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Post: RE: Workbench
Some clever features in your bench, Hank.  Thanks for showing it and the details.   John
 jteneyck Woodworking 29 804 7 hours ago
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
gordon 131 Wrote: (04-25-2024, 06:23 PM) -- John, This is a great idea , and something I may be interested in as well. I have a very nice RAS but currently just use it for 90 degree cutting and never...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-25-2024, 07:14 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
RogerD Wrote: (04-23-2024, 04:37 PM) -- Hello John, Yes, I use the Miter Top with my Craftsman radial arm saw. I made an auxiliary top for the Miter Top out of 1/4-inch Masonite to protect the ...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-25-2024, 07:09 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing Walnut
Post: RE: Finishing Walnut
crokett™ Wrote: (04-25-2024, 07:46 AM) -- Yeah.  some of the super light areas I put a couple coats on.  The dyed areas are a little more brown than the natural dark walnut (it's got a reddish tone) ...
 jteneyck Finishing 13 359 04-25-2024, 11:37 AM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
And just for fun, photos I took this morning.  The ugly bench: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOGohOUA1T6ifspFTNitaIJloTV0LCzByYv6__GG7oBeCPPomZvdGrjoHdVOwrR4pg5uXIVdkFG-u2am11DG7DZ7Vr...
 jteneyck Woodworking 29 804 04-24-2024, 09:04 AM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
titanxt Wrote: (04-24-2024, 06:29 AM) -- One thing to point out for my use, and this does not apply to everyone, just my opinion. One thing about a tail vice is it can limit using the end of the benc...
 jteneyck Woodworking 29 804 04-24-2024, 08:54 AM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
As I said earlier, my Euro bench is the one Frank Klausz (thanks for the correct spelling, Tom) had in FWW, Issue 53, but I modified it to eliminate the tool tray.  I found a photo of it at this link ...
 jteneyck Woodworking 29 804 04-23-2024, 07:47 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Fred, this one's for all you segmented bowl makers!   It finally dawned on me how to make a simple, effective, and safe fixture to use with the miter table for cutting segmented rings.   The lef...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-23-2024, 09:53 AM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
A thick top is good for mass and, as I said before, if you use bench hooks it's pretty much a necessity.  Otherwise, only the front apron needs to be thick, and the back, too, but mostly for cosmetics...
 jteneyck Woodworking 29 804 04-23-2024, 09:28 AM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
Tom, your bench is awesome.  I love everything about it, assuming you can cover that center tray when you need a big flat benchtop, like I almost always do.   I built a Euro vise following the plan...
 jteneyck Woodworking 29 804 04-22-2024, 06:56 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
RogerD Wrote: (04-22-2024, 04:06 PM) -- John, Your Miter Table looks great! When I bought my Craftsman radial arm saw in 1970, I also bought a Miter Top accessory.  See attached picture. -- O...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-22-2024, 06:02 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
I have solved the last two problems on the table, holding really small parts and a length stop system, both of which will have clearance on the right side.   I installed a T-track in a dado I cut i...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-22-2024, 12:08 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing Walnut
Post: RE: Finishing Walnut
crokett™ Wrote: (04-20-2024, 02:20 PM) -- I am working on a walnut project.  I want to dye or stain the lighter areas to reduce the contracts with the darker areas - I am not trying to match just wan...
 jteneyck Finishing 13 359 04-20-2024, 06:36 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
So here's how it works to cut a square frame.  For a 10" frame I started by cutting a board into 10-1/16" pieces.  https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNGtUyVhAKf3K5JJQVix-hGUOoSj5mjfmXUCkPJa...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-20-2024, 12:44 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
gboot Wrote: (04-20-2024, 10:17 AM) -- John,  That is a very innovative device you crafted. I consider myself pretty clever but i would never have been able to figure that out. Keep me posted, I wou...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-20-2024, 12:10 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
I thought about it some, and then had to draw it to see how it works if you flip the piece vs. precutting them.   https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczM2blJzwR5JEJYuUElujA_x68avObfZNYiEwirS-v...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-20-2024, 09:58 AM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
fredhargis Wrote: (04-19-2024, 02:59 PM) -- The thing is that if you're cutting segments you usually cut one, flip the board and cut the another, and so on...the save wood. I'm not saying the angle g...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-19-2024, 07:27 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
fredhargis Wrote: (04-19-2024, 12:26 PM) -- That might be tough to figure out. To cut segments with a stop on that board, the long end of the workpiece might have to project out the back of the saw. ...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-19-2024, 02:04 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
greenacres2 Wrote: (04-18-2024, 07:26 PM) -- Put me down for one if/when you decide to do that.  Like Fred Hargis, my greatest use would be in segmenting for turnings.   When i read your initial c...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-18-2024, 08:26 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
fredhargis Wrote: (04-18-2024, 05:12 AM) -- Seems to me like another advantage of that set up would be that dust collection is easier. On my RAS I need a fairly wide hood to catch the angled cuts as ...
 jteneyck Woodworking Power Tools 33 1,105 04-18-2024, 09:37 AM

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