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| 1 day ago |
Converting Millimeters to Fractions - 34 replies Okay, so it’s a slow day at work, but this has been a pet peeve of mine. I often run across a measurement given in millimeters, and wish I had a handy reference to convert that number into fractional inches. There are a lot of charts and calculators online that will give you decimal equivalents, but nothing I could find that will quickl... |
| 79 days ago |
PayPal Revisited - 28 replies After expressing my satisfaction with PayPal in the recent forum topic about it, I must have jinxed myself somehow. I had a very disturbing experience yesterday, and would like to know if anyone has experienced anything similar. My last PayPal transaction was a small donation to this site I made on 4/28. The transaction went smoothly, with no... |
| 90 days ago |
Recommendations for Inlay Fillers - 17 replies I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for filling template-routed inlays like the one shown here: This is just plain wood filler on a scrap of walnut as a test piece. Naturally, I’d like something a bit more decorative than wood filler. I’ve used Inlace epoxy, and it is good for applications like this, but fairly ... |
| 126 days ago |
Steel Wool & Mineral Spirits - 18 replies Somewhere recently I read about making a solution to ebonize walnut by letting some steel wool soak in mineral spirits for a couple of weeks (at least I thought that was the time frame). I’ve had a large hunk of steel wool in a jar of mineral spirits for about a month now, and the resulting liquid, even when shaken up, does not look dark e... |
| 156 days ago |
Is Constructive Criticism Overrated? - 37 replies I came in late on Leon’s post about constructive criticism, just stumbling across it yesterday. After making my initial comments and sleeping on it, I awoke this morning with this thought: Is constructive criticism overrated? I started thinking about why I hang around here, and I think I’ve narrowed it down to four reasons: ... |
| 169 days ago |
Router Recommendations - 19 replies I use my trusty PC690 for both table-mounted and freehand work. I have a fixed base to leave on the table permanently, and both a plunge base and an extra fixed base for non-table work, so dismounting from the table is not any big deal. I would, however, like to get something with a little more power, as well as variable speed, so I could safely... |
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