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| 6 days ago |
New project...Mesquite Boxes - 5 replies Next Friday, a friend from Canada and I will venture into the wilds of the Sonoran Desert south of Tucson, AZ to harvest some Mesquite. Hopefully, we’ll get some good stuff.A current project requires resawing 5.5” Mesquite and I’ve had quite a time with it. Finally determined that I needed to tighten the belt on my Shopsmith. C... |
| 53 days ago |
ERRATA - 9 replies Sometime’s, when one talks about his plans it serves to focus the mind. Yesterday, I built a prototype for a 1” wide ZCI insert so it could be replaced without replacing the entire saw insert. I’d post pics but it’s for an older ShopSmith and so, not of wide interest. Anyway, I’m now working on a method to use th... |
| 77 days ago |
Thanks.... - 6 replies ....to all who wished me “Happy Anniversary” on the occasion of my first full year with this great forum. I’ve made a great number of friends here. That’s even more important to me than woodworking. Looking forward to 2010 and many more friends and lots more woodworking.Thanks again!Gene |
| 84 days ago |
Dictionary problem? - 17 replies My old hardbound Merriam Webster dictionary Doesn’t define the word “gullible. What’s up with that? |
| 100 days ago |
Blowing snow..... - 42 replies .....drifts against the house were 3/8” deep this morning. |
| 127 days ago |
Be careful out there......... - 15 replies Amputation |
| 127 days ago |
I got Fired - 18 replies So after landing my new job as a Wal-Mart greeter, a good find for many retirees,I lasted less than a day…...About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance. As I had been instructed, I said ple... |
| 168 days ago |
work sharp 3000 for 19.99...... - 59 replies .......at sears web site.Get ‘em while you can. |
| 211 days ago |
peg board storage - 13 replies Does anyone have any ideas, plans…etc for 8”-10” deep wall mounted cabinetsutilizing “peg board”?Thanks, folks. |
| 220 days ago |
Formica Removal - 7 replies I didn’t want to hijack Hootr’s thread about veneer but, it reminded me of a job I have been putting off. I have an old counter converted to a shop bench. I want to remove the “formica” from the top. I did this once before and used a heat gun. WOW! talk about the need for elbow grease!! And time. I’m thinking that t... |
| 234 days ago |
Trees have right to sue....Holbren - 19 replies Tree's Rights |
| 264 days ago |
Darwin Awards - 5 replies 2009 Darwin Awards And once again, it’s time for the Darwin Award Nominees. The Darwins are awarded every year to the persons who died in the stupidest manner, thereby removing themselves from the gene pool. This years nominees are: Nominee No. 1: ( San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to bre... |
| 278 days ago |
Woodworking Education - 9 replies Before retiring several years ago I worked as an educational consultant. In that capacity, I had the opportunity to visit numerous school systems throughout the Southwest. Although my job had nothing to do with wood tech. curriculum, I always managed to be able to spend some time in those classes. Most were taught by dedicated and knowledgeable ... |
| 322 days ago |
Saving videos from the net - 6 replies I’m an old, non-techie, geezer so can you guys help me out, here? Is there any way to save videos to a thumb drive or CD? I can’t figure it out. I thought about even trying to hook my laptop to the tv, playing the video from the laptop and maybe recording to a CD with a CD recorder from the tv ???But, I have NO clue as to what hdwr I... |
| 323 days ago |
WW Videos - 15 replies Hey folks, check this out. Lotta good WW videos in one place. Videos |
| 328 days ago |
Anyone bought a.... - 2 replies .. Six-Pac camper recently?How do you like it? Pros-cons?I’m looking at a D850 to go on a Ford 250 Super Duty.Thanks, guys/gals. |
| 330 days ago |
This is funny - 4 replies |
| 330 days ago |
Lost Drawer Video - 6 replies Several weeks ago, I saved a video to a hard drive that recently crashed. If the following description rings a bell, I’d appreciate help in finding it again. First, I THINK it might have been on a mag. site. Maybe Youtube…not sure. The demonstrator used his two outside dado blades to cut a 1/4X1/4 (IIRC)dado on the ends of his ... |
| 331 days ago |
Murphy's laws for LJs and, Other Musings - 18 replies 1. The week after that scrap piece get’s tossed, you find a place for it in a project.2. Blood on the saw table is hard to remove.3. The flash that says “Maybe I ought not to do it this way.” always comes 100th of a second too late.4. Board stretchers don’t work.5. Tools are not mistake prone.6. The most exotic wood is th... |
| 334 days ago |
OMG!!! - 4 replies |
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