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I've also got a small shop area, and while I can't recommend what to buy I can tell you what I regret having bought already. The floor standing drill press is a waste of space - it's rarely used and...

I've got a basement shop, so I need to break the panels down before they come inside. I never liked using power tools on my knees, so I throw a put core door over a pair of folding sawhorses. I...

Unless you have a strong desire not to take the base off, I can't imagine why you couldn't move a 6" jointer in a car. I had no problems getting mine home in a car.

Try Industrial Plywood (800) 543-4416 out of Reading, they deliver into and around Philly and will handle non-commercial accounts. Most of the lumberyards I've contacted just order from Fessenden...

Does anyone have experience working with quartersawn cherry - how it finishes, ages, etc? I've never used it before, and I'm a bit concerned about how it ages.

I'm building a vanity cabinet and...

My advice differs from the majority here. We had a 110lbs Bouvier who lived, in different homes, on old pine, engineered Jatoba, and sand in place oak. The engineered Jatoba, ostensibly the hardest...

I bought this gun about 5 months ago and I've been happy with it so far. I haven't used it much, so I can't speak to reliability, but it's certainly got enough power and jams haven't been an issue. ...

Around here it depends on what you're doing. The big builders usually don't buy at the Borgs, but a lot of small contractors do. There are plenty of yards and supply houses around, but if you're...

On mine, the drill guide slides out of the clamp and there is a center hole you can use to screw the guide onto the plywood. It'll leave a hole, but its on the same face as the pocket holes anyhow.

The .092 is required to clear the riving knife, on mine I think that number's stamped onto the knife itself. The WWII thin kerf works really well with the Bosch saw, it's the same set up I've used...

Thanks for the feedback. I never thought about building a collector into a base cabinet, but in my basement shop that seems to make a lot more sense.

Yesterday's thread on the Jet air filter brought up the comment I see on most of those threads, that it's cheaper to build your own. That always leaves me with a few questions, for those of us...

I've got a variation on your original post. I only have a Bosch jobsite saw, but I built a roughly 3'x7' workbench around it, kind of like the work center ideas for all the contractor saws. The...

I'm sure others have more experience then I do, but I've had success pre-finishing the panels and knocking off the corners. Depending on the size of the panel, I usually take off about 1/8" which...

The free market ideal is supposed to mean that technological advances should be offered to the public to make their own decision as to whether or not they wish to buy a product. That didn't happen...

For 6 months, I can't imagine spending the time finding a good used saw, tuning it up, dealing with delivery and all the other headaches involved. But I'm just a hobbyist, so my perspective may...

I've got the allegedly quieter Ridgid, but you're right, the dust collector would've been the preferred noise. I'm not sure which one is actually louder, but the pitch of the DC is so much less...

I have the 4100 and the ts55. Like Neil, I've been able to use them to build plenty of stuff around the house but I keep longing for a cabinet saw sized table top, fence, dust collection, etc. The...

For small hand tools (track saw, router, ROS), is it better to hook them to a HF dust collector or just into a ShopVac?

I've got a 4" gate above my workbench (I know, it should be 6, but this is...

I've used a PC890 with a mounted fixed table base and an extra plunge base for a couple years. Now I'm looking at the Freud in Woodcraft's black friday deal so I can just mount that and have the...

I've tried to get my wife to ride out to Hearne with me many times, it's a beautiful drive if nothing else. She has no interest. Of course, when I did get her to a classic car show once (my other...

If the cabinets are built in, I like to use the 3" recessed lights from the Borg with a glass shelf or insert on the top. They're cheap and easy to put in. For non-built in units, I've often...

I'm nearing the final stages of finishing 14 linear feet of built-ins in my living room. All clear finished cherry. I built a partial brick wall, wired for a surround sound system, new lighting,...

I'd love to hear suggestions about an alternative to the MFT, which is probably great for portability but definitely lacking on size. What do you use that's better?

I think this idea was in FWW a few months ago. The guy just glued runners to both sides of the board, and then flipped the board over and ripped them off after the top surface was flat. It seems...