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Spring Hinge Feather Board for Table Saw
The pressure comes from spring hinges. The hinges maintain uniform pressure over a range of 3/4 inch which allows for lots of variation in wood thickness. The spring tension on the hinges is...
 
Squares
Is a square square still square even if it's not a Woodpeckers?
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Massive Burl
I came across this burl while hiking in a local park. My trekking pole is leaning against the tree for some size perspective. Never mind turning a bowl, you could make a bathtub from this thing. ;-)
 
A jig for ripping
I needed to rip some smaller boards (about 8") to a consistent width with a circular saw. Here's my solution: A squared sideways J. The base is a piece of MDF, with a riser of MDF {the thickness of...
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Router Speed Control, Coping Sled and Bit Bearing Size
A couple of weeks ago I asked about a speed control for my PC-690 router. I ended up trying a cheap unit from Harbor Freight and it seems to do the job. The goal was to lower the speed of a Freud T &...
 
Wood question
Several weeks ago we were at our local Restore, and they had a wood size I have never seen before. This material was 3/4 X 5/16, similar dimensions to standard Screen Door Molding, BUT with square not...
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Spring Hinge Feather Board for ReSaw on Bandsaw
Made this "feather board" for re-saw on bandsaw. Works good and handy when re-sawing a long board. The pressure comes from spring hinges. The hinges maintain uniform pressure over a range of greater...
 
Router Speed Controller Options
Equipment: - Porter Cable 690 mounted in a table saw extension router table on a Woodpeckers insert - Freud FRE-99-036 T & G bit - Rockler coping sled The 690 has no speed control and full speed seems...
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Your favorite work holding method for sanding?
I've got a piece about 11x14 that I'm sanding the face of. The sander was making short work of the piece but it wanted to move across the bench. Since it was such a small part, putting a clamp on...
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delta jointer
I have a 37-280 delta jointer I am in need of the whole fence mechanism
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New Festool Tools!!!!
Yes who else would be mentioning this but me? Coming in September. A new track saw unlike any other. It has a scoring blade! I knew this one was coming. bench top battery operated table saw. This one...
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1" (actual) thick cedar board availability
I'm repairing a colonial well house made of cedar boards and siding. The outside corners are 1" x 5.5" (actual) boards. I can't find any. Any idea where I should be looking? Thanks!
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Looking for an old thread
Just wondering if anyone might remember anything to help find this thread... It contained a pretty good piece of business advice. We were talking about mowing lawns, I think it started with a...
 
Ping Leon: Kitchen Question
Please refer to this picture of your kitchen: 'd like to know these 2 measurements: 1 -The distance from the front the counter top to the front of the range. 2 - The difference in the height of the...
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soft-starting an air compressor
So my big shop compressor has two problems. First, when it starts, it starts suddenly. Enough to startle whoever's in the shop, which is not just annoying but dangerous. Second, when it starts, it's...
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