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    Just to bring this full circle...

    Just to bring the last three messages full circle, the Festool PDF on making the Z chair is the article from Woodcraft magazine, and David Dundas posted a few bits about the chair over at the FOG...
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    Just to bring this full circle...

    Just to bring the last three messages full circle, the Festool PDF at

    http://www.festoolusa.com/Web_files/Domino_WCM_zigzag.pdf
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    Perhaps the Hilti?

    Some of the EZ Smart folks have been recommending the Hilti saw that actually has the grooves in the base for riding on the rail.

    I'm a Festoolie myself, though, so no first-hand experience.
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    Deliverin' a Rocking Horse

    Off to points north to deliver a Rocking Horse that I just finished to my nephew.

    Our path (up the coast of Oregon) should take us through some towns with galleries fed by some really good...
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    I'm a computer programmer. I've had a couple of...

    I'm a computer programmer. I've had a couple of jobs with relaxed office policies, and I'm currently part of a startup where we're all telecommuting.

    In general in the places where I had my option...
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    Chris, my household has a Macintosh (my software...

    Chris, my household has a Macintosh (my software development machine and right now primary computer), a Windows machine ('cause I'm a computer geek, and sometimes things only run on Windows, although...
  7. Thread: Why Festool?

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    Okay, I can rave a bit...

    Pete, I originally built an adjustable rectangle template, and then got an actual MFS, and the utility of such a jig just can't be overstated. I had to knock out a whole bunch of braces with...
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    Almost finished some removable stair rails...

    Almost finished some removable stair rails. Still need to veneer the edges of the mounting plates, but a quick twist to release the retainer knobs and the rails lift off, leaving only hardware flush...
  9. Thread: Why Festool?

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    Might try the Festool Owner's Group forum, too

    Disclaimer: my sweety and I own a bunch of Festool products.

    If you want to see people raving about the features of Festool, you might also try dropping over to the Festool Owners Group. The key...
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    Finish up two detachable handrails with flush...

    Finish up two detachable handrails with flush mounted receivers for a narrow staircase (That 200lbs in any direction that code requires has been an interesting engineering experience, the stack of 8...
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    Welcome to the cult, Bob :D I'll take bets on...

    Welcome to the cult, Bob :D

    I'll take bets on your next purchase, as I couldn't help but notice that you don't have a saw and table yet...
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    Progress on a rocking horse and refinishing a table

    Made progress on a rocking horse for my nephew, and put a first layer of polyurethane on a table, where it blistered in weird ways on three of the pieces. So I'll have to sand those back down and...
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    I'm an Opera fan...

    I'm a huge Opera fan, I use it on Windows, Mac and Linux, and would continue to pay for it if they still charged for it on those platforms, but I also keep Firefox around for those few sites which...
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    Nice evening!

    Yes, thanks for some good conversation and a nice dinner! Definitely up for doing that again.

    Since some of you asked, my most recent project is my Cord Organizer.
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    Is it modulo when the number changes with each of...

    Is it modulo when the number changes with each of the higher digit?

    Arbitrary base numbering systems are hard...

    See ya tonight!
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    Flower Market Cafe, 6th & Brannan, at 7:00 it is!...

    Flower Market Cafe, 6th & Brannan, at 7:00 it is!

    (And, yes, for those of you confused by the note on that website, I just called, and they are serving dinner)
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    I'm no finishing expert, and color matching is...

    I'm no finishing expert, and color matching is hard do to with physical samples let alone on the web where every monitor and digital camera combination will result in a different hue, but that looks...
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    So, where's it happenin'?

    My sweety and I can make the trek at least into the city.
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    Not sure yet...

    Not sure yet if I can make it, but I'm north of SF, so San Francisco means more likely :)
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    What others have said: In older 4WD you had to...

    What others have said: In older 4WD you had to not only choose 4WD on the transmission, but also get out and lock the hubs. This meant that, at least in the front, there was no differential effect,...
  21. Thread: Power

    by Dan Lyke
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    Watching breakers go...

    This is going off-topic, but since the original question has been answered... :rolleyes: My dad worked for a well known manufacturer of big circuit breakers for a while, and and one time when I was...
  22. Yeah, it's not maple

    Yep, Jon: When I was a kid my dad bought a length of maple bowling alley, which is what I was hoping for when I bought this chunk of wood, but it's clearly not maple: The grain is big and wide and,...
  23. Bowling alley table: Cross grain edging, or another idea?

    Newbie question: I've got this big hunk of bowling alley that I want to turn into a table. It's laminated strips of fir (I think), and while the top looks good (and will look great once I run a floor...
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    Why are they returned?

    My first router, and the one I point to over and over as the reason that I won't ever again buy a tool based on price alone, is a Craftsman 1/4" shaft 1.5HP router. So, were they returned because...
  25. Thread: San Francisco

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    From Fisherman's Wharf you can easily get down to...

    From Fisherman's Wharf you can easily get down to the Financial District via the street cars, or up to North Beach via bus or cable car. And once you get to the Financial District you can get...
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