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If it is the original finish, I would expect it to be NC lacquer. There is a slight chance it may be shellac. This can be tested by the fact that shellac softens quickly with alcohol and lacquer...

Before you decide whether you want to rebuild an older piano or not, read one of the best books available on the subject.

"Piano Servicing & Restoration" by Arthur A. Reblitz

Here's one link...

I had problems with it about 15 years ago. A local acupuncturist said he could help. I was skeptical, but decided to give it a try putting a dollar limit of $500 on what I'd commit.

The...

I got a first time incentive, too. It was a black tee shirt with the green Festool logo. Not sure what happened to it.

The store where I bought let me try both sizes of saw. I went with the 55...

The 'old timers' such as my grandfather when he was still living, used to flatten boards with a scrub plane. I have a 6 inch jointer and use it when I can, but for wider boards I use a variation of...

I've got a 30 year Taiwanese DP that had the same problem. Replacing the chuck with a Jacob's chuck solved the problem.

Another mod I made was to replace the v-belts with link belts. This cut...

I have the original type with guides for both 3/8" and 1/2" tenons. I bought it to supplement my biscuit jointer for joints needing the additional strength of a full tenon. I used it quite a bit...

If you haven't already sprung for a bunch of the latest B & D power tools, you might hop on down to your local Harbor Freight store. They have jig saws in both orange and blue. You could probably...

A neighbor upgraded to a DeWalt and sold me his little Ryobi 10inch for a pittance.

Over the five years I have had it, I've used it a lot and figured out how to practically eliminate the snipe...

Larger needle/nose sizes for thicker paint/varnish.
Smaller needle/nose sizes for thinner paint/varnish.

What you are looking for is:

1) a workable spray patten so you can cover your surface...

The problem with what you want to do is that most spray guns require cleaning after each use, especially after shooting polyurethane. Lacquer is not quite so fussy. As already noted, the small and...

Hey Bob, that sounds like a good idea.

Just wondering how you remove the double back tape when changing sand paper?

I bought mine 10 - 15 years ago from a frustrated woodworker. It did take...

I have a couple of roller stands and a Home Depot stand. About the only time I use the rollers is for sliding plywood off the pickup onto my cutting stand.

As for the complaint that the HD stand...

I have an old 041 Stihl that is more than 30 years old. We heated with wood using about 4 - 5 cords a year until the past few years where we supplement with electric at times. I also have a small...

I have a Harbor Freight $20 one with my favorite round over bit installed permanently. It is just fine for that use, and I feel I have gotten my $20 worth several times.

But for general use, the...

Have you experienced a failure of one or more of the original bearings on your Grizzly?

Or is there some operational problem that can be traced to a bearing problem?

Or are you just considering...

I've never had that happen and hardly expect to.

I live at the top of a steep hill. My woodworking neighbors are either too old, too fat or too lazy to walk up my drive. (They don't visit me, I...

I don't know if this is alright or not, but I had a bunch of extra rough cut ash and for my home kitchen decided to use it for drawer sides. I cleaned up all four sides with a jointer, then resawed...

If it was the same guy I saw at the Puyallup, Wa show five - six or so years ago his company was "Mesa Vista Design" out of Rio Rancho, NM selling "The Magnetic Featherboard" Grip-Tite Guide GT Pro. ...

Because he doesn't have his table set up higher than his back boards.

I bought and installed one on my older Delta 14 inch band saw. It is a quick way to tension and de-tension the blade, but I tend to be careless and forget to de-tension after use.

If I had it to...

I do have one that is portable. It is a 9 inch C-man with an aluminum arm.

Of course, it is no match for accuracy that a Delta Turret or vintage DeWalt, but for framing or building decks it is a...

Rather than a hand plane, I initially use an old Makita power plane for hogging off high spots in stock. Once it is close, after a pass or two through a jointer and it's ready for the planer.
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Could you let the visible pocket holes be part of the design?

With a $20 - $50 Kreg jig, you could drill pocket holes in some sort of an interesting pattern.

I'm sort of kidding, but there's a...

Don't suppose you have, or know anyone who has a drum sander?