Finally in a class!

Ask a cabinet shop owner. A furniture refinisher. An upholstery shop owner. And, strangely enough, a quilt shop manager. There are a lot of quilters, married to woodworkers. Good luck in your quest. Patriarch
Posted by patriarch in Woodworking Forum 21 years ago 
220V 3-Phase or just 220V

Rule of thumb: If your shop is in a private residence your chances of having three phase available approaches zero. Order single phase tools. If your shop is in a commercial space there is a good chance you have three phase available to you--check with your landlord.
Posted by LRod in Woodworking Forum 21 years ago 
Lee Valley causes me only shame

Fred ... the object of the exercise is to appease those who spend all their time in the shop making things FOR the shop. You know, the guys who laser-etch their story sticks and file their shavings by species, size and moisture content.
Posted by Bill in Detroit in Woodworking Forum 19 years ago 
Arrgh! - Almost had a new shop location...

Either the house is too small, out of our price range, no room to build a shop, etc. We go to an open house this past weekend. Nice big house, 30x40 shop (with DC to stay with), pool, and plenty of storage barns (4 of them at a minimum of 12x20).
Posted by Allen Roy in Woodworking Forum 19 years ago 
Electrical wiring

To see what others had done when there shop was wired. I think it was a legitimate question asking the difference between the wires. If he is to have someone wire the shop are all electricians going to wire with 12/2 on 220 and 10/2 on 110?
Posted by John Starr in Woodworking Forum 18 years ago 
where to by a bradawl?

I'm not surprised they don't have a website - for a shop that sells such hi-tech stuff they are very old fashioned (they still have half- day closing!)
Posted by Martin Bonner in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 18 years ago 
sds socket sinkers

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Power+Tool+Accessories/Chisels/TCT+Square+Box+Cutter/d80/sd2781/p17695>http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Power+Tool+Accessories/Chisels/TCT+Circular+Cutter/d80/sd2781/p61059>> I think you use a circular cutter to remove the bulk of the hole and ...
Posted by The Medway Handyman in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 17 years ago 
OT:?Electrical

When I was researching the archives for shop wiring experiences, I would come across numerous responses to the effect that the "insurance companies would not be happy when they found out your house burns down due to improper wiring in the shop" to paraphrase many responses.
Posted by MA Lee in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Back in woodshop class-for the first time

I started school two periods early to take shop classes with the students who left school after lunch to go to jobs in their trade. I also did all of the college courses. It was a wonderful, diverse, education and in my senior year I received shop and physics awards.
Posted by RWM in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Re: which dust collector

My Shop Vac is extremely loud and high pitched to boot....so I enclosed it in a plywood cabinet lined with old carpet...
Posted by Bob G. in Woodworking Forum 23 years ago