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Newbie Needs Table Saw Recommendation

I am a new homeowner and aspiring woodworker ready to purchase my first woodworking power tool. I am guessing that shou...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jetman5467
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by jetman5467

Miter saw selected...

...and I'll buy it tomorrow (Sat). After lots of questions here, lots of internet searches and digging thru current rag...
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posted by jsdeboo
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jsdeboo

griz bandsaw 0513 or 0514

I want a BS to resaw and perform regular service. Any opinions on either model would help. Thanks
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posted by berney1014
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by berney1014

Question about cutting of 1/2 inch off door

My wife just asked me to cut off 1/2 inch off the bottom of a door in the hallway. I never done that before, so I know...
25 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rpm
25 comments posted 21yrs posted by rpm

Typical of dado sets (or is mine not so good)?

I bought a Freud S208 on eBay for $74. I used it last week to cut some 3/4" dados in butternut. It was perfect. Today I...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by toller
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by toller

Ridgid shop vac

Yesterday I bought a Ridgid shop vac at the local HD. It was a special , 12 gal @ 29.95. On the first day of a three da...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by seafd3
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by seafd3

Think I got a good deal

I purchased the Bosch 1617EVSPK router from Amazon.com. List price was $3 cheaper than Lowe's at $216 vs Lowe's $219. T...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by res0958z
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by res0958z

Carney Stoltzfus and The Fuzzy Buzzsaw.

The recent thread about MechWarrior Orchard Pruners that devolved into a discussion about Old Style Buzzsaws put me in...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tjwatson1
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by tjwatson1

Three Phase converter

Someone e-mailed me for info on sizing capacitors for a three phase rotary converter. By the time I found the info on m...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by RobertG66
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by RobertG66

buying stuff in the USA vs Canada

US prices for tools are so-o-o-o cheap with our dollar at 85 cents. The Makita 6347 is CDN$350 + 15% tax = $400. Amazon...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nmburnett
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by nmburnett

INFO: Woodworking In The Vking Age

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/wood.htm Surprising as it may be to some of you, 'lectricity is not a requirement for wo...
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posted by Jakofalltrades
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by Jakofalltrades

Rockler clamp sale- Major dissatisfaction

I drove forty-five minutes from my home in Napa to the Rockler store in Pleasant Hill, CA with the sole purpose of buyi...
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posted by dalemartindesigns
45 comments posted 21yrs posted by dalemartindesigns

Woodworking lessons / Tuition

Hi All, As I am only 13, I am struggling to find anywhere that I can get tuition, other than at school in my CDT lesson...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by anglersam
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by anglersam

BoatBuilding - Strong Miter Joints?

I am at the planning stage of replacing some deck hatches on a sailing boat. The framework is mitered, to prevent endgr...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by bwjarandall
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by bwjarandall