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    Don't get me started!

    1/8" - sweet! My Oregon ~$60 birch ply didn't have veneer that thick!

    One sheet of the 1/2" Chinese birch ply (used on the desktop) was from a large hardwood supplier in San Antonio and it was...
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    For an example, the bookcase side to top joint...

    For an example, the bookcase side to top joint consisted of a rabbit on each surface (for a large glue surface.) I wanted the rabbit to be 1/2 of the width of the ply and that dimension deep. It's...
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    Thanks!

    Thanks for the kind remarks guys!

    I forgot to mention one aspect of the finished project - the visual "weight" of the bookcase seems to not match the fine and more delicate appearance of the...
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    Thanks very much Rick!

    Thanks very much Rick!
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    Not the first

    Keith - the first from this shop. At the last house I built a super-sized version of the bookcases - they were floor to ceiling and completely covered two 12' walls.

    This was however my first...
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    First project from the new shop!

    Whoo-hoo! Yesterday I completed my first project from the newly setup shop. It was a great chance to validate my machine placement before I install ducting for the new Super Gorilla (just...
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    Torsion box :-)

    I needed a general-purpose worktable so I looked around and built Norm's (NYW) torsion box work/assembly table, but made it a little larger than Norm's. For the top I used a full sheet of 3/4" MDF...
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    Yup!

    Thanks - yes I am aware of the moisture problem with unvented propane and other fuel heaters, but our humidity is pretty low. Adding some moisture to the air shouldn't be a problem. In any case,...
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    I'm in love!

    My 30x50 shop (with a 16' ceiling) was numbing me to the bone the last few days. The temps outside were hovering around freezing for several days and my shop was about 38-42 degrees in the morning...
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    I needed a framing nailer for a project and hated...

    I needed a framing nailer for a project and hated to rent one (you know how it goes!) but couldn't see spending 300$ on one I would only use once or twice a year. An advertisement at NT caught my...
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    I have stained quite a bit of birch ply in the...

    I have stained quite a bit of birch ply in the past with pretty good results. I always use gel stains and apply two coats. Using a dark stain helps with uniformity.
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    You betcha!

    That is exactly the routine I went through a couple of weeks ago at a big box DIY except I carted the squares to a sheet of MDF. I tried two aluminum squares and they were both off. Next went to a...
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    It all depends on your local code. Call and talk...

    It all depends on your local code. Call and talk to your electrical inspector and they will most likely be glad to volunteer information; or your code authority might have information on a web site....
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    Another method ;-)

    Blake - I visited a local lumberyard last week (the old-timey kind where you place your order with the counter salesman) and asked him about the origin of their birch ply. He was clueless :eek:. I...
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    More fun with plywood

    It's been four or five years since I have had a shop and worked with birch ply. Now I have a new 30x50 shop (discussed in another thread) and I am in the middle of building cabinets/drawers/bookcase...
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    Thanks!

    Appreciate the kind comments! The boxes contained only the Gorilla and when I took the picture, Mr. UPS only delivered six of the eight. The other two arrived the next day. The box with the motor...
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    New shop buildout and Gorilla install

    Just got my 2HP super Gorilla installed today. Next is the duct work :eek: Slowly the new 30x50 shop is coming together. Pictures here: http://gallery.janeandjohn.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1812
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    Real glass for me!

    My prescription is about a -3.0 in both eyes and a few years ago I bought some 'real' safety glasses at my optometrist. I wanted real glass and not plastic because I have ruined plastic glasses with...
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    Fixed my nailers!

    I have a Stanley-Bostitch brad nailer and angled finish nailer that are about 10 years ago and both started leaking around the trigger assembly three or four years ago (as soon as you connect air,...
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    Dave - we lived in Waco for a year after I was...

    Dave - we lived in Waco for a year after I was promoted - that was in 1981. We cried when we had to leave Austin... bet Waco hasn't changed much :p

    Jim - wife is UT-EX, wife's brother & his wife,...
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    Thanks Bryan. No problem about being closed on...

    Thanks Bryan. No problem about being closed on weekends - I have the luxury of no schedule and no job. Weekends is when I do the Monday-to-Friday types a favor and stay home.

    No sense in me...
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    Thanks Jim & Don! I'll check them out. I want...

    Thanks Jim & Don! I'll check them out. I want to round up some Baltic birch ply also, so I'll make some phone calls next week.

    It's really great to be back in Texas :D. We love the Hill Country...
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    Origin indeterminate...

    That's a good question... Two weeks ago the truck brought my new IR SS5L5 I ordered from Northern Tool. While carefully looking the unit over out of curiosity to see where it was made, I decided...
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    Mike - Austin is about a two hour drive. We are...

    Mike - Austin is about a two hour drive. We are headed there tomorrow after church to spend Christmas with my brother-in-law, but I'm not driving the pickup truck, otherwise I might be able to sneak...
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    Hardwood sources in Central Texas?

    We moved back here a year ago (after a 20 year hiatus in Florida) and I'm finally getting my shop set up and starting to think about my supply pipeline. In Central Florida, our local mom and pop...
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