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

Here it is again, in ten parts, for your edification.

rec.woodworking's ANTI-FAQ Revised 1 April, 2005

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 WHAT ABOUT POSTING THE URL TO SOMEONE WHO PROVIDES NEAT NEW PRODUCTS, EXCELLENT SERVICE AND LOW PRICES? 1.13 HOW DO I ADVERTISE MY REALLY NEAT WOODWORKING PRODUCT ON THE WRECK? 1.14 HOW CAN WE GET RID OF ALL THE SPAM, OFF-TOPIC POLITICAL THREADS, POSTS BY COMMERCIAL WOODDORKING SUPPLY FIRMS, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, POTTY-MOUTH WORDS? 1.15 ARE HUMOROUS POSTS ALLOWED? 1.16 THERE ARE TOO MANY POSTS IN THIS GROUP, I HAVE A SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO SPLIT IT. 1.17 INTERNET RESOURCES 1.18 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 HOW DO I TENSION A BANDSAW BLADE? 3.4 WHAT BASIC SHOP SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD I TAKE? 3.5 HOW DO I KEEP MY SAFETY GLASSES CLEAN? 3.6 WHY IS MY TAPE MEASURE INACCURATE? 3.7 HOW DO I PREVENT MY TOOLS FROM RUSTING? 3.8 HOW DO I REMOVE RUST FROM MY TOOLS? 3.9 WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THE SCRATCH/STAIN ON MY BRAND NEW $2,000 BLURFL? 3.10 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 PLANS FOR A POINTY STICK? 6.2 WHERE CAN I FIND FREE PLANS? 6.3 WHERE CAN I GET PLANS FOR THE NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP PROJECTS? 6.4 WHAT BOOKS SHOULD I PURCHASE TO LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WOODWORKING? 6.5 WHAT IS THE BEST WOODWORKING MAGAZINE? 6.6 CAN I REPOST A NEAT ARTICLE/PLAN I FOUND ELSEWHERE? 6.7 WHERE DO I FIND PLANS FOR A COFFIN? 6.8 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 HOW DO I GET RID OF THE BLACK STAINS ON MY HANDS FROM GORILLA GLUE? 7.8 WHAT IS SNIPE AND HOW DO I ELIMINATE IT? 7.9 WHICH ARE BETTER: ENGLISH/IMPERIAL/SAE MEASUREMENTS OR METRIC/SI? 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.

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