I found it!
Take a peek at
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/...gs-t21712.html
Niki is the man’s name. I’d like to get him and Serge in the same workshop for a while. I’m sure they could build anything!
enjoy,
Dave
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I found it!
Take a peek at
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/...gs-t21712.html
Niki is the man’s name. I’d like to get him and Serge in the same workshop for a while. I’m sure they could build anything!
enjoy,
Dave
Niki was a past member of this forum and few more but sadly passed away some years ago. He was definitely a very clever man who never stopped thinking, I just did a search for a sample post and the images have gone with the wind unfortunately.
He was clever, for sure. I like his sense of humor
i saved the posts to a PDF. I can’t post here since it weighs in at ~48 MB. However, if someone wants a copy, PM me and we will see what the best way to move a file that big is.
i Emailed it to myself, but I have a pretty lenient provider.
i could host it at DropBox unless someone has a better idea.
Heres a few from my past, and utilizing these tricks in the present:
- Use 4" and 6" PVC to make clamps - my favorite trick. Cut a kerf longways in the pipe, then crosscut them like a carrot to however many you need. Love these things. You can thermoform the tips out a little, then drive screws through them and the screw points hold miters together
- Then here is my most useful - buy a 600 grit diamond wheel from North Jersey diamond Wheel or other supplier, then sharpen your own tablesaw blades. Haven't sent out blades for 12 years now. Sharpens carbide router bits too. Attachment 382439Attachment 382440Attachment 382441
- Favorite miter gluing trick right here using plastic packaging tape (many know this one, but some might not)Attachment 382442
- I made my own edgebander 30 some years ago, still works, and have run over 10,000 feet of edgebanding through it.Attachment 382443
- Doing alot of epoxy work lately, so I made my vacuum de-airing / de-bubbling chamber from a propane tank by cutting the top off, then making a 1" thick lexan lid with a garden hose nipple for my vac hose. Works like a dream. I can watch the bubbles disappear to know when its done, and shut of vac if it expands too much - so glad I mad a clear lid. Attachment 382444Attachment 382445
- Then lastly, only if you have a laser - make an angle jig, and you can cut polished bevels with your laser on acrylic Attachment 382446
John, My utmost respect. You take DIY to another level! Love your posts.
Thanks! Same gift of creativity used to make my jigs/tools/tricks keeps me up at night thinking of cool stuff like my figured CF "wood" veneer.
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Just keeping this thread going. This one is self explanatory:
I like this! I have a big bright red label on the front of my bandsaw to remind me but after the first few days it turned invisible.
JKJ
https://sawmillcreek.org/attachment....5&d=1540589974
I have a florescent pink ribbon on a magnet that I hang in front of the blade when it's de-tensioned.
I put the safety plug from the switch on a binder clip taped to the tensioning arm.
I never remove the tension, job done.
this is probably old news but if you do a lot of hand sawing these are pretty handy. Flip up stops for push and pull saws, and they are out of the way when not in use.
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Sometimes, plastic draftsman squares aren't really square. To square-up mine, I use my shooting board and plane.
Then I check them for square by drawing a line, flipping the square (mirror image) and drawing another line. If the two lines overlap, I succeeded.