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Last Post By: robert baccus Today, 1:11 AM
Ok, we need some pictures. While many of you will be using lasers my friend Paul has a Chevalet. This tool was created in the late 1700's for production marquetry. It has a foot activated clamp to hold your stack of veneers and a "D" shaped saw that is held perpendicular to your cut but will move...
Last Post By: Bill Wyko Today, 6:18 PM
I have come the conclusion that I need to upgrade to a cyclone with 3hp min size. I am looking at Onieda V3000, Grizzly G0441, and Penn State 3.5hp. The cost differences are not that mush with Penn State being lowest. I would like to know people's opinions about the pros & cons of these suppliers....
Last Post By: David Kumm Today, 11:11 AM
Hi, Creekers, Back for another drum project. This one's gonna be big. And, it will take a while. Pterocarpus is the genus for the market name of padauk, and Pterocarpus Rex is a play on T Rex. This is a collaboration with a guy who will finish, drill and deliver the drums to his own...
Last Post By: Mark Crenshaw Today, 11:10 AM
Unleaded went from $3.79 this morning to $4.09 in a matter of minutes. 30 cents is quite a hike, cant tell me the gas stations aren't smiling for a couple days.
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Recent Forum PostsMDF will stay flat if properly supported and sealed. You mentioned wanting to use it as an assembly table so I figured you wanted it to be nice and flat
Chris Padilla Today, 8:39 PM
Thanks for the input from the veterans! If I went with the stretcher I would probably do a lap joint in the stretcher that the legs sit in, maybe held
andy brumenschenkel Today, 8:36 PM
Thanks for the tip Ross. I'm currently looking into the Chinese lasers, specifically the Shenhui ones. Seeing their prices lifted a great deal of weight
Michele Kaiser Today, 8:32 PM
Ole, are you finding more dust nibs after you switched to the cotton T-shirt? That's exactly the reason I switched from T-shirts to paper towels. No
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Chinese laser purchase/Shenui/Laserworks tips and tricks thread
Thread Starter: Rodne GoldConsidering a lot of us are going or have gone that direction , I thought it a good idea to combine our knowledge pool in one thread. So I have started one. Those of you that have already posted to other threads can perhaps repeat and consolidate the posts here or at least point to other posts on...
Last Post By: George Carlson Today, 7:32 PM