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    My shop is pretty small, there is just one of me...

    My shop is pretty small, there is just one of me and those 75# sheets of 3/4 ply aren't getting any lighter. I bought the panel pro a few years ago and it works great. I use it to actually carry...
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    Steve, great work.....did you use a jam chuck...

    Steve, great work.....did you use a jam chuck system to finish turning the inside and outsides or do you have another trick you use?

    Also, any suggestions on how to learn to turn 1/8" spindles?
    ...
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    Kenneth,

    You bring up a good point about fear. I don't do anything in my shop that scares me.....I have found that my concern is a good measuring device for my lack of confidence or need for caution.

    I...
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    Thanks

    Thanks for the info....I am not sure what an air assisted airless setup is. Does this mean a pressurized pot attached to an airless setup?
    :)
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    graco paint sprayer

    Just thinking....is it possible to attach a hvlp set up to a Graco airless sprayer and spray latex?

    Or more importantly, can I spray a furniture grade paint finish with latex acrylic paint using...
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    Solid Mahogany Doors

    Thanks everyone for the great input. I understand the view of greater stability with lamination, but I wanted to be sure I wasn't getting ripped off on the price. So far the prices for a 3/0 x 6/8...
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    Solid Mahogany Entry Doors

    I was trying to buy a solid mahogany entry door for my wife and came up with a question.

    The guy trying to sell me the door said it was considered solid although it has 3/16 in. mahogany veneers...
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    First of all, IMHO...no. But realize that if you...

    First of all, IMHO...no. But realize that if you are on the left side of the bit on a standard router table, the piece will try to kick to your right on a climb cut. The direction of the cut is...
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    I am self taught...but that doesn't mean...

    I am self taught...but that doesn't mean dangerous or stupid. Most of us would rough that piece round from one end to the other so we could advance the tool rest in close to the work for more...
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    thanks

    at first i thought you were pulling my chain....i honestly hadn't heard of a muffin fan, but they definitely exist and will work.

    great!!! thanks for the info,

    ernie
    :)
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    coffee maker damaging cabinets

    does anyone know of a product to be placed between your coffee maker and the upper cabinets in the kitchen to avoid damage to the wood from the hot steam of the coffee maker.

    thanks,

    ernie...
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    I use J&M Hardwoods in Dalton. They usually...

    I use J&M Hardwoods in Dalton. They usually have great prices, but I haven't recently bought any heart wood pine from them so you will have to check.....they also deliver.

    good luck,
    ernie
    :)
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    The minwax will have to dry for 7 days...then if...

    The minwax will have to dry for 7 days...then if you have access to an hvlp system, you can simply go to a big box store and get a water base stain that approximates the color of the minwax. add...
  14. just my opinion

    the last two projects i have done with SW Proclassic have been challenging to get a decent result but i got it done with 10% dilution with water and no floetrol....i tried the floetrol with and...
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    I've definitely been there....

    Just a year ago, I couldn't even figure out how to get my hvlp system to work....i had just converted to a total water-base system and was fairly miserable...thankfully, some really nice guys on this...
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    Raised Panel xls search

    Well, I couldn't find anything at allwoodworkdotcom but I may not be looking in the right spot. The EagleAmerican thread would probably work but I was going for cheap.:)

    I'll keep looking......
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    Raised Panel Door Calculator

    Recently I found a Microsoft XL spreadsheet that would calculate rail and stile measurements, panel measurements, glass insert measurements. It allowed you to put in the initial parameters of...
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    thanks for the helpful hints

    :) i appreciate all the kind hints on my spraying woes. i am using a craftsman hvlp spray gun from sears. the paint is an oil-base from sherman-williams. i am filtering the paint and trying to...
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    first try at hvlp spraying

    oops---just finished one coat of primer and one coat of oil base sherman williams pro series paint on a nice kitchen island project i built for my wife out of poplar. its first class construction...
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