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Squaring up panel doors
I'm making two panel cabinet doors. Got all the pieces made and (mostly) sanded. Yesterday I decided to try to glue them up. I got one done, but not without a fair amount of angst and a flurry of...
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OT: Newsgroup client suggestions
My local ISP discontinued access to newsgroups as of November 1st. All the while I was wondering why I couldn't connect until I called just now. Therefore, I am hoping many of you good people will...
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Recommendations for sandpaper brand for ROS
Any recommendations for a good brand of hook & loop sandpaper to use in my 5" ROS? Until now, I used the Norton brand sold at the local big box. But they no longer carry Norton, which led me to wonder...
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How to template existing architectual woodwork?
Some of the curves and scroll-work moldings on our home's exterior are rotting away. I would like to make a template of parts that are still intact so that I can replicate them in my shop. The...
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Sand to what grit for paint-grade cabinets?
What is the 'optimal' grit to sand to before painting cabinets? - Wood is combination of poplar and Baltic Birch plywood - Paint is Semi-gloss (preceded by latex primer) (obviously sanding too little...
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Wood carving
Many wood carvers among us? I've picked up some interest in relief-carving. BTW, be forewarned, it's another "slippery slope"!
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Good, Light Cordless Drill?
My oldest stepdaughter is out in the world, and wants a drill for Christmas. She's pretty handy with tools, but she isn't gentle on them. She's also about 100 pound sopping wet, so getting a huge 18V...
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Maybe a Neener
Hi Group, I don't know if this qualifies as neener but I just bought a Jet JWL-1236 lathe off Craigslist in Washington for $175 with two faceplates, two tool rests and the tool rest extension plus the...
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12 years ago
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Removing silicone sealer
I made a bathroom counter backsplash with a couple pieces of cherry, into which I routed recesses for hand-made transparent or semi-transparent pieces of art glass made of recycled glass. I painted...
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12 years ago
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Sorry about the hollow anvil post!
Sorry, I meant that for Pete Stanaitis ---------------
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Roger Degner on making hollow anvils and hollow swage blocks
Here's a youtube video that I made of Roger Degner telling me how he made his hollow anvil and hollow swage block. He has made at least two anvils this way. I bought the first one he made at the Guild...
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Preserve MDF
I just made a table saw sled using 1/2" MDF for the base. MDF is very prone to expansion from moisture. I have some Minwax Polyurethane. Suitable to seal the MDF? Just around the edges, or all...
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Help rebuilding a pedal-powered grindwheel
I have an old pedal-powered sharpening stone something like the ones pictured in the links below. metal parts are so rusted the frame no longer stands up by itself. I am going to rebuild it if I can...
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Grizzly Tool Showroom
Silly question: I am a couple of hours from the Muncy PA Grizzly showroom and in need of a bandsaw. I can't call them because they're closed today to ask, so I'll ask the group. Is this just a...
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What is it? Set 416
This week's set is ready, I haven't changed anything here since the newsgroup service provider said they would look into the problem of dropped posts, hopefully they have it figured out by now.
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