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Router Cabinet vs Another option
Really? With a clamping straightedge guide, they go pretty fast. With two clamping straightedge guides and a couple spacer blocks, they go even faster.
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top base for a router cabinet
I am building a router cabinet with a 3/4 oak top. I was thinking of mounting my router to a piece of 1/4" steel or 3/8" plexiglass. What would be the pros and cons of each? Also what diameter hole...
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New latches for old kitchen cabinets
I'm looking for a good "latching solution" for some old kitchen cabinet doors. My friends have a house built in the 1920s with old-style built-in kitchen cabinetry. Over the years the latches on the...
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Re: New latches for old kitchen cabinets
Yeah. The prongs were maybe 3/8 - 1/2 wide, had plastic tips and were spring loaded in some fashion, took a fair amount of push/pull to open/close the door. ____________ Nor do I. I browsed Stanley,...
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OT: Black Friday
Evidently, tens of thousands of folks think the drug trade is a great job opportunity. Are you going to be as quick to jump on that bandwagon? Ed
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This Years Boy Scout Auction Items
The chessboard went for $300.00. The box went for $525.00. A small jewelry box went for $50.00. I won't bother making the big box next year - ROI is poor. The auction raised $21,000.00. Tom Watson
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Dremel/HB
I have a Dremmel and its great for precise tasks or getting into tight places. If you're any kind of handyman this tool is great for more than you might think. Sure, the $16 tool might not take the...
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Bandsaw resawing guide
You went from one extreme to another :-). 1/2" seems to be the preferred resaw blade nowadays, at least for 14" bandsaws. And since it will go around most of the curves I cut, that's the blade that...
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Off-center router base
I fought with trying to get my router base centered up with the bushing/bit on my last project. I inserted a bushing in the plunge router base only to figure out that the bit was so far off that it...
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drill press recommendations?
About 20 years or so ago, I got a cheap $99 drill press from an auto parts store. 20 speeds, floor model, 13" swing, MT2. I've gotten my money out of it, and it's long been on the "replace soon, if...
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Happy Thanksgiving
This year I'm thankful for many things: -- The laughter of my 14 month old granddaughter -- That I went another year without slicing myself on my table saw -- That my 401K bounced back a bit and I may...
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Laguna TA Sale
If any one is looking to buy a new cabinet saw, Laguna has the Platinum series cabinet saw on sale for $1695.00 That price includes the 50" rip capacity TS, 2hp 1400 CFM Laguna dust collector, and...
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Joining the CNC club!
In jr. high, my older brother and his delinquent buddy's used to shoot those blow-darts at each other. I gave my brother a small metal tube from my first drum set, so he had an advantage. We sat up...
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drawer slide adjustment
I'm installing drawers using Accuride 4034 slides, a type where part of the rail rides on top of, rather than nesting within, the rail that is secured to the case. I carefully laid out for the slides...
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What is it? Set 312
Built too well for that. Daffy's casket would be, appropriately enough, quacker-box construction. EeeeKK!!! the discussion has migrated back to wood-working.
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