880 days ago
by Karson |
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My wife never knows what to buy me, because if I want or need anything I go and buy it.
So I guess somewhere in a discussion I mentioned a hobby electronic microscope (A kids toy) because i wanted to look at the edges of my chisels when I sharpen them.
So one of the presents I got this year was this.
So this is the sharpened edge of a razor blade knife that I carry.
This is the micro edge of the sharpened blade with I guess a piece of apple or Christmas Cake stuck to the b...
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1192 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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It’s the JET – JSG-96CS: 6’’ x 48’’ Belt / 9’’ Disc Sander w/ Closed Stand, 3/4HP 1Ph, 115V.
It arrived by pallet in two boxes:
Right away the 3/4HP motor and belt seemed bigger than I’d imagined this past year or two (this has been on my wishlist for awhile now). I had even scaled up my mental image, but it was still bigger than I thought:
The closed stand is a very thick sheet metal, and heavier than I expected. It was a...
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1986 days ago
by mot |
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Well, I procrastinated on this little project enough. Our two year old son, Mot Jr. (aka The Vandal,) needs a Christmas Gift from the shop. My daughter wants an iPod. What’s a guy to do. I settled on a plan from Lee Valley for a nice little rocker and started the build 2 nights ago.
I started by grabbing some wood from the rack. I chose red oak because it’s what I have in abundance and after an attempt to resist it’s downfalls, I’ve become quite used to working...
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