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- Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Glue-joining of Cutoff Pieces for Lumber Recovery
- Replies: 26
- Views: 72264
Re: Glue-joining of Cutoff Pieces for Lumber Recovery
Just curious...why not consider scarf joints? With a 12 to 1 ratio the simple scarf is easy to make, nearly invisible and should be plenty strong. Finger joints are great...but to join lots of cut offs into a few long pieces, scarfing would be quicker and not require any special jigs or tools. Discl...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:05 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: WHERE Y'ALL AT???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 172854
Re: WHERE Y'ALL AT???
The "need for the services of the trades" is NOT going to disappear. Rest assured: Someone will takeover those positions. Now the cost of that labor may be the same as it is now for a "Professional" but that is the way the cookie crumbles. The law of supply and demand. That is e...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:52 pm
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: Stop Collars - the accessory I should have bought years ago
- Replies: 29
- Views: 271223
Re: Stop Collars - the accessory I should have bought years ago
100% in agreement...they are extremely useful. And, when combined with feeler gauges, can in some situations also be used to make precise adjustments almost as easily as the adjustable collar. Which I also own...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Magnifying Glass - Steam Bent or Segmented
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4885
Re: Magnifying Glass - Steam Bent or Segmented
Adrian; Here is a link you might find interesting...it looks like you can minimize or maybe even eliminate springback by steaming before laminating...I have never tried that, but it sounds interesting. https://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Springback_formula_for_bent_laminations.html What about jus...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:59 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Sell me on the SS jointer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 137629
Re: Sell me on the SS jointer
Ha! My little aside about the greater stability of narrow boards sure got some attention! Sorry, guys, I wasn't trying to poke a stick in the hornet's nest, just re-stating a "truism" I have heard many times over the years. I always believed it, and certainly know it to be true if the boar...
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Sell me on the SS jointer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 137629
Re: Sell me on the SS jointer
Spec wise, it looks like I could get a new Grizzly jointer with a spiral cutterhead delivered cheaper than the SS one, and still have a larger table overall. Thanks everyone who contributed to this thread so far...it s been an interesting read, and I don't have too much to add, except to go back to...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:38 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Looking for advice, horizontal boring, edge joining with dowels and glue
- Replies: 47
- Views: 41495
Re: Looking for advice, horizontal boring, edge joining with dowels and glue
Tunnel vision is a mind narrowing hazard. One must realize there is no "one" correct anything. A decision must always include consideration of alternate methods. Everyone has a different set of 'assets' to work with so only they can determine the 'best path'. Now here is where tunnel visi...
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:08 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner
- Replies: 120
- Views: 171460
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner
**Hmm. Here's a thought. Maybe SS could buy up used machines and 1. reduce their in-built competition, and 2. offer "factory certified" refurbs for sale. Would you be tempted by a like-new, factory-warranted "vintage" SS for half the price of a new machine? Yep, I would consider...
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:26 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Looking for advice, horizontal boring, edge joining with dowels and glue
- Replies: 47
- Views: 41495
Re: Looking for advice, horizontal boring, edge joining with dowels and glue
Would love to hear of experiences from others with horizontal boring for large panels, or any other joinery method you want to mention here. Also, if anyone has had great luck with large panels without joinery, it would be useful to hear of those experiences as well. Just a second thought or two to...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:15 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Looking for advice, horizontal boring, edge joining with dowels and glue
- Replies: 47
- Views: 41495
Re: Looking for advice, horizontal boring, edge joining with dowels and glue
For those who deem this easy on a Mark V, perhaps you can give all of your best tips to the OP on this thread because I wouldn't even attempt this myself given some of the caveats with horizontal boring on a Mark V. Well, I don't claim to have done a lot of doweling on the Mark V, but over the year...