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    HF Casters

    I probably have 25-30 5" and 6" in service. They are OK--for the price--which is WAY below all the others.

    No offerings of locking casters, I think.

    Here's the caveat--about 10-15% are badly...
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    Forrest- Like Lee said--order from the HQ...

    Forrest-

    Like Lee said--order from the HQ place in West Virginia that is set up to take orders and ship them.

    I've had good luck w/ Woodcraft--the best luck w/ Rockler.

    BILL FIELDS
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    Hybrid TS

    Joel:

    After much modificatiosn--link belt/cast iron wings from Harbor Freight/re-engineed quick release for guard/riving knife/Freud blade, etc.--I like my Hitachi C10FL ($500 at Lowes).
    ...
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    Matt M. and Matt W.: Great points! I have...

    Matt M. and Matt W.:

    Great points!

    I have tools that I haven't time to know how they work.

    This is a disease akin to women and shoes! (No letters, Ladies!)

    All is not lost--like you,...
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    All good advice--I'm doing th edigital camers/CD...

    All good advice--I'm doing th edigital camers/CD thing now.

    For me, it is more about REMEMBERING what I had--rather than "proving it".

    Think this thought--"Could/would I remember all my...
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    Raizer

    I'm w/ Frank G. Got the Router Raizer--

    Installation is a chore--but it seems to work well as a cheap solution--way under $100 on sale.

    Perhaps not the precision others offer, but it lifts...
  7. Thanks

    Special Thanks goes to Freud and Charles!

    Wish more suppliers would pitch in like this.

    When future brand choices are to made by me--it will be--and has been --FREUD.

    BILL
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    see Steve/Mark above

    Snap on bags are sold by HF and Rockler, with hugely cheaper at HF. They work pretty well, as opposed to just letting the dust fly.

    Lame, but better than nothing.

    BILL
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    Allow long time

    I once built a massive 8' x 3' trestle table out of 3" green oak w/o any provision for drying.

    It took over 5 years for it to settle down to a reasnable stability.

    One would not believe the...
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    Big Gulp

    Guys-

    I have 2 0f the plastic Gulps--one dedicated to the RAS and the other "floating"--mostly applied to the SCMS.

    I THINK the cost was uner $17 each --and you can't build one for less than...
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    My setup is a "Big Gulp" (MCLS, Sears, Rockler)...

    My setup is a "Big Gulp" (MCLS, Sears, Rockler) plastic hood behind the table, hung on the clamping bolts of the table itself.

    For ripping I use a small diameter hose attached to the blade...
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    Agree w/ S. Corpstein--think of your time/money...

    Agree w/ S. Corpstein--think of your time/money driving/chasing/waiting--then go to/order from Sears (or HF) several cheap feeler gauge sets and take out what you need --save the rest.

    I live 15...
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    Slides

    SOurce--not tried--but interesting-- www.dlawlesshardware.com

    BILL
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    No One--I think--mentioned Knapp Voght (KV)...

    No One--I think--mentioned Knapp Voght (KV) -still made in USA -- in Grand Rapids--the office furniture capital.

    Look out for the Chinese offerings in (Ithink) HD.


    I do a lot of these...
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    Vaughn-- Beatiful work--and thanks for thking...

    Vaughn--

    Beatiful work--and thanks for thking the time to let others learn!

    BILL
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    I'm with Hoa--the HF digital units on sale are...

    I'm with Hoa--the HF digital units on sale are good ENOUGH for woodworking to be sure.

    I have Starret stuff and it hardly gets used--just to check the accuracy of the HF units. So far, +/- .001....
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    my "wrong" choice

    I bought 8 or 10 dual 150w Halogen strip lights from Northern Tool, for about $22 apiece and put them up about 2' down from the ceiling of my 3-car shop/garage. BARGAIN! not

    The problem is...
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    Bike Business Packaging

    The problem is in inadequately tested packaging.

    I'm in the bicycle business, and 95%+ of cheap bikes are from China (surprise).

    The brands (Schwinn/Next, etc.) sold a t mass-merchants such...
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    Thanks, Per, Jim and Tod- Wall space? What's...

    Thanks, Per, Jim and Tod-

    Wall space? What's that? I have none inside--

    This unit will be mounted to an exterior wall of a shed just outside my shop.

    One of the beauties of living in AZ...
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    Gary/Jack-- THAY'S IT! Thanks so...

    Gary/Jack--

    THAY'S IT! Thanks so much--Creekers rule!

    Bill
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    panel clamp system?

    HELP--anyone--hought I had ordered one of these--not so evidently.

    Don't remember the USA small brand offering this unique product.

    Hangs on 3/4" pipe + clamps ---from a fixed wall and has a...
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    I've had 3 RAS saws--a DeWalt and 2...

    I've had 3 RAS saws--a DeWalt and 2 Craftsman/Emersons. WHile they all had their problems--DeWalt underpowerd--first Craftsman OK--current 12" C'Man Ok--there is a technicue associated with ALL...
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    I agree with all the above--UPS is a star at...

    I agree with all the above--UPS is a star at abusing packages.

    BUT--some of my favorite shippers are total dunces when it comes to adequately packing unusual things.

    HF is the champ of really...
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    Howard Norman's son

    Had the last fire in the fireplace tonite--rain amounted to maybe an inch here in Goodyear AZ. Very welcome, though--the dust was incessant from the desert and all the construction going on...
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    Mike:

    Think I mentioned I was a resident of OL in 1979-1883, in which I converted a 10 acre swamp into a lovely 3 acre pond. No beavers, just muskrats and they undermined all the old swamp maple...
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