MUCH worse. The filler will not expand and contract with the wood. The crack will return. Eventually the filler will crumble. Some will come out leaving wider crack than you started with. One...
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MUCH worse. The filler will not expand and contract with the wood. The crack will return. Eventually the filler will crumble. Some will come out leaving wider crack than you started with. One...
More important than width is length. I made some 7' doors from 5/4 oak. My standard 6" jointer could not do the job. I bought a 6" long bed and have never regretted it. I took a big loss on the...
Amazon's current price for Unisaw w/biesemeier. is $3 grand, delivered. Saving over half on one NIB or 2/3 on one "like new" seems to be a VERY good price. Years ago I bought a new Delta "cabinet...
My Forrest is much better than the Freud which I have sold. Essentially no tearout except on the end of the cut, if no backer is used. Agree that the plastic shims are a nuisance because they drop...
If it is Amazon and not a 3rd party "associate", I usually get orders the next day or day after.
On the table saw I always take very shallow cuts and go slowly. Have never noticed any dulling of the blade. The cut is way better than I can get with a band saw. When cutting any metal on my band...
It might be better to ask if one has 3 phase power. Then, if the power comes from the line or from a converter. Then, if the converter delivers 2/3 of 3 phase power (static converter)or 100% of...
I do have a method of measuring top dead center (TDC) accurately. Lay a good straightedge, edge down on the outfeed table. Now, rotate the blade under the straightedge. If the blade is too low,...
I watched both of those. The one with magnets did not address movement when tightening. The other one was less than impressive. It seemed that he was just going back and forth: tap too hard and...
I have a Powermatic 6", long bed jointer. I can easily get the blades adjusted until I tighten them. Tightening invariable moves the knife. I can tighten as slowly and evenly as I want, but the...
I have always sprayed polished brass with polyurethane, and it has stood up well for decades. However when I tried it on a doorknob, it came off in a few months. It must be the skin oils, etc. Can...
Tried the shellac. Darkens the wood as much as anything. Also, the acrylic (Krylon, "crystal clear") was too thin and did not keep other finishes out. I am beginning to think that weathered wood...
This will not be in direct sunlight, so UV blocking is not paramount. I want to protect it from humidity and some rain. It will not be in direct rain, but with high winds some water will get on it....
My wife bought a work of art painted on old barn boards. We want to put it on an open porch, so it has to be finished to protect it from the weather. What can I put on first so that subsequent coats...
It is natural to try to correct a mistake immediately. Resist the impulse and think about it for a day or so. If something chips, try to find the chip and glue it back, much better and easier than...
Got another one from Lowe's and it is worse. Both go back. Savannah tools has the Bosch for $94 and change. Ordered one.
Yes, and the gauge was checked.
If the fence is parallel you can use it on both sides of the blade.
I bought one from amazon. It drives the staples too deep. At the lowest pressure and shallowest setting they are driven way below the surface. At higher pressure they are driven out of sight. ...
Don't lubricate the centrifugal switch unless it was lubed. When installing bearings, push on the inner ring only when mounting on a shaft and on the outer ring only when mounting in a housing.
Enco has a very large selection of sheets, rods, bars, etc.
Burning any softwood in a fireplace can cause creosote build-up in the chimney which can cause a chimney fire.
Never let a loose piece of wood stay between the fence and a spinning blade, or near the blade. After the cut is complete, push the piece well past the blade. Then turn the saw off.
In this case,...
Before I tried heat, which can really do a lot of damage, I would buy a cheap 1/2" pneumatic wrench. Then sacrifice a good 4mm hex key and put a stub into a 4mm socket.
For testing tension gauges, why not just take a few feet of blade material and hang a known weight from it. Cross sectional area can be easily be measured with a micrometer.