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| 23 days ago |
Small drill press options - 5 replies Hi All, I’ve come to have urgent need of a drill press. I cant really afford much right now and i’m looking to get the best bang for buck. Basically i’m limited to a small benchtop model. I could get the HF for about $60, but that’s a last resort. I’ve found the following more substantial options on craigslist: ... |
| 43 days ago |
why surface before gluing up panels? - 11 replies I’m going to be gluing up panels for the second time ever and starting from rough stock for the first time ever. I was wondering, why bother planing/surfacing the stock to thickness before gluing up? I mean, definitely edge jointing, but the surfaces? I’ll likely have to smooth it all out once it’s glued up anyway, so why not s... |
| 44 days ago |
planing wedge and dogs system - 8 replies inspired by this and something i read in The Workbench Book by landis, i am trying to design a planing wedge to work on my bench. I came up with: the basic idea is a 15ยบ pitch over several inches of “clamping” area. I want to use it for surface and edge planing for thick and thin materials. the dogs are rectangles with dowels ... |
| 48 days ago |
Older "electronic" craftsman bandsaw - worthwhile? - 3 replies This is available locally: craftsman 113.247440 bandsaw i guess it has an electronic readout of tension, speed, and maybe angle. they are saying $75 for it, including the stand. not sure if i can go any lower. is it worthwhile? i dont have a bandsaw, and have been using a scroll saw to do curves – a nice big one, but still a scrol... |
| 65 days ago |
use for semi-dud smoothing plane? - 7 replies I just got a good deal on two old smoothers off ebay. One is a nice millers falls – i plan on cleaning it up and putting it to its intended use. the other is a no name (says only “made in usa”) with relatively poor fit/finish. Nonetheless, it will function in some capacity. I was wondering if there’s something else i c... |
| 84 days ago |
request for ideas: nightstand design and/or modification - 1 reply Hi All, My next project is a nightstand for my wife. After scrounging the internet and this site, it looks like she likes the Stickley 110 design the best – especially the wonderful job done by John. Something about the drawers is really nice there. However, while I like arts and crafts a lot, i tend to gravitate towards something just... |
| 104 days ago |
bewildered by dovetail jigs - 22 replies I’m sort of set on going the router jig route when it comes to dovetails. I dont think i’ll have a pressing need to do variable spacing a la Leigh, but i would like to have half-blind and through capabilities. Having never used one before, I’m wondering what the differences are between the various jigs in the 100-200 $ range... |
| 108 days ago |
Got a 20" scroll saw.... now what? - 0 replies So i picked up a Craftsman 113.236400 Scroll Saw off craigslist for $75 including the stand. The thing is kind of massive for a scroll saw – 20” and all cast iron. My wife thought it’d be nice to make christmas ornaments and such. My interests are more in the line of solid furniture – what’s this baby good for be... |
| 161 days ago |
Finishing walnut (ANOTHER ONE!) also, Scraper vs. "smoothing plane" - 4 replies Alright, I know, yet another post about finishing walnut. From what I’ve been reading, it seems like lots of folks are into filling the pores to get a super smooth surface. My project is a lamp, which will neither get a high level of touching/wear or require a glassy finish. The lampshade is nice mulberry paper, so this is all about tex... |
| 168 days ago |
redesign or remill? - 5 replies So in the middle of milling the pieces for my lamp, i messed up. I did things symmetrically instead of what I’d planned… confusing to say, so i’ll point to the design located in my blog post here . The parts I was working on are lampshade frame parts – the long horizontal pieces on the top and bottom of the shade. I wa... |
| 168 days ago |
Evening out tones in walnut - 9 replies In the middle of building my walnut lamp, I have a couple pieces that have got patches (on the order of a few inches long) of extremely light walnut. not as light as maple, but maybe about the tone of cherry (ish). Although I’m all for natural variation, i was thinking that it might be best to try to even out the tone (darken it) to match ... |
| 168 days ago |
How does humidity affect wood properties? - 4 replies It’s been extremely humid here in WV for the past two weeks or so. The lap joints I’m making in my walnut lamp pieces have furry whisker edges on them that need to be cleaned up – been using a chisel to do that. It works great, but I notice a bit of variability in how those “whiskers” shave off, and I don’t kn... |
| 183 days ago |
Shopvac overheating! - 15 replies I was using my shopvac yesterday (6 gal size) hooked up to my router and it started overheating… motor slows down and it smells funny. Turning it off an on again, it works fine – there seems to be adequate air flow through the filter, etc – for ~10 seconds, then it gets bogged down and overheats again. It is still working, but ... |
| 197 days ago |
manual for Ryobi AP1300 planer - 6 replies I just got this nice piece of equipment used off craigslist… with no manual. I can’t seem to find a PDF of the manual online. Does anyone know of one or have a copy they could email me? Not that operation seems complicated, but i just like to have as complete knowledge as I can. thank you! |
| 232 days ago |
delta 22-540 planer? - 8 replies Hi All, I’ve got the opportunity to buy a used delta 22-540 planer that “works fine” (havent seen it yet) with extra set of blades for $130. I’ve seen mixed reviews of this thing, so I’m wondering if its worth it. I’m strictly a hobbyist, and I dont even spend every night or even weekend in the shop, so it ... |
| 327 days ago |
"paper" first anniversary gift - ideas? - 9 replies Hi All, I’m looking for ideas: My first anniversary is coming up in may and I figured it might be nice to make an anniversary gift. The 1st year is traditionally paper, and I’d like to do something somehow connected to that. My wife (and I) have a huge collection of books – so a bookcase is one possible idea, but I’m w... |
