I have the Ridgid 3-blade planer, and even with new blades I can't run curly or figured big leaf maple through without significant tear out. My solution is to trade up to a spiral planer real soon...
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I have the Ridgid 3-blade planer, and even with new blades I can't run curly or figured big leaf maple through without significant tear out. My solution is to trade up to a spiral planer real soon...
Woodcraft sells a WWII with a FTG which will leave a nice flat bottom for splines. Or, you can get a blade reground (this is what I did). I couldn't find a FTG rip blade anywhere :(
+1 on Doug Stowe's books. Haven't seen the DVD, but his books are outstanding. Smaller boxes need thinner stock, as you surmised. One thing you'll find is that smaller projects have less room for...
Jet is a good sharpener--sounds like you haven't tried it yet. Only drawback I've found is that Japanese chisels are hard to sharpen with the usual jig due to the shortness of the chisel blade.
Get a 1" carbide and a 3/4 wood slicer. Both shoudl work well on that saw.
What does he like about right tilt? Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't be a better idea than left tilt, because the fence would always be calibrated correctly. Seems like the only place you'd lose out...
Lots of good advice here. I am on my 4th router table--all shop built. First was a piece of scrap plywood and a 2x4 for a fence--screwed my Crapsman router upside down to the plywood. Worked ok. Next...
Resawing is fun. Get a GOOD blade--many people like the Woodslicer, sold by Highland Hardware. Timberwolf blades are also good, for resawing I prefer the Woodslicer--cuts faster, thinner kerf and...
Maple is a great choice. However, as Chris Swartz points out, sooner or later you will need to reflatten your bench top. Planing a hard maple top flat will be a lot of hard work compared to SYP or...
I've pretty much been ripped off by every plumber who's come out to the house. Had one move a water heater from an unheated space:confused: to a heated closet. Asked me if I wanted him to go ahead...
Incorrect: PM66 is still made in Tennessee. PM2000 is an imported saw.
I have a 66; it's a great saw. So's a Unisaw, General, Steel City, Grizzly, Jet, etc. They will all cut wood nice and...
Great tips here. For me it's a .7mm mechanical pencil for marking...but mostly I mark on my Fast Cap flat-back story stick. Then I take that mark and move it to another piece. Also stop blocks on any...
You can buy shock cord in whatever length you want at West Marine or other marine store (www.westmarine.com). Just put a hook on each end. Use zip ties to keep the knots from slipping.
I second that--not trying to talk you out of a TS (I love mine!) but in the meantime, that TS-55 is capable of perfect cuts, you just need a better jig to hold the workpiece stationary. I've seen...
I've used a 1" TW and a 1/8" TW--both work fine. It will JUST hold a 1/8" but it will work. Best overall resaw blade is a 3/4" Woodslicer from Highland Hardware.
Great posts! I have a 99 '66 and I love it love it love it. Was like new when I got it (it also was in a basement). Your dad would be enormously proud of the care you're putting into getting it...
ANy wood can be twisted, depending on how the tree grew and how it was dried after sawing. But in general Eastern maple has nice straight grain, machines well, and takes a finish well. Figured boards...
I bought a used 66 (1999 vintage) and it's a sweet sweet saw. You won't regret it. It's "only" 3HP but it cuts like a demon. I've never heard the motor slow or bog with anything I've thrown at it.
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You don't want to do this.
Teak has traditionally been used extensively on boats, both interior and exterior. It is dense and quite water resistant. Used externally, if untreated it will go gray...
I take it off all the time on my 0513 in order to set the upper thrust bearing clearance--with the blade guard installed, you can't really see or measure the space behind the blade. Haven't had a...
QFT. The table has a shelf covered in tools; it's heavy enough it doesn't move. But if I NEED to move the saw, I don't have to detach the table.
I just tried the test that Mike mentions--cut a 5" wide board, flipped it to the right fence, re-cut and measured. Mine is a 10" Makita, not the 12". Cut varied by .007" over the length, so actual...
Don't sweat it. The blades are pretty cheap, and they don't last forever. Just grab a few and try them out. You'll soon get a feel for what works and what doesn't. I would recommend that over time...
Great, great looking table! I'm hoping to build one like it sometime this year. Working on my basic skills to avoid screwing it up. Thanks for sharing--BTW I really like the radius corners.
Welcome to the forum! Your question is a little confusing to me, so forgive me if I mis-understood what you were looking for.
Normally a "glue joint" refers to an edge-to-edge gluing of several...