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I had one of those many years ago. It seemed decent but when I took a detailed look at it it wasn't square. It was like the platen was slightly warped. It was OK for non-critical edge work but if I...

For future projects you might want to invest in a jointer plane (old Stanley #7) and a jointer fence. I have a 14" jointer/planner as part of my combination machine but will frequently edge joint...

Bump, anyone?

I have a Festool TDD 12FX that is still going strong but my batteries need replacement or rebuilding. I believe Festool still has replacements available (this drill is discontinued). I'm wondering...

To be properly protected you wear safety glasses under the face shield.

Looke up a guy named Steve Tiedman (MN WoodTurners Guild) in St. Paul. He did the same thing you're planing on doing. I think I'll get back to my Oneway 2436 now :)

I found the hints and tutorials on http://www.northcoastknives.com/ to be very helpful. Before making one for your father-in-law make a knife or two for yourself. Typical sequence for a blade...

You might consider wrapping your straight edge(s) in Ferro-Pak paper before placing in the scabard.

X3 on Cosmoline or Amsoil Heavy Duty Metal Protector (very much like cosmoline).

1071 OSS: pretty well made, quiet, easy to clean up so it works well (file off casting slag, etc), good value.

Mike, if you don't collect dust at source then your lungs WILL collect it. You use a DC for collecting from your stationary power tools, shop vac (w/hepa filter) to collect from handheld power...

I would use leather contact cement.

On my wife's Caddi we run 6mths/7500 miles on a semisynthetic. This is a very comfortable interval backed up with oil analysis. On my truck I use a full synthetic and run a change interval that is...

Jim's right about the Talon. It's nice having two chucks. When I got my large lathe (Oneway 2436) I kept the Talon and bought a Stronghold. I typically use the Stronghold for larger things and the...

I voted yesterday (absentee), took the day off from work, and have spent most of today door knocking to get out the vote. Just taking a break now. In a few minutes I'll be driving a van to get...

Yep, pretty typical. Each State figures out how they want to do it and how much they want to spend on doing it. In typical years with low turnout it's not to bad, with heavy turnout the system...

Scott, unless you plan on using a powerfeeder then go with the 3HP motor, a 5HP motor will do nothing for you except cost more.

I've built a few recording studio's, some in appartments and to really cut down sound transmission accoustic lead is the way to go (as well as building rooms within a room but that gets expensive). ...

The best isolation is obtained using a dense material. First you'll want to isolate the machine from the floor or walls. Vibration mounts are good for this. You might also want to try...

A splitter does NOT follow the curvature of the blade and does NOT sit close enough to the back teeth to prevent wood from contacting the back teeth of the saw allowing the saw blade to grab and...

You can always cut down longer rails, you can't lengthen short ones. The frontal length of an American style cabinet saw with 30" rails is 5', with 50" rails it's 7' . Even with short rails a...

very sharp tools and a coat of shellac or lacquer can help too.

Thanks for being a Mac bigot Tim. Your input is so enlightening.

Dino, there is no problem. The only way you ensure accuracy with these systems is to test before making critical cuts. Once setup the guided systems are pretty good at maintaining accuracy as long...

Dino, a friend (who will remain nameless) has your EZ system. Although it is a good system, the bridge as well as the smart square suffer from the same problem as the Festool system when making...