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I live in northern Canada (I can see Alaska from here). My two-stage, 3 HP DC is vented outside.

When running the DC for a long time, there is a noticeable drop in temperature in the shop. My...

Charley has the right idea.

In my own case, I'll get a professional in to install the proper exhaust stack for my construction. I can't imagine that anything less than double walled would work...

I just acquired a propane (LP) furnace for the shop. It also has a sticker which states "Natural Gas Only". BUT - there's ANOTHER sticker on it which states that it has been converted to LP,...

Good idea - I need to get my scrap under control.

Fortunately, in the winter we heat our house with a wood stove, so that's where my "discards" go rather than the dump.

I'm aware of the chemical properties of chlorine bleach, but thanks. As I stated, I found that using it left a foul taste on my boards - despite dilution ratios and rinsing.

I have a Shopbot, and know others who have a CamMaster. Both are excellent machines which can do what you're looking to do.

I'm partial to my Shopbot, but that's probably because I'm much more...

EXACTLY - it's all about my time. I've been known to send an invoice to various companies, charging them my shop rate for the time I wasted trying to straighten something out. I've never collected...

I've always found that the bleach leaves a bad taste on the wooden cutting boards, especially end grains ones - even when diluted to 2 tablespoons of bleach per gallon of water. Perhaps it's me, and...

If you're going to bleach before and after use - don't use wood - ESPECIALLY end grain. If you're using bleach, go with a poly cutting board - they're not terribly expensive, here's an example...

Personally, on the job site, I cut the waste with a jig saw, and bring it to the scribe line with a belt sander. I suppose a powered planer would work too, but I don't have one.

If I'm working in...

I wouldn't do it - but my name isn't Tom Silva.

To be fair, I know a few older guys (hell, I'm an "older guy" myself - so the folks I'm thinking about are REALLY old) who have free handed on the...

It sounds like you have the issue licked, well done.

To answer your parenthetical question above - masking tape.

Good point on zeroing X,Y axis - I usually leave tool path X,Y 0 at the lower left corner of my table (physical X,Y 0 if you will). But - if one has a need to move X,Y 0 around the table, then THAT...

I've experienced the clogging problem with the plastic ones - less of a problem with the metal ones, and no problems with the metal self-cleaning ones. My theory is that the plastic is more prone to...

I've been using the self-cleaning ones for years - although mine aren't from Lee Valley. I really don't remember the brand, and I've looked at them and there's no brand marking on them - but I...

Yes, Sir - I understand what it is to have failing eyes. And I'm all over the different strokes for different folks thing - but I don't understand what you're trying to see (or what practical value...

How is this useful on a CNC? I do a lot of 3D (well, 2.5D) carvings on my CNC - and I have never felt the need to see the bit. Of course, when I first GOT the CNC, I'd stand and watch it cut, but...

Then you should be fine with Tight Bond 3.

Andrew has shared good advice regarding thickness (although for end grain, I'd go with 3" or more - but that's a mere quibble)

Wow. I make a lot of cutting boards (end grain and face grain) - but what you're describing is more of a butcher's block than a cutting board.

That said - aside from size, it's the same animal. ...

You're right about panel glue-ups. If you're using S4S lumber, I'd suggest that the boards will be close enough to the same thickness that it would be easier to glue-up a panel first, and then...

What you'll buy in a big-box store (Lowes, Home Depot, and so on) is "S4S" - that means "surfaced four sides". This means that it has been "finish" planed on all four sides. This is why 2 X 4's...

You're way ahead of me - for me, decimal equivalents to a factor of 1/8 are automatic - anything more precise requires thinking about it.

Like many, actual measurements are usually immaterial to...

The more common decimal equivalents usually get memorized through constant usage. You can get calculators that use fractions, I use this one: ...

I put my shop floor over the concrete, first laid vapour barrier, then the sleepers - I used 2 X 8's for sleepers so that I could run my dust collection piping under it. I insulated (I'm somewhat...

There are other makes and styles, but one of these may be what you're looking for:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=53825&cat=1,43513...