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I can’t wait Bill, I live in an urban area, as the majority of Canadians do, I have a manual reel mower, it produces a beautiful cut lawn.

The noise and emissions from gas machinery won’t be...

Quote of the week, thanks Bert.

Regards, Rod.

I normally use glazing compound to install the glass.

Regards, Rod

Hello everyone, in most parts of Canada, we’re enjoying a holiday, Victoria Day in honour of Queen Victoria.

In Quebec, today is Journee nationale des Patriotes, (sorry for not putting the correct...

Cameron, I see you’re a devotee of The Early Ugly style, as am I.

Put that shelf in a Brutalist building and you may be able to apply for Heritage status.

Regards, Rod

Hi Bill, the BF631 has a shaper, a sliding table saw and a 31cm jointer/planer.

There is also an optional slot mortiser, it depends whether the owner bought that or not.

In March I was...

Bill, I’m sure it’s a typo on your part however having motor overload protection has nothing to do with having a magnetic starter.

Motors can have built in thermal protection, and manual motor...

Paul, you could always add a hot tub to your project list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj4gSMdaaxE

Regards, Rod

Hi Phil, in my opinion you should have the sliding table as close to the blade as possible.

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Hi, I made some progress on the kitchen project with the under cabinet lighting.

I made 5 LED strip lights using 2,700K white LED tape, and aluminum corner channel with plastic diffusers.

The...

Tom, Felder saws such as the FB540 have flat cast wheels with no shoulders, if the rubber needs replacement you send the wheel out to a company that can mould a tire on and grind it to a radius.
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Tom, Systainers help me when I have to pack tools for work, if I only worked in my shop I wouldn’t have a use for them

Stack a few systainers on the vacuum, wheel them to where you’re working, a...

The Felder rear ceramic guide does not rotate, if it wears you can rotate it.

Regards, Rod

Hi Robert, insert the chisel into the mortiser and place a dime between the shoulder of the chisel and the mortiser, lock the chisel in place.

Put the auger bit into the chisel, bottom it out and...

Hello everyone, here in the centre of the universe 🙂, spring has finally arrived.

It was a busy week for us, the kitchen is painted, and we bought new appliances.

We purchased a KitchenAid...

Looks really nice Robert, I’m sure you’ll be happy with it once you hone the chisels and auger bits, just remember the dime trick for setting bit/chisel clearance.

I use my hollow chisel mortiser...

Altendorf and Felder have active saw safety systems that are available worldwide, they don’t damage the blade and have no consumable parts.

At the WMS show last autumn you could hear the thump of...

A broken, or disconnected neutral wire will cause portions of the the neutral circuit to be energized.

Regards, Rod.

Today is Earth Day, so we’ll be in candlelight shortly for an hour.

The kitchen trim is now painted, the walls tomorrow.

We bought a new fridge and stove today, it’s coming together.

I broke...

Yes, when I make tenons or copes I use the sliding table and a cross cut fence with a flip stop.

I don’t have a fence on the shaper at all, just a tenon hood

Your jig running in the mitre slot...

Hi Roger, short answer, I don’t know.

Longer answer, it depends upon the saw and the weight of the log, here’s what I often do.
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https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?182034-Making-Lumber-on-a-Bandsaw&p=1877202

Rick, as others have said, seal the log ends, mill it into boards and make something small out of them.
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Hi, kitchen work continues, ceiling is painted and light fixtures back on the ceiling, trim completed and primed.

I went on a short road trip to pick up some red oak and ash, about 320 bf for...

Yup, you can’t fix stupid.

I do cut things like that, however I use a Fritz and Franz jig on a slider, as well as a riving knife and guard.

Regards, Rod

I tend to complete a furniture type project, then a shop project, then repeat.

Shop time is precious, so keeping the shop clean, organized and ready for work is extremely important to having an...