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    Good job. FYI, I found a product at ACE hardware...

    Good job. FYI, I found a product at ACE hardware called Wood Bleach which is a concoction of primarily oxalic acid. Comes in a container the size you 'd buy cottage cheese in. Mix the stuff, which is...
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    I tried to match the color of two QSWO from...

    I tried to match the color of two QSWO from different planks using oxalic acid. It made the differences less, but didn't change the character of the wood. If that darker section doesn't lighten with...
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    You might investigate applying some oxalic acid...

    You might investigate applying some oxalic acid (wood bleach), which I used on my white oak project to remove iron stains. It should even out the color somewhat. Then, consider applying a dilute dye...
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    Hey guys. Thanks for all the advice. This is why...

    Hey guys.
    Thanks for all the advice. This is why I come to Sawmill Creek. Here's another image describing the dilemma:
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    John TenEyck:

    The glass rabbet is 1/2” deep. I had intended to...
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    Hey Greg. Yeah, the frame is perfectly plumb...

    Hey Greg.
    Yeah, the frame is perfectly plumb (within the limits of a 24" level) and the opening is square. The door is square. It just isn't flat.
    And no, I can't shim anything...it fits in the...
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    Hey AJ. Not the hinges. They are really nice...

    Hey AJ.
    Not the hinges. They are really nice Horton Brass, with 3/32 leafs. At the moment, I have just one screw in each, because I will have to demount them to install the glass.

    I am surprised...
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    China hutch door warped. Help

    Hey fellas.
    I just finished installing a built-in china hutch and in attaching the doors, I discovered one of them is NOT flat. Because the doors will have glass panels, this is going to be a major...
  8. Just my two cents' worth, but most common acme...

    Just my two cents' worth, but most common acme screws (press screws, vice screws, etc) are right hand thread. Used in a wagon vise as depicted upthread, the motion needed to squeeze something between...
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    Dunno if it's overbuilt. I have a couple of old...

    Dunno if it's overbuilt. I have a couple of old acme press screws laying around ... sure would be easier to just use them than building a screw box. :eek:

    I especially like your hold downs in the...
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    Sorry to all of you who offered good advice. My...

    Sorry to all of you who offered good advice. My grand plans on upgrading my shop took second place to other endeavors, some of which were not so grand, and some that were very grand indeed. But now...
  11. Mark: Although my shop is larger, due to...

    Mark:

    Although my shop is larger, due to restrictions that arose from an expansion, I have a restricted area between what amounts to two adjoined rooms that is 8' x 7' immediately in front of my...
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    Todd, I sided my house and shop with Hardie...

    Todd,

    I sided my house and shop with Hardie plank siding, and Hardie board panels (to simulate stucco). The shop was built in 2000 and the house in 2003. To date, I have had absolutely no failures...
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    You could make an air cleaner with it.

    You could make an air cleaner with it.
  14. Yeah, the shop vac will collapse a standard 33...

    Yeah, the shop vac will collapse a standard 33 gallon metal garbage can. All it takes is to provide a minor obstruction in the vacuum hose before the separator, such as a sandwich baggie (or putting...
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    The HF unit isn't really 2hp, and it's...

    The HF unit isn't really 2hp, and it's questionable whether it actually can push air at 1550 cfm. That said, it's one hell of a good deal at $150. In designing my stystem, I discovered that 4" pipe...
  16. That's a good solution, Matt (re: the drawing)....

    That's a good solution, Matt (re: the drawing). But consider running the uppers (above the fridge) all the way to the ceiling. That area up there will just collect, among all the old baskets, bowls...
  17. My first forays into woodworking involved the...

    My first forays into woodworking involved the simplest of tools: a 1/4" drill motor and set of 16 bits, a half-round rasp, a 5" B&D circular saw, a rubber sanding block and, perhaps most useful of...
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    I have the smaller Triton (2 1/4 HP)--and I have...

    I have the smaller Triton (2 1/4 HP)--and I have the Bosch 1617EVS (also 2 1/4 HP). I bought the Bosch first, back when I didn't know diddly about routers, and mounted in the extension wing of my...
  19. The above suggestion (Kevin's) is quite good, as...

    The above suggestion (Kevin's) is quite good, as far as it goes. But it doesn't take into account building loads, i.e.: if the pole spacing of the building is different than the spacing of the...
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    Coupon code or not, Matt, filters-now.com...

    Coupon code or not, Matt, filters-now.com appears to sell the appropriate filters (specifically the inner multi-bag one) for considerably less than anyone else I found. Great resource! Thanks!

    I...
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    David: The Delta isn't "loud," so much as there...

    David:
    The Delta isn't "loud," so much as there is enough, um, white noise effect, so that the room is filled with a constant "whoosh" if you will. I doubt anyone hearing it would say there was...
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    Thanks guys. I have hung the air cleaner from the...

    Thanks guys. I have hung the air cleaner from the ceiling of my shop. I still don't have a good place for the planer. I could leave it on the patio (as you see in the photos) but it's s'pozed to rain...
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    Oh. Yeah. Forgot. :o Here: 234885234886 ...

    Oh.
    Yeah.
    Forgot. :o

    Here:
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    And here:
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    The Delta has been replaced with a less expensive...

    The Delta has been replaced with a less expensive unit, the 50-875T2, which has a pleated outer filter instead of the original electrostatic one. The specs are otherwise the same, near as I can tell....
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    Minor gloat...

    Saturday, I picked up a Dewalt DW 735 planer for $450. The owner is moving across the continent and is unwilling to ship the machine. He showed me his workbench, with about six lineal feet of nicely...
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