I have found that the Menards is the cleanest and most organized of the three (HD and Lowes) and that makes a difference to me too. No lumber thrown all over the place like nobody cares.
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I have found that the Menards is the cleanest and most organized of the three (HD and Lowes) and that makes a difference to me too. No lumber thrown all over the place like nobody cares.
Wow, you must have had some bad luck because I have had Skil worm drives last for 35-40 years without a problem.
My entire workshop is solid masonry (I'm a Bricklayer). 9" wall, Brick exterior, 4" concrete block for the interior walls with rigid insulation and airspace between. The concrete block interior wall...
Would 1/4" Masonite (Hardboard) meet your needs? In some ways it is more durable than plywood.
Hank
Yes, and I am one of them. Almost every one of my projects either starts with or involves my table saw.
Here's a vote for the garage. It leaves no dust in the house, I can make dust and noise at any time of the day or night without waking up or bothering the wife, no carrying wood downstairs and then...
I have noticed that the current Craftsman routers appear to be constructed with more metal and less plastic than the Craftsman routers of the 80's and 90's.
If these 4 x 4's only need to be reduced at the end I agree with the bandsaw method. It was my understanding that they needed to be cut 3/8" less on all 4 sides the entire length of the 4 x 4 when I...
Unless I am missing something here, what would be wrong with setting your table saw fence at 3 1/4" and ripping the length of the 4 x 4's? You would have to cut each one twice (flipping it end for...
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Harold,
Not the best photo (I am away on bus right now or I would take a better photo) but you can see what I have done to my PM66. I raised up the 4" port about the mobile base. There is a...
Call me weird, old fashioned or stubborn, but I would rather deal with 23/32" than 18.256mm on a sheet of 3/4" (nominal) plywood.
My conversion to a true 3/4" comes out to 19.0500
Actually Tom, they drive on the right side of the road in Germany. I have no problem at all with German tools. I prefer them over Asian tools any day of the week. I just thought that the Festool...
Mike,
I use the same method for setting the depth. I rarely use any depth gauge scale on any of my tools/machinery. I feel much safer (as far as making mistakes) physically measuring. I love my...
Kent, is the viewing window better for dust collection than the splinter guard?
Kent, it's not a matter of learning to use metric measurements, and I don't deny that it's an easier system however, I have a lifetime of imperial tools that I am deeply entrenched into: hundreds and...
Bringing the saw to the door instead of carrying the solid door to the saw seems like a very good use for a track saw Jim.
As far as the metric vs imperial scale, I can convert the measurements...
Well I received my Festool TS55/CT26 package last night. I had a few other projects to wrap up before I had a chance to try out the new stuff.
First impressions: The first hurdle I needed to get...
Julie,
As a Union Bricklayer/Stone Mason for 40 + years in the Chicago area I would tell your SO's son to stick with it. Being a Union Carpenter in the Chicago area is a good trade. Very good health...
Interesting, it might work. I think that I will stick with my 1956 DeWalt MBF for cutting boards to length. I have the RAS mounted on my long wall in the garage with benches on either side so I can...
OK guys, I did it. I don't know if anyone is still following this topic but FYI, I ordered a Festool TS 55 REQ and a CT 26 Dust Extractor today. Partly out of curiosity, but mostly because several of...
What he said ⬆️
OK, since I started this thread I feel obligated to comment. I have spent a good part of the weekend doing Google searches and watching youTubes on track saws. I admit that they DO have their place...
Keith,
This all sounds good to me (especially the dust collection) except the crawling around on the floor. I appoligize if this sounds rude, it is not meant to be, but I built too many benches and...
Mike, now THAT sounds like a good use for a track saw over a table saw. Something tapered and not parallel or repetitive.
Hank
That makes sense to me Mark, and I asked about this in post #9.