A possible solution would be 4-5-inch steel "L" brackets 1/8 or so thick put a pair near front and a pair towards the rear. A setin of 6 or so inches should work. If you mortise them in would be...
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A possible solution would be 4-5-inch steel "L" brackets 1/8 or so thick put a pair near front and a pair towards the rear. A setin of 6 or so inches should work. If you mortise them in would be...
Lime wood is another name for English Linden tree or in America basswood. Very little difference if any between the American and English versions. The American basswood is called Linden especially...
Tools are heavy and the box will need to be sturdy.
I would change to frame and panels with the posts to hang drawer slides either wood or metal. The other way would be to dovetail top, bottom...
Lighting is always tough between overall lightening and work task lighting at different spots. I will leave the arrangement to you. You maybe able to put some of the lighting between floor joists....
I used similar or the same 2 foot interlocking pads in front of my work bench and machines - tablesaw -jointer and planer. They are too soft to rest a machine on but feel great for my feet. I use...
Grizzly spiral cutter heads are much inferior to a Byrd cutter head. The grizzly is nothing more than cutup staight knife pieces arranged in a spiral. grizzly knives cut straight into the wood. ...
I have had a Byrd cutterhead on my jointer (Martin 20 ") for 6 months and would never go back to straight knives or even spiral knives. The cut in wild grain is absolutely no tearout.
You might...
Cherry heartwood/sapwood.
The NHLA used to require measured area to be all red. Some years back as other author stated sapwood is now allowed. The amount of sapwood is unlimited. Frequently ...
Straight edges. I have been swayed by my brother who is a tool and die maker. Having the comfort of knowing a machine has a flat, non-twisted surface and that the jointer tables ( Martin T-54) are...
The D4R has a maximum 1.5 thickness for tail and pin boards. I think the D4 has similar thickness restriction. I tried a post that was 1.76 inch and it did not work. Even 1.6 inch did not work.
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New Martin T54 jointer: I recently put a Byrd head on my 20" jointer and am amazed at the finished surface it is quite smooth on hard maple no tearout of curly or birdseye maple. I surfaced...
For vise placement, I have always put it so that it is easy to hand plane. Consider what operations you do and go for the most comfort.
Sam L.