Time for some levity

With 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.

How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

Looking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...

MRI Question

My doc tells me I need an neck MRI to diagnose some arm pain that may be starting in the neck. On the phone the MRI facility asked me if I had ever been involved with "metal grinding". Of course as a woodworker I've sharpened tools on a wheel, drilled holes in metal etc. I'm hoping to get more...

Graule ZS135 Radial Arm Saw voltage question

Recently purchased this Graule at auction in Germany, it went for cheap but import and shipping resolved that bargain aspect pretty quickly. I'm rather unsure of what the voltage is, the tags seem to be giving mixed signals. I wrote the company, but I expect it'll be a while before they provide...

Is there a small, accurate table saw?

I need to downsize my hobby woodworking shop a bit, and would like to have a table saw that is smaller than a cabinet saw with the extension table. Is there a smaller table saw that would still be as accurate as a cabinet saw? Most of the smaller saws are jobsite saws, and they don't seem to have a...

Looking for feedback before I buy an Avid CNC

Good day all. I appreciate the time to read and give feedback. I think this is the right machine and price, but want feedback. The time has come. I need a CNC to stay competitive and I also just want to create in new ways. I have “non-buyers remorse” for stopping bidding on a beautiful 5x10...

AC electrical puzzlement

Imagine a load like a heater (which is just a piece of resistive wire) is plugged in, but the neutral connection is broken at the panel. The 120V flows

Graule ZS135 Radial Arm Saw voltage question

Certainly could be the case.

When I received my super surfacer from the previous owner, someone had rigged up the 3ph motor with a start

Bugs !

"...lyctid beetles typically start emerging from wood within a year of processing. Thus, infestations usually are encountered in new homes or newly

AC electrical puzzlement

It only makes the loose neutral hot when something is plugged into an outlet on that circuit. The connection is made inside whatever is plugged in.

Corded Circular Saws

Look at the saw itself. For me a saw has to be righthanded, as in the blade as faraway from my leg as possible. I have seen too many jumps and kicks .

SC Pig-Picking