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| 351 days ago |
Value of a Nova DVR 3000? - 8 replies Hi all, I know a cabinetmaker whose business partner recently passed away. The partner handled all the turning tasks for the business, and the guy I know has no interest in it. He has started a new business with a new partner, and they are doing phenomenally well already. (They just signed a contract on $700k in millwork for an apartment i... |
| 429 days ago |
Tenryu table saw blades, glue line ripping - 11 replies Hi all, I’m thinking of getting myself a dedicated ripping blade, and at the same time I’m curious about Tenryu blades. To hit both these bases, I’m thinking of the following: Tenryu IW-35540D2:14” diameter x 1” arbor40 teethTCG (triple-chip grind)20 degree rake0.157 kerfAdvertised for “Glue Line Rippin... |
| 452 days ago |
The Original Steiner hand plane -- Can you help me tune it up, or is it just bunk? - 8 replies Hi all, I’ve had a wooden-bodied hand plane for over 10 years that I’ve never really used. I got it from the sculpture department in my university because they had six of them that had never really worked too well. Here’s a description: It looks to me like beech, with a lighter-colored wood joined on the bottom for the so... |
| 472 days ago |
Dust mask recommendations! Hooray! - 8 replies Hi All, I’ve run out of dust masks, and it’s time to buy some more. For a couple years, I’ve used the 3M ones with the two yellow elastic bands and the aluminum nose clip. There is no exhaust port in front. I think it is #8210Plus. They cost around $1 to $1.25 each, in boxes of 20. I have been satisfied with these—... |
| 486 days ago |
Cordless Drill / Impact Driver: Makita or Panasonic? - 15 replies I’m in the market for a new cordless drill because my old Panasonics are dead. Six or seven years of hard work has earned them a place out in the pasture. They served me well. I have two, and I like to use one for drilling and one for screwing, so I don’t have to change bits all the time. This means that, now that impact drivers ... |
| 486 days ago |
Introducing Myself - 17 replies Hi everyone. I’m a woodworker in Brooklyn, NY, 34 years old, and I’m new to LumberJocks today. Thanks for being around. Just to let you know a little about myself: I’m trained as a sculptor, and I did that for several years, with wood in a lot of my sculptures. About two years ago, I changed directions to make furniture and... |
