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You can calculate the cfm by multiplying air speed by the inlet area.

By the way, congratulations on moving into the new shop.

It appears you intend to run your ductwork between roof trusses which is dictating 90 degree branches. If you can run below the trusses or even below the floor you will be able to reduce the total...

There are plenty of engineers specializing in system design for a fee. On the other hand it is not that hard to design a simple system where only one or two machines are in use at once. I started...

People apparently do manage to get flat consistent thickness boards by the planer sled method despite its obvious inefficiency. Support the blank with enough shims and blocks or goo to keep it from...

Easier to make the end cuts before you cut the arcs, as you can register from a straight edge. Otherwise you may need to make a cradle. I would assemble the segments prior to sawing the curves.

Flat, straight-edged panels are going to be an issue no matter what method is used for trimming. Veneer core ply is rarely as flat as you want to get a really clean consistent result with minimal...

Here's a two year old thread on flush trimming. Joe Calhoon posted several times with pics of his Virutex and a shaper setup with comments on each method....

I use a shopmade equivalent of the MFK for trimming 1/4" banding when I don't want to set up the shaper, but the whole idea of having the motor hanging off the panel is wrong even with a wide...

No direct experience with the Virutex. I have seen the Hoffman (no longer available) in use and it did a very nice job. My impression of Virutex power tools based on my 35 y/o biscuit joiner and my...

No doubt lock miter setups are fussy. When dialed in they allow for a clean result with clamping in one direction. Most cutters require running one set of parts flat and one set on edge, which can be...

It's only meaning expressed through language- no big deal.

Despite profitable operations corporate ownership has slashed newsroom payrolls around the country. The daily papers get thinner as local...

Sawdust and guts! Gives "Chainsaw Massacre a whole new meaning.

"Enough (pressure) to bring joints tightly together" is what Titebond calls for. With well prepared joints and proper glue spread hundreds of psi are not needed to develop a bond stronger than the...

There's a lightly used Powermatic 3520 in Hancock listed on Facebook Marketplace....

Thanks, Tom.

Alan, your post appeared as I was editing mine to say that the jig should be longer than the blank, which I think is an important point for safety. Also, you may want to offset the joints between...

If you are running a quarter circle blank along the curve in one direction some tearout is almost almost guaranteed. Find a way to cut with the grain, either flipping the blank end for end in the...

Avoidance would have been the better choice. I will set the new pane in closed cell foam glazing tape.

Thanks for the suggestions. I wound up using my oscillating saw, took about 1/2 hour. I don't know how a wire would work in a rabbet; a very thin hot knife might have done the trick in this...

Good suggestion, I will look into polishing.

edit: I got a thumbs down from a couple of glass companies saying it is a high risk/reward. I may have to replace the wood frame too if the glass won't...

I agreed to replace the scratched glass in a wood storm door panel for an old client, but have run into difficulty. The glass is very securely adhered to a rabbeted red cedar frame with what I...

https://toolstoday.com/v-4900-54170.html 2 passes on the router table, then rip off the edge.

My back hurts just seeing the pictures. Nice job though!

6 each 1", 2" and 3" d. x 9" long 120# sleeves. Cost of shipping or pick up in VT.

Zappa was like Miles in that he constantly changed up his band personnel and like Duke Ellington he wrote to the strengths of his musicians. He held open auditions and ran through scores of...