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How many layers of shingle are on the roof now? If there is a layer under this one you should strip off the shingles and re-tarpaper the sheating. Depending on the sheating you may have more issues....

Here is a house I did in cotton wood bark. I haven't carved in a long time and did this to see if it was fun again. It was. Finished with a wax/orange oil goop from the orange borg. The door is on...

having a beard rules out a dust mask so i use a positive air flow system. hard hat, face shield, and fresh air. downside is the cost. right around $1,000. man it was great working for a company...

i don't have a day job. i work evenings. first 28 years, bigger and better ways to kill people and blow up the world, now building bigger and better ways to move concrete.
dale

use a protractor head on your square and set the fence for 22 1/2 degrees for the one and 33 3/4 degrees for the other and proof the setups on scrap? if idea stinks, blame the vicodine and johnny...

you can eliminate the mandrel and turn weth a dead center for drive and a live cone center in the tail. put the points of the cones in the bushing holes and use the bushings like normal. this only...

you should still have some lateral adjustment in where the trunnion blocks attach to the table. check the manual or go on-line to look for a diagram.

if you do make wood jaws, do not use mdf. a turner in canada almost lost an arm when his mdf ones flew apart. the lathe was turning at its slowest setting. use a quality plywood. i made mine out...

i usually sleep with a pony tail tied at the top and bottom. got rid of most of the tangles. the hair is almost waist length, the beard only makes it as far as the edge of my welding helmet. our...

how 'bout them vikings? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha

actually i hope new england wins.

suffering in the snow.

really want some wierd dreams? take a vicodine and a couple hours later forget you took it and have about 3 fingers of johnny walker black. yikes.

i use two desk lamps from hd that have natural light tubes in them. same light temp. as overcast outdoor. one on each side of the light tent.

was the metal galvanized? if so you could have had a reaction to the zinc, cadmium or any of the other toxic elements used in the coating. it doesn't have to be fumes from welding, the dust is just...

i have the same workbench... any chance you can work in three sections of branch and make it like a milking stool? or maybe a single large branch with a smaller slab for a base? if the ideas are...

i'll agree with brian. not enough money on earth to get me to buy delta again. i ordered a new motor for a delta midi lathe from the local service center. they didn't have it but would call when...

check out lakeland public tv. they show some different stuff then tcpt. i get them on channel 20something on dish network. they still have the woodwright? shop on saturdays.
dale in blaine

my left. 4" below the shoulder. no woodworking until march. :( therapy starts after jan 11. did a fair amount of muscle and bone damage. nothing like falling against the corner of a 4,000# table....

a week visit from our son and grandson that live in califoria, son was on leave from navy, a bottle of 12 year old scotch, new earphones for mp3 player, and a broken arm. the arm was an early gift...

if you have your heart set on this attachment, go lie down until the urge goes away. i have and have used it once. i got the lacer video and then got his signature skew. problems went away by 99%...

After switching to the Lacer skews, I quit having trouble with catches. I don't know if it is the weight, shape or grind, but they just seem to work better. I have Sorby, Woodcraft, Shopsmith and a...

When you get the new one, get several. I have the same problem with my Delta midi. So far I have gone through 3 of them. You can try Rockler if there is one near by.
Dale

Usually not when turning pens. Safety glasses, yes. My old job was nice enough to tell me to take all my personal protective gear when they declared me surplus equipment and that included two Racal...

Is it a Racal helmet? Is the battery about 6-7 inches tall and kind of oval? Does the plug for the charger have a flat on one side? If so, I may have an extra charger laying around. I checked my...