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What?? More Woodworking?
Just to change the subject matter from tool company trades, electrical theory, and software deals, I am just about to pull the trigger on the office file cabinet/bookshelf for our home. For the past...
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OT: H&R Block Tax Software on sale
Price of H&R Deluxe w/State has dipped to $24.99 at This is a "typical seasonal swing" for this item, and if the past is an indication, it will neither stay at nor return to this price. Ordering by...
 
wobble dado
at first it sounds like an interesting idea but introducing a little too much chaos for me they are inexpensive but would not think it would be good for the saw or the material or the operator who has...
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why such high rpms
the routers get occasional use but lately i discovered i avoid them just because they are so noisy i never thought about it until now and i cannot understand why they have to spin so fast 5000 rpm...
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Bosch USA to sell Skil
More sells. Looks like Chevron, a Chinese power tool company is already talking about this on their site. Brands they own. http://www.chervongroup.com/en/what-we-do/our-brands...
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OT: More Electrical Theory. :-D
So I wake up Sunday morning to a house full of light fixtures that are dim or flickering, fans not starting up, stove and microwave both just humming and displays blinking on and off. Seems like half...
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more dado
6 inch dado versus 8 inch 6 inch should be plenty for me but i am wondering if there is any upside to 8 inch that i am not considering besides all the obvious things like increased depth of cut faster...
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dado sets and box joint sets
looking for a new dado set and found something i had not heard of before freud has a box joint set two blades one formation gives you 3/8 inch and the other gives you 1/4 inch would probably meet my...
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Does this need screws?
Pictorial: It's a shelf/cubbyhole unit, intended to hang from the wall. It's six feet long and a little over 11" deep. The material is red oak. All the joints are dadoed or rabbeted (1/4" deep) and...
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will they stand behind the tools still
birds of a feather flock together so now craftsman stanley and black decker will all become equally crappy but i wonder if the craftsman tools with lifetime guarantee will still be honored or will...
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Another great institution closing.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that...
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Flattening an extremely warped board on the jointer - FineWoodworking
This came into by email. I found it pretty damn good .. Hope it helps someone else. In this video, Bob Van Dyke shows you how he flattens a board that many would consider too warped to use
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OT What is really important of the media
Now that the real agenda of the media has been exposed, here is what really matters to them the most. Amber Sherlock, a news and weather presenter for the Nine Network in Australia, was recently...
 
For the vets out there
So you want to shop at the PX online are not retired or disabled. Good news So I guess word of mouth is best advertising. Military Update: After two years of study and debate, the Department of...
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Blew Out/Burnt Up My Miter Saw - Suggestions Wanted
I was using my 15 YO Delta miter saw last night when the end cap of the motor housing blew off and landed about a foot from the saw. The saw seemed to still be working so I made a few more cuts....
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