Ridgid R4511
Purplev – read somewhere where you have instructions for the R4511. Can you give me a link to it. Thanks
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Caden's Bed
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Bookcases
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Jewelry Box
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Cherry Hollow Form 3
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CD shelves
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My Little Girls "Big Girl Bed"
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Cabinet for my Mitersaw and Saw Stockroom Supply Sander
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Custom Scrabble Board
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Thien Dust Pre-Collector for my Delta 50-760 Dust Collector
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Maple Kitchen
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Entertainment ceter
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Picnic table for friends
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Christmas Clocks 2008
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Pens For My Sister And Her Husband
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chisel rack
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shelves for kitchen
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Joe's Display Case
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Carob Bowl
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Video game
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A couple of cutting boards for friends
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Dust Collection Cart
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Cutting Board on the wild side
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Claro Walnut Bowls
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African Blackwood "candle"
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Skipper
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Storage Box
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Pedestal Desk
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Heart Shaped Router Bowl
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First Marking Knife...
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8" Turned Box
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Safety Pays Off
Lucky Me. I always try to use a Push Stick when cutting small jobs. This Weekend I was cutting 3/16” Strips from a 16” 2×4. when I got closer to the end the blade grabbed the pushstick & threw it backwards. Actually my whole a...
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Workshop Upgrage 2010 #2: Work is started, progress is made.
Spent the weekend working in the shop starting the clean up and rearranging that needs to be done before remodeling/upgrading can start in earnest. Cleaned out the storage room, moving a bunch of stuff meant to be in the house into the house....
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No Woodworking
Hi fellow LJ just to let you know I do not post a lot as you guys but I am going to be off LJ for I do not know how long no projects zilch not that I have been making any projects close to your standards, but reason being my son has finished his g...
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Big Time Projects
I have been contracted to supply a boutique somewhere in New Mexico with 36 pairs each of Red Heart and Cedar candle holders, with the promise of more orders to come before summer. Also a local T-Shirt shop has just ordered 75 tie dyed shirts&#...
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Favorite Websites
http://cms.cerritos.edu/woodworking I am a woodworking student at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA. They have an excellent program and it has been a pleasure to a part of it for 5 years.
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Stuff of interest at the Met #3: Rietveld's ZigZag Stoel (Chair)
I was actually looking for Rietveld’s Red and Blue chair, but i found the 1934 Zigzag chair. I must confess that since my enthusiasm for anything past the year 1700 is fairly recent, when i was in my uncle’s house in Friesland 2 years ...
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Need ideas for new shop
Building a 16×20 shop in the SE corner of our 32×60 horse barn, and am trying to get some ideas for equipment. I am open to suggestions, constructive criticisms from all of you as this project moves forward. Please feel free to contribut...
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Finally, getting to work on planning my shop!
Will be starting on my shop this summer, I hope. Have to run power out to our barn, put in a heavy duty floor in southwest corner. Install the wiring, and start looking for power tools. Any suggetions on a three HP table saw for this shop?
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My long awaited shop #3: Still waiting!
Just a quick update! The shop is still a pile of sections and timber taking up space in my garden! I am planning on demolishing the existing one in three weeks or so. One of my neighbors has kindly offered to store my tools for a few days during c...
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Workshop #2: Preparing the foundation
In May 2008, after a long winter and very wet early spring which delayed construction, we dug the trenches for the forms and the footings: Forms being built, leveled and straightened: Styrospan had to be laid under the cement foundation:...
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Daily Update #35: February 8, 2010
What’s happening in the shop for February 4, 2010 . It was snowing and we just have sleet. Hopefully no more production time is lost. Continue working on Scholten’s Ross Murphy bed. I am going to try and start Barrett’s loft b...
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LJ Woodworking Awards - Winter 2010 #4: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Another outstanding LumberJocks Woodworking Awards event is over. The results are in and it’s time to officially announce the winners. The winning projects were selected from the record breaking 151 total submissions in an online voting held f...
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Stuff of interest at the Met #2: French Art Deco: Emile Jacques Ruhlmann
The combination of simple forms and complex marquetry makes Ruhlmann furniture pretty interesting. Though his furniture has a clean sleek look, he rarely used straight lines, favouring instead the more challenging execution of curves. For a better...
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A journey into the workshop. #43: The stuff in the attic is done, so now back into the shop...
I finished up running the outlets for the lighting, and have mounted the 4 fixtures I do have in their final configuration, and the light is spread WAY better throughout the shop. I have 2 more fixtures to pick up still (next pay period), but I am...
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Custom Cat Door
Pet doors are cool. They let your little friend go in and out at will – so you don’t have to deal with them. The plastic cat/dog doors available never really appealed to me, but I liked the ability to give our cat freedom during the da...
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Router Mortising Jig
I saw a post on here at one point, and also in an old issue of shopnotes about a mortising jig for my plunge router that seemed quick and easy. Since I need to cut a bunch of mortises for the blanket chest I am making I figured I would make one. ...
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Mahogany Kitchen Stool Project
Well, here we go. I have been working on the design and preparation of this project for 3 years. The final prototype was just completed. This is my second prototype. The first one was a quick (that is a relative term) mock up to see if I ha...
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Extremely Average #37: Henry Wood Detective Agency: Bad News
The note simply said, “Went to the store for bacon, eggs, juice, and bread.” Luna wiped the sleep out of her eyes and looked around. The house was small but cozy. She hadn’t paid much attention the night before; she was too overwhelmed. On...
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New Yankee Blanket Chest #2: Rough cutting
I spent some time rough cutting all the stock for the blanket chest and then laying it all out to acclimate for a little while. I still can’t get over how much easier it is with the tablesaw. All the pieces are the exact same width and len...
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Entertainment Center #4: day 5
Well day 5 was nearly a complete bust. LOL. I pretty much routed the shelves and frames. I also did some sanding. Other then that I went to pick up the paint and then worked on the bunk bed Heidi and I built for our girls. So I worked until abo...
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An Old Boat that Started It All
I wanted to post this work in progress. Before I moved to VT, I started restoring a boat with an old buddy who is an engineer and wooden boat builder. (If you are interested in seeing his stuff, send me an email or message. I don’t want to a...
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techniques #3: PVC tube with hinged doors as lathe dust collector
I was watching a YouTube video of a guy in Downtown Disney turning a baseball bat, and noticed he had a pretty simple and cool dust collection setup that’s easy to make, simple to use, and low-profile. Check it out. I’d embed the vi...
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Dovetail Bible Box #5: Boxalicious Tung Oil Finish
The box has been plugged, sanded and we took a Dremel to the punky wood. I think all the holes are ready to be finished and so we move on to the tung oil. I usually have help with this part from my wife and my youngest daughter. They love to se...
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Pine Country Cabinet #3: Glue up
This weekend I did some more sanding of the large panels before assembly. i dry fitted the carcass together before using any glue. Looked good so I glued panels up.Holes drilled for shelf pins for adjustable shelf.then I added the face frame to th...
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14 inch Ridgid BS
Well, I picked one of these up today from HD. $184.50 plus tax. Looks like they are clearing them out. Wonder if that long rumored new BS from Ridgid is about to finally show up? Sales person said they had 3 yesterday morning. I got the last ...
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Kitchen Remodel #1: Phase - I
Here are some pics of our recent Kitchen remodel in progress. This is the condition of most of our cabinets— they’re toast. Here is a real life saver my wife got me this for Christmas. Look at the poor job the original electri...
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New To Woodworking #2: Setup
G’day everyone, I really would like to thank everyone that posted a comment on my very first blog. I was really overwhelmed by the response of friendship and good hearted people that offered to help me if I needed it which was displayed on Lumberj...
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Alaska Jim's Comments of the Day #14: Plunge Routing the Sled T-Track Slots......OCD in ACTION!
Yesterday I promised DennisGrosen that I would have pictures of what I was doing, a picture book, as it were. So this is the story of today in the shop, nothing momentous, but it was the first time I had used a plunge router. It is only a coupl...
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Stuff of interest at the Met #3: Rietveld's ZigZag Stoel (Chair)
I was actually looking for Rietveld’s Red and Blue chair, but i found the 1934 Zigzag chair. I must confess that since my enthusiasm for anything past the year 1700 is fairly recent, when i was in my uncle’s house in Friesland 2 years ...
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Daily Update #35: February 8, 2010
What’s happening in the shop for February 4, 2010 . It was snowing and we just have sleet. Hopefully no more production time is lost. Continue working on Scholten’s Ross Murphy bed. I am going to try and start Barrett’s loft b...
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Stuff of interest at the Met #2: French Art Deco: Emile Jacques Ruhlmann
The combination of simple forms and complex marquetry makes Ruhlmann furniture pretty interesting. Though his furniture has a clean sleek look, he rarely used straight lines, favouring instead the more challenging execution of curves. For a better...
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MOTORIZED ROUTER LIFT (retail version) pre-release video
Here is a sneak peek at the greatest innovation in woodworking router tables and lifts! MLCS Woodworking and Eagle Lake Woodworking have spent two plus years designing, developing, and testing the world’s first foot-activated MOTORIZED ROUTE...
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Field Trip! 16th and 17th century furniture.
Took a trip to the California Legion of Honor museum this week. Just thought I’d post some examples of old furniture made with hand tools, just to make us all feel inadequate.
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project: cheap, rolling lathe stand #4: installing the drawers
When I last left off, I showed the dovetail slides, but they didn’t have a good way yet of attaching to the drawers, and weren’t in the drawer carcase yet. That reminds me. Here’s the carcase installed: I cut a piece of sc...
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Clog Making Shoes. Cira 1923
American Woodworker sent out an e-mail that had a video from 1923 on making clogs, spoons, and chair making. They didn’t have talkies in 1923, we’re probably lucky that they even had movies in 1923. Very interesting. If anyone can...
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New Video: Shop Tour, plus good news/bad news
If you prefer to skip my ramblings, and go strait to the Shop Tour video, click HERE Well, releasing my Router Inlay Basics video at the end of December, gave way to a tumultuous January, to say the least. I had planned to go right into the se...
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Tool Life episode 19
In this episode I talk about different tool groups and if it is better to buy your last tool first. www.kostasworkshop.blogspot.com
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Stuff of interest at the Met #1: Nakashima Furniture in The Japanese Art Reading Room
I headed to the Japanese wing to check out some furniture. I didn’t see so much (portions of the museum were closed for something or other. I peeked in and saw people photographing stuff, though), but before entering, i passed through the re...
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Quick Tip- Measuring Tape
Well fellow wood chopperoo’s, it’s another year with a new series of videos. We’ve got some great things planned for this year. As well as some exciting news! I can’t say yet until all the details are worked out, but all yo...
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60th New England Home Show #2: Pre-Show Interview with Tommy & Eli (Part I)
Another quick pre-show interview. This time, Tommy and Eli join us for a 2 part video and discuss what they have been up to while preparing for the 60th New England Home Show this February 25-28th in Boson. Tommy and Eli give us a behind the sc...
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Daily Update #34: February 3, 2010
What’s happening in the shop for February 3, 2010 . Still spraying the Special Edition Locker Murphy bed. I have it dyed and stained. All we have left is the finish coats. For missed video and building pictures see my Current Projects l...
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project: a rolling base for my planer #7: parallel sliding dovetail drawer slides, part I
Last time in this series I put together some drawer boxes. Next they’d need slides, and for that I went with parallel sliding dovetails, which I first saw GaryK create in walnut here. I’ve wanted since I saw those early last year to tr...
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Episode 52 shop tour part 1
This is part 1 of my shop tour. www.kostasworkshop.blogspot.com
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