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    Pergola Design and Rafter Sag

    I have posts in the grounds and will have beams up shortly...

    posts are 6x6s which are layed out in two rows of three. they are 13' apart (26' width) and the rows are spaced 9' apart (deep). ...
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    thx... i have to give Shopnotes the credit for...

    thx... i have to give Shopnotes the credit for the main guard including the shopvac ...
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    pics of my overarm dust collection

    meant to post these a while ago...

    I didn't want to spent the money on the exaktor or biesemeyer. I also was worried about flex in a horizontal support. So i took the main guard assembly from...
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    for what it's worth, i was struggling with the...

    for what it's worth, i was struggling with the Bosch / Makita decision too... Everytime i made up my mind i found a review on epinions or amazon from someone using the saw everyday for trimwork who...
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    depending how "near", All Quality Products ,...

    depending how "near", All Quality Products , Deland
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    Lumber sizing for workbench

    I think i am going to go with laminated southern yellow pine for my top...

    I was reading the Chris Schwartz recommendation to buy 2"x12"x12' instead of smaller dimensioned lumber and i'm wondering...
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    On the downcut bit, is there any special config...

    On the downcut bit, is there any special config (whiteside has various downcut options)...

    I was thinking the standard downcut type in this config: 1/2" shank 1/4" diameter 3/4" cutting depth...
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    Jack - do yourself a favor and go read the review...

    Jack - do yourself a favor and go read the review over on Amazon for the Grizzly G8704 :-) you will probably decide that's all you need 0 haha
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    I am still a software developer and i click...

    I am still a software developer and i click without reading....


    If i'm that bad at something related to my profession, imagine my skills in the shop.

    I have used a miter gauge in...
  10. Thread: Hoists

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    OK i dont' want to hijack this thread, but i'm...

    OK i dont' want to hijack this thread, but i'm looking at the chicago electirx / grizzly 440 / 880 lb lifts for a slightly different purpose..

    http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=115844
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    Scott, thx - that is exactly what i was imagining...

    Scott, thx - that is exactly what i was imagining (link is http://www.panofish.net/2007-06-03_Trailer_Lift/index.html for anyone interested)

    Harry, correct it's purely an issue of space... On...
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    Sorry, clarification on David's point... This...

    Sorry, clarification on David's point...

    This is simply to lower / raise for storage. Once i drop it for use. it will rest on my table saw (disconnect from the cabling) and can be anchored to the...
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    Ceiling lift/hoist for assembly table?

    I've seen a hinge/pulley based setup to lower the top from the wall. But i am out of wall space and my only option looks to be some kind of contraption where i have a reel and four attachments...
  14. i'll echo Ken... i bought some of the very same...

    i'll echo Ken... i bought some of the very same stuff on Friday from Lowes... I have some .01" valleys but i think much of that is my top...

    -brad
  15. Sorry one more question as well... my...

    Sorry one more question as well...

    my hardboard as noted above is 3/16 (from the blue borg - they carried this and 1/8). Seems alot of people recommend 1/4. Are both common sizes ? I don't...
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    chip if you dont need 3d, go grab FelixCAD LT ...

    chip if you dont need 3d, go grab FelixCAD LT

    i used to used autocad at an old job... given the price, this does what i need and not bad at all....
  17. My assembly table endeavors / questions...

    i've been needing/wanting an assembly table for a while as i have nothing flat / large enough in the shop and assembling on my garage floor was getting old. all day yday and i've now got the basics...
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    #1 Recommendation to keep the saw rust free going...

    #1 Recommendation to keep the saw rust free going foreward.:

    don't use the saw when it's 95 degrees out and humid as hell as it has been last few weekends in Florida. I'm drenched within an hour...
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    Think you mean PM66? I recently put a 60"...

    Think you mean PM66?

    I recently put a 60" exaktor on mine... the sliders i know of (including exaktor / excalibur) must attach to left side of the saw, not the right. So you lose the fence to...
  20. Anyone built/using xy table from ShopNotes #100?

    I just got my craftsman mortiser yday and was thinking this one looks promising in comparison to a standard x-y vise..

    1)Wondering if the epoxy would hold up over time for attaching the bushings...
  21. count me in

    count me in
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    I would recommend reviewing the general...

    I would recommend reviewing the general international 50-185L. I owned this for 2 years before finding a deal on a PM66 i couldn't resist. Honestly, i found it easier to setup and until tomorrow...
  23. Band Saw Chip Blower - useful or gimmick

    I just noticed the little air hose on the powermatic 14". I'm wondering how useful this is ? Since the blade is traveling down, i wouldn't think dust would accumulate must on the top of the...
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    As a point of reference, i paid under 1200 for...

    As a point of reference, i paid under 1200 for mine last year and also drove > 2 hours to pick it up (no regrets). Its a 1999 5HP Single Phase... the gentleman threw in a collection of blades,...
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    FYI - as some of of you may have seen in my panic...

    FYI - as some of of you may have seen in my panic post on the pulley i got my assembly from PM today and started on this tonight...

    Peter - i rulled out your issue (at least as the main cause)...
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