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    Leigh 330TD Dovetail Jig

    I purchased a Leigh TD330 dovetail jig and set it up and cut test pieces. Everything I have seen, user manual and videos, show dovetails that I want to cut. The Leigh jig cut narrow pins and wide tails. I have lived with Leigh customer service and the CSR I have been working with can’t...
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    Bandsaw wheels

    I have a Powermatic Model 141 14" bandsaw which I am upgrading with new Carter guides and new urethane tires. When I installed the tires I discovered that the old rubber tires had had a crown on them and that the wheels were not crowned. I took the wheels to a machine shop to have them...
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    Replace Incandescents With CFLs?

    I have mostly 200W incandescents in my workshop and am thinking about replacing some or all with CFLs. I'm not ready to install new fluorescent fixtures. My meter is right outside the shop door and when I reach inside and turn on the lights the wheel really spins. Does anyone have any experience...
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    PM Spam - Stephanie

    I just got a private message posted at 4:24 this morning from Stephanie informing me that "Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future..." Might I expect this to be the first of an onslaught of similar messages?
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    Calipers

    I have an old O.D. caliper that I use to check diameter, usually while the piece is still spinning. It is an inexpensive one with a quick setting device to change diameters without engaging the threads. It has seen its day, won't hold the setting very well. I looked around for one and all I can...
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    BIG Router Bit

    I need to use a crown molding router bit for a project I'm working on. I bought the bit and, looking at it in my hand, it's HUGE. I guess I can set everything up with jigs and clamps and take VERY shallow cuts until I get the profile I need. Any thoughts out there? Thanks. Stan Messick
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    Biscuit Joiner Experience

    I am getting into making clocks with an octagonal face frame and it occurs to me that a biscuit joiner might be the way to go for the frame. I know absolutely nothing about biscuit joiners and am trying to learn. Anyone care to share their experience/opinion? Thanks. Stan Messick
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    Screws

    I have recently twisted a couple of screws I got at Lowes in two and would appreciate any thoughts anyone would care to share about who makes or sells the better screws. I have had a now dwindling supply of indestructible black wood screws I got from a furniture maker many years ago and, short...
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    Lathe Choice?

    I am considering upgrading from my ca1950 Delta lathe and have done a good deal of research lately. The Delta 46-715 looks good but there are what appear to be a lot of unhappy buyers. I may have narrowed the field down to the JET 708352 JWL-1236 or the Grizzly G0584.The HF and a couple of...
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    Bandsaw Motor Speed

    I am replacing the motor on my Powermatic 14" bandsaw with a bigger HP motor for resawing. The original motor is 1750 RPM.The bigger motor I have is 3450 RPM. I am using a motor pulley half the size of the original to maintain the same surface speed. I did the same thing with a combination...
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    Knock Down Gloss

    I have finished two projects using Minwax Satin Wipe On Poly, which I have used many times before quite satisfactorily. These new projects have too much gloss and my question is: how does one knock down gloss? Way back in the last century I used McCloskey's Tungseal and finished with oil and...
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    Finishing Sander vs Random Orbit

    My projects have gravitated more toward case goods recently. I use an ancient Craftsman finishing sander which uses a 1/3 sheet and is selectable for straight line or orbital. I THINK it does everything I need but it's so old that I'm toying with the idea of getting something newer. Right now...
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    End to Side Finger Joint

    I have made a few chests in which the ends are grain oriented north and south and the front/back is oriented east and west. I was tempted to try a finger joint but couldn't come across anything here or in my literature or Googling about doing this. Anybody out there done it or seen it? Any...
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    Twisted hiking stick

    I have some chestnut that I would like to use to make a hiking stick. I have one, a gift, that has a "twisted" appearance and I think I'd like to do that. Here is a web site with pics of what I'm talking about...
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    Dust Collector

    I read a now closed forum thread on dust collectors and saw a Harbor Freight Central Machinery dust collector discussed. Is this the same item? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=45378 If so I see it available from a number of sources, including something...
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    Best Router Again Please

    I too have been looking for the best router and, in fact, have succeeded in finding maybe a dozen. I'm trying to narrow that a bit and would like opinions and downsides of the Makita RD1101. I have never owned a Makita tool but have heard others say that they are well made and reliable. Shoot...
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    Pool table rack dimensions

    I'm building a cue rack for my daughter and son-in-law and am thinking of making a triangular table rack. I've spent some time searching and have sent email inquiries to several billiards suppliers and still haven't found dimensions for a rack. Can anybody help? Thanks. Stan Messick
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    Tool Dock Router Station

    Anybody have any thoughts regarding the Tool Dock Router Station?
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    Ipe

    I have some small pieces of ipe and a source for more, offal from decking work. It has nice color and pattern and is dense. Has anybody here used ipe for woodworking projects? If so, please share your thoughts and experiences. I'm thinking about maybe boxes. I'd like to make a cutting...
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    By Request

    O.K., I said I would do this so I'm doing it. My actual name is Stan Messick. I grew up in Hickory. My dad started a woodworking business there right after the war and some of my earliest memories are of the sights and sounds and smells there. Much later he dabbled in used woodworking...

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