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I never would have thought of ebay for veneer. Found a piece for $5 which includes shipping. Thanks Scott.

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I made three pair of these bookends about 8 years ago. About a year ago, the one bookend's veneer top lifted off. I need to find a small piece of cherry veneer to...

Why don't you chuck a round rod to this drill and another and run the other drill (driving this one) and put a meter on the contacts that the battery connects to? Let us know if you get voltage.
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Oh, I almost forgot to mention a tip regarding wet snow. Apply some car wax to the discharge chute of your snowblower to help keep the snow from sticking. I saw this idea somewhere in my research...

Thanks to all for your advice. I really appreciated every reply! Friday night, I broke down and bought the Ariens 22" compact. It came filled w/ oil so I dumped some gas in it and it fired right...

Life is a series of choices

and

Never time to do it right, always time to do it twice

Fred, I agree. I had & just sold a 17 year old Toro 2-cycle, 3 hp and single stage. For what it was, it was GREAT ... just not enough. I will definitely replace it with a 2-stage. The problem is,...

I am looking at an Ariens 22" compact and at a 24" troy built. Does anyone have experience with either of these two machines. I am sure they both perform well in the first season ... it's the 4th,...

That is cooooooool.

I just found B&B online. I'll give them a call tomorrow. Regardless, I'm still looking for new sources of HW's so if you know of local (southeast Mi) sawmills, please write back.

Thanks,
Mike

Anyone know where I can get some 8/4 hard maple in the rough? I used to get my HW's from Jackson Bro's in Walled Lake but they closed up shop. I live downriver so Armstrong's is a real hike for me....

I've seen people mount a block of wood into the corner and butt the crown into it. Doesn't look terrible.

Mike

I love that old quote "never time to do it right ... always time to do it twice".

Mike

Geoff, thanks for the reply. I figure an entire mattress weighs less than 50 lbs and the wood frame that I will build that pivots, will weigh around 20 lbs. If half the weight is held by / at the...

Hi all,
I searched and found a lot of posts for folks that have built Murphy beds. Most/all of them used hardware kits from Lee Valley, Create-a-Bed and others. My question is, has anyone...

I bought a little popular and some molding for inlay and this is what I wound up with. The two coves were done on the tablesaw. On Day one, I made a 9' length of molding not really paying attention...

Hi all ... Where's the pic's you ask. That's where I need your help. I want to make a mantle for my gas fireplace. If you have a neat mantle at your house, would you please post some pic's of it...

Did anyone attend the ww show in Novi last weekend? I thought it was a terrible show. When the largest display is a used and junk tool table … you know you spent too much on parking and admittance....

Tom,
Wow! I just wanted a blade that was at the end of it's useful life but I really like your offer much better. I'd be happy to do a write-up on the blades & I'll send info to you in a pm. ...

Hey all,
I am in the design phase of building a machine that will cut the earth and sew the associated wire in the ground for an invisible dog fence. I have a couple acres to do, so by hand is...

Mike Golka, you sketched up exactly what I had in mind. In addition, I found Eric's link to gear patters really cool. In the end, I ran out of time and we made something rather simple ... but still...

Hi all,
I need to help my little one design & build a simple machine for school. I want to make something with some wooden conical gears (90 degrees to each other) each consisting of a solid...

FYI, I also posted this on the Design Forum.

Autodesk used to offer a free version of their software, Intellicad. Does anyone know where I can get this? I used to have it but lost my HD a while...

Autodesk used to offer a free version of their software, Intellicad. Does anyone know where I can get this? I used to have it but lost my HD a while ago.

Thanks,
Mike Gregory

Dixon,
I'm not sure quite where you're going with this. Are you saying don't put a wood floor down or do you have a suggestion on how to prevent gaps over time? Seeing a problem develop over...