Or you can use a thicker piece of MDF and pattern saw them. Eight legs is probably worth the effort. Brian Boggs had an excellent article on the subject in Fine Woodworking a few months ago.
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Or you can use a thicker piece of MDF and pattern saw them. Eight legs is probably worth the effort. Brian Boggs had an excellent article on the subject in Fine Woodworking a few months ago.
I use turpentine. It seems to be a good solvent for the pine pitch but seems benign enough for the tires. I almost never have to clean when cutting hardwoods.
I was given some 100+ year old yellow heart pine. To use it most effectively it required a lot of resawing. It really makes a mess of the bandsaw, and gets pitch everywhere; blade, tires and...
that is my idea of proper turning speed...
I haven't used it a ton, but it was on sale for less than half, and I couldn't pass it up...seems to work very well, and it is pretty intuitive to operate...never used the others, though
I like to use a face shield when turning, grinding, routing, etc...but the plastic visor seems to be a magnite for sawdust..and most cleaning methods scratch it. Does anyone know of something to put...
I just got a jet 1442 lathe, and am left handed. The main thing I have found that I don't like thus far is the handle thingy for the Reeves drive is kind of in the way.....probably wouldn't be an...
If I were going to buy a drill press, new or used, I would chuck up a short length of drill stock and chack the run-out with a dial indicator. I have seen several Taiwaneese drill presses that are...
Thanks a lot for all your thoughts...I have been looking on Craigslist, and, as per usual, now that I am actually looking for a drill press, none have been on there! I think the longer quill stroke...
I have been looking at the 17" Delta, and the 17" Steelcity..any thoughts about which one, or are there others I should consider?
Mine is a silly little thing: A good quality 15' extension cord. Long enough to 95% of the tasks, short enough to not get in the way.