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I have a jet mini(?) and am wondering about the most "bang" for your buck in a chuck system for it? At this point I turn pens for pleasure, have screwed a few small pices of wood to the supplied...

Has anyone had any experience with the line of chucks offered by Penn State? Good, bad, indifferent? Have a Jet mini, looking for a decent chuck system to use on it without breaking the bank.
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check out Lee Valley's benches. They look very nick and have several options.

Suggestions for a drill press for small projects, IE: pens. Trying to spend less than $200.00, if possible.

Bob

I own a 10" sliding compound miter saw, 3 base router, and the benchtop saw and have no problem with aany of them. Nice tools.

Bob

Shopnotes has a pretty simple, built like a tank bench in the current (I think) issue. Started building the top after work today. It uses 2x lumber and MDF for the top.

The last top I built...

Picked up a DeWalt tabletop saw, Dewalt 3 base router combo, and +/- 2000 board feet of # 1 & 2 pine this weekend. Router from Amazon, saw from the local hardware store, and the wood from an estate...

Going to the store after house chores. Buying a bench top saw. Bosch, Dewalt, Rigid, or?

No room for anything bigger.

Help out guys.

Bob:D

Any opinions on the small 10" table top saws like the DeWalt. I am not in a position to set up a contractor/hybrid/cabinet saw. Looking for something to rip 3/4" hardwoods & softwoods on occasion. ...

Any feekings, pro or con, about the Hitachi 1 1/2 horse, 1/2 inch collett, vs router. I found it on sale for $99.95, and I do need a router. Have a 35 year old craftsman 1/4" currently. Want...

Just moved to the Everett, WA area from the midwest. Had to sell the stationary tools before I moved. Can anyone give me a good source for tools & hardwoods in the area?

Bob

Just moved from Minneapolis to Seattle area. I had to sell my Delta contractor saw, and other large tools. Bought all the handtools.

Now I have limited space, did not like the Delta Saw a bit,...

I started sliding in November when I bought a Rikon mini and a Rikon 10 inch drill press to make pens. Turned +/- 60 pens in December. Took a bowl turning class a few weeks ago, and turned my first...

What is the tool of choice for turning the inside of small hollow forms, (boxes, vases, exc). I'm talking 3-4 in dia x 3-6 in high.

Thanks in advance.

Building a plywood bookshelf. The design calls for biscuts to attach the shelves to the sides. I want to use pocket joints, since I have a pocket jig and don't have a biscut joiner. Shelves are...

8 below this morning with a nippy little breeze up here in Minneapolis / St. Paul. Come on up and enjoy! (Gotta get heat into the shop!)

Bob

So many toys, uh, tools, so little $$$$!

Thanks for the info. Will proably use the dado approach. Did that on the first set of shelves for my step daughter, the wife wants 3 sets and I'm going to try and "mass produce" them.

Bob

Don't have a biscut joiner. Do have a Kreg kit. Dealer told me the pocket joint was just as strong as the biscut joint. Building a bookcase from a single sheet of 3/4 ply. The back is rabbeted in...

Where is a good source for hardwood veneer plywood? Looking for good quality and fair price.

Bob

Any suggestion on a precise router lift for a PC router. The adjustment on the router is pretty primative, looking for something to match the precison of the Incra fence system I installed last week.

And YES it did float with me in it. Used it for flyfishing.:D

Wood & canvas kayak in woodshop, 8th grade, 1969.

Would you recommend / prefer a planer or big honking sander? Buying "surfaced" wood locally, 3/4" is 13/16", etc., etc. Most of the wood is under 10" in width. Can's afford both, been looking at...

Bought the rockler top, modified it and installed an Incra fence system. Next is a quality lift.