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I insert a rubber plumbing washer into the collet, pushing it all the way to the bottom, before inserting the bit (per recommendation by Marc Sommerfeld). This allows me to bottom out my bits. As...

They sell relatively high-quality stuff but way over priced in my opinion.

A few years ago, I went looking for their 2nd-floor store in lower Manhattan and found it was gone. The doorman in that...

I've used them for years with no complain. I bought a 55" Festool guide rail from them last week. UPS damaged it in transit. I called Hartville, and received the replacement in two days. Truly...

Thanks Rick. That's interesting info; I've never heard of solar ovens before. I googled the term as you suggested, and all sorts of materials came up, including some plans for simple home-made...

As mentioned by others, the obvious causes are: blade alignment to fence, blade alignment to splitter (or riving knife), fence flatness, and dull blade. I had the same burning problem on my...

I'm a bit hesitant with amonia fuming, but kiln sterilization is definitely a good method. I don't have access to a kiln. I was thinking maybe I can rig a temporary enclosure just so I can heat up...

I have a stack of mostly 6/4 hard maple and quarter sawn red oak, which I milled around 8 years ago. It was air dried outdoors for around 3 years, and has been air drying in my garage since. When I...

Richard,
One of the seller's web site says Timbor leaves a white powdery residue after it's applied. Is this residue just on the surface?

Rick, couldn't have done it without your post. Thanks again.

Success without drilling. I got everything to work by bolting one of the universal brackets to the table through the slot on the bracket instead of through the mounting hole (see photos). Moving...

Rick, thanks for posting. Looks like he replaced the universal brackets with a 1/2" aluminum plate. Post says he still had to drill and tap the table.

If I want this to work, I don't see a way...

Thanks Rick. Please post if you find the thread, and I'll look as well. I agree with your comment regarding fence performance. I actually had it set up and used it for a few months with no...

I get most of my cabinet hardware at www.wwhardware.com.

With cherry, plywood is cheaper. But that's not the case for all species. I recently bought 400bf of 4/4 poplar for $1.45/bf to be used for painted projects. The cheapest 3/4" smooth-surface...

I tried moving the crank to the other side as suggested by Rick and Mike. It solved the door-clearance problem. But if I use the existing mounting holes on the LT18, there's no way to get the fence...

I have the Driftmaster mounted on my Laguna LT18 for a few months, and have been fairly happy with it. That is until today when I tried to change blade. The crank that controls micro adjustment...

Does anyone have advice on how to sand pine without having the sand paper gum up almost immediately?

Thanks Karl. I think that's what I'll do.

Answering Karl's question: the ceiling is around 9' high; fall is around 1" over a 7' length.

This is actually the crown molding that goes on top of a built-in floor-to-ceiling bookcase. The top...

Just want to make sure I've understood the replies correctly. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is to follow the ceiling with my two pieces. Basically, using this approach, neither the inverted...

I am trying to install crown molding onto a ceiling that's not level. The ceiling has a gradual slope towards one direction. I want to do a two-piece crown, where an inverted baseboard is nailed...

Rod,
Can you post a photo of your setup? Is the flexible back plate something they sell, or you made?

I had to mount the arm further towards the back of the saw so that when lowered, the guard...

Paul,
I have the same setup as you. I use the excalibur with a 1.5HP Oneida Cyclone dust collector. In order to use the Excalibur with the PM66 stock splitter, the back plate on the Excalibur guard...

Greg,
Great quality tools come from all over the world these days. With few exceptions, you have to decide by looking at the individual tool rather than where the tool was made. I bought...

I agree with Mark and Steve. I have the Jet 14" saw. I added the riser and carter guides and was still unhappy with the saw's re-sawing performance. I ended up buying a Laguna LT18 for re-sawing. ...