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Here's another YT review of the Kreg...this one done by Johnny Brooke of Crafted Workshop YT channel. So, the reference line sight glass on the Kreg has to be aligned before first use, i.e. it isn't aligned right out of the box. It looked really annoying trying to get it perfect, but once it is ...

We have a good Edge "in the wild" review from a long term Domino woodworking pro user. Sounds like the Edge is a solid option for the hobbyist crowd.

https://youtu.be/43Y_wUfgTG8?is=JHuDYRQfujVAjoLX .

I'm surprised that it's mid summer and we still haven't seen any other machines announced ...

David,

That is disappointing. Sorry this is happening. The PowerPro is a switched reluctance motor design from what I understand. There is a fair amount of literature that details how switched reluctance motor designs produce acoustic noise and vibration. Just searching for "switched reluctance ...

The problem is that the motor used in Shopsmith equipment is an induction motor design...as such it is designed to run at a synchronous speed. This speed is set by the AC line frequency (commonly 60Hz in the USA) and the number of poles in the motor winding. Typically this works out to 3600RPM for ...

Fellow EE here. Dennis and David are correct. What your EE friend said about power delivery through a VARIAC transformer is technically correct, but that is a statement of the VARIAC and NOT of what happens to the induction motor load under reduced input voltage supply. The latter is more important ...

gleno wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 8:00 am I made a 2 x 4 handle for mine and used it to finish drywall.

That is one nice drywall hawk!

Karl,

Looks good! Did you have a project in mind for the 8" log that you milled or still deciding?

I thought the same thing, totally different times. Interestingly he lived to 91!

Maurice,

That's great that he lived to 91, but the human body organ most affected by lead exposure is the brain so behavioral or neurological symptoms would present before physical ones do. I sincerely hope that I ...

I stumbled on this video and found it fascinating so I am sharing. I grew up watching Norm Abram which sparked my interest, and my Dad's interest, in woodworking. At the center of Norm's shop was a Delta Unisaw which for decades had a stellar reputation in the woodworking world. I never got a chance ...

In watching the video, I never knew that these organ pipes may be constructed out of lead. Watching him put his mouth on one of these pipes to check tune of it gives me a shudder. I wonder what lead poisoning health effects he and his wife had from doing this work. Sad that it wasn't well known the ...