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I've decided to try shellac on a very small project. Can you check my work?

I couldn't get flake in time, only found bull's eye waxed stuff in a can.
I've padded it on with clean t-shirt pad, it...

Thanks, sorry for not updating sooner. I ended up just waxing it because I didn't get home in time to do anything else. With that piece of wood being used for that purpose, it actually seemed to work...

Wife just saw this 10x6 inch cutoff of Chechen and asked me to turn it into a stand for a piece of art for her show, only the show if day after tomorrow.
What would you suggest that can be found at...

I've been going down a similar road for our community shop, trying to get something that works with the many limitations in place. I'm glad (in a limited sense!) we don't have that many tools to...

Thank you all, some really good ideas here.
At the shop, members usually end up taking it to spread on their yards. However, the bags stay around until someone takes them and we often have a free...

Here's the cyclone so far:

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The extension on top is a bellmouth reduction to 6" to match what the tiny delta blower expects. It will go away when the correct blower/impeller is added....

I've nearly finished a Pentz cyclone for our local makerspace and am getting ready to install it.

One thing I haven't tackled yet is the bin. Due to space, a 55 gallon drum won't fit, so I'm...

I'm looking for advice on ROS and related beasts that have good dust control. Festool and such are entirely out of the budget - this is for a non-profit community space with very little money. I...

Or Bill Pentz... I'll ask him as well

I agree that should be the answer, but the skeptic who must be converted will dismiss them as having a dog in the hunt. But they might be a lead regardless, if anyone would. They would know who else...

Any hints on how to find a contractor that understands wood shop dust collection?

I run the wood shop at a non profit (all volunteer collective - there are other areas like metal shop, sewing, 3d...

"good concept poorly implemented"
I'd say that is a perfect way to describe how they look to me. Having never cut anything with one but having taken one apart down to the last screw, except the...

I do understand why people like them, and the sliding table is appealing, but since I have shopsmith for most other things (planer, jointer, bandsaw, sanding, and a wall mounted 10er as a drill) I...

I have a 1980's Craftsman contractor saw I got very cheaply off craigslist. It's in really quite nice shape but the fence wasn't much good to start with. I also have a Ryobi bt3000 I was given. It...

I have some 6 1/8" jointer knives from a craftsman 113 that need grinding. Whoever ground them last did a bad enough job - edges not straight - that I also can't trust the existing angle (somewhere...

Jim, thank you. That is what I was hoping to hear. :)

Will I need a stabilizer to use with a Ridge Carbide TS2000 10" x 40T x 5/8" 3/32" Kerf General Purpose Blade? I've only had a few rancid, dull, rather less than flat blades that came with my free...

Ampulage pressure back suckage... That's exactly what I was worried about! Don't go trying to correct ME on this stuff. I've read all about it, or at least started to before getting distracted by the...

funny thing, my last post here on smc was to ask the about that constriction in the opening and whether it would run the motor too freely if i removed it... even had a slightly messier version of...

Edit: I titled this wrong earlier. It restricts down to just 4" not 5". Is there any reason this is a good idea?

I finally noticed that the 6" intake on the blower on my newly acquired delta...

I'll be watching your progress - please keep us informed about how it works out!
I recently brought a delta 50-850 home and plan to separate and vent outside as well. It will take me a bit of time...

Sounds like you already tried, but the link below let's me at to cart and start checking out. $50 like you said.
What about American Fabric Filter? They make custom sizes, but woodcraft carries them...

Oh, I didn't see Curt's reply. I thought about a Thein baffle; a lot of people seem very happy with them. I just want to get every last bit of performance or of the DC system. I have not seen a...

The cedar reaction scares me enough that I can't ignore the risk or implement a crappy partial solution. I'm lucky to learn that lesson early. I resawed a piece of desert iron wood by hand, something...

Perhaps it was hepa shop vac filters you aren't supposed to blow or vacuum :/ I'll vacuum it with my dust deputized shop vac - one of these days I'll scour craigslist for an air compressor. I think...