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O/T: Amish Elevator
Enjoy Lew -------------------------------------- A fifteen year old Amish boy and his father were in a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls...
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Safety face shield.
I've been using a cheap-o HF full face shield for woodturning and I'm looking to upgrade to something I can actually see through. I wear prescription trifocals, so it needs to accommodate glasses. I...
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LV Antique tool sale
Anyone in the Edmonton area can mark May 12 on the calendar. LV is selling antique wood & metal planes, saws and more. Details at http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/page.aspx?p=69543
 
Good source for materials ReStore
If you need stuff for your home you may want to take trip to your local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Looks like they get more donations of materials than they can use and sell the rest. Like most...
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Deuco saw with changeable blades - score or scrap?
Went to the local Habitat ReStore to check it out. I came across an unusual older saw with interchangeable blades. It had a backsaw, jab, regular, and what looks like a metal cutting blade. Stamped 'W...
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Designing a work table
I need to build a table to mount a machinist vise and for sharpening (a table to to "boot from" in computer parlance). My "Work-Mate" is not suitable for those things. I started-out with a design...
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Hardware Sale at Menards
The Menards stores in my area have been getting rid of various bits of useful hardware. I got 100 #4x1" sheet metal screws for a quarter, about 50 lock washers for around $.50, and a few other things....
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auction gloat
Got this grizzly unit tonight for $45 at the local monthly consignment auction. I know it's not the best ordeal in the world, but it's better than blowing it on the driveway from the planer.
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Trip to Home Depot by age
From another newsgroup --- begin quote Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house --. Mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence,...
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Jointer Knife Question
HSS-T1 VS Carbide. Is there any advantage of carbide for average use? I know it will stay sharper longer but it costs more to buy and to sharpen. I can buy two sets of T-1 knives for the cost of one...
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What is it? Set 439
I need help with three of the items this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/Rob
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plywood module advice needed
One of my other hobbies is model railroading. I'm planning to construct a portable HO scale layout with self-contained lighting that I can easily move and possibly take to modeling exhibitions. It...
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Dremel grinding attachments
After thoroughly dulling a brand new 1/2" 3tpi Timber Wolfe bandsaw blade (resawing green oak firewood) I searched for a DIY way to resharpen it. I found this by the woodgears guy... got me looking...
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New Jointer (Pioneer Follow-up)
Hi Group, I just touched up the blades in the 8" Pioneer jointer I just got. I noticed that the blades are laminated (insert) and have two different cutting angles. How critical are the cutting angles...
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Auction Items
I'm viewing 3 items, in one Lot, up for auction. In my Flickr link, they are the first 3 pics, N1, N2 & N3. One is a dust collector, one a blue "box" thingy and the last an "orange" thingy. Can anyone...
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