Do you consider tools as dangerous? https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/how-to/g2394/10-workshop-tools-that-can-kill-you/ I came accross this article and it struck me, that I don't consider my tools as dangerous or not. To me it's just a tool. Sure, some tools can cause greater injury...
Last Post By: Warren Lake Today, 12:35 PMFor those of you who've built a shop, how much value did it add to the property? For instance, if a shop costs $150k, can the property value increase the same? Less? More? I know there's many variables. Thought maybe some of you have been through this, having built a shop then had property value...
Last Post By: Michael Burnside Today, 1:15 PMI had the high bid tonight on this Rockwell/Delta 28-350. I've been looking for and bidding on these for the last few years, and I was the back bidder a few times, but this one went for a very good price. My reserve bid was $600. It's possible that there's something terribly wrong with it, but...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 9:43 AMI will do a video once we get the 3-phase wired up, but here is how big the 24” 7.5hp Grizzly bandsaw is. No photos I found online really showed the true size. For anyone wondering if it will fit in the shop- it is 83.5” tall. The crate adds about 6” (4” pallet and 2” additional crate height.)....
Last Post By: Tom M King Today, 10:05 PMhas anyone done a cope and stick micro/skinny shaker setup, or is the consensus that it's always a miter wrap? i talked to Great Lakes a while back, and they hadn't seen it (or at least my rep hadn't), curious what others have done. i would much, much rather make them on the shaper than at the...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 7:17 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 10)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 49)
Like Jim I have been following the shop/barn build from RR on the 'tube. The metal brackets and spacers keep the timber from contact with the concrete.
Mike Wilkins Today, 10:22 PMCheck out the new jig from KatzMoses tools. The patent-pending jig utilizes the kerf from the saw blade to precisely set the rear fence 90 degrees to
Mike Wilkins Today, 10:10 PMI have a general rule of thumb I use on dust collection:
Less than 3hp is wishful thinking.
I've posted before. We didn't have room in the building. We brought in a shipping container with double end doors, and dual folding doors on one side.
Wes Grass Today, 10:04 PM
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
Last Post By: Jim Allen Today, 6:44 PM