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| 7 hours ago |
Excelsior 5-Speed Mini Lathe - 16 replies Anybody using one of these? Rockler’s got it for $199 in the Stores with a $100 Gift Card and on the web for $199 with the extension bed. So I’m thinking of picking one up at the store (better deal as the extension bed is $79 at the stores). So I’m wondering what people that have one think of it? |
| 1 day ago |
I really like Wixey stuff, but.... - 5 replies Darn batteries. Went to use the digital caliper the other day and you guessed it, dead battery. Had to use an old fashion dial caliper, can you believe that! ;) So today Menard’s had a sale on 2-packs half price for $3, I bought four. I’m stocked up now. With 6 things that use those batteries I should be good for a while. Watch, they... |
| 2 days ago |
SOB I Was Wondering What Happened To Trend-Lines - 0 replies I used to buy stuff from them, like my two air cleaners (picked theirs because they’re 12” square and fit up between the joists so I don’t bang my head) then all of sudden I heard nothing about them and stopped getting the catalogs. So I decided to do a little more in depth investigating (had looked in the past buy only superfi... |
| 2 days ago |
Rockler - My Kind Of Black Friday Sale - 11 replies Picked up one of the Bosch Barrel Grip Jig Saws they had for $99. Always wanted a barrel grip jig saw, of course I realized that after I spent $170 on my DeWalt DW321 when it first came out. Wanted the toolless blade change feature and I didn’t have a decent jig saw, just some B&D piece of, oh never mind, so I bought the DeWalt. Then I... |
| 3 days ago |
People That Don't Read Threads - 44 replies I may be starting a flame war here but I hope not. This is kind of a pet peeve of mine. Although I understand a long thread can be time consuming to read when it’s not done it can lead to things being repeated, and/or the wrong advice being given. I see this all to often. And when it happens I think to myself, that person doesn’t... |
| 3 days ago |
Who's Going To Be The Lucky Fourteenth Thousandth Member? - 5 replies Does he get a prize? :) |
| 7 days ago |
Wood For a Kitchen Knife Block - 6 replies I’ve been thinking of making a knife block for my knifes in the kitchen. I had/have a couple that came with knife sets I’ve purchased but because I’ve bought other specialty knives I don’t have enough slots. So I’m thinking of making one that accommodates the knives I have and a few extra slots. So I’m looking... |
| 9 days ago |
I must be really stupid - 4 replies Ok, no comments on the title, but I could use some help. I want to post my first blog but for the life of me I can’t figure out how to do that? I can edit setting but I see no button to add the actual blog??? |
| 9 days ago |
LumberJocks Location Map - 4 replies Is there a Lumberjocks Location Map that shows where everybody is like there is for the Workshops? If not that be nice thing to have and see. |
| 9 days ago |
Midwest LumberJocks Get-Together? - 13 replies Has there ever been one? Anywhere or like at a Woodworkers Show? The shows are coming up around here so I was kind of wondering. |
| 9 days ago |
Freud Avanti Combination Saw Blade any good? - 8 replies Rockler’s got a 10” x 50T on sale for $19.99 the only thing is it’s thin kerf. I tend to stick with full kerf but that appears to be a pretty good deal. |
| 12 days ago |
Anybody following LJ's on Twitter? - 10 replies I’m just wondering if you get flooded with Twits? It would seem like it. |
| 13 days ago |
Cleaning sandpaper with those cleaning bars - 7 replies I’ve got one of those cleaning bars that are supposed to clean the sanding discs and whatnot. Do those work for anybody? As you can guess I have not had good luck with them. It seems the paper wears out on my ROS before I get a chance to use it, same thing on my drum sander. And when the paper on the drum sander loads up in a spot and then... |
| 14 days ago |
Gotta stop looking at the local Craigslist - 21 replies Oliver 12” Jointer – If only I had the room… Delta Table Saw Contractor type $150 – Not my cup of tea but a good starter saw for somebody Delta 12” 33-790 RAS $350 – Less then I got my 33-791 for last year Delta DJ-20 $1125 – But I already have one! I woulda jumped on this. Delta/Rockwell Uni... |
| 16 days ago |
Freud Diablo Router Bits - 2 replies The thread regarding Home Depot’s clearance of their Porter-Cable router bits in favor of Freud Diablo’s got me wondering. Anybody using them? Any good? I haven’t tried them but if they’re price competitive and are good I may. |
| 16 days ago |
Granite machine table top worst fear comes to fruition - 14 replies I know there’s been a lot of debate here about the merits of granite table tops and one of my concerns has always been that the granite could chip especially at the end of a T slotted mitre gauge. Well (and I’m not proud of this nor was I trying to do it), I was at a Home Depot today with a friend looking for clearance Porter-Cabl... |
| 17 days ago |
Anybody using Oneida's "Bag Gripper"? - 3 replies I always kind of wanted to use a plastic bag for easy emptying in my dust barrel and I came across this a while ago. I’m thinking of making one, I have a spare vacuum pump laying around, but before I invest the time I’d like to know if it works well. http://www.oneida-air.com/patents/bag gripper web page.pdf |
| 21 days ago |
Delta JT360 6" Jointer New for $294 at Ace Hardware - 1 reply If anybody on a budget in Southeast Wisconsin is in the market for a 6” Jointer I was at Elliot’s Ace Hardware in West Allis today and they’re selling these for $294 and some change, normally $349. The sign says while supply lasts and I don’t know how many they have but there’s at least one on display. They’ve... |
| 39 days ago |
Messge from WGBH regarding Norm - 6 replies Just got this a few minutes ago. I know it’s old news, but it’s sad news from my perspective. I had looked for the official news release but couldn’t find it, this looks like it, so being a PBS member I sent a note over the weekend asking why, this was the response: Dear Mr. BlankMan, Thank you for your interest in WGBH. ... |
| 43 days ago |
Cyclone Collection Real World Measurements - 16 replies I did some testing yesterday on my Oneida 1.5 HP Cyclone after I removed the internal filter and added an external filter. Below is the table containing that data. Although I feel the CFM is good for the various machines the Air Velocity isn’t according to a lot I read. Maybe I shouldn’t have listened to the Oneida engineer that told... |
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