501 days ago
by spunwood |
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This was a pretty straightfoward part of the job. The only trick was getting a snug fit and centering the groove perfectly.
You see, I had foolishly milled the breadboard ends to exact thickness, rather than oversizing them a hair. This meant I had to be spot on!
How could I perfectly center the groove?
The trick turned out to be to get close.
Rather than aim for perfection, I got as close as possible. Then with each pass on the table saw, I ran each piece through twice (once...
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719 days ago
by swamps42 |
10 comments »
Today Harbor Freight had a 25% off coupon. I used mine to buy a mini wood lathe. My best friend was with me and he bought a set of chisels for me as my birthday gift. I’m so excited, and already very covered in saw dust and wood shavings.
Naturally, I tried to just jump in, I mean I’ve used my itty bitty Dremmel lathe before. I made a HUGE mess of a scrap of 2×4. Then I came inside at my friend’s urging, watched a few Jet videos on YouTube, and went back out to the g...
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1317 days ago
by davidroberts |
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I built this fold down outfeed talbe about two years ago and it still going strong. I give the design credit to Jim Becker at
http://sawsndust.com/p-outfeed.htm
He provides a plan sheet on his website. I did modify his design a bit to suite my needs. This is what I had in mind when I started to think about the project. I just happened upon Jim’s site, and I’m glad I did. He attached the OFT using 45 degree supports attached to the back of his TS, to eliminate those pesk...
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