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Kirk, I've used the Oliver without incident but my experience with jointers is still very limited.

Might you elaborate on why you think square head jointers are scary please?

Thanks

Art

Hi Jaimie!

I did NOT have to spend $25 a sheet for those three 12 x 12 pieces. I found another, far less costly resource. I ordered a couple of 4 ounce vials of Cyanoacrylate adhesive from Tower...

A few years ago I acquired an Oliver Model 144 that had been gathering dust at a local school after it dropped its woodworking classes. It was Post WW-1. The GE 220 volt 3 phase motor has a US Patent...

Tom, I'd be lost without my plotters! I have three of them. One is current vintage HP Design Jet 450C which uses ink jet technology. The other is a also a large format plotter, an Ioline converted...

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NO I WON'T!

After considerable research it's been demonstrated that the best adhesive is one that reacts chemically with the Corian. Epoxies won't do that.

Because du Pont exercises...

I did as you suggested Jamie. It cost me more than I would have liked but the benefits of using Corian as a pattern (or a mold) outweigh the costs.

Three 12" square panels, each a half inch thick,...

Hi Walt!

Thank you! This pattern IS the positive. It's scaled up 15% to allow for the shrinkage expected during the firing process. The pattern will be used to cast a mold from Hydrocal, plaster...

I've a buddy who is a project manager for a big construction firm that puts up warehouses. When they deliver all those welded up steel trusses and monster "I" beams, they keep the metal parts from...

I've never heard of it but it sounds a lot better than wood. I'll check it out.

Thanks Marty

Art

I've a buddy in Ohio who used to be in the kitchen renovation business (until he got injured). That guy builds more things out of Corian than I can count!

It is quite a novel material. It's...

That temperature was not known to me Rob. That's important information. Thanks!

I used a one inch wide blade on the band saw to slice a thick block of this wax in half or this project. While the...

I realize that the wood must be sealed. I am anxious for the plaster to cure properly throughout and was concerned that while a sealant would give a better finish to the plaster part, it would...

I am about to mill about a dozen hexagon shaped pockets in a substrate. The hexes are 1.625" across the flats. All the inside radii are 0.125" The pockets are all the same depth 1.285".

I intend...

You don't!

For one thing, no matter what answer you give in defense of your hobby, there will always be a rebuttle, if not from someone else, then from within your own head.

I recenty...

Can I cut laminated wood without chipping the laminate?

All my experience with laminates has been limited to bonding Formica to a pre cut piece of wood and then edging the surplus laminate with a...

Wiring is not that difficult. There are any number of How To books on the subject. Rural communities frequently allow a home owner to do his own wiring, provided the local inspector is called in to...

What generous responses! Thanks all of you!

While I'd enjoy having a good table saw to help making the new kitchen cabinets, I'll likely continue to use the radial saw provided I can figure out...

Because I was certain it was asked before, I tried several times to search for previous posts on what our group considers the best table saw. Alas I could not find any such discussion.

So I'll...

It's been said that imitation is the best form of flattery. Besides, I seriously doubt you will build it exactly the same. That's no fun.

Somewhere along the way you will add something of you....

The office I work in is one huge room. Work cubicles are built using metal framed dividers that are covered in fabric. Hidden beneath the fabric is a not-very-dense material that allows us to hang...

Chris the Sears table saw is the one surver of an ugly divorce, purchased right after I got custody of my daughter. One does not get good cuts from a $100 table saw and it's been in the shop far too...

Hi Steve!

Thanks for the suggestion.

I've a brand spankin' new Bosch double miter saw. I've DeWalt Radial saw too but the machine has never been squared up properly so I don't trust my...

I do a fair amount of laminating using Formica and have had reasonable success and predictable results using a laminate trimmer or my router to trim edges. Typically I apply the laminate to the...

I agree with you George. A good band saw would prove better.

The band saw I have however, is one of those cheap models purchased in haste on the other side of a costly divorce and I've lived...

I've had my share of grief trying to finish parts contaminated with silicone either from a protective wax or as a consequence of mold release used during part production.

Silicone, in even the...