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| 254 days ago |
Sawing Green Wood with a Bandsaw & Eucalyptus Lumber - 20 replies Hello, earlier in the week, I had some eucalyptus trees cut down and today, I started cutting them to air dry. While I’m cutting the wood, The first 6 or 7 inches cut fine but then I noticed that the bandsaw has to really work at cutting through the wood after that. I turn off the bandsaw and find that the gullets are clogged with wood. ... |
| 274 days ago |
Unusual block plane - 4 replies I came home today and found that my wife bought me 5 hand planes from a garage sale for $5 each. 2 were Stanley Bailey #5s, 1 was a Stanley Bailey #3, 1 was a non-branded junky #3 and the last one was an unusual block plane I never seen before. The body of the block plane (it was a low-angle block plane) was made out of stamped steel and it ha... |
| 304 days ago |
White Oak in San Diego - 3 replies I have about 43 board feet of White Oak left over from a project that I want to sell. The tree was harvested by one of my customers and he had someone mill the boards. He air dried it for 6 or 7 years in his garage. It is planed down to 13/16” and 7/8”.The board’s rough measurements are as follows:4” x 57 1/2” 5 ... |
| 304 days ago |
Lie Nielsen Hand Tool Event - 6 replies I went to the Lie Nielsen Hand Tool Event this weekend and I wanted to share some things with the group. It was at Cerritos College in Los Angeles, CA. I was initially disappointed because it was just in a small room. I had imagined a large convention hall or something. But as I started talking to people, I learned a lot. I tried a lot of th... |
| 315 days ago |
Black Walnut in San Diego - 8 replies Hi, a friend of mine has a storage unit filled with black walnut in San Diego. I would guess there’s at least 500bf… possibly 1000bf. He needs to sell it quick because he has to move his stuff out by the 20th. They are all flat sawn… there are some quarter sawn pieces I saw but not many. He’s planning on storing it ... |
| 412 days ago |
Making Cast Iron Router Table? - 4 replies Hello, I have an extra tablesaw and it has a cast iron top. My friends and I were thinking about what we can do with it and I got the idea of turning it into a router table.I have a blade on my recipricating saw that was made to cut cast iron but I have no idea how to make the lip for the base plate.Anyone done this before? |
| 425 days ago |
Any good Toyota Dealer in Fresno, CA - 4 replies Hello, I know this is way off topic but I was wondering if anyone knew a good Toyota in Fresno, CA. My uncle just moved there. I initially told him to go to Valley Toyota in Hanford because my company does their website (Check it out, its’ really cool: www.valley-toyota.com) but he wants real opinions and he knew I am active online. So ... |
| 431 days ago |
Dust Collection-Venting to the outside? - 5 replies Hi, I’m wondering if any of you vent your dust collector to the outside. I am thinking about venting to the outside, right into my neighbor’s yard (I’m kidding about that). That way I don’t have to deal with filters. I live in a rural area so I don’t think I have to worry about my neighbors. There’s no wate... |
| 439 days ago |
Sharpening Jointer Knives - 12 replies Has anyone ever tried sharpening Jointer knives?I’ve been using my jointer a lot for the past year and its’ getting to be a hassle (not to mention expensive) to send the knives out to be sharpened.I sharpen all my own chisels, gouges and planes so I’m thinking about purchasing a few 10” DMT diamond stones and having a go ... |
| 446 days ago |
Delta 36-630 Tablesaw Question - 4 replies Hello, I thought someone here might know this but a few weeks ago, I got a Delta 36-630 tablesaw for free. It was in really bad shape, the motor didn’t even start. I’m almost done restoring it and I got the motor working again. But I’m having a problem trying to align the pulleys. The bracket that attaches the motor base pl... |
| 449 days ago |
Old 1HP Tablesaw For Sale in San Diego, CA $170 - 3 replies I really hate to part with this but I’m trying to make room in my garage. I have three tablesaws and I’m letting this one go… a 10” 1 HP Craftsman Tablesaw. This tablesaw is old and very heavy. Thick Cast iron table top with steel side extensions. The paint is coming off from usage but the top and most cast iron part... |
