dalec's Forum Topics

Fire Extinguisher - Smoke Detector Questions - 8 replies

I have just checked my kitchen and garage/shop extinguishers (not rechargeable). Both gauges show that they are still good, but just barely, so replacements will have to be purchased soon. In the house an ABC rated chemical extinguisher would be fine. These same extinguishers will also work in the shop to cover wood, solvent and electrical ...

Used Jointer - 21 replies

Hi LJ’s I am slowly accumulating a set of woodworking power tools. The pace has slowed as my funds go up and down. In any event, I know I will need a jointer, if I get more into woodworking. I have found a listing for a used Grizzly jointer (G1018), so the jointer is a generation or two older than the current offering from Grizzly. ...

Powematic pm 2000 limited edition TS on sale - 4 replies

I just received an e-mail from CPO with a special on a Powermatic PM2000 limited edition table saw. I found it again by googling “powermatic pm2000 limited edition”. There were 4-5 vendors selling this sale (comes with 3HP 1 phase motor, 50in fence system) for $2200. This is advertised as a limited quantity sale. I just ordered ...

Router accessories for cutting in door hinge mortises - 11 replies

Hi, I posted this topic on another forum, but something tells me I will get a better and quicker response on LJ. I am new to routers, and have actually purchased a Bosch Colt for a small trim job and just got the Bosch 1617EVS. Had not had time to begin using the 1617 as yet. I have been asked by a friend to help out with a project whe...

Cutting groove in Polystrene or styofoam sheets - 26 replies

I started a forum topic on homerefurb on this topic, but did not get a good answer. It may have been how I articulated my question. I am interested in insulating my garage door. It is a typical uninsulated garage door. I have considered various garage door insulation kits, including bubble wrap sandwiched between foil, poly foam sandwiched...

staining fir door - 7 replies

This weekend a friend and I installed a set of three fir interior doors. I used a Miniwax Polyshades 1step stain& polyurethane. We did not have much time (less than two hours to complete the finish work. So was unable to take the time I usually do to test the finish. By the time I finished applying the stain-polyurethane, the wood looked...

fixing chip out on exisit furniture - 10 replies

Need some help. I have started a small project – cutting down the size of a mytle wood coffee table. The owner wanted to avoid fully disassembling the table top. Have gotten as far as cutting and joining to parts of the table top togehter. One problem is fixing some chip outs. Looked up the Woodwhisperer site and got info on using...

Milwaukee Tools - Opportunity? - 15 replies

I was surfing and ended up at the Toollogics site and saw an article about Lowes’ plan to drop Milwaukee tools from their tool inventory. The article ended with the suggestion that there may be some good pricing on Milwaukee tools at Lowes as they close out their inventory. Don’t have any confirmation that Lowes will no longer carr...

traces of glue - 26 replies

I have read a number of forum discussions on wiping with a damp rag immediately vs waiting a bit before scraping glue squeeze out. I just finished completed a small project that has traces of glue squeeze out left. I waited until the glue set up and used a small chisel to scrap away the excess glue. I thought I cleaned up pretty well, but on...

Is it me or my TS fence - 11 replies

I was finally ready to start cutting boards for a small box project. I aligned my table saw,(saw and fence parallel to the miter slot and saw blade at 90 degrees to the table top). I decided to go with a smaller box, so I would not have to resaw too tall a board (no band saw). I ripped the board into 2 narrower boards. then proceeded to re...