of the length. I think I have black,red and green. If...

I wear a pair of Merrell Jungle mocs in the shop. They slip on and off (no laces) and are probably the most comfortable shoes I own. Can be a little pricy though.

A while back I believe there was a post on here about how to get the dye color completely into a piece of wood. The post was by Jeff Jewwitt.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=138459

I sent you a pm with info for Maple in NJ.

I did not thin it as the instructions and everything I found on here said it was already thinned to be wiped. I will give it a try with some thinner in it. I know about poly not being for furniture,...

So I am finishing a cherry and mahogany writing desk for my fiance. I figure that I will try and make my finishing process as easy as possible as I am fairly new to woodworking and definitely new to...