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when to put down the moisture barrier?

Radiant heat shop floor: Top soil has been removed very hard base ground (use a breaking bar to be able to dig in it) 3...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by arwomack01
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by arwomack01

bought a house, now to work on setting up a shop

I have a 2 car garage that will have room for some woodworking tools, and would like some projects to help a former apa...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tater1337
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by tater1337

Cutting limbs into boards

I have some 4 foot long, 4-6" diameter oak limbs from our tree and for the heck of it I'd like to turn them into boards...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by noone
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by noone

Trash can pre-dust collector puzzle

I have a Penn State DC2V2 dust collector and have used it for many years as a roll around unit hooking it up as needed....
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by rmeyer1
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by rmeyer1

Bandsaw Recommendation

I plan to buy a bandsaw but have almost no experience with them. Therefore, I am looking for advice on which brand to b...
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posted by cedavis2
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by cedavis2

WTB: Inca table saw

I am interested in purchasing a used Inca table saw. Something as small as a tilting 250 would be fine. Wanting an alum...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cgallery
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by cgallery

Parts Needed Delta/Rockwell Drill Press 15-655

I picked up an old D/R drill press that has variable speed cone drive problems. The pressure bearing under the front co...
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posted by mlogical
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mlogical

Gluing Painted Wood Question

I am building some garage shelves. I am going to prime and paint the wood before assembling the shelves. My question is...
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posted by james_e_bates
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by james_e_bates

Ebonizing wood

I have several species of hard, close-grained wood I would like to try to ebonize. How is this done? Is it simply a dye...
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posted by sm
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by sm

Knife/blade sharpening

Can anyone recommend a sharpening service in Pittsburgh? Google shows several listings, but I'd like to go on a recomme...
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posted by mws200
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by mws200

Cheap Shop Tip Book

I was looking on Wood magazine's website and took a peek at the closeout section, http://store.woodstore.net/closeouts....
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posted by efgh
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by efgh

English Sycamore Experience

Will be getting 200 bf of 4/4 S3S QS English Sycamore soon. This is Acer Pseudoplatanus in the maple family and not the...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by charlieb
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by charlieb

Mag review of Lathes between $400 - $600

I remember seeing recently (past 12 issues I think) in one of my wood magazines a review of lathes in the $500 range, m...
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posted by Karl
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by Karl