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Well, mine arrived today along with a free PC 691 router as part of the show special a member posted a while back. I won't have a chance to use it until I finish my new workbench though, by the...

The long stroke Rotex really shines in stock removal, leveling, and polishing (wood or metal) and surface finishing (metal). Considering these uses I feel the 6" is a much better choice for its...

After reading through this and another thread I decided to try the 1/4 and 3/8" Ray Isles pigstickers. Well they showed up today from TFWW and to my dismay both had corners nicked and blunted on the...

I think carbide is just to cost prohibitive, especially for the smaller firms that make the majority of quality hand tools these days. I know they use sharpened carbide chisels for hand carving...

Marcus,

It's funny you mention the low angle skew as your choice. I was about to order the same plane as James today, however while ordering a tail vise on the LN site and looking over the block...

I called Redmond Machinery today and confirmed they will be shipping next month. They allowed me to order one at the show pricing for $536 with a free PC D-handle router. If you subtract the cost...

My personal choice are the following Stanley 25 compartment organizers(actually an Israeli plastics company they purchased). The polycarbonate lids make for easy viewing, but the main reason I like...

Thanks Bob for the correction, what you posted is what I originally recalled, but when I was writing it it didn't sound right. Not knowing then how many Festool products I would end up owning it...

The only show deals that Festool offered ended roughly 2-3 yrs ago when the dollar started its slide against the euro. Before that they offered a quantity discount of 10% if you bought 5 tools at...

For keyless the Albrecht chucks are the way to go, though not necessary for woodworking tolerances, and very pricey. As a cheaper but comparable alternative I would suggest you look at Rohm...

I personally like the Jacobs Super ball bearing chucks. For that size drill I would suggest a Jacobs 14N which is a 0-1/2" capacity chuck with a 3JT taper mount. You will need to find out what the...

Domino, keeps the joint aligned during glue up too.

Your paying the big dollars so they can recuperate the cost of the dies and stamping press for those fancy SawStop extension wings. ;)

I've found that with direct exposure to sunlight to expedite the oxidation process, I can force it to near Purple in about 10-14 days.

Brad, very nice!

The table's I built in college never looked like that, but they were functional. Some 2x, 4x, and a trimmed 5x10 MDF sheet and your set, a hell of a lot more sturdy then those...

When my last 333VS ROS gave up the ghost in the middle of a remodel (I used to not use my Festools for this type of work) I went out the next day and bought Porter Cable's latest 5" ROS. First time...

I just got off the phone with Delta/P-C and they now state the new model 16 and 24" Omnijig's are discontiued. I saw that they had pulled the preview photo's and descriptions off their website,...

I second what both Ken and Lee said.

My router table I built had the same setup with a router compartment that contained an electrical socket controlled by a switch on the front, along with a...

I you are willing to hunt around you can make your own equivalent high vacuum, high CFM system (Vacu-Press) for less than half the cost. I managed to assemble 2 systems each using a SSD 1/2hp Gast...

One thing I imagine may work is a variac as long as you start the router at 120 volts, then you could turn it down. If I have a chance in the next couple days I will try starting one of my Festool...

I have owned multiple WWII's 3/32" and 1/8" along with a few custom grinds. I came across a limited schedule project while my 2 standard blades were out for grinding, so I decided to stop by my...

Personally I would say 48" steel for setting up machines. I personally own a few but my Starrett 48" graduated gets used the most. Aluminum is too easy to knick, scrape, or dent, especially around...

Don't know who made that saw, but as far as late model SCMI saws they are also Centauro, I have a SCMI S600 (24") and it is identical to the Centauro SP600, except it's white and says SCMI, if you go...

The first thing I did with my SCMI 24 (Centauro SP600), Centauro also makes the Mini-Max w/ a few different specs, is remove the magnetic switches and wire up an ABB Drive w/ DC injection. No need...

If you can find Systimatic blades in Canada go with them. I own both Forrest and Systimatic sets and get an equal cut from each. The Systimatic set has full plate chippers and cost me a $100 less...