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 Yesterday, 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 Yesterday, 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 Yesterday, 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: Tom M King Yesterday, 10:05 PMhas anyone done a cope and stick micro/skinny shaker setup, or is the consensus that it's always a miter wrap? i talked to Great Lakes a while back, and they hadn't seen it (or at least my rep hadn't), curious what others have done. i would much, much rather make them on the shaper than at the...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Yesterday, 7:17 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 10)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 50)
Yes, their spiral offerings are nice and they are great to do business with, too. Since they also do quick connect, you can still use that in conjunction
Jim Becker Today, 8:50 AMI really prefer a floor model so I can drill the ends of table legs and other taller stuff. And the footprint is smaller.
Tom Bender Today, 8:48 AMI have a Festool 125 sander and dust collector. My shop is a 100 yards or so from the house. I use the Festool dust collector working in the house and
Robert M Richardson Today, 8:48 AMHi Roger, short answer, I dont know.
Longer answer, it depends upon the saw and the weight of the log, heres what I often do.
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....dsaw&p=1877202
Rick, as others have said, seal the log ends, mill
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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