John and Prashin,
I've conducted similar tests myself in the past, so I was quite surprised with the results you had published last spring, as mine were more in line with those John's...
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John and Prashin,
I've conducted similar tests myself in the past, so I was quite surprised with the results you had published last spring, as mine were more in line with those John's...
I recently had a major problem with my stowable spray booth and decided to completely rebuild it. The old booth was able to stow away in use (its back and side wall were hinged to each other, and...
Hey, Yuri,
One turbine HVLP gun that's sold by several manufacturers (made in an off-shore factory) with their lower-end turbines, is this one, which as you can see sells for $249 here in...
I'd add a router plane, which is so helpful when fine-tuning tenons or cleaning up the bottom of rabbets or dado'd grooves.
As well, a few hand saws: a Veritas double-edged flush cutting handsaw...
Nice looking Powermatic you have there, Neil. You could certainly consider selling the 3ph motor and plunking in a 3hp, 1 ph motor in its place if you feel you'll never require so much "oomph". ...
I prefer not to have any toe-in nor toe-out, but as close to dead-on as I can get. That way you can use the fence on either side of the blade.
I concur with Rod (post $5) about guards being in...
Brian,
there is indeed a significance amount of static pressure loss with filters in place. Here where I live in Canada it's not very economical to vent outside due to the significant amount of...
Julie,
Your experience with attempts at grounding to limit static buildup is pretty well the same as what everyone I've talked to lives with - whether they run the copper ground on the outside...
Thomas,
I'm quite surprised to hear that you've been able to have your glue freeze so many times and still have successful bonding occur. A friend of mine conducted tests on Titebond III, II...
I think you should consider getting a better shop vac, as it appears you suffer from the same thing I used to: a noisy shop vac!
I eventually settled on a Fein Turbo II HEPA Set...
Hey, Brian,
sorry to the OP, but I have to ask which "right bits" are you talking of. I'm presently trying out a few mills from my Domino, which hold a lot of promise. I'll let you know how...
Dave,
I've had a Felder K700S slider since 2012 and can't see how I ever did without one. It replaced my Delta Unisaw that I'd outfitted with a JessEm 4' slider table.
Here's an excellent...
Absolutely! Point of fact is that when doing any captured rips such as what you're proposing, you could only do this with a riving knife if it's equal or shorter in height than the height of your...
I'm with Wayne on this one as you've alrady got most of it stripped. Scraper!
Dave,
I couldn't agree more with your issue of cost saving. I'm just saying that it's possible... and not necessarily profitable nor practical.
I do a lot of curved veneering and...
Nice job, Derek! I agree wholeheartdly with your comment related to furniture being so much more fun. I've made many kitchens over the years and the amount of work involved is considerable.
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I've had my fair share of jointers in my shops over the years and feel confident in clarifying a few points that have been raised by others here.
Delta's parallelogram jointers vrs the knock-offs....
It is possible to veneer such pieces... but the skills and experience necessary to pull it off are daunting for most of us. I was quite amazed at what could be done after seeing how it can be done....
Whenever spraying any finish for the first time, I always measure the thickness of the coat by using a wet mil thickness gauge. That way I can measure exactly how thick I've laid it on. Read the...
I'm a former pro, now fully retired and making everything from furniture to fences for family members and ourselves. My shop is a 1,100 sq ft basement set-up with a direct entry stairway from the...
No, Rick. I lower it with the chain hoist. The chain hoist hooks to the ratchet straps I've tied around the machine. Sorry for any confusion.
Yes, as I'd done with the base section of my...
Nice job, Darren. Now... let's see you do one of your own design, using what you learned from this one! I'll just bet that you'll nail it, too!!
Rick,
There's nothing difficult about moving such machines down - thanks to gravity and well-built stairs!
As you can see in the first photo I have a shop built gantry equipped with a 2 ton...
I was fortunate enough to have picked up this vintage 18" X 5" planer for a very reasonable price last year. The seller was telling all prospective buyers that it had a 24 amp 3-phase 220 volt...
Good workmanship! Details about the finish you'd like to share with us?