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Update: for closure, here's what I've accomplished. It's taken me quite awhile as other house projects and life in general have precluded me from fixing my dust collection issue.

I ended up...

I’m pretty sure the bearings are good. To me it appears that the windings shorted out and burned up, but I’m no motor expert. I could snap a few pictures later today or tomorrow.

The unthinkable happened last week when I was jointing a bunch of maple for drawer sides: the lights flickered and my DC no longer worked!

The short of it is that my DC motor (Jet DC-1200) has...

IMHO cabin or "rustic" and craftsman styles share many traits, particularly the emphasis on natural, locally sources materials (wood, stone, hand-forged iron) and hand crafted over mass-produced. So,...

Andrew, that’s a beautiful desk! Thanks for the information about the style and history too.

Richard, thanks for the heads up. I have enough problems with the carpenter bees around the wood shed,...

Yes, the lumber is green and needs to be stacked and stickered. For the price I don’t mind.

The door is red oak and just has a coat of BLO. In retrospect, I’ll probably refinish it since it’s a...

There's a sawmill relatively close to me that sells oak, ash, hickory and maple for $0.40/bdft (min. 400 bdft/order). The catch is that each type of wood is a mix of subspecies, so for example, oak...

None of my wood-backed bows have ever failed due to the wood-to-wood glue joint. Those were all done with TB III spread on both the pieces of wood and clamped with as many "F" clamps as I could get...

Thanks for the advice :)
I think I'll leave it as-is since it's already working and if I ever upgrade units it'll be easier to sell this one without it being hacked up.

I have an older Jet DC-1200 mounted in a shed adjacent to my shop which it vents into (no filters, venting outside). I have 6" duct work installed throughout the shop and it seems to work quite well,...

While not exactly apples-to-apples, to connect my 2HP Jet 6" inlet to 6" PVC I used a 6x6 flexible rubber coupler, a Fernco 1056-66 from Supply House to be exact. Works really well.

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Rubber floor mats would be nice, but I don't mind my concrete floor. Like the idea of transom windows! Wish I had natural light in my shop.

afterthought: If the main...

Hi Kevin, I was born and raised just down the road from you in Rensselaer. Don't know of any local wood sources since I wasn't into woodworking at that time, but I would suggest that if you'll be...

Any full sized pickup will fit 4x8s between the wheel wells, whether they'll fit length wise with the tailgate up depends on bed length.
AFAIK all full sized vans, including the new "Euro" vans (RAM...

I have no experience with this pipe, but wonder if you could coax it into a fitting with a heat gun?

I'd love to go together with the Menards 2729, but alas, live too far away. Good luck on your...

Hate to hijack the thread, but do you still have that David & Wells 12" saw? I'm currently restoring one and would love to see yours and hear your thoughts and insights about it.

Sorry, nothing to...

Bob,
Here's a quick summary of the process, feel free to contact me if you need more detail:

1. Prep floor. If your floor is already bare concrete, then you will need to clean it (following the...

I acid stained and sealed my concrete floors throughout my entire basement, including the shop. I'm very happy with the results. In the shop I use rubber mats in key locations to add some cushion,...

Thanks for all the ideas! I'm considering putting the jointer on the long "bottom" wall near the tillering tree even though it will be next to impossible to efficiently get DC to it. Moving it along...

I have given this a lot of thought, but the deal was struck with the wife before we even bought the house that the garage is for her car and my mechanic tools and not for wood working.


This is a...

I'm in central Kentucky, so a relatively mild climate with chilly winters and hot and humid summers. I should be able to comfortably have the garage door open most fall and spring.

Most of the...

My wife and I moved into our new "dream house" last December. It was a short sale with lots of work needed, so I currently have the basement and shop gutted and will be putting it back together this...

Nice first bow Joe, MUCH nicer than my first! Now make some arrows and enjoy the fruit of your labor! I'm telling ya, there's nothing like the feeling of loosing the first arrow from your first...

Very true about most backings being "insurance policies" rather than helping the bow's cast.

Joe, be careful! Making bows can be very addictive, I got 2 friends hooked! First, I'd highly recommend visiting the Paleo Planet and Primitive Archer forums... LOTS of great information.

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