I also made her a set of taller legs at the same time in case she ever needs the space for a second video unit, this way the wood and the finish would be a perfect match…
Well Mom got a DVD player one Christmas and needed/wanted a stand to put the TV so the player would be under it. She also requested it match her current furniture, so I matched the color, and breadboard end style of her coffee table…
It is 7/8” Red Oak, finished with two coats of Golden Pecan...
I'm in need of a portable drill press stand - one that you clamp a 3/8" electric drill into. I used to have one that I used on a jig to drill tuning pin holes into a piano's pinblock with the pinblock remaining in the piano. I'd like to make a similar jig to use for the same purpose in drilling...
This was done a few weeks back on a weekend but with christmas tree and all there was no room to bring it in. now that mess is cleaned up the little woman and myself got it out of the shop and got the TV on top. we still have to get all the AV equipment inside and hook it up but this was enough...
After much research I am considering building a modified version of the Ultimate tool stand.
(http://christophermerrill.net/ww/plans/UTS/Tool_Stand_1.html)
I know several users here have built the tool stand and have been using it for years.
What would you do differently or add to it make it...
I've been looking at carving stands and just wouldn't pay what they wanted for the ones available. This past weekend I met a guy from Charlotte at the symposium and he showed me his. He builds and sells them for quite a bit less then what's available. I finally got to use it and I like it...
Not mine.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/2662392748.html
Hitachi 12" Slide Compound Saw model C 8FB on Roussea Miter saw super stand. Price is Firm.
Also have 8" Makita Table Saw New Blade heavy homemake stand ($50.00 firm)
919-870-1935
Location: Raleigh
it's NOT ok to...
I finally got a chance to go to the "BORG" with transport; I needed a new soldering iron, and looked over the wood and saw what I needed to make a stand for my DP, which has sat forlornly on top of (variously) my sewing machine table or my writing desk!
I used an angle gauge to take the...