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| 43 days ago |
Looking for a Knotty Pine Plank Veneer Plywood....... I think - 6 replies I have a customer who wants cabinets built to match some existing cabinets in his house. They are older cabinets and look to be homemade or cheaply built. The are made out of knotty pine boards and a knotty pine plywood that has the look of planks on the veneer, not just one large sheet across the plywood but it looks like 1×4’s but... |
| 110 days ago |
I need a Dual Hairline Cursor for my Grizzly table saw fence.....Where can I get one? - 11 replies The Shop Fox Classice fence on my Grizzly 1023SL is a good fence, no complaints. I do have trouble sometimes getting the fence set “right on the money” because I guess when I look down through the cursor and to the tape I am not always directly above the mark. This of course would make my fence setting slightly inaccurate. I hav... |
| 111 days ago |
Name this Jointer!!! - 7 replies Found this local 6” jointer on craigslist for $100. What is it and is it worth $100 in working condition? The seller says he thinks it may be Chicago Electric? |
| 115 days ago |
1/2" or 3/4" ply for my shop drawer boxes? - 5 replies I am building my first set of cabinets in my shop and so far they are going great (except that I forgot to take pictures). The are going to be frameless cabinets with full overlay drawer fronts. I have was wondering what I should build the drawer boxes out of, 1/2” or 3/4” birch ply. I am going to be putting things like power to... |
| 122 days ago |
Looking for a simple business software.... - 10 replies I am considering doing some woodworking on the side and I would like to be able to keep track of things without alot of hassel and confusion. So I am looking for a software that can handle simple things like keeping inventory, job pricing, billing and things like that. I am wanting to be able to input whatever inventory I have and whenever I... |
| 130 days ago |
Shop Cabinets Design Thoughts....? - 2 replies I plan on building some cabinets for my shop in the next few days/weeks. I am going to build base cabinets then the hanging cabinets, the entire set should be about 90” (7 1/2’) wide. The hanging cabinets should be pretty basic I guess, just a few adjustable shelves inside them. I am wondering what I should do with the base cabi... |
| 133 days ago |
Should I seal my workbench/outfeed table? - 3 replies I am working on a workbench/outfeed table. The top consists of two layers of 3/4” MDF with a sacrificial 1/8” hardboard top. I would like to be able to replace the hardboard top someday if it becomes dinged and scratched. I also know that I should seal the MDF so that it doesn’t swell. The top is edge banded with a hardwo... |
| 134 days ago |
My try at a homemade Dust Deputy - 1 reply After seeing what jcoulam did with his homemade dust deputy I decided o try it myself instead of spending the money on one from Oneida. So today I gave it a whirl since I had time between coats of poly on a table I’m building for a freind. I didn’t quite finish but this is what I ended up with. Pretty much the same thing a... |
| 137 days ago |
Some workbench design Q's...... - 1 reply I plan on building a workbench/outfeed table for my new table saw. I want to build a basic workbench capable of haldong a couple of vices and some storage below. I am thinking that I would be satisfied with a top made of 2 layers of 3/4” MDF topped with a sheet of hardboard, then trimmed with poplar or something simular. In designing ... |
| 138 days ago |
Outfeed table out of MDF or Plywood? - 6 replies I just pruchased a Grizzly 1023SL table saw and I am going to build a outfeed table for it. I like the simplicity and the design of the one featured by the Wood Whisperer. http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-build-an-outfeed-table-for-a-table-saw-219867/ He used 3/4” plywood but I was wondering if 3/4” MDF would be ... |
| 138 days ago |
My new Grizzly 1023SL table saw! - 7 replies It arrived! And in good condition! My saw finnaly arrived without any harm, thankfully. It was shipped late on a Friday I only had time to put it in the shop and take the box off to have a look at it. Looked pretty good but I didn’t even get a chance to take the plastic off! So Sunday rolled around and off to the shop I went. I pu... |
| 150 days ago |
What fence with my DELTA Table Saw? - 38 replies I have been in the market for a new table saw. My current table saw is a cheap Ryobi that is loud, underpowered and definately inaccurate. I have been looking and looking at different saws compairing prices, reviews and options and I think I like the Delta 36-9 model. http://www.cpowoodworking.com/images/product/medium/36-980.jpg(I think th... |
| 151 days ago |
Insuring My Shop.....? - 2 replies I have abuilding that I have been using for a woodworking shop for the past few years. The roof has been leaking and I have had only cheap power tools inside. Recently I have been working on the flat tar roof, trying to find leaks and repairing them (the weather here reecently has been in the 100’s with a heat index of 110+ and VERY humi... |
