It appears that most comments here are from people who have limited or no experience with them. First I would suggest that there are no safe machines - only cautious operators. Get past the blather,...
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It appears that most comments here are from people who have limited or no experience with them. First I would suggest that there are no safe machines - only cautious operators. Get past the blather,...
There seems to be a lot of hostility to radial saws, often from people who know nothing about using them. There are no safe machines -- only cautious operators.
I use my DeWalt RAS for all...
I did a test of planing ability by first ripping a 18" x 3-1/2" x 1/4" strip off a 2x4. Then I steadily planed it down to ~0.050", using 4x4 caul of maple to back it up. There was no drama at all....
Thanks for the insights, al.
At this point, I have a $100 into it, plus time and a quart of paint, so it's not been too painful. I don't think I'll retire my jointer yet, but this thing can do...
In reviewing some more information from the internet, it seems that many people think that replacing or sharpening the cutters is difficult and expensive. I really don't see it that way.
As I...
Here's a pic of a knot in walnut, and the endgrain of a cherry scrap with a 0.002 feeler gauge blade taped on so that you have a visual reference by the shadow of the blade's edge. The tearout in...
Please bear with me, this is my first thread here and so I haven't figured out all of the details and etiquette of posting and replying and maintaining a logical sequence.
In this picture, you see...
David, thanks for the info, that the 7770 motor will fit a 925. I found a mint 925H (with the original tableboard) for $50 at a Salvation Army. It was occasionally cranky when starting so I had the...
Josh, exactly so, about not hogging off a lot of wood in one pass (after using it for a week or so, now I rarely take more than 1/32"), and about the safety issue. I was going to get to the...
David, it can cut at any angle of grain orientation: with, against, oblique, or end. It would be very useful for woodturners who like to do complex glue-ups. Look up the work of Max Krimmel for...
Hello, I recently acquired a Rockwell Uniplane (Model 22-300) from a guy who is moving away. This machine was intended as a safer variant of a 6" jointer, and when it is used correctly I believe it...
Paul, this is how I set mine.
1. I joint a board `4-6" wide and check to see that it's straight.
2. I set the fence to ~3", and then zero out the Wixy DRO.
3. I take a slice off the board, and...