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sorry to get to this thread so late.
I totally agree with what you're saying here.
I'll preface this...
I bought the OPR a couple of years ago. Several months ago SS ran a special on the OPR and it had a DVD attached to the package. I thought, I could use more info on the tool. So, I order the DVD ...

The home-made version does a couple of things for me:
1. No measuring or allowance for the kerf width. Position the edge of the 'track' on the keep side of the kerf....blade is on the waste side.
2. The edge of the 'track' provides for ZCI on the right side of the blade, reducing chip/tears, etc ...

Once again.... you sir are my hero!
Great garden!
The outhouse/tool shed is a practical riot! Reminds me of Young Guns' and Unforgiven's outhouse showdowns and the recent True Grit.

1/4" hardboard. No, it's not a Festool plunge cut, but works extremely well to cut down sheet goods to manageable sizes. and I don't have much $$ tied into one 5-footer and another 8-footer.:)
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That method works but there is ...

[quote="JPG40504"]A short time ago the RAS was the dreaded maiming tool. Way too easy to pull that spinning blade across yer hand holding the workpiece. Add to that the easily acquired habit of pulling the blade into the work piece 'vigorously'.

Nothing has changed except the introduction of the ...

Ohhh yeah. He has been on a tear against those online "woodworking plan sites" that rip off existing plans and sell them as their own, with no mention or compensation to the original designers.

He got a bit emotional when some people chipped in and bought him a table saw. Let down the "unhinged ...

But should it be "if it's not safe, don't do it?" If that is the case, we'd never do anything. You wouldn't have been driving a front end loader. You wouldn't have even been in the military. We wouldn't own power tools with spinning sharp metal blades. We wouldn't have hand tools with sharp edges ...

There have been occasions when I would have purchased a MKV or Pro Planer on ebay but they are listed as for local P/U only. I think that is one variable for seeing some larger SS products re-list on ebay.

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Squire of the Shopsmith. ...hmmmm, maybe knave, pawn, or wretch would be more appropriate for me.



An email list friend used to refer to herself as a "Peasant farmer". :)

I sometimes in humor refer to myself as "Lord of the manor". ]
Hahaha, when I was a firefighter ...

The recent Fine Woodworking has an article on making a Hayrake Table and the center stretcher is curved and assembled in a very similar fashion to your tables. I'm an online member and the author walks us through the process on their site. It looks intimidating, until you see Mr. Pekovich performing ...