rec.woodworking ANTI-FAQ Part 0 of 10 - Outline

[Luigi Zanasi]

rec.woodworking's ANTI-FAQ Revised 1 April, 2004

OUTLINE

1. GENERAL

1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 POSTING GUIDELINES. 1.3 OFF TOPIC POSTS 1.4 WHAT SHOULD I POST ABOUT? 1.5 CAN I POST PICTURES OF MY REALLY COOL PROJECT? 1.6 SHOULD I POST IF I AM A WOMAN? 1.7 WHAT IF I'M A GAY WOODWORKER? 1.8 WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I SEE A POST I DON'T LIKE? 1.9 WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT OFFENSIVE CROSS-POSTING TROLLS? 1.10 WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT SPELING AND GRAMMER MISSTEAKS? 1.11 WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT SPAM? 1.12 HOW DO I ADVERTISE MY REALLY NEAT WOODWORKING PRODUCT ON THE WRECK? 1.13 ARE HUMOROUS POSTS ALLOWED? 1.14 THERE ARE TOO MANY POSTS IN THIS GROUP, I HAVE A SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO SPLIT IT. 1.15 INTERNET RESOURCES 1.16 RESOURCES FOR UK WOODWORKERS?

1. TOOLS

2.1 HOW DO I GET STARTED IN WOODWORKING? 2.2 SHOULD I BUY A TABLE SAW OR A RADIAL ARM SAW? 2.3 WHAT IS THE BEST TABLE SAW? 2.4 WHICH SAW BLADE SHOULD I BUY? 2.5 WHAT ARE THE BEST CLAMPS? 2.6 WHICH TYPE OF DADO BLADE SHOULD I BUY, THE DIAL (WOBBLE TYPE) OR THE STACKING (CHIPPER TYPE)? 2.7 WHAT IS THE BEST ROUTER? 2.8 WHAT IS THE BEST CORDLESS DRILL? 2.9 SHOULD I GET A DUST COLLECTOR? 2.10 HOW TO KEEP SPLINTERS AND MINUSCULE BITS OF WOOD OUT OF YOUR SOCKS?

1. TOOL MAINTENANCE

3.1 HOW DO I ALIGN MY TABLESAW 3.2 HOW DO I FIX SLIPPING BITS IN MY SEARS ROUTER? 3.3 WHAT BASIC SHOP SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD I TAKE? 3.4 HOW DO I KEEP MY SAFETY GLASSES CLEAN? 3.5 WHY IS MY TAPE MEASURE INACCURATE? 3.6 HOW DO I PREVENT MY TOOLS FROM RUSTING? 3.7 HOW DO I REMOVE RUST FROM MY TOOLS? 3.8 WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THE SCRATCH/STAIN ON MY BRAND NEW $2,000 BLURFL? 3.9 HOW DO I CLEAN MY SAW BLADES/ROUTER BITS?

1. SOURCES OF TOOLS AND MATERIALS

4.1 WHAT IS THE BEST PLACE TO BUY TOOLS? 4.2 SHOULD I BUY A SEARS BLURFL? 4.3 WHY IS BOB VILA SUCH A JERK? 4.4 SHOULD I BUY A TAIWANESE CLONE BLURFL? 4.5 IS RIDGID (ALSO SPELLED RIGID, RIDGED, ETC.) ANY GOOD? 4.6 WHAT SHOULD I DO IF HD WON'T MATCH A PRICE? 4.7 WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN THE TRUCKDRIVER REFUSES TO UNLOAD AND SET UP MY NEW 2000LB MAIL ORDER BLURFL? 4.8 WHERE CAN I GET INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICLE BOARD AND MDF? 4.9 CAN I USE THE WOOD FROM PALLETS? 4.10 WHAT IS THE BEST PLACE TO GET HARDWOOD?

1. ELECTRICITY AND COMPRESSED AIR

5.1 HOW DO I WIRE MY SHOP? 5.2 SHOULD I WIRE MY SAW FOR 240? 5.3 SHOULD I USE PVC FOR MY COMPRESSED AIR LINES?

1. PLANS

6.1 WHERE CAN I FIND FREE PLANS? 6.2 WHERE CAN I GET PLANS FOR THE NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP PROJECTS? 6.3 WHAT BOOKS SHOULD I PURCHASE TO LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WOODWORKING? 6.4 WHAT IS THE BEST WOODWORKING MAGAZINE? 6.5 CAN I REPOST A NEAT ARTICLE/PLAN I FOUND ELSEWHERE? 6.6 WHERE DO I FIND PLANS FOR A COFFIN? 6.7 WHERE DO I GET PLAN FOR BAT HOUSES?

1. TECHNIQUES

7.1 HOW DO I CUT DOVETAILS? 7.2 I THINK NORM COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING IN A BETTER WAY ... 7.3 HOW DO I MAKE A PUSH STICK? 7.4 WHAT SIZE DRILL BIT DO I USE FOR A WOOD SCREW? 7.5 SHOULD I USE A HOT MELT GLUE GUN FOR MY NEXT PROJECT? 7.6 WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO HANDLE THE GLUE SQUEEZE OUT PROBLEM? 7.7 WHAT IS SNIPE AND HOW DO I ELIMINATE IT? 7.8 WHICH ARE BETTER: ENGLISH/IMPERIAL/SAE MEASUREMENTS OR METRIC/SI? 7.9 WHY ARE SCREW COUNTERSINKS AT 82 DEGREES? 7.10 WHAT IS RESAWING? 7.11 SHOULD I USE ROUND OR SQUARE DOGS IN MY WORKBENCH? 7.12 SHOULD I JOIN THE HANDYMAN CLUB OF AMERICA? 7.13 WHY WON'T SWMBO LET ME BUILD THAT PIECE OF FURNITURE INSTEAD OF BUYING A TERMITE PUKE POS?

1. FINISHING

8.1 HOW DO I REMOVE PAINT ON AN ANTIQUE? 8.2 HOW DO I GET RID OF CAT URINE STAINS? 8.3 HOW DO I MAKE A TACK CLOTH? 8.4 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TUNG OIL AND LINSEED OIL? 8.5 HOW DO I FINISH TOYS? 8.6 WHAT IS THE BEST FINISH FOR A CUTTING BOARD? 8.7 HOW DO I FINISH CHERRY? 8.8 WHAT IS THE BEST FINISH FOR A WOODEN LAWN ORNAMENT? 8.9 HOW DO I FINISH THE EDGE OF PLYWOOD?

1. TERMINOLOGY

9.1 WHAT DOES 4/4 MEAN? 9.2 WHAT IS A BOARD FOOT? 9.3 WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMMON WOODWORKING TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS? 9.4 WHAT IS SWMBO? 9.5 WHAT IS A NEANDERTHAL? 9.6 IS THIS A GLOAT? 9.7 WHAT IS GOOGLE? 9.8 WHAT IS A TROLL?

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND COPYRIGHT.

Luigi For adulatory or congratulatory emails, replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" in email address For flames, use email address in "Reply to:" header.

[Danny Boy]

Congratulations on your new child's toy that extracts info from newsgroups. You think you're clever because you use it by pressing the ENTER key. You're not.

Dan.

[dave in fairfax]

Ease off Dan. Luigi has a great website with a lot of humor in it. The anti-FAQ is pretty good, check it out before blowing up. Dave in Fairfax

[Paul Kierstead]

Ah, the humour impaired. You should have that looked at.

[Tom Watson]

Thannk yew Leewigi, it heartens me to read 'dis sumbitch every yer.

Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) (Real Email is tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet)