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Hi, kitchen work continues, ceiling is painted and light fixtures back on the ceiling, trim completed and primed.

I went on a short road trip to pick up some red oak and ash, about 320 bf for...

Yup, you can’t fix stupid.

I do cut things like that, however I use a Fritz and Franz jig on a slider, as well as a riving knife and guard.

Regards, Rod

I tend to complete a furniture type project, then a shop project, then repeat.

Shop time is precious, so keeping the shop clean, organized and ready for work is extremely important to having an...

Forstner bit in a hand held drill is all you need, put masking tape on both doors so you put layout lines on with a square and pencil, mark a Center point with an awl and drill through the tape,...

Hi Alan, I would ask machinery vendors in your area if they have Techs or know of independent Techs who could do work for you.

I have done work for Felder customers, directly for the customer for...

Happy Eclipse Day everyone, living where I do we should have a pretty exciting display this afternoon, if the cloud cover disperses.

The woodworking group I belong to had their first lunch get...

Ken, you’re really going to like having over blade dust collection on your saw, it’s amazing how much comes off the top of the blade.

As for portable tools, yes I always use them with a vacuum, I...

I agree with Lee, a small shaper may have too high a spindle speed even on the lowest speed.

Those cutters also have very high knife projection, they’re best left on the wall with other old tools....

Hi, spiral carbide cutter heads, depending upon the design, can require more feed force than sharp straight knife heads.

I would lubricate the planer bed surface with paste wax, or even better...

It hangs in my shop, a present from a German company owner I worked for.

Regards, Rod

Thanks Ole for posting this.

In the summer of 1980 I was working in an industrial shop that made moulding by the truckload, we had a big, old jointer, about 16”.

It had a wood swing away guard,...

Hi, that’s a single phase 50 Hz motor, 1,400 RPM.

I’m presuming you ran it at 60 Hz so it would have been 1,680 RPM.

If you hadn’t changed the capacitor, if it has one, it may have had an...

Hi Warren, you probably already know this however 1.1mm is the maximum allowable knife projection for hand fed machines (MAN rated) in the EU.

A shaper with a feeder still requires MAN rated...

Hi Edward, most of my wood comes from urban trees.

I have a band mill and arborists give me hardwood logs.

Regards, Rod

Fortunately the choice will be yours, there’s no retrofit provision in the regulations being considered.

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Haha, good plan Warren.

Regards, Rod

That makes sense to me, improving table saw safety on new machines is a good idea.

In my opinion, much of this is brought about by users who remove existing safety devices, or fail to use safe...

The 2 extra wires may be a thermal overload switch, that’s fairly common in those motors

Regards, Rod

Hello everyone, last week was a dismal week for woodworking, all I did was clean up the shop.

Well, I also managed to purchase 300 board feet of 4/4 ash and red oak for 92 cents per bf Canadian,...

Proper dust collection at the source?

Regards, Rod

Sure, except they are far too large for your saw.

Regards, Rod

Hi, hang onto it and have it bored to fit your new saw.

I had an FS Tools st bored for my slider for $50

Regards, Rod

Brian, the machine nameplate is 400V, 50Hz, 3 phase which is a standard 3 phase voltage in Europe

You’re going to need a VFD that can produce that from a 240 v single phase input, or use a...

Hi, the manual for your VFD will indicate the maximum size of over current protection required, probably 15 or 20 amperes maximum, a fused disconnect switch would be easiest

2hp at 208 volts 3...

Hi Warren, a digital phase converter will produce balanced 3 phase power regardless of load, which allows 3 phase motors to run properly.

The price of them has come down over the years, and they...