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  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
Mine...24 x 75. Built pretty much to Chris's plans. Works for me. Ed
 EdL Woodworking 23 559 04-23-2024, 08:23 PM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
I built a Roubo, used Schwartz's plans. Lee Valley face vice & Benchcrafted wagon vice. Made it from Honey Locust, I had the logs and milled to them thick just for the bench. Wasn't the best choice ...
 EdL Woodworking 23 559 04-22-2024, 04:20 PM
  0 Thread: Dehumidifier
Post: RE: Dehumidifier
I bought a portable ac unit that vents outside.it sits on a stand, ducted out the window. I set it on "dry" mode wich is dehumidify and put a 5 gal bucket under the drain. It works great, removes th...
 EdL Woodworking 6 450 04-16-2024, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Post: RE: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
I was in the same boat on the jointer, finally caught a sale and got a 8" PM wih an insert cutterhead. Ed
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 28 2,069 04-06-2024, 05:55 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Not a unique problem Bill. Some of my saws siphon the bar oil, some don't. Its a real pita... Ed
 EdL Home Improvement 36 1,453 04-05-2024, 07:22 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw
The Milwaukee green wood pruning blades work pretty good. They are a bit grabby, one wants the saw tight against the branch. Use the orbital setting if your saw has it, helps clear the sawdust from t...
 EdL Home Improvement 36 1,453 04-04-2024, 05:01 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw
I have the DeWalt, works great for yard cleanup. Ed
 EdL Home Improvement 36 1,453 04-04-2024, 11:20 AM
  0 Thread: My "New" RAS
Post: RE: My "New" RAS
Nice....I have the same saw. Got it when a friend passed. He always did 90° cuts with it, never moved it in 30 years. He used a 10" blade and never used a guard. Al was a die maker/machinist, so he ...
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 18 1,040 04-02-2024, 09:20 PM
  0 Thread: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Post: RE: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
You are not wrong...My GE's take up 25' of wall space... 8' roller table, saw, 8' roller table and the 2nd saw has a 80" door for a table. Ed
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 28 2,069 03-24-2024, 07:28 PM
  0 Thread: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Post: RE: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
No radial arm saw has dead nuts accuracy when moved to cut an angle. I put a "set-up" disc on my Delta and fine tune with a machinists protractor. My 2, 16" DeWalt GE's don't angle close enough. 1 is...
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 28 2,069 03-24-2024, 04:57 PM
  0 Thread: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Post: RE: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Paid $75 for my Super 900...lol I didn't even run, did a full restoration on it. It'll leave the shop when my cold dead fingers are pryed from it. Ed
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 28 2,069 03-22-2024, 11:45 PM
  0 Thread: My collection of Keen Kutter K series planes
Post: RE: My collection of Keen Kutter K series planes
Tom wins! Pool table in the shop....lol Nice collection too. Ed
 EdL Woodworking Hand Tools 5 495 03-22-2024, 07:00 PM
  0 Thread: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Post: RE: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Most ras over $100 ain't gonna move around here, it better be a good DeWalt at that price. Crapsman usually go for less than 50. Delta turret arm saws will go for more, sadly they are few and far bet...
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 28 2,069 03-22-2024, 03:21 PM
  0 Thread: All you might want to know about sole "flatness"
Post: RE: All you might want to know about sole "flatnes...
Castings have long been left out in the weather, it was a method of stress reliveing them....to prevent warpage during machining. Engine blocks were stress relived during the "shake out" operation af...
 EdL Woodworking Hand Tools 52 2,581 03-20-2024, 07:44 PM
  0 Thread: Abrasive wraps for SuperMax Drum Sander
Post: RE: Abrasive wraps for SuperMax Drum Sander
I lay the strips on the driveway and use the pressure washer. Ed
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 14 993 03-19-2024, 04:06 PM
  0 Thread: Walnut or Elm?
Post: RE: Walnut or Elm?
Not elm..... Ed
 EdL Woodworking 5 520 03-17-2024, 03:20 PM
  0 Thread: Flys in the attic
Post: RE: Flys in the attic
My moms pole barn has the same issue...mine does not. I blame it on the lack of a "j" channel on the wall side of the soffit. I put a 1/2" "j" channel up first, installed the soffit into it, then th...
 EdL Home Improvement 10 640 03-12-2024, 08:35 PM
  0 Thread: Slab flattening router bit?
Post: RE: Slab flattening router bit?
I use a mortising bit for door hinges, its about 1 1/4 dia, and made to take shallow cuts so its short. Ed
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 6 524 03-12-2024, 02:08 PM
  0 Thread: Road Trip
Post: RE: Road Trip
Wow... Can't imagine how he got all that "inventory".... Thanks for the tour! Ed
 EdL Woodworking Hand Tools 5 380 03-11-2024, 10:53 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blade tension spring rate
Post: RE: Bandsaw blade tension spring rate
Are you looking in the regular spring section or die springs? Ed
 EdL Woodworking Power Tools 11 834 03-11-2024, 07:17 PM

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