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Chinese laser purchase/Shenui/Laserworks tips and tricks thread
Thread Starter: Rodne Gold
Considering 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, 9:07 AM

Your Best Nifty Shop Tip?
Thread Starter: Russell Neyman
It's the small things that often make the biggest difference. I've found that the crafty veterans seem to know a little trick here or there that make turning better, safer, faster, or easier. So I'm throwing out a challenge: give us your best "nifty" and when this thread is done, it will make a...
Last Post By: Rich Stewart Today, 11:48 AM

Sharpening technique--removing the wire edge
Thread Starter: Steve Voigt
Hi all, This post may portray me as embarrassingly stupid and inefficient, but whatever. Here goes. For the last 15 years, regardless of the sharpening media, I have used the following method: 1) hone a secondary bevel on a coarse stone until I can feel the wire edge on the back, all the way...
Last Post By: Harold Burrell Today, 11:20 AM

Laser Engraving True 8bit Shades of Grey
Thread Starter: Jeff Woodcock
Hi everyone, I'm new here and this is my first thread and post on this forum. I would like to introduce to everyone a new process me and my son developed to laser engrave true 8bit shades of grey using a 445nm laser diode. There is no dithering a image first, no pulsing or overlapping dots to...
Last Post By: Mike Null Today, 6:21 AM

BBQ advice needed
Thread Starter: Rick Potter
I just finished looking at old threads about BBQ's. The weber seemed to be the choice in '05/'06. Is this still the case, or is there a new best choice? I just need a basic, medium size gas BBQ that runs on natural gas. I think I want stainless burners and grates, since I have had problems...
Last Post By: Neal Daughtry Yesterday, 5:30 PM

How about a little side contest? Make a Pencil sharpener...
Thread Starter: David Weaver
The catch being, make it completely and totally by hand. No electric at all with the possible exception of drilling a hole in the cutter. In the world of everything being sharp working better, I'm thinking that those little hand twist manual sharpeners would work pretty well if the cutter in them...
Last Post By: Jon Shank Yesterday, 11:43 PM

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Your Best Nifty Shop Tip?

Turn fast, sand slow.
Rich Stewart Today, 11:48 AM

Gutter guards. Good or bad idea?

Never heard of those before. They look like a much better, and much more econmical solution than paying the highly franchised high cost solutions that
David Weaver Today, 11:43 AM

Gutter guards. Good or bad idea?

http://www.askthebuilder.com/gutterguard/

There are several videos to watch on this...very interesting. And if you want to know which one
Chris Padilla Today, 11:41 AM

Nakashima Style For The Masses

The page I linked shows a 72"x 32"x probably 6/4 thick top. In my area the bookmatched slabs kiln dried to make that would be $300 to $400 at
Andrew Joiner Today, 11:40 AM

Lie Nielsen new waterstones

The yellow 8k norton is a nice stone. The best of the Nortons IMO. Not as fine as some of the fancier finishers, but yields a good edge in its own right
Chris Griggs Today, 11:33 AM
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