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Hello...the lumber I attic dried.. after being in the shop for a couple of weeks went back to 11%. The shop is air-conditioned. I just put some more lumber in the attic...and it is HOT up there. The...

Hello Von...I live in the upstate near Spartanburg. There are a good many worm holes in the maple. we found a yellow jacket nest when we moved the first piece of lumber off the stack! No one got...

Hi...the moisture meter is nothing fancy...probably came from Rockler or Woodcraft...certainly nothing that measures by species. I put the maple in the attic...I measured again this morning and after...

Thanks for the info. Out of curiosity I checked lumber that has been in my shop for awhile...most of it is around 7-9%. My shop is air conditioned and heated. Odd thing was that BB plywood was 11%...

Hi...I just bought a load of spalted maple from a sawmill. It has been air drying outside and uncovered for 2 years. The moisture content is anywhere from 10-13% What I plan to do is make 2" rails...

Hi and thanks all. I have already watched those videos Tom...but thanks. At one time I rebuilt pianos and refinished furniture on the side. I still have a pour-over and recycle type strip tank and...

Hello everyone...is there a framing square that is truly square? I can't seem to find one...the 24x16 variety. I know you can use a center punch and true them up...but I'd rather buy one square out...

Hi...I am installing wainscoting in the kitchen of a 100 year old plaster walled house. I am using 1/2" MDF for the rails and stiles...leaving the original baseboard and will use poplar for the...

I used the miter shooting board this morning...pretty good for the first time using one. I glued two small pieces of wood at 90 degrees...to a piece of scrap...to push the first miter into in glue...

Thanks Cary...I used stop blocks and a newly sharpened blade. The boxes are square...but veneered...there is enough minute differences to warrant adjustments. I made a 45 shooting board this...

I have wondered one thing about shooting boards...does the plane not plane away the board as well? Seems like the perfect 45 would be short lived. I use hand planes but never used a shooting...

Hi...I am wrapping a mitered projection (like a picture frame with a box inside) around some small boxes. The first three sides are easy...but getting the fourth in...where the miters have to be...

Thanks for your help. The cheap dado set cuts good flat bottom dados...its just the welds scare me...there are pin holes you can see through in the welds! You're right Scott...I should just bite the...

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Hi...I was wondering if anyone uses the Fulton Stacked Dado Pro. It's half-price at Peachtree and I am thinking about buying one. I bought a cut rate one off Amazon...name started with a M...Mibro...

I bought a more expensive bearing than the original one. I think the original was sealed...it alarmed me because the actual replacement was so cheap! So the 6202ZE was what came out of there as a...

I am pretty sure thats the bearing I used to replace the bad one...although my eyesight isn't what it used to be. I really don't know what the difference would be...between using a sealed or a...

I had the same thought...that there should be a spacer there. I suppose I could fabricate one...as long as it fit over the axle and supported the inner race...the dimensions wouldnt be too critical?...

the bearing number is 6202ZE C3 made by Nachi...I just took it out this morning. It has metal shields (?) on both sides of the bearing. It appears that the problem may have been a loose retainer nut...

Thanks for the replies! I bought the bearings i used from vxb...when I was at it I replaced the bearings in my table saw, drill press, and other machines. It must have been a bad bearing to begin...

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Beautiful spring weather in South Carolina!! I have an old...maybe 25 year old...imported 14" band saw. It has been used a lot and sawed very well until the top bearing went...

Hi all and thanks for the help! The walnut was shipped to me square when I received it...I left to season in the shop for a month or so when it cupped a small amount. That's when I took it to the...

Thanks for all the suggestions...especially the faceplate reply. The lathe is a HF 12"...I wanted to start on something inexpensive in case it doesn't go well...it works very well so far. I was...

Hi all...just bought a new mini lathe to make knobs and small parts. I have been researching lathe chucks so that I can turn vases and small bowls. The spindle is 3/4-16...also a MT1. I am on a...

Hi all...I have a 6" bench jointer...it's a Geetech (I was told they also make Jet and others). It is sturdy and well made. The problem I have is it cuts more off the front of the board than the...