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| 361 days ago |
Woo Hooo . . . I saw my profile - 4 replies Yea its pretty pathetic . . . but this past weekend when I logged on I seen my profile “front and center” on the LJ home page. Pics and everything. I grabbed my laptop and ran over to Dear Wife (who was working on a set of house plans) to show her. She thought I had won the lottery or something. When she saw what I was excited ... |
| 363 days ago |
What can a band saw do? - 24 replies That might be a stupid question . . . but besides resawing and cutting curves . . . what else can be done with a bandsaw? I was out looking at tools today and seen this puppy for $399 canadian. If memory serves it has ceramic guides. What do you think about the specs?? http://www.kingcanada.com/Products.htm?CD=13&ID=57 I have read... |
| 366 days ago |
Opinions on 10” miter saws - 32 replies Im considering getting a new dual bevel 10” sliding miter saw. The Bosch 4410L and Makita LS1013L seem interesting. Any one have comments? Bosch http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-4410L-10-Inch-Sliding-Compound/dp/B0007LQPTC Makita http://www.amazon.com/Makita-LS1013L-10-Inch-Sliding-Compound/dp/B000CFKL3E Not really interested in a 12R... |
| 372 days ago |
Question: How to give a quote to family\friends - 38 replies DW’s Aunt V has taken a shine to the bed frame that I made for me and DW when we moved into out new home 4 years ago. She would like a quote on having me build 2 – one for her son and one for her an Uncle J. Costing the materials is pretty straight forward . . . but the time is my challenge. Do I gustimate an amount of time an... |
| 376 days ago |
How to: Resaw without a bandsaw - 13 replies In making the cabinet for DW I required some ¼” board to fill in the back panels for the doors. The only problem is that I do not have a band saw and I only have 1” board to resaw. What is a fella to do? My process: I cut the boards a little long and jointed both edges (using my router) as they will be running on the table saw. [no this ... |
| 382 days ago |
Redwwod Burl Site - 5 replies I just googled “burl” ,as I was not sure what it was, and this was one of the sites that came up. http://www.redwoodburl.com/index.htm Some amazing hunks of wood. |
| 382 days ago |
Loonie = Greeback - 11 replies For the first time since 1976, the Canadian dollar is worth the same as the greenback. Amazing. When DW and I went on our honeymoon in 2000 to the Pocanoes, PA (bad spelling) we paid about $1.50 for every american $1.00. |
| 383 days ago |
"Hip to be square" - 1 reply Well I was out in the shop today (on holidays this week) trying to square up my mitre saw as I installed my new Freud blade yesterday. Low and behold . . . what song would come on the radiio but ”Hip to be square” by Huey Lewis and the News. I had a great chuckle . . . Just curious . . . any other similar wood working songs ou... |
| 385 days ago |
FYI - Pocket Screws @ Canadian Tire - 1 reply For those north of the border I discovered today that CT carries 1 1/4” pocket screws in packages of 100 for $3.99. I used to pay $5.00 for 100 for Kregg brand screws. I know Im only saving a $1 per box . . . but every $1 counts. |
| 386 days ago |
LF: Finger Joint Jig for Router Table - 12 replies I want to make a couple of small boxes with finger joints in the corners. I seen two guys on the WoodWorking Channel use a jig for their router to make finger joints and it looked rather neat. Anyone have plans for one or know where I can find plans? |
| 386 days ago |
Another Table Saw Blade Question - 7 replies Hey All Another blade question. The three following Freud blades are on sale at Canadian Tire (35% off). Im looking to replace the blade in my TS. About 75-80% is ripping. Anyone have these?Will I need a stiffener for the thin kerf blades? I know that Forrest is the best and the fancy red blade from Freud is good as well . . . but thes... |
| 395 days ago |
HELP - I need computer geek assistance - 12 replies I hoping someone knows something about computers . . . Dear Wife ran a system recovery disk to “clean off” her Toshiba laptop. Doing that she messed up her internet connection. We have high speed modum connected to a Linksys wireless router. I ran Connectivity Doctor and it is showing a problem from the Ethernet Router/Bridg... |
| 404 days ago |
Do Canadians have workshops?? - 2 replies Since the new site has been up I have not seen any canadian workshop “tags” on the workshop map. When I go to my page my tag is there . . . but when I go to the LJ main page there are none to be seen. Is it just my computer or has anyone else noticed? |
| 430 days ago |
LF: Octagon picnic table plans - 1 reply hey anyone have a simple plan for an octagon picnic table? you know . . . one of the ones that you can make from 2×4s and 2×6s. I know that I can get a precut “kit” from Home depot for $129 . . . but I was wondering what it would cost to buy the rough lumber myself. Tks |
| 434 days ago |
Problem: Jointing with router - 9 replies This is the first time that I have attempted jointing. I do not have a jointer, but instead have a table mounted router. This is where I found the information on how to joint with a router http://www.woodshopdemos.com/rtrplnr.htm I added 1/16” to the left side of the fence. I tried this on a couple of boards (8” wide, 8” long, 13/16 thic... |
| 439 days ago |
Half Mask Respirators - 2 replies I need a Half Mask Respirator and dont know what to get. What do you folks use??? |
| 451 days ago |
Link to Woodworking software - 6 replies Dear Wife found this and sent it to me. I thought I would share. http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSSoftwareConnection.html Anyone use any of this stuff ??? |
| 453 days ago |
OT: Did you ever feel like giving your neighbour a smack? - 5 replies Did you ever feel like giving your neighbour a smack? Da Wife (DW) has Environmental Illness which is essentially allergies to chemicals. Its like people who are allergic to perfume but 100 times worse. Well the guy across the street (actually he is next to the guy across the street) sprayed pesticides on his lawn last night in the dark. W... |
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