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This will be used to sand 5 piece doors, face frames, etc.. We do calibrate ff material and door frame material with it as well. We are running a 37" 2 head Jet now. Just want to get a 43" for the...

Yea I'm no stranger to buying equipment. You have to find the right machine, from the right place to make it work. There is a lot of old worn out junk on the market. We're running a 1990 Jet 2...

Looking at a couple used 43" 2 head machines. 2003 sandya 5 from a small shop one owner, or a 2006 Houfek Buldog from a medium sized shop also one owner. The SCMI likely has less hours on it. The...

Thanks Rick for the information. I inquired about the Dodds, but it is sold already. I think I'll go for a Grizzly or Shop fox. The powermatic on Ebay is the smaller version w/manual clamping, and...

Thanks for the replies. I saw that Dodds as well. I'm in Indiana, I'll have to find out how much to ship. The Shop Fox is a few hundred more than the Grizzly. I don't know that there is any...

I am looking at adding a dovetailer to the shop. I am thinking something like the Grizzly G0611x. It is simliar to the Omec 650M. Single spindle, 16" capacity, pneumatic clamping.

Does anyone...

I'd say soft maple as well. Big leaf to be more precise. Big leaf looks a lot like hard maple, and is harder than silver maple. Machines and stains better as well.

Jon

The real issue with large solid wood panel doors, is the total amount of dimension change in the panel. If a 8" wide panel changes dimension +/- 1/8" over the course of a year, then a 16" panel...

I spray conversion varnish on a regular basis. My first exhaust arrangement consisted of a direct drive venturi fan w/aluminum blades. I was spraying with a Fuji turbine and 2 1/2 gal. pressure pot...

I agree with some of the previous posters, a slider is way, way, way too slow for cutting rail and stile parts, and cutting moulding to be applied to cabinets,doors, etc.

Use the slider for...

I have a Fuji Q3 that I have used to spray conversion varnish, both clear and pigmented. I used a #4 tip and air cap. I'm not sure what the actual size of the orfice is. If you call Fuji (the...

Thanks for the opinions everyone! I think I might try a Milwaukee as they got some good comments. I agree that the larger PC is probably a good tool, it's just too heavy for my application. It...

The problem with the PC 690 stems from either low quality bearings or inaccuratly machined arbor. The collet is kept clean and is not the problem. As most tools these days, this router comes from...

The PC 690 has a run out problem. Also a large router bit with a long shank will bottom out in the collet. I use a 1/2" dia. flush trim bit to flush up face frames. This bit bottoms out in the...

I am in the need of a new router. I have a PC 690 (piece of junk), and a Bosch 1617, also a piece of junk. I have had several Bosch over the years, and they keep getting worse. The old style with the...

Nice Shaper. I switched to byrd insert tooling for cope, stick,panel raising, and door edges. Well worth the investment. Rejects went to nearly zero even w/hard maple and hickory. There is no...

Hi Ed. I always have people wanting me to save sawdust for them, and this is what I do. Use large lawn and leaf bags or drum liners. After they get full, tie off with a zip tie.

I then lay the...

Hi Jack. I have 240v 3 phase in our shop. There are 2 lines that are 120v to ground and 240v between them. These are just like 240v single phase. The third line (wild leg) is 218v to ground. Your...

Carbide and high speed steel have some different properties that are contributing to your problem. HSS knives are softer thus less brittle than carbide. This means hss can be sharpened to a sharper...

A dual voltage motor will draw 1/2 the amps at 220v vs 110v. This tranlates into: less heat, longer lasting switches, motors, start capacitors, etc. I have a 2 HP compressor that was originally...

Try Keystone Abrasives in Reading, PA. I use the wood pro belts. Good prices and good belts. What more can you want. They will also make belts for edge sanders and stroke sanders.

Jon

3/32 is what you need to use. We build several full inset kitchens each year, and 3/32 gaps are what you want. Take the opening minus 3/16 for a single door and opening minus 1/4 for double doors. ...

I would run separate 20 amp circuits to all the machines listed with the exception of the dust collector and band saw. They will reqire 30 amp circuits. Rule of thumb: mulitply full load amps by 1.25...

Tom, I have an old 2 spindle shaper that has oil cups and bearings that run in oil mist. I use 10W non detergent available at Tractor Supply. I imagine other farm supply stores would have it as...

Rick, I spray in one end of the shop right in front of a 36" man door. I open a couple of windows at the other end of the shop and place a 20" aluminum blade venturi fan in the door. I cut a piece of...