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This is great advice that I will take to heart. I really appreciate each of your responses. I’m going to research used lathes and local clubs. Thanks again.

This may be a dumb question, but is there any reason the PM would be ill-suited for small projects like chess pieces?

I’m about to buy my first lathe. I want flexibility for the future, but my early focus will be on smaller projects, as I learn how to turn wood. I have zero experience with a lathe. Once I gain...

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

Does anyone have any experience with the hand wheel on the Jessem Mast-R-Lift Excel II?

I like the idea of the hand wheel, but in practice, is it really better or as good as the other...

It's a Grizzly jointer. I measured with calipers and the port is actually a little less than 5", so I think a standard 5" flex hose may go over the top of the jointer port. This is good.

But now...

I need to connect my current dust collection system to my new jointer.

The main line for my dust collection system is 6" drain and sewer PVC.

My new jointer has a 5" dust port.

I have two...

Fidel,

My Jet JPP-12 has never been properly adjusted. For the past week or so, I've been reading one horror story after another about the difficulty in adjusting the tables to be complainer on...

This idea is really starting to grow on me. Thanks for the pictures and clear advice.

Warren, I've often wondered if simply having some solid support, even if it's 1/8" lower than the bed of the jointer would work. I'll look for some adjustable saw horses and give it a try. Thanks...

Sounds like the consensus is...yes, it's possible but difficult and there are easier ways to accomplish the same thing.

To attach an extension accessory to the bed of my jointer/planer, I would...

Wow. That looks promising. I'm a bit reluctant to drill holes into my Jet jointer bed. Would that be necessary? Is it easier than it sounds?

I need to be able to joint longer boards, maybe up to 10 or 11 feet long. I'm having problems on my Jet combo, and I think "some" of these problems are due to the length of the bed on the jointer...

This is great. You really know your stuff. Thanks for the help!

Gene,

This is good stuff and very helpful, but unfortunately, you lost me about the legs, so let me start there. When you say the legs are 3/4" boards having a 2X2 core, what does that mean...

I got it. Thanks. I'll consider adding some more of those a bit lower and closer to the ground.

I've been referring to those boards as simply the long and short aprons. Originally, looking at...

John, I'm going to look into Mathias Wandel's table leg jointery now. Thanks for the advice.

Larry,

Thanks for the comments. Very helpful. I'm familiar with the 45 degree brace between the front and side aprons, and I think I'll definitely add those to the table base. I'll also add...

I haven't decided whether to build or buy the top. I'm considering buying one from Amazon. Like this one:...

Yes. I agree about the rabbet on the aprons. But won't the aprons need to be about 1" taller than the top of the 3X3 portion of the legs so the table top can sit flush on the legs? I really...

Ok. I see the sketch. Thanks for the drawing. So if the legs are 4X4, then the top of the legs could still be 3X3, if I cut a one inch notch on two sides. Would the legs be strong enough,...

Actually, it looks like only the long apron is attached to the legs and the short apron is attached to the long apron? This can't be right.

Thanks, but I can't see the sketch?

I'm a new woodworker. I've built a couple of basic furniture pieces, including a simple dining table.
Next, I want to build a hardwood table to hold a ping pong table top like the one in these...

I confused everyone, I think. Here is the No. 62 low angle sweetheart plane that I have:
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