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: Malcolm Schweizer Today, 3:36 PMI looked at Sawmill Creek threads from 2020 until now. I figured that tool costs, availability and opinions change after 4 or more years. Over that time, there were favorable comments about Festool, Bosch and Mirka. My typical use is flat surfaces on cabinet faces and panels, not many edges...
Last Post By: Ray Selinger Today, 12:35 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 9)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 49)
Hello all:
Just posting an update on the Avid CNC. It's installed and running, and I love this thing!!! I am so far very pleased that
The nice thing is that you don't have to upgrade Jerome if there's nothing compelling there, but can choose to upgrade for "the same price"
Jim Becker Today, 3:51 PMCutting wet wood on the bandsaw benefits from a band that's designed for wet wood...I recall some specifications around that were on the Suffolk website...the
Jim Becker Today, 3:49 PMI am probably at minimum CFM for this saw with a 1.5 HP dust collector, but the gap where the dust collection is was a big difference in dust collection
Malcolm Schweizer Today, 3:36 PM
My assy table grew in length a bit for a project.. pretty ugly and unfortunately has a dip that I need to fix down the road...
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: Dave Anderson NH Today, 2:42 PM