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| 29 days ago |
Delta Unisaw Seattle listing - 1 reply For any LJ who may be interested in a used cabinet saw. I just found this listing on Craigslist for the Seattle Area. I made an inquiry and found the saw is a left tilt 230V single phase delta unisaw platinum edition. Comes with a mobile base. Here is the link. You may have to copy and paste the link to make it work. http://seattle.c... |
| 93 days ago |
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... |
| 146 days ago |
Circulating funny story - 8 replies Enjoy, Dalec Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren’t prepared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know me?’ She responded, ‘W... |
| 187 days ago |
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... |
| 207 days ago |
What next - 8 replies Hi, I am beginning to look at buy my next piece of equipment. I bought a used Bosch 4000 TS. the TS will have to do for now, because of space limitations. I also have a ridgid CMS. I am looking at getting another power tool. A jointer, router, planer, dust collection, air filtration, electrical upgrade, are a few things that come to min... |
| 223 days ago |
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... |
| 230 days ago |
Aligning TS (Bosch 4000) Fence - Help - 1 reply Finally got serious about getting my Bosch 4000 table saw properly set-up. Ended up purchasing the A-Line-It dial gauge alignment tool. Found the saw blade alignment was nearly .008 out. Got the blade aligned to within .0001. As close as I would ever expect to get it. Next moved on to aligning the fence. As I understand the alignment pro... |
| 252 days ago |
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... |
| 252 days ago |
Boxes - Relationship height, width and depth - 28 replies I slowly getting around to build my first box. I know I can size it any way I want. However, are there any conventional guidelines (relationship of width, depth and height) that are traditional ratios? In that I am starting with little/no experience, thought this may give me some ideas as to what size I want to build into my design. Than... |
| 254 days ago |
Figured Maple - 12 replies I have novice question about wood grain. I have a figured maple board that I gave some thought to ripping and gluing to get the board thickness I wanted for a box. I have decided after advice from a number of you to resaw instead. I tacked a question on to my last response to the subject, but probably should have started a new topic. The... |
| 255 days ago |
Need advice on how to proceed with wood project - 7 replies Hi, I am about to start late on some Christmas presents. I have a couple of maple boards. They are 4/4 and 5/4. I plan to make one box and would like to make the box sides between 1/4” to 3/8” thick. The boards are 5-6” wide. I don’t have a band saw. So the alternatives as I see them are: resaw using my table saw... |
| 263 days ago |
What to do - 8 replies I was cutting up the old side rails from my Mother-in-Law’s old bed, so I could get rid of it (thinking it was old fir or hemlock). Did not pay much attention initially, just cutting into short sections. Soon realized, the rail was oak. Oak does not seem not to be as popular as once was. Even so, I decide to salvage what I could and en... |
| 286 days ago |
Heating Woodworking Shop - 41 replies I was reading one of the forum topics and someone in response to a dust collection question, got off on to heating a small shop. Rather than hi-jacking the thread, I thought I would submit the topic as a new one. Winter is coming, so working in an unheated shop becomes more uncomfortable for many of us. In certain parts of the country heati... |
| 289 days ago |
Combination vs dedicated saw blade for plywood - 7 replies I have been researching a saw blade for my table saw. I have planned to begin a small hardwood project once I make my purchase. Now I find that I a need to trim some birch plywood sheets. I am trying to stay on a budget, so this my throw my timing the hardwood project off. If I want to end up with a reasonably good cut on the birch plywood,... |
| 302 days ago |
Clamps from Harbor Freight - 16 replies Hi, I will be starting my first project in a couple of weeks. I decided to start with a fairly straight forward cutting board project. So I will be needing clamps for my glue up. I stopped by Habor Freight last week and see that they carry a fair range of clamps. As long as the clamps look straight and appear rigid, are they as good as ... |
| 310 days ago |
Full or thin Kerf saw blade - 21 replies Hi, I will be in the market for a replacement saw blade for a Bosch 4000. Having read a number of articles, I understand one advantage of a thin kerf over a full kerf saw blade is reduced demand on saw motors. The Bosch 4000 is 15amp 4.4 HP peak rated. Has anyone out there with a Bosch 4000 had experience or recommendation on either the ... |
| 314 days ago |
Advice on Table Saw alignment - 5 replies Hi First, thanks to all of you for your words of welcome and support to this new member. This is my second forum topic. I bought a used Bosch 4000 and had to have the undercarriage replaced at the factory service center. They were very professional and helpful by the way. After getting the TS home from the factory service center, I be... |
| 322 days ago |
Table Surface repair - 2 replies Hi, I am new to this forum. After reading a number of threads, I thought I would jump in with my question. I just purchased a used Bosch 4000 table saw. The saw was not particularly well setup and was a bit abused. I have it in the shop to replace a broken part. Beyond the replacement part, I would like to clean up the table surface. ... |
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