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Since you mentioned house insurance, I just got a notice from mine that they will not renew in May. They said they are reducing financial exposure. I read it as they were saying they were over extended. I have found most of my neighbors no longer carry house insurance, the insurance industry here in...

I have found my SS will cut through any wood no matter how thick if they do not exceed full depth of cut. Once you go to thicker wood trying to cut wood so thick that the saw blade is buried you will have more problems. I have cut ironwood, said to be the hardest wood, the wood used years ago to bui...

Frankly if you believe a table saw is the main tool in a work shop , and I am not saying you do, buy a table saw! At best the SS is a compromise. You will find trying to use the jigs and fixtures you often see on TV, YouTube or in magazines probably will not work as shown. If you are trying to copy ...

Loved the pallet video.
Signed the Gold Goof

Thanks for the notification. I want to order the gold one before it goes off sale! If you want planning perfection you must use gold tools. It insures cuts to .00003” tolerances plus it reduces effort by nearly 50% and the extra weight reduces skipping. Plus it gives you real reason to sob when you ...

https://youtu.be/w_SS67qincs
Forgot to post link sorry

Check the “my growth rings” he offered some alignment hints that may making the alignment process different. https://youtu.be/w_SS67qincs.

Hey in the “my growth rings” YouTube video he went over setting up the lathe part of the SS. He said it was the most important part of the SS set up. He mentioned using the set screw in back side of left side way tube foundation. This may explain a lot of alignment problems. https://youtu.be/w_SS67q...

db5 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:48 am Bet you had a ball doing that project.

Oh my aching back!

I do not imagine you have many cars in your neighborhood, the Fox will clear them out!