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photobug Wrote: (02-20-2018, 11:27 AM) -- The fence is the most important part of any tablesaw you may buy. -- Which was one of the main beefs I had in my original post. Knowing you can't turn the ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-20-2018, 11:42 AM
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I certainly could see that the DeWalt stand created a very stable work platform. The wide stance of the legs is obvious. One of the things that changed my mind from a folding stand-type saw, like ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-20-2018, 09:55 AM
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Where did y'all see a fence that was included? I saw a number of good reviews from Googling the model, but they were from 10 years ago. That doesn't mean this one is 10 yrs old, it's just that the ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-19-2018, 10:01 PM
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Bob10 Wrote: (02-19-2018, 04:12 PM) -- Did you see this one?  Seems to be what you are looking for  https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/d/delta-industrial-10-left-tilt/6485663623.html -- Yes I...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-19-2018, 07:16 PM
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I was originally looking at the Ridgid R4513 as well as that DeWalt saw and also the Hitachi and Bosch saws of the same class. My thinking was I would fold up the table saw and build a mobile stan...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-19-2018, 02:51 PM
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Thank you all for the great advice. I was surprised to see so many responses so quickly. I've looked on Craigslist and the stuff is either out of my price range or too knarly looking to even want t...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-19-2018, 09:19 AM
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As I begin my journey into the woodworking world, I've been doing my research on the table saw I want to get. I don't have a lot to spend, but I can spend $600. I've settled on two choices, the Delta ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 27 13,600 02-18-2018, 12:39 PM
  0 Thread: School me on mortise chisel bits
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I gotcha. The bit and the chisel are not connected in any way. The bit goes in the chuck and the attachment holds the chisel and the whole thing is plunged as one unit when you lower the quill of the ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 7 4,010 02-11-2018, 08:59 AM
  0 Thread: School me on mortise chisel bits
Post: School me on mortise chisel bits

Is there a reason why you can't just use a mortise chisel bit on a drill press without having to buy a special attachment or a dedicated power tool costing hundreds of dollars? Is it stability? Is ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 7 4,010 02-11-2018, 08:40 AM
  0 Thread: Table height of Ridgid R4513
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chips ahoy Wrote: (02-05-2018, 09:00 AM) -- Just measured mine,it is 35.5 inches high.I have no complaints with the saw in all the years I have owned it,I use a freud thin kerf blade and also have a ...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 6 8,443 02-05-2018, 09:12 AM
  0 Thread: Table height of Ridgid R4513
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Lucky Irish Wrote: (02-05-2018, 08:32 AM) -- According to the Q&A section on the HD website the saw is about 34" high when set up. -- Ah, thanks. I guess I just didn't go deep enough or I missed th...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 6 8,443 02-05-2018, 09:10 AM
  0 Thread: Table height of Ridgid R4513
Post: Table height of Ridgid R4513

Can anybody tell me what the operating height of the table is on the Ridgid R4513 table saw? All of my searching on the net says the product height is 23". There is no way someone is going to buy a...
Hobbywood Woodworking Power Tools 6 8,443 02-05-2018, 07:31 AM
  0 Thread: Lewis' New House
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daddo Wrote: (02-01-2018, 05:52 PM) -- What really matters is what Mrs Lewis feels about it. -- Lewis is a bachelor. ;)
Hobbywood Woodworking 11 6,311 02-02-2018, 07:57 AM
  0 Thread: Lewis' New House
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Yup, San Antonio.
Hobbywood Woodworking 11 6,311 02-01-2018, 04:02 PM
  0 Thread: Cross-cut sled vs mitre saw
Post: RE: Cross-cut sled vs mitre saw

I am very limited on space and I do not have a wall to dedicate to such a bench. I have seen a number of videos on YouTube for these kinds of set ups and I am envious, to be sure. There's a guy on ...
Hobbywood Woodworking 31 27,080 02-01-2018, 12:44 PM
  0 Thread: Lewis' New House
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stav Wrote: (02-01-2018, 09:11 AM) -- Are you doing anything to control moisture inside? -- She has a temperature and humidity gauge to measure, but nothing to control other than a timer on the lig...
Hobbywood Woodworking 11 6,311 02-01-2018, 12:25 PM
  0 Thread: Cross-cut sled vs mitre saw
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MstrCarpenter Wrote: (01-31-2018, 11:22 PM) -- Quick tip; Mount a board to your rip fence the same height as your miter saw bed. -- I'm trying to visualize what you're gettin' at. The base of th...
Hobbywood Woodworking 31 27,080 02-01-2018, 07:18 AM
  0 Thread: Lewis' New House
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stav Wrote: (01-31-2018, 10:31 PM) -- Lewis looks like a happy fellow in that fancy enclosure. My daughters beardie lives in a large aquarium. She’s mentioned the possibility of building our own at s...
Hobbywood Woodworking 11 6,311 01-31-2018, 11:10 PM
  0 Thread: Lewis' New House
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BTW: underneath is a little dolly I built for it. Our daughter was wanting to put it on the floor but I thought it would be easier if it could at least roll around instead of just sitting on the floor...
Hobbywood Woodworking 11 6,311 01-31-2018, 10:26 PM
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As promised in my first thread (about magazines), here is the vivarium I built for our daughter's bearded dragon, Lewis. It's made of melamine. It's 48" wide, 24" deep and 20" tall. Nothing really ...
Hobbywood Woodworking 11 6,311 01-31-2018, 10:21 PM

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