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I sort of have a gloat, but more of just input from anyone with some experience. I just bought this drum sander that I found to be in like new condition for 1150.00 off of CL. I good deal I think. ...

Thanks for the advice. I geuss now I just need to make the decision. I am torn between swinging for the fence with an akeda 24" and the PC 4210. The akeda for ease of use, small learning curve,...

Thanks, I am going to try hard to sell it to my next kitchen customer. It is cheaper then maple and when I saw a kitchen done in Beech wood I realized just how pretty that wood is when stained. ...

Thanks for the response. Does anyone else have any experience with staining beech wood. I really would love to give beech wood a try. Our current customer we are building a built in wall unit for,...

The fella that went out of business, I was told the money partner closed the doors and sold his equipment. I assume they were pretty big dealers, my lumber yard told me those guys were spending...

Thanks for all the advice. I still lean towards a nice jig. I would much prefer to outsource. I average a kitchen every 4 to 6 weeks, no huge production line but that ends up being around 20 or...

Does anyone have experience finishing beech wood? I have only dealt with oak and hard maple. Oak is easy and stains evenly. Maple is always more difficult and allows less room for error in sanding...

I have no dovetail experience. I have woodworked for a very long time. I build kitchens and wall units/built ins for a living. I always provide drawers built with rabbit joints. I found a good...

Hey guys, thanks for the input. I agree that I do not need a cabinet saw. I have yet to overload my Ridgid, even the small delta 36-600 though it was loud seldom seemed overloaded, overload usually...

I know there are plenty of replies here and more advice probably is not needed but thought I would share my experience. I lost my job last July. First time in my life. My wife is the stay at home...

Quick history. Started woodworking about 6 years ago, now we run a small kitchen cabinet shop in San Antonio and love what we do. Just finished an absolutely stunning Maple kitchen. We do about 1...

I built some 36" wide 42" tall upper cabinets. They turned out great. A few of the doors though I regretfully used styles that were bent. This is hard maple. Now, a couple of the doors, when the...

thanks for the compliments.

Can anyone help me with advice on blum full overlay hinge plate installation jigs. I hear about using jigs and don't really understand the reason. I seen the jig sold at woodworker supply but what...

Yeah, I built the pillars 3 times. First time with using luan 1/4" board. The luan did not bend well and buckled in places and when I laminated over the luan the areas where it buckled showed up...

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I think I am going to take the plunge and go for the frameless construction. The time it takes me to make accurate face frames will be saved thus balancing out...

Thanks, I am very tempted to go frameless on this job. I use 3/4" plywood. I dado everything and cut rabbits on all the parts to accept the back board which I use to square the box. I meant to say...

Hi, I have been taking on customers for about a year and recently have taken on some kitchen jobs. I only have experience mainly with furniture stuff with face frame construction. I met with a...

OK, here it is finally done. Took me all of 3 months, mostly waiting around for materials and redoing the 1/2 round pillars 3 different times. I had more problems with this project than I care to...

thanks for all of the input. It is great. I am a small guy/shop. I stay busy though, no shortage of customers at this time. I get jobs from entertainment centers, built in book shelves, cabinet...

Just had some questions about Grizzly. I have heard great things, only have bought a few small items from them. I have been woodworking full time now for the past 3 months but my equipment could...

I am located in San Antonio, Texas. I actually should have posted in wood turners forum, maybe someone could have done this for me, I could have paid them and the shipping. In any case, if not then...

I love my 18 gauge, it is great, paid a little more than needed to though. Bought a Bostich for $90 at HD years ago. I do mostly light cabinetry, dressers, some larger stuff and it has done great,...

I am building a very nice wall unit entertainment center for a customer. It is large at 14' long. Near the ends there are pillars. I basically built two boxes that stand 65" tall and 12" wide and...

I just thought I would throw in a couple penny's worth. I just love the screws I buy from woodworker.com. I have never broken one, they feel extremely strong and I believe the one's I use are even...