Hello,
I was wondering if anybody has tried turning spruce and would have any advice? We have a lot of old spruce wood in our school woodshop because they replaced our bleachers last year and kept the wood and I was going to attempt to turn it into pens as gifts for a few teachers around...
Quick update on the Rigid band saw:
It's still $320, but Direct Tools has a %25 off deal for everything except pressure washers and air compressors from now until Christmas. So the band saw is now $240+tax.
They also had a Ryobi scroll saw for $94, model SC164VS (w/ sale for $71) and a...
Haha thanks Steve! the power to the house comes through the basement so it shouldn't be too hard to re-wire some stuff. During the summer I can leave stuff outside while finishing under a covered porch, but for winter, I'll have to separate the areas with some trash bags or something. Or just...
I'll go with the shop vac! The vent outside would be for the ambient air, not the actual dust from the machines. And the unfinished part of the basement is where the heater and A/C are actually located, so it already has wide temp swings. Hopefully the neighbors won't see any fine dust that is...
Thank you all for the great advice!! Here are my new plans, using what you guys have posted:
Stuff I already have:
Ridgid router (fixed & plunge base)
A few old circular saws
Jig saw
Handheld belt sander
A few old drills
Small shop-vac
Box fan with duct fan
Borrowed table saw
I...