871 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
40 comments »
A New Toy For Work:)
I just got a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS6 for recording my work. One of the great things about it is that it has a 25mm wide angle lens. This is makes it great for taking pictures of my installed work in small rooms.
I thought that taking photo & video of the shop would be a good test drive for it and a good way to share a tour of the American Craftsman Workshop.
This video was entirely shot with this camera (except for the photos of the camera itself:)
Music: ...
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873 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
35 comments »
I could ramble on, but…
Your friend in the shop,
Todd A. Clippinger
Share the Love~Share the Knowledge
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306 days ago
by Don W |
31 comments »
So I won a planer on ebay for $39. I bid the starting bid never expecting to win. I figured for $39, the 3hp electric motor would cover it. This was the only picture supplied.
Last weekend I drove to pick it up. http://lumberjocks.com/topics/39731
Once home I gave it a systems check. Does it work? The description said “In working condition”, but what exactly did that mean. Since the motor was not attached, I rewired it for 110V just to test it (will be put back to 220v ...
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1606 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
27 comments »
Forgive My Insensitivity…
A public Thank You is in order before I go any further. I had some great support from two individuals that are a part of LumberJocks.
I relied heavily on Dave Pruett for “on call” support to figure out how to edit / process / and post my video.
I need to thank Marc Spagnuolo as well. I did not continually call him like Dave, but his advice and pointers were taken to heart and helped me out as well.
As with my woodworking, my achievement...
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841 days ago
by miles125 |
23 comments »
This post is in response to richgreer’s great post on “Can you just slap something together” found here… http://lumberjocks.com/topics/23755
I’m thinking there’s a general misunderstanding about how adjusting the level of craftsmanship depending on circumstances is not a skill set in its own right. It is. And a very valuable one. Maybe what we’re seeing is simply the difference between how a hobbyist views woodworking and how those who do it for a ...
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1750 days ago
by SteveKorz |
23 comments »
A very good friend of mine has a father that is an avid woodworker. He chip carves, and makes many other things such as wooden spoons and the like on his drawhorse. He’s a very talented man. Anyway, he decided that he wanted a new stationary belt sander, and bought one. The older stationary sander was a Craftsman, and it had a few years under its belt. The sander sat in the corner of the barn near the tractors, and one day my friend asked his dad if he wanted to get rid of it. He ...
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1131 days ago
by David Craig |
21 comments »
I have been looking into dust collection units for the shop. I have been using fairly small shop vacs to try and contain some of the sawdust but, obviously, they are not going to work very well for items like the jointer planer I have. I was trying to work out the obstacles to picking up the HF 2HP dust collector, but I was going to have to find a dedicated circuit I could hook the thing up to. 20 amps is quite the draw and there were also the space considerations.
Last week, my father in ...
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304 days ago
by Don W |
20 comments »
Well, not really, but hey progress is progress even if its slow.
I never planned to take everything apart and repaint. So I dismantled the hood and a few misc parts, painted them up along with the new dust collection.
Made a few rubber grommets to deaden the rattles.
The put it back together.Added a 30’ lengh of 10-3 power cord, connected to a new switch.
Took on last look at old unreliable.
And set the new girl in her new home.
Attached the dust co...
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1829 days ago
by DaveConry |
18 comments »
Our Stickley dining room set.
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768 days ago
by Ocelot |
16 comments »
Finally, I’ve pulled the photos from my camera. I neglected to photograph it as I built it, but here it is in finished form. It gives me 8’ of stop range for precisely measured crosscuts. I can use it for through cuts as well as crosscut dados. The extension table top and fence are made of a partial sheet of 18mm (3/4”) oak veneer plywood that I’ve had laying around for 10 years or so. The legs are of ordinary 2×4 stud material. There is no finish on it...
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