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Wiring help
I'm trying to put up some track lights in the basement. In the ceiling, I have black and white wires coming out from two sources and wired to two set screws on the porceline fixture, and two copper...
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pics from woodworking show
Just visited the NE Tn woodworkers guild show. Posted some pics on abpw. enjoy, jc
 
any suggested finishes for cocobolo slab
I have a cocobolo slab that will be a top for a sofa table. By "slab", I mean that the edges of the board extend to both bark edges. There's no more bark, but the contrasting beige sap wood about 3/4"...
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Mortises on a router table
I'm making 1/2 inch deep and 3/8 inch wide mortises on my router table. I set a block and use guidelines for the length. I push the wood straight down on the bit and slide the wood forward until the...
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eBay: 4-year subscription to American Woodworker magazine
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(humor intended) How to remove deer blood from oak?
Hey All, I'm heading to my butcher's shop now but last night I picked up a small amount of oak- some rough, some planed and on the way home I came upon a car/deer collision only seconds old. After...
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advice wanted; (I have more money than brains!)
Hey All, I have an opportunity to buy a Rockwell RC-51 (20 inch planer, 230 volt, single phase). I already have a Delta 15 inch planer that works and is in my shop in the basement. There is a 20 inch...
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Not really a gloat but...
One of the local Dewalt dealers had a promotion today with the big Dewalt trailer and even brought one of Matt Kenseth's old Cup cars for everyone to drool over. The trailer was a big semi rig and the...
 
A bit of a gloat
Our company just had an auction of some surplus odds and ends including a Startrite TA 300PS cabinet saw with all of the options (sliding outrigger table, extension wings, rip fence with extension...
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Delta lathe cheap
I have the opportunity to buy a Delta 46-715 lathe for $299. It is new in the crate and retails on Amazon for $675. Looks like a great deal, but I have read some not so good reviews about the early...
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Why 60 volt on a 240 volt circuit?
Wiring 220 circuit in my garage I have one circuit with 4 outlets that only registers 60 volts. The others I wired register 240. Ideas why? Thanks. Trent
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Mitre saw blade question
Well, my old compound mitre saw (NOT sliding) is looking to get fitted with a new blade. I was looking at the few out there with negative rake angle tips, and was wondering how significant that would...
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Belated gloat
Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the hell. A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be...
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Looking for a used (not abused) cabinet saw in Minneapolis area
I am looking for my first table saw and would like to buy something that will last me a long time. 3 hp is plenty big enough for me. If you've got a nice saw that you no longer need, let me know. I'd...
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Building Kitchen Cabinets
We are planning to redo our kitchen in a year or two. We'll be doing most of it ourselves, including building the cabinets. I have been building my skills and my tool collection and think I am just...
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