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More drum sander questions.

I asked some questions in another thread earlier today, but I was a late arriver to the thread. So I'm posting them aga...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by brianlanning
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by brianlanning

Rail & Stile bit set up help needed

Apparently there is a moron gas leak in my workshop. I bought a set of rail & stile bits labeled 1-5/8. Before I cut up...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by replyon
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by replyon

subfloor as flooring

Several years ago I read about using subfloor ( the one with all the chuncks and chips of wood) to create a countertop....
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by donnasduinbruins
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by donnasduinbruins

Norm uses a tool without a tail?

I was googling to try and find bits for an old Stanley Yankee driver I have and came across this article. http://www.th...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NunyaBiznas
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by NunyaBiznas

Plywood Thickness for chair seat?

Does it matter whether I use 1/2 or 3/4? 1/2 would be lighter 3/4 would be a little stronger and take a staple better I...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Toller
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by Toller

Router bit choice for panel slots in stiles...

The cabinet I'm working on calls for a 1/4" slot in the stiles & rails for the panels. I'm planning to cut them using m...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rsnellenberger
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by rsnellenberger

Lowe's tool chest plan

Last week somebody posted a link to an oak tool chest plan from Lowe's. I decided it would make a good project for this...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charlesmarshall
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlesmarshall

repairing "egg-beater" style drill chuck

No, not a power drill, the old fashioned "egg-beater" type. My problem is that the three whatchamcalits in the chuck th...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by usenet
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by usenet

performax sander question

For those of you with teh 16/32 and 22/44 sanders, I have a question. I read a fine woodworking article from a while ba...
37 comments posted 19yrs
posted by brianlanning
37 comments posted 19yrs posted by brianlanning

Makita laminate trimmer - need help wih chamfering

Just bought a Makita 3709 (looks like 3707 withouth the light) laminate trimmer. The manual is close to useless (paper...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nmburnett
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nmburnett

Which clear finish for Cypress Porch Ceiling?

I'm doing a Cypress ceiling on a Porch (390 sq. ft.) and I want to leave the cypress natural. I'd like to avoid the ini...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by reidry
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by reidry

New HitaCHEE M12V(2) router

Did you get a load of this one? http://www.hitachi-koki.com/powertools/products/cutter/m12v2/m12v2.htmlSame router, dif...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by design
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by design

How do I make this cut?

For a project I am working on I need to use a dovetail bit to take the edge off of both sides of a thin piece of wood (...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NunyaBiznas
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by NunyaBiznas

Dovetrail Bit

Opened up a new Dovetail Bit yesterday and looking at it thought that the shank was too long. I installed it as is with...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by perfectioninwood
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by perfectioninwood

BATH-TUB STEAM BOAT

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/r/articles/steamer/index.htm You could use one in a sink, hot tub, or swimming pool...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Jakofalltrades
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Jakofalltrades