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    Thanks All! Daniel, so far no problem. It...

    Thanks All!

    Daniel, so far no problem. It doesn't need much tightening to hold work between dogs. If it did, placing a spacer block on the side of the vise away from the dog should help.
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    New workbench

    I built a bench, and want to show it off after two months of hard work on it. While I am an experienced turner and guitar maker, I am new to cabinet making, or "real woodworking" as I like to call...
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    My experience has been that the older carbon...

    My experience has been that the older carbon steel sharpens better and takes a finer edge than the modern alloys. I think that most of the engineering of steel in the past 60-70 years has gone into...
  4. Poll: Hickory's pores will hold more dirt and crud. ...

    Hickory's pores will hold more dirt and crud.

    The bench meisters hang out more on the Neanderthal forum.
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    I have seen these and the .014" mentioned, but...

    I have seen these and the .014" mentioned, but never in nearly as long a length as the OP asked for (136"). Perhaps they can be ordered. Even the .014 takes about a .025" kerf, and is intended for...
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    There aren't any, unless you are talking about...

    There aren't any, unless you are talking about the thickness of the band rather than the kerf. Steel bandsaw blades come .025" thick up tp 3/4" width, and then go to .035", with the exception of the...
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    With that style of guide you can go to zero...

    With that style of guide you can go to zero clearance; when you read setup advice, make sure they are talking about the same style of guide. The sheet of writing paper thing is for solid blocks...
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    While I now mostly use MDF discs for this, I...

    While I now mostly use MDF discs for this, I found several years ago that you can stiffen up a hard felt wheel so that it will not round edges. I simply brushed a generous amount of thin shellac...
  9. 1) It's velcro. Your machine needs velcro hook...

    1) It's velcro. Your machine needs velcro hook backed sandpaper.
    2) Critical if you want to minimize snipe.
    3) Very important if you work with a variety of woods and widths. In general, feed as...
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    If Joel is still around, I'd like to pursue the...

    If Joel is still around, I'd like to pursue the way an oblique cone works. Since it is round in cross section at any point on the shaft, it cannot draw the joint tight simply by being rotated. But...
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    I have a set of them. Bevel edge bench chisels...

    I have a set of them. Bevel edge bench chisels with beech handles. They do say Eskilstuna and they look just like Bergs. I'd have to count (and measure), but there are about 10 of them, ranging...
  12. One of the best kept secrets in resawing wood is...

    One of the best kept secrets in resawing wood is the Lennox Aluminum Master. It has a narrower kerf (.042" iirc) than the Woodmaster and Trimaster. Triple chip grind teeth. Takes a smoother cut...
  13. 78 is not a good CRI. Get it up into the mid...

    78 is not a good CRI. Get it up into the mid 80's. I'm currently running a mix of 3500 and 4000K, and I'm pretty happy.
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    You can buy a lot of very comfy rubber mats for a...

    You can buy a lot of very comfy rubber mats for a fraction of the price of wood, and move them around whenever you change your layout.
  15. I haven't seen a dual drum with a single 4" port....

    I haven't seen a dual drum with a single 4" port. That would be inadequate no matter what you connect it to. My Powermatic 25" has two 4" ports that go via a Y to a 7" main, and that is the first...
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    You can only saw about 1/8" deep with one of...

    You can only saw about 1/8" deep with one of those.

    The 7-1/4" Freud Diablo blades take a .060" kerf and cut pretty smooth, espcially with blade stabilizers.
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    A O Smith are good motors.

    A O Smith are good motors.
  18. No, you should not have to check commercially...

    No, you should not have to check commercially supplied dimensional lumber for concealed metal, unless it is sold as salvaged lumber or lumber sawn from salvaged timber.

    But, a staple on the end of...
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    What's up with Deals and Discounts?

    Sorry to post this here, but the mods have not responded to my question, which is: Why have I recently been denied access to the Deals and Discounts forum? What do I have to do to get the decoder...
  20. The point of left tilt is not to work on the...

    The point of left tilt is not to work on the opposite side of the blade. It's to have the blade tilt away from the fence so that the work is less likely to bind on a rip cut. If you move the fence...
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    Innertube. Did you try Sears? It can be...

    Innertube.

    Did you try Sears? It can be surprising how far back their parts go.
  22. A jointer doesn't just automatically produce a...

    A jointer doesn't just automatically produce a perfect edge when it's set up well. The stock has to be fed well. Different users will have a different set up, depending on how hard and where and...
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    More common name in the lumber trade is Gonçalo...

    More common name in the lumber trade is Gonçalo alves. "Tigerwood" is one of those flooring marketing names-- by now they may be regretting it. Cashews? I don't think so.

    Anyway, it's great...
  24. I am neither an engineer nor a bandsaw expert,...

    I am neither an engineer nor a bandsaw expert, but there is another method of tensioning a blade that I don't see mentioned here, which is listening to the pitch when it is plucked between the wheels...
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    On my new 0690 the table is flat as far as the...

    On my new 0690 the table is flat as far as the left hand T-slot; from there to the table edge it drops away a few thousandths. I was a little disappointed, but I can live with it. The saw is...
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