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Magnets-Featherboards-Router Tables

Paul Pomerleau — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:55:31 GMT

I picked up a couple of switched magnets.
I thought I would make a little video showing a few examples of the uses of them.
I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for watching.

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Paul Pomerleau — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:41:35 GMT

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Bandsaw Series #4: Video Deleted

Paul Pomerleau — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:51:34 GMT

Video Removed – November 15, 2012.

Bandsaw Series #3: Thien baffle using new circle jig on band saw

Paul Pomerleau — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:03:36 GMT

I’m in the middle of constructing the famous Thien Separator and I needed to build a circle cutting jig to use on my band saw.
I decided to make a video of it (my very first one) to share with you.
You can view it here on YouTube.
Hope you enjoy it.

Bandsaw Series #2: Something better to laminate the boards

Paul Pomerleau — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:56:20 GMT

I recently just made my first band saw box and one of the problems that I had was trying to get all the boards glued together without any small gaps between them, specifically around the edges.
I realize that I was using softwood (pine and cedar) which probably doesn’t help much, but I must have used every clamp at my disposal and old planks to sandwich it together while using all the force I could muster, and I still had tiny gaps around the edges.
I’m new at the woodworking game and maybe I just don’t know all the tricks, but there has to be a better way.
I’m thinking a hydraulic press…
It doesn’t have to be a big one, but would have to have steel plates on both sides so there is no twisting and simply use a small bottleneck jack that most of us probably have several in the garage.
Putting a ton or ton-and-a-half pressure on the boards would probably do it.
With 20,000+ members on this site or so, I’m sure I’m not the first one to think of this, so is there a trick I’m missing or what?
And if this is a great idea, remember there is a patent pending on it :)
Thanks.

Bandsaw Series #1: Backwards teeth on blade ?!?

Paul Pomerleau — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:57:53 GMT

Well, I’m REALLY new at the woodworking game, and I went out and bought myself a lot of power tools during the Christmas Holidays. One of which is a 15” floor model bandsaw. Today I decided I am going to start a bandsaw box. So I glued a bunch of wood together and stated to cut through. Rememer, this is my very first time using a bandsaw. I noticed it wasn’t feeding as I figured that it should, suddenly smoke started coming out of the wood, I stopped everything, checked the wood, metered the temp of the blade using my digital laser thermometer and all appeared well. I started it back up and continued the cut. It took a long time to go through the 6” x 12” chunk of pine and cedar softwood.
I decided I am going to change blades, when I looked at the teeth of the blade I noticed they were pointing the wrong direction – up instead of down, how can this be?!? I don’t think you can put a bandsaw blade on upside down. Maybe I got a defective blade. oh well, I put on a thinner blade to start making the intricate cuts on my box and as I was coiling the blade to put it away, it flipped inside out and the teeth were now pointing in the right direction. Wow… I guess it can go on upside down.
How embarrassing… I don’t think I’m going to tell anyone about this for fear of ribbing.
So, what I want to know is…
1 – Has this happened to you ?
2 – Is it because it’s a cheap blade ?
I’ve learned another lesson among many since I started this hobby and now I will know to check this in the future.
Thanks for listening.