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Old tools worth buying

I'm helping at a auction this weekend that has a number of very old tools. Some that interest me are below. Does anyone...
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posted by creekbuster
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by creekbuster

Auto Painters for Kitchen Cabinets

I heard you can take your kitchen cabinets to an auto painting business and have them done there. Has anyone ever tried...
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posted by no
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BAR PLAN HELP...

Hi guys I am fairly new to the whole woodworking seen and have a couple fairly simple questions. Number one is for usin...
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posted by ryan.halifax
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Sweat and blood

G'day all, Yesterday I spilt both, A lot of blood and quite a bit of sweat. Was cutting mitres on the sliding compound...
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posted by johntoymakerNOTTHIS
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spray gun cleaning

I've just started using my HVLP conversion gun. I'm curious what folks here believe is a good practice as far as cleani...
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posted by toddrf
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by toddrf

Clamping station

I have googled numerous times trying to find a stand up, a-frame style mobile clamping station. JOAT???? Anybody?
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posted by markndawoods
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Small Shop Startup

In my opinion... I'd encourage a PM 66 table saw, a 20" Grizzly band saw, 8" Grizzly Jointer with adjustable hand wheel...
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posted by speedliner
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Large pieces of wood

My son plays upright string bass. He is after me to buy him a better one that is a "fully carved" orchestral one.....an...
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posted by nospam
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Unexpectedly handy tools

A recent article in Popular Woodworking ("Best $20 I Ever Spent") and responses to a recent thread "home shop on the ch...
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posted by aenewhouse
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Universal Convex/concave router table fence?

Hello, Last time when I wondered here about something, one helluva heavy artillery of insight and knowledge of rec.wood...
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posted by Samu.Aalto
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Starting a small home shop on the cheap

To all, I've always wanted to do some wood working (bookshelves, tables, cabinets, home repair/re-build, Etc) but with...
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posted by No.one
51 comments posted 20yrs posted by No.one

Miter/corner clamps for wide stock?

I need some miter clamps for a table I'm planning. Clamps will need to hold 1.5" thick x 5" wide boards @ 45 degs. Sinc...
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posted by none
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by none

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warning: If you check Google or have been around alt.binaries.* for a while, you may have seen a few people spamming co...
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posted by akula
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Using pin nailer to trim out plywood edges

I recently purchased a 23 guage pin nailer to hold 1/4" strips of hardwood to edge plywood cabinets. I thought it would...
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posted by l-lopez
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by l-lopez