Actually, along with the other uses for cedar shingle roofing, you need a block plane to weave the corners on a cedar shingle sidewall. That looks like a particularly unhandy method of doing so, but...
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Actually, along with the other uses for cedar shingle roofing, you need a block plane to weave the corners on a cedar shingle sidewall. That looks like a particularly unhandy method of doing so, but...
They do two different things. The domino is more of a structural joint, it creates a mortise for a floating tenon--you can make doors and chairs with the big one; whereas the biscuit joiner is more...
You're just breaking the edge in this application--the softening is basically imperceptible, but necessary to protect the user from getting cut on a hard edge and to give the edge just a bit of...
Festool router option--OF 2200 with the MFS template set with 45 router bit might be easier and more precise than the track saw. It depends on what you would use more. the MFS template and router...
I've done a 24" miter with my track saw and domino for a plywood cabinet in the field--saving grace was that I just had two, instead of four, miters to get right. It is possible, but you have to be...
Just mark your layout and take it to a machine shop--it will take them five minutes to cut it, won't cost you much (certainly less than the cost of an appropriate drill bit), and they are equipped to...
I'm a bit perplexed by this thread--I'm not entirely clear what the complaint is. Which issue was it again that had the birdhouse plans? I must have missed that one. And the low quality work on...
Beyond the structural issues with the legs, before you buy, check the vises for their ability to hold things square to the top. Also, check to see how badly the vises sag. Are the dog holes a...
Take it to a machine shop, have them pull the bearing off the old head and press it onto the new one. It will take them less than half an hour, it will cost you twenty or thirty bucks, and you won't...
Thanks to everyone for the feedback so far--good to know that people have had generally good experiences with these jointers (too bad, Ron!).
I am actually looking at the same machine that...
I'm looking for feedback from users of powermatic jointers--particularly their larger offerings (8" and up). It's time to upgrade the jointer in my shop and I'm exploring all my options--I've been...