Paulownia is also used in musical instruments, mostly in Japan but also by some violin makers who use it for the blocks and lining due to its light weight and strength as others have noted.
Type: Posts; User: Chris Groer; Keyword(s):
Paulownia is also used in musical instruments, mostly in Japan but also by some violin makers who use it for the blocks and lining due to its light weight and strength as others have noted.
Thanks Roger that’s good to know. My manual has a yellow cover and is only about 20 pages. Do you happen to have the link from SCM?
I have the FS41E. I took it off and heard the spring pop loose and it reminded me how much I despise this part. The guard on my old powermatic 54 was vastly superior. Anyway here are 2 pics. To...
I got mine about a year ago and the manual is indeed a mockery. Mine is in the rightmost hole as you face the machine.. Don’t force the guard counterclockwise or the plastic will break... I’m on my...
I’m in the process of building a new workbench from an old ash tree that succumbed to Emerald Ash Borer. I just cut my strip for square dog holes and they came out crisply after following some advice...
Hi Sam. I built that table a few years ago in spalted maple. I glued all the joints. Added breadboard ends but that was just to cover up a mistake... used 4 coats of Waterlox and it has held up well
No personal connection but these Minimax have been up for a few weeks in TN. A bandsaw sold but 2 items remain
https://chattanooga.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=minimax&sort=rel
Hi Todd. I had a Jet 14" bandsaw with riser block for >10 years and recently upgraded. At first I was looking at the PM1500 but ended up going with a Minimax S440p. I can't even begin to describe the...