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  0 Thread: Outfeed table design help, T-track vs Dog Holes
Post: RE: Outfeed table design help, T-track vs Dog Hole...

photobug Wrote: (02-02-2018, 10:33 PM) -- I have a bunch of stuff for T-track, and a few dogs.  If I choose to go with 20mm dog holes the dogs i have will be useless but i can buy and use the new fan...
Mike77 Woodworking 33 38,799 02-02-2018, 11:11 PM
  0 Thread: Outfeed table design help, T-track vs Dog Holes
Post: RE: Outfeed table design help, T-track vs Dog Hole...

It all depends on how you work and how many attachments you want to buy. Half a dozen of one, six of the other.
Mike77 Woodworking 33 38,799 02-02-2018, 08:01 PM
  0 Thread: General purpose 9" disc grit?
Post: RE: General purpose 9" disc grit?

80 grit is pretty aggressive, I have it on my 12", next time, 100.
Mike77 Woodworking Power Tools 6 3,314 02-02-2018, 07:59 PM
  0 Thread: Lee Valley's shelves are bare...
Post: RE: Lee Valley's shelves are bare...

Yay! Lee Valley got some router planes in, I grabbed one and it shipped. Now, if I can just get a skew rabbit and a plow plane we're set. Okay, not "set", I'm eyeing a shooting plane.
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,166 02-01-2018, 05:30 PM
  0 Thread: Hollows and rounds
Post: RE: Hollows and rounds

barryvabeach Wrote: (01-31-2018, 07:00 AM) --  Mike,  while I love Lee Valley, the H & R's they sell aren't like the traditional H & R's.  The Asian ones have stepped bottoms, so , IMO, they are not ...
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 23 16,745 01-31-2018, 07:11 AM
  0 Thread: Hollows and rounds
Post: RE: Hollows and rounds

barryvabeach Wrote: (01-30-2018, 08:26 PM) -- Mike,  if the cost of the blades were $700,  and then you add in the lumber, it would be cheaper to buy a set from one of the online dealers.  Build a pa...
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 23 16,745 01-30-2018, 11:01 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot

digidan Wrote: (01-28-2018, 02:42 PM) -- Two of the four podiums I'm building for a church group. Project got slowed when I caught my left hand in the biscuit joiner. Still got my fingers but I'm ...
Mike77 Woodworking 1,815 636,464 01-30-2018, 07:55 PM
  0 Thread: Hollows and rounds
Post: RE: Hollows and rounds

I ordered the DVD from LN. Not sure if I'll get around to building one, but I want to watch it. I'm thinking of building a body and get a blade already ground. Quite a bit more expensive, but still, n...
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 23 16,745 01-30-2018, 07:52 PM
  0 Thread: Lee Valley's shelves are bare...
Post: RE: Lee Valley's shelves are bare...

I guess I better order anyway and get my name in the que. On a brighter note, they shipped my #4
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,166 01-30-2018, 07:47 PM
  0 Thread: Lee Valley's shelves are bare...
Post: Lee Valley's shelves are bare...

Had a guy who worked with us, recently assume a prone position and cool to room temperature. I picked up a bunch of his shifts and got a bunch of overtime. So I took my found fun money to the Lee Vall...
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,166 01-29-2018, 08:09 PM
  0 Thread: Hollows and rounds
Post: Hollows and rounds

I'm slowing going acoustic. I'm wanting to start accumulating some moulding planes. I see them on E-bay but being unfamiliar with them, I don't know what to look for or what is a good price. Any advic...
Mike77 Woodworking Hand Tools 23 16,745 01-28-2018, 07:17 PM
  0 Thread: Resawing with a Delta 14" bandsaw
Post: RE: Resawing with a Delta 14" bandsaw

I've read all the reply's and I'm surprised on all the comments on particular blades and horse power.  Those things can help, but are not the most important issues when resawing. Little HP is actuall...
Mike77 Woodworking Power Tools 15 14,154 01-27-2018, 02:18 PM
  0 Thread: Magazine suggestion
Post: RE: Magazine suggestion

Sometimes a person just likes the tactile feel of paper. Thumbing through a magazine can be relaxing and satisfying. The value of the information is less important that the photos and the ads with all...
Mike77 Woodworking 36 20,430 01-27-2018, 02:02 PM
  0 Thread: Screws for plywood?
Post: RE: Screws for plywood?

woodmats Wrote: (01-26-2018, 07:49 PM) -- I often use screws as clamps to hold plywood cabinets together until the glue dries, especially in non-visible and hard to clamp places. My go-to type screw ...
Mike77 Woodworking 23 34,550 01-27-2018, 01:47 PM
  0 Thread: Lost account?
Post: Lost account?

I’ve been here since 2005 but I can’t login with my forever email? Anyone know who I need to contact?
Mike77 Questions about using the WoodNet forum features 1 3,173 01-10-2018, 11:04 AM
  0 Thread: Wood rich and cash poor
Post: RE: Wood rich and cash poor

There you are. I was expecting you much earlier. There’s one on every thread.
Mike77 Woodworking 35 19,958 01-10-2018, 07:43 AM
  0 Thread: HVLP sprayers
Post: RE: HVLP sprayers

I have a 15 gallon dewalt compressor.
Mike77 Finishing 11 9,352 01-10-2018, 07:23 AM
  0 Thread: HVLP sprayers
Post: RE: HVLP sprayers

i was actually looking at turbines like the earlex or fuji
Mike77 Finishing 11 9,352 01-09-2018, 08:06 PM
  0 Thread: HVLP sprayers
Post: HVLP sprayers

I have a harbor freight sprayer, which does surprisingly adequate work. But I’m thinking of upgrading. Does anyone have a recommendation under $500?
Mike77 Finishing 11 9,352 01-09-2018, 12:02 PM
  0 Thread: Woodwork Drafting Software
Post: RE: Woodwork Drafting Software

Software is only labor intensive because of all the tools they add to reduce labor. You can flatten the learning curve by only learning the features you need and ignoring the others. You tube is yo...
Mike77 Woodworking 4 4,067 01-08-2018, 05:36 PM

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