Around here that plywood with a pressboard layer under the show layer is called "combi-core" or combination core. It looks more like untempered masonite than MDF to me, but they are similar. It is...
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Around here that plywood with a pressboard layer under the show layer is called "combi-core" or combination core. It looks more like untempered masonite than MDF to me, but they are similar. It is...
I used Ooma for my land line with no problem at all while I was on cable. When I switched to UVerse, the quality of the TV reception fell and the land line drops calls periodically. It was such a...
I made a test torsion box years ago to prove the concept to a customer. All 1/4 inch ply (which is really 1/5 inch or less). The top and bottom were 4 x 33 inches, same 1/4 inch ply all around the...
Everyone seems to be worried about breakage, not sharpness. A rule of thumb is that a steel bandsaw blade will be dull in 2-10 hours of use, and few people find it economical to sharpen them. ...
LV is good, but I have known numerous people who have just used oak or other hard wood for home-made blocks. In fact, if you store your spare oak blocks in a jar of mineral oil (oak is very porous)...
I love Abranet on my ROS but only when I have replaced the pad with the multi-hole pads for better suction, which is why I didn't think it would work well on the drum sander.
I tried 220 on my...
A gigantic double belt sander probably has 15 hp or more motors, rather than the 1.5 of the 16-32. At least 10 times as much power.
Don't try abranet on it. Abranet is great but counts on...
If the face is inset, the drawer slides will push the face against the cabinet, and make a noise (but you just bought silent slides). If it is flush, the slides will stop with the face flush. Since...
I've been doing that for years, only I use 1/8" rather than 3/16. I publish a spreadsheet to calculate door part sizes, and by default it is set up for 1/8 inch trim all around.
I have 16 inch jointer and planer. I wish I had 20. There is no way I will be able to get a jointer/planer wide enough for the largest tabletop, etc., so I use a wide drum sander, but raised panels...
I got the 5 hp PM2700 and love it.
I use a jig against the fence for copes. I can align the fence to the miter slot, but normally don't bother... I rarely use the miter slot.
The fence...
I have two shapers, and am happy. When people heard I was getting a Woodmaster drum sander, I had several notes to be sure I wasn't getting their moulder/planer, with the advice that it wasn't a...
My shaper came pre-drilled for the power feeder, with holes at the back left corner and the back right corner of the table. I mounted mine at the back left.
My shaper has a fairly large table,...
Steve already suggested Morris Wood Tool, but here is a more specific link
www.morriswoodtool.com/Tooling-Misc.htm
Specifically see the 6HS series of bits, which work in either direction
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I keep my walnut shavings segregated, and have a waiting list for it.
I understand that horse urine reacts with it to produce a toxin that is absorbed through the hooves of horses. Okay, no...
Rails and stiles of a raised panel door are cross-grain to long grain joints. The typical cabinet door has 2-2 1/2 inch width rails/stiles, and the typical wood glue has enough creep to hold the...
Thanks for the encouragement. I pulled the trigger today.
Does anyone have experience with the Woodmaster 3875 38 inch 5 hp drum sander. A friend has one and likes it, but he is the only one I know who has used one. Woodmaster is having a sale - almost...
On a good cyclone almost nothing gets to the filter. I don't know how good the Grizzly cyclones are... their specs are good, but that doesn't always represent real life.
I have a 2 hp Grizzly 2...
I think you did the right thing. To me function top everything, and I hate losing pillows behind the bed! I would love to see the "after" picture.
See my post 14 on this thread. These shows started as a place to meet the factory reps who would cut a bargain, but the internet gives similar information and bargains every day, and few factories...
Around my shop the squeeze clamps are called wife eliminators, since you don't have to holler "Dear, can you come hold this..." I find them useless for glue - too weak
The heavy duty Irwin pushes...
I stock square/philips combo, used with a square driver. I have never stripped a square drive or combo with a square bit. I primarily use screws where the user might want to loosen/tighten/adjust,...
The old blade on your machine should probably be replaced, too. The lifespan of a steel bandsaw blade is only a few hours, most don't pay to resharpen, and the sign of a tired blade is the tracking...
I had a benchtop bandsaw, probably 10 inch wheels, for long enough to believe I didn't want a bandsaw. Finally I was convinced that a 14 inch bandsaw was minimum size (not only for the width you can...