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I have the 150/5 and the RO150. I agree with others who have noted the RO150 in rotary mode is a handful and definitely requires both hands to control. In random orbit mode, though, I find the...

I have used both systems, but man, I hesitate to enter into one of these F vs. E discussions. Passions run high. But here goes:

A good friend has the Eurekazone guide system that he uses with a...

I'm left with some questions about your compressor. Will it put out 2.6 CFM at 150 PSI? If so, then it will put out much more than 2.6 CFM at a lower pressure. There are several decent guns...

My worst purchase ever: A $50 Skil "hammer drill" that was just too lightly built to be used in concrete. Bent the shaft the first day I owned it and I wasn't really using it that hard.

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I've had my Delta 22-580 for years and have been very happy with it. I use the slower speed all the time for the final pass. It leaves a very nice finish with minimal planer chatter. Blades are...

We have plantation shutters as the indoor window treatments on a bunch of our windows. They are hinged. We swing the shutters open quite often to open and close the windows. Something you might...

I have zero expertise in this area. However, I always thought that the main purpose of flammable-liquids storage systems was to keep fire (and high heat from fire) away from explosive/flammable...

Rob,

If you go with the PC vac, Festool will sell you a hose that perfectly fits both the vac and the tool. When I bought my first Festool sander, Bob Marino asked me what vacuum I had and sold...

If you need more than about an inch of adjustment this won't work, but for small adjustment ranges I use quick-connect cabinet hardware like item G on this page from the Lee Valley catalog:...

I mostly agree with Dennis: (1) tablesaw; (2) jointer; (3) planer.

If you don't already have a good router, that would be my no. 4 choice. Definitely a plunger, probably 3HP so you could spin a...

I've had the PC 7812 for probably three years. I like it very well. The auto-start feature works perfectly. The filter bags are not too expensive and work well. It seems quite stable -- I don't...

I would run one backrest all the way to the wall, and then butt the remaining backrest against it. The end of the second backrest will be cut at an angle where it joins the first. I would probably...

I must be lucky -- I think only three people have asked to borrow any of my tools in the 15 years we've lived in our house. All three are friends, all three are scrupulously honest and very...

Andrew, I can't help with sources for scrap, but Timber Woodworking in Mesa has MUCH better prices on hardwood than Woodworkers Source. The biggest problem with Timber is that their inventory is very...

I don't know what finishing schedule the (excellent) woodworker used on that piece, but Jeff Jewitt's website includes an article describing his technique to achieve an "early American maple finish"...

For a gift box, I would probably use solid poplar or something similar for the drawer carcasse, planed to 1/4"-3/8" thick. If I was going to use a man-made product, it would be baltic birch ply --...

I usually reach for liquid hide glue when I need a long open time. It's good stuff, but it's not very resistant to water. I would think about that before using it for garage cabinets.

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Matt, I agree the bags are not cheap. The price of the bags was one factor that made me buy the PC vacuum -- as you note, they aren't quite as expensive as Fein or Festool. I sometimes wish I had...

Fuhr 375 is a very durable, good looking waterborne topcoat that meets KCMA standards. It sprays extremely well -- a great finish for folks who don't have much experience spraying. I've never tried...

I have the Porter Cable vac and like it a lot. It has an auto-start switch that works perfectly with every tool I've tried, including a few times when I used my Festool circular saw to straight-line...

I'm not familiar with the Griz 1.5HP cyclone, but I have been running the Griz 2HP cyclone for a couple of years now. I'm very happy with it. It provides very strong suction. Rather noisy, but I...

The Byrd head I bought for my 8" Delta jointer a couple of years ago came with new bearings already installed on the head. I did have to remove the pully from the old head and re-install it on the...

Paul, Years ago I moved from the Delta 12.5" lunchbox planer to the Delta 13" two-speed lunchbox planer. To answer your specific question, the 13" two-speed planer won't take off significantly more...

I have a 150/5 and the Rotex 150. I use both on almost everything I build. I keep an 80 grit disc on the Rotex and use it in aggressive rotary mode to quickly remove planer ripple. After I'm...

My old DC used the same Jet cannister filter. The cannister filter gave me great suction and air flow -- for about 2-3 hours. After that, dust packed into the pleats and strangled the air flow. ...