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Wiring and lights looking good Mike! Be thankful that you aren't closer to the Chicago area, as most of the surrounding counties require the use of conduit for all wiring now. I'm in Will county and...

Nice shop space! Judging by the size of those props on the wall, you must be into building/flying giant scale models. I was flying smaller RC planes (Sig 'Somethin Extra, Goldberg Ultimate Bipe) up...

Oops, sorry folks for placing this thread in the wrong section...

Two years ago I picked up my first Festool, a CT26 vac. Shortly after that I bought an ETS150-3 sander to replace the worn out Porter Cable 334 I've had for years, and I can't believe the difference...

Mike, Did you get the pour in yet? Looking forward to seeing pictures of that nice (and warm) floor, just in time for the winter months.

Looking Good!!! I'm kind of surprised they didn't make you do full 42" footers on the foundation however, noting your location ;-). It's great that you didn't have to add that extra expense in...

I subscribe to Wood, Fine woodworking and Woodsmith and find them all to be worthwhile. I have to give the nod up to Woodsmith however because of their great plans and project details.

If you don't mind a drive up North into Wisconsin, Kettle Moraine has a great selection of hardwoods at very decent prices. Closer by, the only places I'm aware of are Owl and The Hardwood...

You just helped me make up my mind what I want for dinner tonight! I have a Giordanno's down the street from me, Mmm:D:D

I grew up in Bolingbrook and currently live in Plainfield. It is WAY too...

You guys just cost me $100, as I just went to the Thompson site and ordered a 1/2" V gouge and a 3/8" detail gouge after reading all the good reports on his tools.

This past year I purchased a...

I also have a 1642 and after turning a few bowls the controller gets to be warm to the touch, but no way is it supposed to get so hot that it can scorch chips resting on the heatsink. In my opinion...

I wanted to get over there so badly, but I was too busy with work related crap at that time to make the drive over there. I had planned to run out there the next weekend, but my company ended up...

Scott, Don't you have enough Walnut to keep you going for awhile?:D;)

I'm still kicking myself for not finding the time to get up over to West Chicago a few months ago for some of that Walnut...

Are there any sources of Koa turning blocks on Maui? I'm headed there next month and would love to bring back that sort of souvenir to make a special bowl or vase. The first time I went to Maui...

I've got one of these on order through Rockler, and I can't wait until it arrives. I placed the order last Friday and its been a LONG week waiting for it to come in. This is an upgrade from a 12"...

Oops, I just read an earlier message that gave your location... nevermind. Please let me know if you have anything left and I'll call you to get exact location and perhaps I can swing by later this...

Wade,

Whereabouts in DuPage are you located? I'm just getting into woodturning and would love to obtain some of this stock. I'm basically just South in Will County (Plainfield) so it wouldn't be...

A few months ago I was looking at the Steel City and Powermatic 15" planers, and the fact that the built-in rollers didn't swivel turned me off completely from those two because I needed to be able...

I got the same email and thought they must have misplaced a decimal point. I went to the website and no, the price really IS $2385 - shipping and handling not included! I recently bought the 3HP dust...

Did you happen to notice that the guy free-handing the trim was also missing most of his thumb? I wonder how that happened ;).

At least it won't get in the way of the blade while making those...

I'm sorry to hear that the Rockler off 159th is closing. I used to take a drive over there almost every Saturday to buy a few things (small hardware and finishes mostly), but I haven't been there...

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed yet, but Gail made the cover page of the September issue of Cabinetmaker magazine! For those who haven't read the article yet, it gives a very nice description of...

In photo 3, it appears the Kreg jig isn't clamped to the work surface.
In photo 1, it may be an optical illusion, but it looks like the sliding table would interfere with the bandsaw... Hmm.
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Bandsaw tension should be tighter than shown.
Dust cyclone intake going into top?

As if we haven't had enough discussions about cyclones and dust collection, I have one to add.

I took delivery of an Oneida 3HP Dust Gorilla yesterday (insert small gloat here;) ), and I'm having...