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  1. Thread: Ants

    by Jim Koepke
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    Ants can be interesting. Candy is driven crazy by...

    Ants can be interesting. Candy is driven crazy by ants. We do not have many in our area that enter the house. Outside I have seen four or five different species of ants, from small black ants, redish...
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    Do not depend on the rivet in the frog to hold it...

    Do not depend on the rivet in the frog to hold it against the bending pressure. It could snap off the top of the frog.

    jtk
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    Your first image looks like it might also be the...

    Your first image looks like it might also be the lateral lever disk or the adjusting fork holding the blade off of the frog's face.



    Do you have a metal vise?

    Even a drill press vise might...
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    Sticky: Alfred Hitchcock heightened ornithophobia and...

    Alfred Hitchcock heightened ornithophobia and brought it to public attention in 1963.

    Don't forget, there is some evidence that birds evolved from raptors of the dinosaur era.

    jtk
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    It all comes down to how much camber you are...

    It all comes down to how much camber you are trying to create. The amount of camber should be in relation to the thickness of shaving one wants to achieve.

    If you want to take final smoother...
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    Some of my saws have arrived in pretty poor...

    Some of my saws have arrived in pretty poor shape, but never as bad as you describe.

    Is there enough straight back to shorten the saw?

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    This one was made from a backsaw blade that came...
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    I don't think my abilities with sandpaper on cast...

    I don't think my abilities with sandpaper on cast iron would translate to being able to use a milling machine to acquire the same result. (Therefore my statement that the knowledge and skill sets of...
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    Sharpness is easy to test. Sometimes it is easy...

    Sharpness is easy to test. Sometimes it is easy to see by eye.

    Flatness can also be checked with tools and knowledgable examination.

    It helps to know what problem needs to be fixed before...
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    Sometimes it helps to remove the depth adjuster...

    Sometimes it helps to remove the depth adjuster and use a wire brush to clean the threads on the bolt. If you have a small bottle brush or a tube brush cleaning the threads on the adjuster wheel is...
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    Sometimes my neighbors blast their bass in my...

    Sometimes my neighbors blast their bass in my direction and this might be a good way to let them know I would like them to turn it down. :D

    jtk
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    Don't try fixing a problem when there may not be...

    Don't try fixing a problem when there may not be a problem to fix. The sole looks a little rough, clean it with some mineral spirits, rub some wax on it and see how it does before trying to flatten...
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    These endorsements led me to look up Shellawax....

    These endorsements led me to look up Shellawax. All was good until at the bottom of the Lee Valley page for the product was this:



    Anyone have any ideas on why that may be?

    jtk
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    Try searching > air mattress inflator pump < many...

    Try searching > air mattress inflator pump < many run off of a car battery. Some have their own rechargeable batteries.

    jtk
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    That is terrible. I hope they catch the culprit....

    That is terrible. I hope they catch the culprit.

    People deserve to be free of such senseless actions.

    jtk
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    There are a few ways to do this. One easy way is...

    There are a few ways to do this. One easy way is with a long piece of paper. Lay it out on a flat surface with a pin at either end. Hold the straight edge under test to one side of the pins. Draw a...
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    I think I will start searching for people wanting...

    I think I will start searching for people wanting to give away millions of dollars…

    jtk
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    It is interesting sometimes to go back to the...

    It is interesting sometimes to go back to the beginning of a thread to see how things started. What was missed by me in the original post was the part about "using the Lie-Nielsen instructions."
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    The use of a bevel up versus bevel down plane...

    The use of a bevel up versus bevel down plane will not be much different. The biggest difference will be dealing with the chip breaker. Though there is some fiddly bits about setting the chip breaker...
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    Something tells me there is more trick taking...

    Something tells me there is more trick taking place at the center of the blade than at the edges.

    This is one of my reasons for suggesting people not try every trick there is.

    Step one: Get a...
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    There are a few ways the money supply increases....

    There are a few ways the money supply increases. When government issued bonds are redeemed, the money to redeem them either has to come from the taxpayers or the government printing presses. (can you...
  21. To me it seems the problem with the ruler trick...

    To me it seems the problem with the ruler trick is its imprecision. People have different widths of stones and rulers. I'm not even sure about the correct way to do the movement of the blade. It...
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    I understand. I'm possibly a collector in denial....

    I understand. I'm possibly a collector in denial. When asked, my excess of tools is only an accumulation. My accumulation includes all of the bench planes except a #9, 10 & 10-1/4. It is enjoyable to...
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    Howdy Brian, see you've been a member for a while...

    Howdy Brian, see you've been a member for a while but silent. Welcome to the Creek.

    A string stretched between two points is going to be straight. In one of my posts a trick once posted by Stanley...
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    To the best of my knowledge Stanley never made a...

    To the best of my knowledge Stanley never made a #1 Bedrock.

    Patrick Leach offers a #1 Bedrock > http://www.supertool.com/601.htm

    These days the LN #1 is out of range for me. Good for me one...
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    As others have mentioned, holly is dioecious....

    As others have mentioned, holly is dioecious. That means you have to have a male and a female to get berries.

    Be careful for what you wish. Birds will drop seeds from berries in some place where...
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