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Peter....... KlipschHorn speakers? I am sooooo jealous.

Lornie

When I was sixteen years old, I was driving a ski boat (my father had built) to tow my mother and father while water-skiing on the Columbia River. They were in the water, ready for me to tow them,...

I am going to go against the grain, and say do not bother to cut in any windows. You need light, but you do not need windows. My 1200 sqft shop has no windows, and there is not one square foot of...

I have been looking at the Harbor Freight motorcycle lift, and thinking about building a 3x6 torsion box table for it.

Have you (or seen someone) do this? My last project required too much time...

The second saw with the dado stack (or the wobble blade, depending on the job) is one of the most used tools in the shop. I would never consider getting rid of it.

Just as a tip: I use playing...

Hi Greg....

I vent outside, and I feel it is a non-issue. You've probably already read the reasons why.

Lornie

Hi Christopher.....

This build looks a little ungainly, but it closely follows the dimensions given with Bill Pentz' excell spreadsheet (when you input 4.00 inch ducting, 2 hp motor size, and 22...

Consider this......

Good health is just the slowest possible way to die.

Is that what you want, really? I'll have the BLT (or MLT from Princess Bride).

Lornie

I enjoyed reading this quote from an earlier post:

""As a young finish carpenter starting an apprenticeship in a cabinet shop, I asked the foreman that very same question. I've never forgotten ...

Yes, please, and thank you.

Lornie

Good Job Kenton....

The use of contactors and cheap remotes or switches to control them opens up a world of possibilities: dust cyclones, air compressor, air filtration units, on-demand hot-water...

Hi Jesse..... I have coughing/lung/health complications that I believe are the result of thirty years woodworking with no concern for dust control. I take it very seriously now, and I am glad that...

I like the Durham drawers Glen Bradley has, and Harbor Freight used to sell a version of them, but now I can only find them on Amazon.

I build these for nails, screws, etc.:

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Not crazy at all. The table saw with dedicated dado is a time saver.

Lornie

I built my own Pentz format cyclone for very cheap, and I love it.


http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?177412-DIY-Cyclone-of-Plastic-Barrels

I keep a deck of playing cards in the shop, and cut an oversize arbor hole in the center of the cards to use as shims. I'm cheap (or perhaps frugal).

Lornie

Whenever I have a little money, I buy tools. If there is any left, I buy food or clothes.

I am misquoting Erasmus, of course, but I could properly say the same thing about books.

I have a...

Very cool and nicely done. You have impressive fiberglassing skills.

Lornie

Another option is to change the way they feel about your woodworking, and in that way modify their tolerance for your work.

If you make cutting boards, (for example) make an extra one, and give it...

I may be old, but I still enjoy the internet memes.

John....... I laughed. Thank you.

Lornie

While measuring a kitchen for new cabinets, I had an extended tape measure fall across the prongs of a plug, and short out.

I still install all receptacles ground-plug down, because it looks more...

I consider the wood jaw hand-screw-clamps to be one of their best values. I suggest you buy two of them every time you go to their store (in each of the sizes), until you know you have too many. And...

Another vote for cold rolled steel..... bought a 20 foot piece locally, and now I never hesitate to make a custom jig for whatever.

Lornie

Brian has what I believe is the correct response. Delivery drivers are living breathing humans. Every one of us makes mistakes, most of them of no consequence. But a delivery drivers mistake is seen...

Dave, were you passing the plywood through the router table while holding it vertically?? I would not do that.....

Reconfigure your cutter and fence so the plywood is passed across the table while...