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| 19 days ago |
Help with table saw problem - 2 replies My Delta contractor table saw does not start any more. It is less than two years old and used very lightly. Wired for 110V. It was working fine all morning and when I started it again, didn’t start. The socket has power as verified by plugging a fan. I made sure that the motor cable which connects to a socket from the table saw switch ... |
| 33 days ago |
Dust collector noise control - 7 replies I bought a Delta 50-720 1 HP Dust Collector 650 CFM recently and assembled it together and turned it on. It is so loud that it feels like a jet engine taking off right in my garage. Worse than a regular shop vac. I am wondering if the motor can be shielded for noise (if that is the source of noise). If anyone has any ideas on DC noise control, I... |
| 147 days ago |
Makita Planer - 4 replies Hi All. I am considering buying a planer. I don’t think I will be using more than a few hundred board feet of lumber in a year. My top three choices are Dewalt DW735, Delta 22-580 and Makita 2012NB. Personally, I am leaning towards the Delta (as it includes the feed tables and GaryK seems to like it a lot!). There are a lot of good rev... |
| 189 days ago |
Dust collection with wet/dry vac - 16 replies Hi LJs, I don’t have any kind of dust collection system in my garage. The higher powers have issued a directive to “do something about the dust in the garage or else…”. I am thinking of cobbling something together with a wet/dry shop vacuum and looking at a Ridgid or Craftsman 16 gallon shop vac. Right now I only h... |
| 194 days ago |
Chamfer bit with no bearing - 3 replies I need to cut a flat bottom channel with 45 degree sides. A chamber bit mounted in a router table should be ideal to do this. I cant find any chamfer bits without a bearing tip. Is there such bearing? Also, can I buy one of these bits and remove the bearing and use it? Thanks |
| 261 days ago |
Proper way to store lumber - 10 replies Hi All, I finally managed to find a good lumber yard about 70 miles from my home. I bought about 110 bft of 4/4 S2S cherry. They are 8 foot boards and range in widths from 5-10 inches and are flat sawn. (I paid $6 and some change per board foot with free delivery. Is that a good price?) The boards look pretty dry to me but I have no way to me... |
| 264 days ago |
Opinions on multi-purpose woodworking machines - 21 replies Hi All, I happened to see a Shopsmith demo at my local HD today and it got me thinking. So far, I have bought a table saw and a router. I think a planer and a jointer (in that order) are pretty much a necessity for any serious working. A drill press and bandsaw are also on my wish list. But, I was thinking that a Shopsmith would have been ... |
| 291 days ago |
Denali Clamps - are they decent enough to buy? - 7 replies Hi All, I am looking to buy some clamps of which I am in severe short supply. Amazon has Denali bar clamp bundle and it seems like a really good deal. These are probably not in the same class as Bessey, but then my budget doesn’t permit them :( Does anybody have experience with this brand and are they decent enough? http://www.ama... |
| 394 days ago |
Hand plane selection - Japanese or western - 28 replies Folks, As a newbie with a limited budget, I am faced with making tough decisions. I don’t have a jointer or planer. I have decided to stick with preparing stock by hand. This is not such a big deal for me as woodworking is more for relaxation and I grew up watching my cousins building traditional furniture with nothing but hand tools. I... |
| 413 days ago |
Lumber buying question - 13 replies Hi All, I am a rookie wood worker and have a question on lumber that I bought. I just got myself 20 board feet 4/4 of Basswood from Internet Lumber. I got six boards of 84”. Four of them are 5 1/2” and two are 4 1/2”. (4 X 5.5 + 2 X 4.5) X 84 /144 works out to 18 board feet. My question is, do the lumber sellers have any ... |
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