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I can see how your heart might have skipped a beat building that. But it's a great piece, very unique. Put on some soothing music and enjoy the view with a libation of your choice.

John

That's the Northfield version of the original Monarch, Bill. What an amazing saw. The industrial, precision, but stationary version of a modern CMS. The one I'm looking at is 3 hp, single phase. ...

ANY organic oil will support mold growth if you live in a climate where that's an issue. Mildewcides work for a few months but not long enough to stop the mold over the course of a year. Ipe' is...

Does anyone have experience with the Monarch Unipoint (sort of) RAS? I see one for sale locally that looks pretty rough. I'd be happy doing a resto on it but only if it's worth the effort, meaning,...

What Jim said, there are no shortcuts when it comes to coloring wood. If everything else in that room is red oak, then I would think about tinting the maple towards the red side of the color...

You either forgot or were unaware that Gass first offered the technology to all the major saw producers for a licensing fee. No one signed up. Only later did he decide to manufacture his own line...

TC used to include test data on the chemical/food durability of their products somewhere. I thought it was on their Tech Data Sheets, but I don't see it there or anywhere now. Does anyone know...

Prashun, I'll use this project as an example of what just a little dye can do. This little table is sapele and birdseye maple. They didn't harmonize together very well until I dyed everything with...

You should learn how to color, Prashun, even if only for your own work. Dyes and toners offer a whole new world of possibilities. Dye, in particular, can produce effects that cannot be achieved...

Just to wrap this up, I ended up using a toner to get the color I needed on the maple while keeping the mahogany compatible. I sprayed one coat of Minwax Oil Modified Polyurethane, followed by...

Thanks to you both, George and Michael, for the discussion. The first tape was a bust for me, but perhaps I discounted 2 sided tape altogether w/o considering other options. I'll give that stuff a...

Thanks.

The cost is pretty much a wash. What you're buying is $0.18/ft. What I buy is $0.08/ft x 2 sides = $0.16. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHW3XQKT?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 ...

I'd be afraid to try heating the entire table, too. Titebond yellow glues lose most of their strength at 150F. Franklin doesn't say how much is lost at 135 - 140F, but I would imagine it's similar,...

Here you go. 8 pieces for $10, with mounting hardware. Amazing.

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The threaded stud is 3/8". I used 1/2" diameter...

I built a small electric heated kiln specifically so that it also could kill bugs. As someone said, you have to get the entire piece of wood up to at least 133F for a minimum of 3 hours (I think?)...

That seems like an accurate assessment, Jim. I just upgraded today, and haven't seen much new besides a somewhat more confusing looking design screen and the clamp avoidance feature. Hopefully,...

I cut this simple project today and installed it. 1/8" acrylic, cut great with a 1/8" 0-flute bit. With no vacuum hold down, though, it took a lot of blue tape and CA glue to hold it down so the...

I upgraded. Please tell me why I should be excited.

John

From my observations side guides are of almost no importance on a bandsaw that can adequately tension a wider blade (1" or more. Maybe 3/4", too, but I've never used one.) that is set up to cut...

If you have one giant opening, then I would join the individual panels together along their stiles with some sort of mechanical fastner, such as furniture bolts. That should eliminate bowing of the...

I don't use it in bent laminations or veneer work because it can creep, especially if it gets warm. TB II has become my go to shop adhesive. I also don't use it in exterior door glued up panels...

Hand chopped mortises traditionally are 1/3 the thickness of the workpiece, so 1/4" for something 3/4" thick. With a mortiser, however, the mortise can be thicker because there's little danger of...

I suggest a two piece approach. Use a butt joint with the thinner interior section. Then wrap it with the thicker outer molded piece using 45's. Put a rabbett on the outer piece so it overlaps the...

Shooting board.

John

If you resaw much you'll find dust collection is a key issue. You can get by with a shopvac on a saw that can only cut a few inches/minute, but once you get to several ft/min that won't be able to...