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    I used the Lee Valley to set the tables on a 12"...

    I used the Lee Valley to set the tables on a 12" Oliver jointer (now owned by Rick deRoque) and on my current 16" General 880 jointer. I am not sure that longer than that is needed. It might make...
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    Adam, You are only half right. Rick's is indeed...

    Adam,
    You are only half right. Rick's is indeed a welded steel frame SCMI. Mine is an eariler one peice cast iron saw. Only the doors that that cover the wheels are steel. I was suprised. It is even...
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    Rich, I can't add much but i would like to see a...

    Rich,
    I can't add much but i would like to see a pic of your saw. I have a Centauro that size. I think mine is faily old. It Cast Iron and I have no model # or Serial #.
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    D, I don't know if it is the same make but I...

    D,
    I don't know if it is the same make but I have one sitting on my front stoop if you want to take a look at it give me a hollar.
    Joe
  5. I'll try Dan. The till is real basic though. ...

    I'll try Dan. The till is real basic though. Just ome scrap cedar and a peice of 1/2" conduit.
  6. Thanks Todd, I made the holdfasts during a couple...

    Thanks Todd, I made the holdfasts during a couple f blacksmithing classes I took. The shape is based off of an old holdfast that was used on one of the anvils. The critical measurments came from a...
  7. I'll add my off key voice to the bench chorus

    Ok I admit I am a bit of a scrounge. My new bench is a marriage of a chunk of bowling alley and an Army surplus parts bench. The parts bench has been left outside so the oak top was pretty well shot....
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    Last time I was in DC I went to Jenks and they...

    Last time I was in DC I went to Jenks and they had several NOS Marples Ridgeway chisels with Ash handles. they were not priced but they charged me $10 bucks each YMMV. I should have bought all they...
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    Here is the thread where I dealt with the same...

    Here is the thread where I dealt with the same situation.

    http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=93254

    I have not had time to put it to the test yet. I will report back once I have.
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    I have been using an AI carving fishtail skew. I...

    I have been using an AI carving fishtail skew. I was given an AI carving set of 6 by my brother several years ago. I am not a carver but it was one of the few WW gifts I have been given that didn't...
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    Louis my understanding is that the chop is the...

    Louis my understanding is that the chop is the movable wooden face of the vice. A lot of vises use the apron as the fixed jaw and chop would be the face that is retacted or advanced by the screw(s)....
  12. Way to go D!

    Way to go D!
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    Thanks Chris. Very helpful as always.

    Thanks Chris.
    Very helpful as always.
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    Great find Chris! can we get some some close ups...

    Great find Chris! can we get some some close ups of that guard. I have a 12" faux Oliver and the big pork chop guard is in the way when face jointing wide stock. I have been contemplating some type...
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    Defy the Schwarz at your own peril. His evil...

    Defy the Schwarz at your own peril. His evil flying monkeys will come and steal you planes and he will smash then on an anvil.

    :rolleyes:
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    Chris, No holy war from me I think all methods...

    Chris,
    No holy war from me I think all methods have their merits. I am installing a Veritas twin screw vise as my tailvise/end apron. I will use the bolts that came with the vise for strenth but the...
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    I am a hobbyist, pretty much. I have a hollow...

    I am a hobbyist, pretty much. I have a hollow chisel mortiser (with and modified x-y vise), a slot mortiser (homemade multirouter thingy) a set of Ray Iles pigstickers and I used a borrowed Festool...
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    I love my AI sets.

    I love my AI sets.
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    I made a pair a while back during a blacksmithing...

    I made a pair a while back during a blacksmithing class at the National Ornimental Metal Musem In Memphis. I had a buddy give me the critical measurments from his Gramercy holdfast he got from Joel...
  20. I use a 3Hp 3-ph powered 24" bandsaw in my...

    I use a 3Hp 3-ph powered 24" bandsaw in my home/garage shop. Not only does a VFD make This possible but it makes my BS variable speed too. One cool trick I use is is set the VFD at about 5% speed...
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    I like Jim Kingshott's book on this topic but it...

    I like Jim Kingshott's book on this topic but it is out of print. If you can find it, be warned, it has a very English slant to it.
    +1 on Setting up Shop too.
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    Tim Hoff makes a great saw, when you can get...

    Tim Hoff makes a great saw, when you can get them. He only makes them part time. At least half of the people that have touched my Hoff dovetail saw have bought one their own. Mine was about $85...
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    Thanks for the words of encouragment Mike. I...

    Thanks for the words of encouragment Mike. I guess i am just being lazy. I have flattened benches before with the hand planes and Lord knows I could use the workout. I am at a stage in building...
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    Arkasnas: Wide Belt sander for rent???

    Anyone know of a shop in Cen. Arkansas that would have a WBS that would either rent time or run a bench top throught to flatten?
    The top is about 27"x 86". It is a about a 2.25" thick and is part...
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    I have a soft spot for the #6. I have......

    I
    have a soft spot for the #6. I have... well lets not go there.

    I use 2 of them a lot, one as a fore plane with a cambered iron. That one is an old Millers Falls.

    I also have a...
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