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| 32 days ago |
Looking for infromation on building stairs and railing. - 2 replies Hey LJs . .. There is going to be a project in my future where I will be building and installing interior hardwood stairs and railing. Its going to be a straight run of stairs. Installing the railing is a real mystery to me. DW did some pricing and the cheapest she could find was $58 per tread + installation. Ouch. Can anyone provide... |
| 51 days ago |
What "style" is this? - 5 replies DW found this pic on-line and she said that she likes this style of furniture. What style is it? I can pick out G&G . . . but beyond that its a guess at best. |
| 105 days ago |
Emails from Popular Woodworking - 4 replies A while ago I signed up to PW on-line and ticked the box that says ” sure . . . send me some emails from time to time. I noticed that there were a few in my in my in-box, but I rarely read them unless something catches my eye. This evening I actually looked at the number and frequency of PW emails. For the month of July I received one... |
| 113 days ago |
Sign of a questionable contractor - 1 reply A number of houses are going up behind ours and they are being built by a local “contractor”. Many people question his building tactics and the quality of his homes. DW was in the backyard and heard the following conversation. Hired Help – hey “contractor” Silence Hired Help – “contractor” ! Contractor – what ! Hired Help – what... |
| 122 days ago |
Screaming Router - How do I make it quieter - 13 replies He all . . . I have been doing a little work with my router which is mounted in a table. It is a DW616, the table is aluminum. Here is a pick. The problem is that it screams like a banshee. I do not believe it is broken. There is a ever so slight movement in-and-out on the shaft, but nothing side to side. I have not abused it or u... |
| 149 days ago |
Ladder Anti-Kickback Device - 9 replies After making a recent post showing me on a ladder at a less than perfect angle, and after reading Padre’s post on his ladder incident I decided I would add another layer of safety to my ladder work. I made this anti-kickback out of a scrap piece of 2×2, 4 8” spikes and a short length of rope. I don’t think I have to get into the details... |
| 167 days ago |
I met my first live LJ today - 9 replies I finally met a live LJ face to face today. Several months ago I mentioned the site to a colleague who signed up as Spud72. Well it just so happens that Spud72 was in my neck of the woods today and he popped by for a visit. It was very short however we did manage to talk a little wwing. It must be great for you folks who get to enjoy an LJ... |
| 222 days ago |
Skil Power Cutter - 4 replies Just flipping around the net tonight and came across this on the Skil site . . . a power cutter. Looks neat. Anyone got one? http://www.skiltools.com/en/UseYourSkil/Video+Center/PowerCutter.htm |
| 252 days ago |
ShopSmith or not to ShopSmith - 13 replies Hey all . . . I’m looking for your thoughts. I currently have a stand alone shop (TS, BS, DP, Router table, thickness planer), however the SS concept has always seemed interesting. It just so happens I noticed one for sale recently in my area. I have yet to see it, but the details are - Mark V 510R- About 20 years old (he inherited it fr... |
| 281 days ago |
Lordy Lordy . . . guess who is 40. - 28 replies Me . . . yep Zuki turned 40 this morning February 16, 2009. Yea . . . I know. You older folks are saying “oh to be 40 again” and you younger people are saying “40 . . . that is sooo oooold!” I’m still trying to figure out which one I subscribe to. I decided to take the day off work, not sure if I will be going out in the shop though. M... |
| 292 days ago |
Vintage Chain Saws - 4 replies Anyone know anything about vintage chainsaws? My father has one with no name on it, it is gold in colour and weighs a ton. The wording on the saw appears not to be english. No pic available yet. Any thoughts on where to look for info ?? |
| 303 days ago |
This is how I did it - 6 replies A little while ago I posted a question on how to make this cut – LINK This I how I did it. Here are four of eight legs roughed out . . . I am making two tables. I then used a 1 ¼ flush\trim bit to form the legs. Am I ever glad I made an extra leg as one of them had some nasty tearout. After they went through the router I... |
| 310 days ago |
Bathroom Fan to remove dust ? - 11 replies I was thinking . . . how would a bathroom fan work to remove sawdust in the shop? I know that when vented to the outside it will suck the warm heated air out as well . . . but would it work at removing dust? similar to this one – http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId... |
| 310 days ago |
So how do I do this ? - 24 replies So how do I chop out the back section of this leg? In the pic I have the finished inside face painted red to make it easier to see. It is not a through cut so it is a bit more complicated. I know that the finish work will have to be done by chisel, but how will I hog out the majority of the wood? I was thinking of making a jig for the ... |
| 323 days ago |
Question on pattern\trim router bits - 17 replies I am in the market for one and I have seen bits with a top mounted bearing, bottom mounted bearing and top and bottom bearings. I am considering getting a top and bottom bearing bit as it appears it can do the same job as the other two . . . but in one bit. Or should I buy separate top bearing and bottom bearing bits? Thoughts and comment... |
| 325 days ago |
LF: Hinge Reccomendation - 1 reply I am building this project and I am in need of a hinge that will allow the lid to open on the long side. Note that the legs run to the top of the box and are on 45s. Any thoughts? Would a barrel hinge work? Lee Valley has free shipping until tomorrow . . . so if there are LV suggestions it would be great. |
| 331 days ago |
SU Frustration - Arggggggggg !!!! - 59 replies Start Rant I jumped back into the SU ring a couple of days before xmas. I watched a couple of tutorials and said ”enough of that, I want to sketch something”. I started sketching something for the Winter Awards and got completely frustrated. I have now started back at square one with reading Betsy’s blog on SU and will ... |
| 343 days ago |
Ridgid Table Saw – 2 new ones - 3 replies I was into HD the other day and seen a new portable Ridgid TS. It is smaller than the TS2400 and get this . . . it had a riveting knife\splitter, the blade guard was in two pieces and the pawls and blade guard could be removed separately. I was impressed. I popped on-line to try to find it on the HD.ca and HD.com but it was nowhere to be seen... |
| 407 days ago |
Lee Valley A++ Customer Service - 4 replies I took advantage of Lee Valleys free shipping a couple of weeks ago and ordered some odds and ends. Well the order arrived swiftly and the baseball hat that I ordered was not there. http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=32484&cat=2,42407,33245 Instead there was a Lee Valley Sun Hathttp://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.asp... |
| 425 days ago |
OT: Problem with electric snow blower - 12 replies Yea I know it’s a little off topic, however it is powered by an electric motor and it makes noise. :-) About four years ago I purchased an MTD SnowFox. Here it the link. http://www.yardmachines.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10451_18503_90851_36257_-1 After it ran out of warranty it started to have a very strange problem. When ... |
