559 days ago
by Marcel T |
9 comments »
Hello fellow Lumber Jocks! I’m starting a little blog series on my work-in-progress DIY lathe. In short, I want to build a lathe to turn a few pens, without spending ~$60 some on specifically pen turning materials and ~$200 on a lathe.
So, I want to try turning. I’ve always considered myself a handyman-esque person, and I had that urge to build! The tipping point was when I found a few blogs such as AfriGadget, StreetUse and Future Perfect. Their owners travel a lot, and they notice ingenu...
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552 days ago
by Marcel T |
2 comments »
Hey guys! Taking advantage of the long weekend here in Canada, (so this was last weekend) I made a better base for my dremel. I was taking it apart to see why it was squeaking (trapped sawdust) when the idea hit me – drill the existing screw holes all the way through the body, and get a longer screw to hold the dremel together (like the old screws) and hold the dremel to the base. Well, I didn’t have a screw quite that long and thin, but I did have some short screws of the correct diameter. S...
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608 days ago
by Pete_Jud |
10 comments »
I meet a hardwood floor installer the other day, and asked what he did with the leftovers, He said that they just throw them in the dumpster. I asked him to save some for me to use in the shop, and the next thing I know He brings over 200 Sq Ft of 3/4 inch oak. 3-4 ft in long and 4 in wide. Once planed and trimed to remove the t&g, I have over 70 boards 3-4 ft long, and 5/8 thick and 3 1/2 in wide. So, be nice to your local flooring guy.
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911 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
7 comments »
The hardest dust for me to breathe is the fine stuff that comes out of the orbital sander. I have used the Porter Cable Model 333 for about 10 years now, and have done a lot of sanding with it. I am sure there are better, more expensive sanders, but I like it, at least so far.
Here is a photo showing my collection.
The one I bought two years ago (gray one with yellow tinted lacquer overspray on it) is now dead, but I keep ...
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806 days ago
by thewoodwhisperer |
6 comments »
Hey LumberJocks. Many of you probably know that Festool is a one of our major sponsors over at The Wood Whisperer.Well, as part of our new sponsorship agreement, I was able to arrange for a monthly giveaway. Every month, one lucky winner will receive a brand new Festool tool. You can read all the details HERE.
We are calling it The FesCOOL challenge. Yeah, its corny I know.
There is a relatively easy challenge question that you must get right in order to be entered, but other than th...
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829 days ago
by Karson |
7 comments »
I received this post today from a web site the I get periodic mail from.
Greetings all,I am excited to announce the latest news concerning the addition of Wood Whisperer project plans to the awlfreeplans site. As you will notice upon visiting the site, I have added a “Wood Whisperer Plans” page that will contain various plans associated with the video pod cast counter part. In the future, I will be working with Marc to document various projects he builds through his video p...
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501 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
2 comments »
Straight from our Ad Team...
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Do you have a woodworking related business? Big or small, this is your chance to get noticed on LumberJocks.com for FREE! Simply send us your creative and landing page for your chance at a free slot in our Vertical Banner 2 for 1 month (see our advertising plans). At the end of each month we will have a random draw for the next month of free advertising! The first random draw will take place the end of this month, so get your ads in now...
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639 days ago
by Karson |
8 comments »
Popular Woodworking w-News has another free plan.
http://popularwoodworking.com/articledisplay?id=17602
Karson
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36 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
1 comment »
Oct 22/09
Once again, there will be a FREE DRAW in our next eMag…. watch for it!
And you still have until the end of the month to get your name in for this month’s draw—for “The Great Book of Wooden Toys” by Norm Marshall.
Check out October’s eMag here, for information on how to enter. .
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