I have lost count of how many threads I have read here and on the FOG about centering the Domino in use. Whether one is an advocate of this or not is of no concern to me, but it does seem odd that I...
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I have lost count of how many threads I have read here and on the FOG about centering the Domino in use. Whether one is an advocate of this or not is of no concern to me, but it does seem odd that I...
I read somewhere here it was Wilma, or was it Betty?
I don’t know, guys. It looks to me like Darcy has that Rubbermaid bucket positioned just about right for the chips.:D
Steve,
i probably overstated the case about ‘fully automated’. Interestingly, you cited the lack of need for more automation in Lie-Nielsen’s case because his batch runs are only a few hundred. I...
How far back in technology would you like him to go? Fully automated CNC mills is an oxymoron. They need to be programmed, parts need to be fixtured properly, the right tools need to be used (in the...
I like to think of tools like these as 'discretionary income' tools. It's up to your discretion.
That said, my Grandmother had a different expression for it: "Each man is crazy in his own way." I...
I know this is going to come across as me being obnoxious but 'digital verniers' is an oxymoron. They are digital or vernier calipers. Digital does away with the need for the vernier scale, which...
The Festool collector will work just fine with two sanders. You would want to turn the power down anyway with the sander you intend to use, to keep the suction from sticking the pad to your work. You...
Many instruments are sold under the Fowler name but they are all generally very high quality. I would suspect something in your set up.
Intersting, I couldn't find an electric version listed, but my German is not so good either. I use the RO 150 to get a surface more or less flat and then switch to the RS2 to finish getting the...
Larry, I am pretty sure that is an air powered sander.
If this were true mortise and tenon joints would have probably never evolved. It has been easier to drill holes for at least a couple thousand years but m & t came about because it offer...
Interesting no one has mentioned virtually 100% dust collection.
Left hand thread.
George has made the definitive post. As another toolmaker I must agree with virtually everything he has written, including the remark about simplifying the whole business.
Ok, I got it.
Read the whole post, Peter. I totally agree the flatness issue often goes over the top. My original intent was to ask Pat to clarify what he meant by +/- .002. Was he saying .002 or was he saying...
Sorry Harvery, but I still stand by my statement. It is not always true that a surface can deviate in one direction only. In reality, flatness measurement where it is most often done, on a...
Pat,You know more about routing accuracy than just about anyone but I would like to point out a flaw in your presentation here that I see made quite often by others. Flatness is expressed as a...
If you are put off by how quiet the Festool is don't bother buying a Miele vacuum for your carpets. They are quiet enough to have a conversation over while doing a bang-up job cleaning your carpet....
If there is a single woodworking machine where it is important to know the how and why of how it works in order to get good results it's the jointer.
I saw exactly this machine in the Henry Ford Museum, except that the cutting head was a vertical spindle with a big rotary facemill. Another issue: A sliding table will take up 24 feet to flatten a...
I agree with Glenn on this one. An integrated sander and vac system will be far better at collecting dust, help your paper last longer, and improve your work quality and speed. I am biased towards a...
Your post is full of misinformation. It certainly is possible to use 1/4 hex bits in the Festool system while still being able to use their proprietary system when it makes sense.
True, the Apex...
Brian, you are exactly right if the OP wants to be able to radius off the flats to a perfect arc (which I believe he did refer to but never made clear). Sine gets the radius to the joints, Tangent...