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  1. zapdafish

    gluing up woods with different stains question

    I am looking into edging one side of a veneered panel with hardwood. If I want to stain/dye either side with different hues. Whats the procedure for this, do I do it before I glue em or after they are glued. If I pre color, I am worried that during the glueup there will be squeezeout that I...
  2. M

    Insulation Question

    I am planning to close in my shop ceiling joists and could use a suggestion for insulation. They are 2 X 6 joists, 24" OC. I know fiberglass batts are available, but I am also considering rigid foam. These come in 4 X 8 sheets from the local Lowes. I could cut to fit between the joists, using...
  3. WoodRose

    A "rough" question for the masses...

    I recently purchased a 12 inch disc sander (subdued tool gloat:eusa_danc) and while shopping for replacement discs I realized I had a question… should I keep using the very difficult to remove stick-on adhesive backed disc or is it advantageous to switch to hook and loop discs? I imagine...
  4. farmerbw

    Klingspor/Shop Fox 110v DC remote question. Updated/Resolved

    I picked up one of these 110v DC remotes from Klingspor several months back and finally got around to hooking it up to my Jet 1hp DC last week and so far I'm not to pleased with it's performance. I was wondering if anyone else had one of these, post recall, models and if they were having the...
  5. H

    Temporary gluing question

    I am making my first two cam whirligig. It is my own design. I want to temporarily assemble the whirligig to (1) make sure I have the right placement of the two figures and (2) confirm the u-bend in the drive shaft works properly. Clamping is not practical. What can I use to temporarily bond...
  6. charlessenf

    Distance Floor to Ceiling Question

    OK, in a basement with a poured concrete slab floor and 2 x 10 floor joists above. I hung a laser level about 5 feet above the slab and set a story stick flush on the floor below each joist and marked the distance for each of the six joists I am going to build under. Then measured each mark...
  7. rcflyer23

    Question on Cutting Board

    Can you use Soft maple for an end grain cutting board. I know you can use Hard maple but didn't know what the difference was.
  8. zapdafish

    drawer question

    I rebuilt a workshop table with a torsion box top and was planning on adding drawers under it. My problem is I want the drawers recessed 3 - 4 inches so I can use my bessey clamps to clamp things down to the table during glueups. I thought there were drawer slides with over travel but all I...
  9. J

    HVAC question

    Air conditioning/fans off this morning. Nothing running. I noticed air flow coming in through the floor vents by just putting my hand on the grille. The ducts, registers, air returns, etc. were sealed with mastic a few years ago so I'm thinking that the air flow is coming in from WITHIN the...
  10. MarkE

    Stain and finish question

    I am building a couple of small drawer units to go in our pantry. The cases are 3/4" oak plywood. Face frames and drawer fronts are 3/4" solid oak. The drawer boxes are 1/2" Lowes blondwood plywood. The cases, face frames and drawer fronts will be stained with Minwax golden oak to match the oak...
  11. M

    Roman Arch Question

    I have been asked to reface the cabinets in a relative's kitchen with new roman arch top doors. I can't see me buying templates for something I will probably only use once or twice. I am assuming that the arches on all the kitchen cabinets are the same height meaning all upper rails would be the...
  12. Phil S

    Finish room venting question

    As I am getting ready to frame the floor system for my new shop, I am thinking about running vent lines before I install the subfloor. I am planning on blowing air into the room pushing the vapors out the vent. That way the flammable vapors will not be pulled through a vent fan possibly causing...
  13. L

    Measuring for picture frames question

    My super sled works great and cuts a beautiful miter cut however this brings up another question. Is there a formula for determing how much extra length is needed for a frame that is say 14" on the inside with a 2 1/4" wide stock?
  14. Ken Kimbrell

    G3 run out question?

    A posted in another topic I'm just getting started in turning with my HF 12'' x 33-3/8''. So far everything seems to be OK with the lathe, except for a very slight misalignment between the head and tail stock. So, this question deals with the Nova G3-D (Delta) that I picked up at my...
  15. dpsnyder

    Question on Dust Collection

    A friend is putting in a new shop - 12' x 22' - and will be pouring a concrete floor. Before he does that he wondered about putting some dust collection tubes (I assume 4" PVC) in the floor bringing period ports up to the surface to connect to various equipment with solid and or flexible...
  16. CDPeters

    Question: Resaw fences

    I am curious to know what you think about the 2 prevalent fence styles used for resawing on the bandsaw, the full fence vs. the single contact point "guide". Which do you use / prefer? Why? My thoughts are that the full fence, carefully set up and corrected for any drift, would produce better...
  17. Bugle

    Hardwood floor question

    We are going to remove the carpet from our family room and replace it with hardwood flooring; either standard 3/4" or some of the newer engineered wood. I talked with one flooring company and they said that either way, the particle board over the sub floor will have to be removed because they...
  18. llucas

    another finishing question ? lacquer over WOP?

    So, as a novice finisher, I am 'sperimenting with finishes...went through a few turning finished with Watco, then tried lacquer (rattle can Deft) and then wipe on Minwax poly. Each technique has it positives, but not surprisingly varies from wood to wood. I recently finished a hollowform river...
  19. CrealBilly

    Question Duct Board

    Forced air system - can you use the space in between floor joists for duct, if you line the space with duct board? http://www.certainteed.com/products/insulation/index/317382
  20. Truefire

    1"x 8 tpi spindle tap question

    I am looking to purchase a 1"x8 tpi spindle tap that is designed to be used for wood and is made or marketed by Beall. I was wondering if the tap was by chance designed to work with a 1" forstner bit for if this tap is designed like all other taps of course an undersized drill size would be...

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