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Yes, I have it and love it. The only thing that would tempt me would be the 18bx, but not enough to even check the price (I'm pretty sure it wasn't out when I bought the 14bx).

Now that I've had...

I have the Laguna 14BX and love it. My local store has both Rikon and Laguna and speak highly of both. I noticed many of the people who work there have the Rikon, but that may be because it is a...

I have the 3hp PCS with the sawstop router table and dust collection box, but substituted in the incra Mast-R-Lift. It works really well. I just slide the dust collector I use on the saw over to...

So, I got the lathe and have finally gotten a chance to use it. It is set up on my workbench and day 1 was a disaster - I tried making three pens and all ended in problems, sometimes just preparing...

I think Clint's question was for me. Jamie your solution looks brilliant. It almost convinced me to go for a longer bed lathe. Clint, I was thinking of having it in the middle of a tall stack of...

Thanks for the replies! That is great to hear that the idea is not crazy. Does a benchtop lathe need to be bolted to the benchtop for use for things like bowls?

Also it seems like the three...

Hi all,

I have a small - one car garage shop and have nice equipment (good table saw, jointer/planer, band saw, and a competent drill press) but gave up my lathe when I moved to my current house...

I like the idea of buying once, but only if you know you are committed to the hobby. I got everything super cheap at first and had no regrets even though I eventually upgraded all the machines in my...

I've had great results from two of the places above. Bell Forest and Wall Lumber. Wall is not so far from me, so I've only dealt with them in person, but they are one of my favorite vendors (I am...

I have and quite like the industrial mobile base on my pcs. My garage isn't very flat so the better base makes a difference relative to bases I've used in the past.

I have the higher end fence SS...

I bought the Hammer A3/31 with helical head and love it. I have had a couple minor issues (essentially things going out of alignment) over the years, but had really patient great service just...

Erik, thanks so much. I've wanted to do this for years and this is just the advice I needed to push me over the top. Thanks again, Hugh

Erik, I've seen others make this recommendation before, too, and always wanted to try it, but been afraid that I'd do something to damage the machine. Are there grits I should or shouldn't use or...

I haven't done much carpentry in the last few years and perhaps because of that have not used my circular saw since I got a track saw. I was just thinking that it was time to give it to my sister...

My guess is I'd have been thrilled with the 1412, but opted for the 14bx and love it. I can't ever see going to a saw without a brake again. I had a entry level Delta before and think the jump to...

Thanks, that explains why I couldn't find it via search. I'll try to check it out (although I've never joined a Yahoo email group before).

Can anyone provide a link to those forums ? I noticed a reference to it in a recent thread as well as a request for a link (perhaps this one) but couldn't find it via google (forgive me if a link is...

Thanks to everyone for the advice and Jim you made my day with the compliment. It is indeed just made for myself. I'd go broke if I tried to make money woodworking.

I had not heard of drawbored...

I do. Let's see if these are sufficient. The first more or less just gives context and the second has the problem issue up close. The color is, of course, not very accurate, but for some reason my...

I think they are floating a little too much to the point where this one wasn't floating - ie I think I pushed it a little too hard when finishing and the center popped out of the groove and was tight...

I am building a cabinet that will have a big granite top on it (about 300 lbs including everything on top). The legs are roughly 2" square and the tennons are just under 1" deep. there are 4 tenons...

Hi Scott, yes I did give the top and bottom the same full treatment of pore filling/shellac/varnish. I also did it before attaching the runners figuring that it would help keep the wood more stable,...

Thanks for the replies. The question of why wax is a good one. The firs answer was because the "Bringing the best out of Mahogany article suggested it and hadn't led me wrong so far. After that I...

I am building a dining table out of Mahogany. It is a trestle table that is 7ft long and expands to 10 ft with a hidden butterfly leaf ala a FWW article. The plans are ones I drew up combing 3-4...

I love the R4511, but the granite has both advantages and disadvantages. The weight falling into both categories (bad for Ridgid in the sense that it is heavy to ship, bad for me setting it up, but...