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nice dvd about jigs

nice dvd about jigs

1606 days ago by teenagewoodworker | 2 comments »

this is a really nice DVD about making and using jigs. its a good review of some jigs and how to make some of the most used jigs around Mr Neils shop. also tells a lot about the jigs and gets you on your way to develop and make your own jigs some of the jigs that are covered are a table saw miter sled bandsaw circle cutting jig odd parts clamping jig butterfly keys in miters and many more like all of Mr Neil’s DVDs he doesn’t focus totally on what t...

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A Great And Simple Little Machine

A Great And Simple Little Machine

867 days ago by Dustmite97 | 2 comments »

I have had this sander for almost a year now and it has been great. I always needed a disc sander but always had trouble trying to pick one. There are many similar ones to the sander that I have and there are also combination units with a disc and a belt. I decided I really only needed the disc since I only sand wooden toy parts, bandsaw boxes, and for shaping plus I have limited shop space. I decided to choose this sander. The 12 inch disc makes for lots of sanding surface which is a big adv...

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Grizzly 4 1/2" Mallet

Grizzly 4 1/2" Mallet

336 days ago by Stephenw | 2 comments »

I considered building a mallet, but with so many other projects in the queue, I decided to buy the 4 1/2” mallet from grizzly.com. The handle finish is a little rough. There is also dirt and a brown substance all over the mallet. The pictures are of the new, unused mallet. Many mallet heads are made from several parts laminated together. This mallet head is a solid piece with a tapered hole bored through for the handle. The result is a somewhat sloppy fit. At $12.95, it wasn’...

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Book: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

Book: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

1416 days ago by Jim | 2 comments »

Well, I’m not as good a writer as Publisher’s Weekly so I’m going to defer to them for this description of this book. Also there’s a review of it in the June 22, 2009 issue of the New Yorker magazine. “Philosopher and motorcycle repair-shop owner Crawford extols the value of making and fixing things in this masterful paean to what he calls “manual competence,” the ability to work with one’s hands. According to the author, our alienation from how our possessio...

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Foot Switch

Foot Switch

480 days ago by Raymond | 2 comments »

I use my rotary tools alot and it can be a pain turning them on and off. I decided a foot switch was what I needed. So off to Menards I go to buy a switch, wire and plugs. When what do i see buy on clearance a 9 ft cord with foot switch for 3.99. It is used to turn on and off Christmas lights with out bending down. Great after reading the package the news got even better it will handle up to 10 amps, perfact for my rotary tools. I plugged the cord into the outlet, my rotary tool into the othe...

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Drill Master Electric Planer

Drill Master Electric Planer

335 days ago by Remedyman | 2 comments »

My wonderful woman bought me this planer for a Father’s day gift, but couldn’t wait and had to give it to me yesterday. It was the cheaper of the two but it seemed quite ok. I ran a short piece of douglas fir under it for a few passes. It planned the wood very nicely. It was glass smooth. And I put it down to spend some time with the family. Later in the day I ran a piece of older (partially rotten) douglas fir past the knifes just to take a little off. Then I picked up...

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One Amazing Jointer

One Amazing Jointer

1944 days ago by Mike Lingenfelter | 2 comments »

This #7 was my most recent purchase. It’s one big plane! I’ve used it to flatten some boards that I had ran through my thickness planer. These boards were being laminated together so the surfaces needed to be very flat. You would think a board coming out of a power planer would be flat. A few passes with the #7 shows you that board is far from flat. It also easily removes the snipe you can get with a power planer. The quality of this tool is outstanding. Lie-Nielsen also...

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Excellent plane...

Excellent plane...

611 days ago by speakerscott | 2 comments »

Pro’s Awesome little plane, once adjusted it will do a very good job of planing flush in tight spaces or very detailed work. Con’s Somewhat tricky to get the blade into the plane after sharpening without nicking the corners.Blade took a bit of work to get the machining marks out of it, and the base of the plane was slightly cupped, which required some lapping to get it flat. If these sound minor, they are…once set up you’ll find yourself using this thing ju...

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Tooline Scroll Saw

Tooline Scroll Saw

474 days ago by Nighthawk | 2 comments »

Power: 125 Watt Speed: Variable 500-1650RPM Max Cuting Thickness: 50MM Stroke: 20MM Throat: 405mm Bevel: Adjustable tilte 45° Accessories: Light, Rotoary tool for engraving (take dreamal bits), pinless blade adaptor Cost new: $299.00 NZD Bought Mid 2011I am the type of person that buys things to meet my needs and not go out and buy the latest and greatest and try to keep up with the Jones, and then never use that tool I have just bought....

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Quality Control issues at Freud

Quality Control issues at Freud

21 days ago by colvinatch | 2 comments »

I recently purchased this dado set at Woodcraft and after making my first dado cut I noticed a ridge in the middle of the cut, as if the chippers were a fraction smaller that the outside blades, I took it back and exchanged it for another, which did exactly the same thing. When I returned to Woodcraft they put it on one of their table saws and got the same result, a noticeably higher ridge in the middle of the dado cut making the bottom uneven. They began pulling all these off their shelves...

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