All - Has anyone seen or used the Harvey COMPASS RG-1/RG-2 Universal roller guides. They look solid and would be a pretty useful addition to my shop, but the price seems way too high. I'd love to hear any feedback. Thanks.
Last Post By: Craig Dailly Today, 1:45 PMMy friend in So. Dk. was given a fair amount of Osage Orange. He hauled home and called me to tell me how heavy it was. He said it had been in a barn for several years and was thrilled to have. The next day his back was hurting severely. He lives in a small town that has pretty good medical care....
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 7:13 AMPoor guy died at 70. Left a shop full of tools. It was pretty picked over, but for $30 I got all of this: * hardback copy of Leonard Lee’s Complete Guide to Sharpening * hardback copy of Pat Spielman’s Gluing and Clamping * 48” Empire level in good condition (No, it ain’t Starrett but it will...
Last Post By: stephen thomas Today, 10:40 AMI aim to finish these about the time the new master bedroom remodel completes. Otherwise they will clog up the shop until I have somewhere to put them. These are styled after the blanket chest I shared here which is part of the new bedroom suite. . . . . . Carcasses mainly done. ...
Last Post By: Mike Allen1010 Today, 1:17 PMI’d like to add a router lift to my shop. I think I’ve decided on a Jessem lift, but the router motors is not such an easy decision. Jessem and Woodpeckers motor look really nice, but are also really expensive. The cheaper motor only options like the Bora don’t get good reviews, and I don’t want to...
Last Post By: Jay Moodley Today, 9:01 AMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
I use cable cuffs. Even Harbor Freight has a version. https://www.harborfreight.com/cable-...iABEgL6ffD_BwE
Richard Coers Today, 2:58 PMTry a variation of Ken's suggestion, put the whole thing in the freezer for an hour, then apply heat with a heat gun to the chuck.
Doug Garson Today, 2:55 PMThis picture was taken just before I finally found the long lost, special, long barrel, wing nut that holds the blade guard on the antique radial arm
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 2:55 PMI would have never thought to be on the lookout for an old pool table.
Here is a snip about rosewood. No surprise who the worst offender
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.
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