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  0 Thread: Bandsaw Blade Needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw Blade Needed

When I was cutting kayak kits I went thought a lot of 1/4" blades with the plywood.  After trying a few I ordered mine through McMaster Carr.  They don't give a name brand but I always received Morse ...
Kudzu Woodworking 6 1,229 02-18-2023, 10:09 AM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft

A mix.  White oak.  Mahogany.  Okoume ply for the hull repairs.
Kudzu Woodworking 11 2,253 08-21-2022, 05:47 PM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft

Tapper Wrote: (08-16-2022, 06:15 PM) -- ??? Doug -- No cypress.
Kudzu Woodworking 11 2,253 08-17-2022, 07:26 AM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft

fredhargis Wrote: (08-13-2022, 04:07 PM) -- I remember snippets of your past posts about this boat, it's so awesome i don't have adequate words to use. Really (really) cool. -- I thought maybe I ha...
Kudzu Woodworking 11 2,253 08-13-2022, 04:16 PM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft

It has a 283 Chevy.  It ran perfectly and just about to check it out and repaint it in the next couple of weeks.
Kudzu Woodworking 11 2,253 08-13-2022, 01:00 PM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft

Shameless bragging. Been working on this for a LONG time.  A couple of surgeries got in the way but just so happy to finally get to this point.  The point where all the hard work starts to show! ...
Kudzu Woodworking 11 2,253 08-13-2022, 08:21 AM
  0 Thread: Looking for a jigsaw
Post: RE: Looking for a jigsaw

brianwelch Wrote: (07-06-2022, 02:21 PM) -- .... I am r e a l l y tired of the blade's tendency to wander as well as not stay plumb while cutting...Maybe operator error? -- I finally figured that ...
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 18 2,705 07-06-2022, 06:40 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blade guides - Atlas benchtop
Post: RE: Bandsaw blade guides - Atlas benchtop

I would just make my own out of some hardwood.  Oak or hickory.  I have done it and they work. Just need a lot adjustment if you use them a lot.
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 4 1,155 07-05-2022, 08:26 AM
  0 Thread: Laminating Plywood for Bench Top
Post: RE: Laminating Plywood for Bench Top

Bill Holt Wrote: (06-06-2022, 06:36 AM) -- Guess it depends on how flat the plywood is before you start.  I did it for a router tabletop. -- Exactly.  Plywood isn't totally flat so it depends on ho...
Kudzu Woodworking 14 2,157 06-06-2022, 08:19 AM
  0 Thread: Replace 16 y/o old Heat Pump...
Post: RE: Replace 16 y/o old Heat Pump...

I had to replace my unit last summer. About the same age as yours. The thing that stood out to me was how much our electric bill dropped.  The new units are much more efficient and while it will take ...
Kudzu Home Improvement 20 2,400 05-13-2022, 12:58 PM
  0 Thread: Help venting laser engraver smoke through a window?
Post: RE: Help venting laser engraver smoke through a wi...

®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: (05-10-2022, 07:52 AM) -- I might even mount two fans:  one blowing into the box to act as an air assist and one to exhaust. -- You would still be moving the same amount of air...
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 7 2,769 05-13-2022, 12:52 PM
  0 Thread: Thickness
Post: RE: Thickness

Put the calipers up and measure with a tape or ruler.  This is wood working, not metal working.
Kudzu Woodworking 13 2,191 05-09-2022, 08:56 PM
  0 Thread: LED Shop Lights
Post: RE: LED Shop Lights

Juss1 Wrote: (05-02-2022, 10:27 PM) -- I need to upgrade my shop lights to LEDs.  7-8' ceiling.  It slopes down front to back. -- Just built a building and used the UFO lights (shaped like a flying...
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 10 1,912 05-03-2022, 08:18 AM
  0 Thread: Bent Bandsaw Guides
Post: RE: Bent Bandsaw Guides

Willyou Wrote: (05-01-2022, 02:51 PM) -- My first question is: are causing any alignment problems as they are? If they aren't broke, don't fix 'em. -- Me too.  It a thrust bearing and I have doubts...
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 7 1,606 05-02-2022, 08:11 AM
  0 Thread: Wrong size jointer knives
Post: RE: Wrong size jointer knives

Just an FYI.  There are lot of companies that will make knifes for you. With a little searching on Google you can find them. Odds are one of them have the right size in stock.
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,927 04-07-2022, 08:44 AM
  0 Thread: Contracts
Post: RE: Contracts

No one listens but if you need a contract you need a lawyer to check it or even write it. I am not a lawyer but have a life long friend that is.  Law varies from state to state and one wrong word, ...
Kudzu Woodworking 16 2,984 03-04-2022, 09:10 AM
  0 Thread: Communal Shop Space.
Post: RE: Communal Shop Space.

2link2 Wrote: (02-28-2022, 10:23 AM) -- ....Set up an LLC & have everyone be an equal share partner to avoid your personal liability..... -- While that would work, now you have to file taxes every ...
Kudzu Woodworking 13 1,665 02-28-2022, 11:06 AM
  0 Thread: Communal Shop Space.
Post: RE: Communal Shop Space.

Not sure I can add anything but aside from the liability, which insurance to protect each member could take care of, my concern is trusting someone else to use and take care of my tools. I would be af...
Kudzu Woodworking 13 1,665 02-28-2022, 09:38 AM
  0 Thread: Planner knives
Post: RE: Planner knives

PM-100 did not use disposable knives. They were meant to be resharpened and reused.  So not sure anyone makes a disposable blade.
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 7 1,494 02-21-2022, 09:01 AM
  0 Thread: How to "gut" Unisaw?
Post: RE: How to "gut" Unisaw?

You can probably fix the tilt with just the top removed.  You will have good access to the mechanism and odds are it is just caked up with sawdust. A little cleaning and a lube and it will probably wo...
Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 11 3,033 02-15-2022, 09:04 AM

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