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I tried one of those attachments one time. First, there's the setup and teardown time. Then the arm of the drill press is not very long so you don't have a lot of leverage. While there's a drill...

As far as mortises go, I drill them out with my drill press, and then trim up the sides of the mortise with a standard bench chisel.

Mike

That's the same people who provided the questionable statistics for the NY Times article.

Mike

I went and read the article and then followed the link to the source of the data. The source does not really tell you how the data should be interpreted. However, the EV data has a problem.

If...

Perhaps there's an error in those statistics. The hybrid numbers would indicate that 3.5% of hybrids catch fire each year. That's a lot of fires. And if that rate is constant each year, if you own...

Very nice job. What's the medallion between the two cavities?

Mike

You need a cheap VOM (volt ohm meter). With that, you can check for continuity across the fuse. You can also test to see if you have power in various places in the machine.

Mike

If you're doing a tenon that has shoulders, what most people do is to cut a bevel around the top of the mortise, so the excess glue has some place to go and doesn't squeeze out.

Mike

Epoxy is one thing I mix more than I need. It's not that expensive (I have a gallon of West Systems) and I don't want to run out when I'm using it. I don't mind throwing some away.

I used to do...

I looked it up on Amazon. It's only 26 pages, available used for $10 with $4 shipping, or $21 new in paperback.

Mike

I've been in the engine room of a medium sized ship and the sound is deafening. I can imagine what it was like in the engine room of the diesel/electric submarines used in WWII.

They must build...

Yep, you could take the components of a hive (bottom board, brood box and top) and strap them together and put that up in a tree. According to Seeley, "Honeybee Democracy," the scout bees look for a...

If he did capture a swarm at this time of year, it would not have enough time to build up supplies to survive the winter in his area.

That's a pretty elaborate swarm trap, also.

Mike

Just a correction to Eric's comment about an advantage to running a motor at a higher voltage giving a reduced current and heating effect.

The way dual voltage motors are wired is that they have...

When you build your chairs, remember that chairs with arms may need to be a bit wider than the armless chairs.

Mike

For single phase induction motors, anything over about 1.5HP is probably best run on 240 volts. At least that's what I do.

Mike

I like the way you put that seat portion together with dovetails. Good idea - and good work, they're very tight fitting.

Mike

Technically, it will perform exactly the same on either voltage (and it's probably 120 volts and 240 volts, not 110 volts and 220 volts). However, as John points out, running it at 240 volts will...

No question - it's a scam. Toss it.

Mike

I've built a number of chairs, both dining room chairs and rockers. You don't want the back to lean back too much on a dining room chair, but neither do you want it straight up. I'd have to check...

My theory is that most people don't expect to keep furniture long term and, therefore, aren't looking for "heirloom" furniture. That's why it's tough for custom furniture makers to make a living.
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I want to die like my grandfather, peacefully in my sleep.

Not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus.

Mike

According to some recent statistics, 85% of all the Harleys ever made are still on the road.




The other 15% made it home.

Mike

For cracks that don't go through the board, I've used my air hose. You have to be very careful - if the use full air volume, you'll blow glue all over the place. But if you're careful, you can...

I started with Microsoft back in the DOS floppy disk days. Then I went to work for a company that was using Macs. I didn't have any problem converting except the Macs were very slow. Then that...