Didn't say "strong". I said "stiffness". Two different things.
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Didn't say "strong". I said "stiffness". Two different things.
Beam stiffness is proportionate to thickness, all other things being equal (well, distance from the axial centerline to the skin, anyway.) Load is carried by the skins. Core doesn't really matter.
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Boeshield T-9 is, if you read the instructions and the MSDS, a mixture of waxes dissolved in a mixture of solvents. It was designed by Boeing As a corrosion inhibitor for airframes, so it's supposed...
the brake is toast because it suicides as it stops the saw blade. The spinning saw blade has a LOT of kinetic energy. Stopping the blade involves absorbing that kinetic energy and converting it into...
I just picked up a cast aluminum Woodpecker router plate. Actual dimensions as to the radius of the corners seem surprisingly unavailable.
[Rhetorical question: Hey, Woodpecker! I'm pretty sure...
Some people make their own leveling pads from hockey pucks, but since hockey pucks aren't all that heap, you're not going to save much over buying suitable levellers less from a supplier like...
You use a router centering pin and cone like this one:
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/bosch-ra1151-centering-pin-and-cone.aspx
to center the router(s) on the baseplate. Then, being the good...
Boatbuilders have been known to cut planks to shape freehand on the table saw. One should note that the workpieces in question tend to be long, with stock 10–15 feet in length or more being common....
What standard of cut are you looking for? The way the question is phrase, it sounds like you want a pretty clean cut.
One of the rationales for my purchasing a Bosch 5312 double compound slider is...
That gold color is a coating of Titanium Nitride, a ceramic used to harden/toughen cutting tools such as drill bits and end mills. I suspect coating the plate of the saw blade doesn't really do more...
Batteries Plus will rebuild your battery packs...better than new...for quite reasonable prices.
http://www.batteriesplus.com/
There's a store in Fort Collins:...
Some states...Michigan for instance IIRC, items are required to be unit priced — each item must be individually marked with the price — and the lower of that marked price and the cash register price...
You might head over to http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/index.htm. John Leeke, who runs the site, wrote the book [literally] on restoring old windows:...
30 HP? That means your probably needing 3-phase 480V power? Might be a problem to a residence.
An honest 30HP is 22,500 watts. that's c. 47A at 480 V and c. 187A at 120 V. That's some big honking...
Cincinnati (my home town) hasn't been the same since the demise of Aufdemkampfe Hardware some years back. One of the best hardware stores in the country. Rockler isn't a patch on Aufdemkampfe's.
+1 If pure alcohol (methanol or ethanol) and not rubbing alcohol won't dissolve it, it's not shellac.
You can differentiate douglas fir from hem-fir in structural lumber by looking at the grade stamp on the boards. Both hem-fir and douglas fir are graded by the Western Wood Products Association...
That's funny, Ridgid lists it on their web site -- though they treat it as a part-cum-accesory:
http://www.ridgidparts.com/accessories/woodacc.phtml
"To order parts or accessories for your...
I buy sandpaper for sharpening from Klingspor as stickyback rolls. I have to give them kudos for customer service. The first time I called them up, they took my number. 45 minutes later, the local...