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Richard touched on one of the two biggest issues in my opinion. The other is, "low" speed on a Reeves drive isn't slow enough for certain things. For example, decorative techniques with spinning...

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I stumbled across this one a few weeks ago. It is now my favorite automatic. It is sharp and penetrates deep, and it is a little more compact that the General and the General knock-offs. Lisle...

Allen,

To keep all your turning tools shaped and sharpened in a manner consistent with the current "state of the art" in woodturning, the TNT-708 is the way to go. What I mean is that with the...

Tom,

I have seen first hand the issue with the T-3 duty cycle. It is not a matter of the motor itself, but rather the plastic frame. The motor mount gets hot, and then the plastic frame softens...

Grizzly is "engineered in Germany"

The biggest difference you'll find is power delivery from the motor to the stone and the quality and longevity of the grindstone.

I have some demonstrator...

Don,

Rip away with your hand plane. It will be faster and more accurate than any other option. It's a little tougher on the iron than hardwood (it's the glue), but not much. If you can open the...

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We're getting into semantics here, but as I understand the terms, if the bevel is not in contact, you're scraping. That is not to say that you're making a bad cut. I finish the outside of all my...

What makes turning effortless is a keen edge where the bevel angle meets the flute (regardless of what that angle is) and one other key element. That second element is learning the feel of riding...

Callan,

This is a really ticklish thread for me to comment on. I'm very reluctant to get involved in a direct comparison discussion.

But, I will add this. At the first of the year Tormek...

Raul,

It's 12mm.

However this: Tormek Bench Grinder Mount might save you some aggravation.

And the new one they send you is just as likely to need to be ground a couple times.

I'm going to agree with Sam (since he agreed with me earlier :D ). I've got a Lie-Nielsen block plane that I've sharpened about a dozen times now, and it is just now starting to perform up to my...

On Stanley's web site I didn't find (in an admittedly quick look) where the new Sweetheart's are being made. I hope it is here.

I think Stanley's 4 or 5 planes are going to have to go a long...

Being a "glass half full" kinda guy, can we at least give Stanley a tip of the hat for trying to improve what they've screwed into the ground over the last 50 years?

To be honest, I've not measured them other than eyeball against a reference table. If I can't see a gap, I'm calling it good.

Michael,

Did you return it yet?

I would try this first.

Put it back on the Tormek and grind a bunch of the tool off. I know, I know, you don't want to waste the tool steel, and it shouldn't...

Just want to add a comment regarding John's post.

While he is right about pressure on one side or the other influencing the grind, if you set the Planer Blade Attachment up correctly, and grind...

It kinda sounds like you guys may not be getting your depth of cut set correctly at the outset.

You should tweak the bevel angle and height adjustment thumb wheels until the blade is just...

Very nice design, Bob. I love the tilt out tool holders.

Re: "Baltic" birch ply. Did you buy that in a 4' x 8' sheet or a 5' x 5' sheet? Lately I've been seeing a lot of thin veneer ply (what...

George,

I would ordinarily agree with you completely. However, I don't know what Two Cherries does differently, but you will not see the discoloration with their chisels that you do with others.

I used to sell Two Cherries. Is there a reason you want to remove the lacquer? It will come off the area you flatten on the back when you abrade it, and the same thing on the bevel side. The rest...

That was an attempt at mild humor. Pardon me. I really think you're making this much harder than it is. The point is, no one does something perfectly the first time they do it. It takes practice. ...

Derek,

You asked this a couple weeks ago. I responded. You weren't heard from again on the subject.

See my post #15 in this thread.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=129648

Derek,

Please overlook the fact that I sell Tormek. We go round and round on this issue not because I am trying to sell Tormek, but because I can put a better edge on a tool with a Tormek than I...