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  0 Thread: CNC Fire!
Post: RE: CNC Fire!
Mike L B Wrote: (11-22-2023, 12:50 PM) -- I'm kind of curious what caused the spark. -- FRICTION alone will do that ... look at all the times your cuts have been scorched ... a few degrees hotter, ...
 Bøb Woodworking 8 1,052 12-02-2023, 12:47 PM
  0 Thread: Digital Angle Gauge?
Post: RE: Digital Angle Gauge?
Had a Wixey for a short time ... it died at an early age ... bought a Tilt-Box ... never looked back.
 Bøb Woodworking 11 2,753 05-29-2021, 03:14 PM
  0 Thread: WTB Plunge Base for BOSCH COLT
Post: WTB Plunge Base for BOSCH COLT
Short & sweet ... Subject line says it all.
 Bøb Tool Swap N' Sell 0 553 12-10-2020, 08:33 AM
  0 Thread: Dye for alcohol mixed with water dye
Post: RE: Dye for alcohol mixed with water dye
jteneyck Wrote: (07-24-2020, 09:36 AM) -- Only one way to find out.  My guess is it will work OK as you propose.   John -- Alcohol is miscible in water, so it should work. Try a small test quan...
 Bøb Woodworking 2 1,535 08-31-2020, 10:52 AM
  0 Thread: locating hardware parts
Post: RE: locating hardware parts
sroxberg Wrote: (05-27-2019, 04:50 PM) -- I am trying to help a friend with a problem. They loaned a crib to a friend and when it was returned the bolts were all missing and they are specialty bolts ...
 Bøb Woodworking 8 4,088 05-27-2019, 06:13 PM
  0 Thread: locating hardware parts
Post: RE: locating hardware parts
sroxberg Wrote: (05-27-2019, 05:06 PM) -- I am trying to help a friend with a problem. They loaned a crib to a friend and when it was returned the bolts were all missing and they are specialty bolts ...
 Bøb Woodworking 8 4,088 05-27-2019, 06:11 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Biesmeyer Anti-Kickback Spreader
Post: RE: Delta Biesmeyer Anti-Kickback Spreader
Not a terribly difficult spring to make ... measure the wire gauge of the old one ... pick up a length of piano wire ... bend up a new one. Might take a few attempts, but you will get there.
 Bøb Woodworking Power Tools 4 2,369 04-27-2019, 09:35 AM
  0 Thread: School me on Pressure Washers
Post: RE: School me on Pressure Washers
Turbo nozzles can be great ... for some applications ... in the hands of an experienced user.   They can also destroy a LOT of concrete without the user even being aware of it until after everything d...
 Bøb Woodworking Power Tools 33 13,736 04-27-2019, 09:27 AM
  0 Thread: how long before cherry color stabilizes
Post: RE: how long before cherry color stabilizes
It will continue to darken for years ... just at a diminishing rate.   Even the covered parts will darken eventually.   I cut up some Cherry that was over 80 years old, and it was dark all the way thr...
 Bøb Woodworking 15 5,963 03-07-2019, 01:19 PM
  0 Thread: I have a big problem and need advise
Post: RE: I have a big problem and need advise
https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B001VXU474
 Bøb Woodworking Power Tools 35 19,407 01-08-2018, 05:39 PM
  0 Thread: Cabinet door companies
Post: RE: Cabinet door companies
http://www.decore.com/
 Bøb Woodworking 9 5,053 10-06-2017, 02:07 PM
  0 Thread: roundover router bit difficulty
Post: RE: roundover router bit difficulty
Lose the bearing and use either a straight guide or a router table with a fence.
 Bøb Woodworking Power Tools 13 9,451 09-21-2017, 12:47 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blade - switched to 3/16" blade - Wont track..
Post: RE: Bandsaw blade - switched to 3/16" blade - Wont...
JosephP Wrote: (09-09-2017, 03:18 PM) -- Are the wheels coplanar? -- They don't need to be ... that is another w.w. myth !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxVyKsbuwZQ
 Bøb Woodworking 20 15,157 09-13-2017, 10:17 PM
  0 Thread: Satin finish too glossy
Post: RE: Satin finish too glossy
I stir .. AND shake as violently as I can to get the flatting agent in suspension .. then, I thin it drastically,, and finally, use it as a wipe-on finish.   You will never get any bubbles using this ...
 Bøb Finishing 5 5,043 09-02-2017, 04:38 PM
  0 Thread: Link Belt
Post: RE: Link Belt
I have several of each color in my shop, and have noticed no difference between them.   Never before been advised that they have a horsepower rating ... got them on my Grizz 1023 ... my Woodmaster 18"...
 Bøb Woodworking Power Tools 24 14,103 03-31-2017, 02:02 PM
  0 Thread: Complex Curve Cutter Jig - Anyone have any knowledge/experience?
Post: RE: Complex Curve Cutter Jig - Anyone have any kno...
Nice concept ... but, it needs work. Wish him luck ...
 Bøb Woodworking 9 6,174 03-31-2017, 01:54 PM
  0 Thread: What is your favorite way to apply varnish?
Post: RE: What is your favorite way to apply varnish?
I thin it WAY down (70%:30%) with VM&P NAPTHA ... it drastically reduces surface tension and allows the varnish to seep down into the pores which completely eliminates bubbles.   Wipe it on with a pie...
 Bøb Finishing 6 4,008 03-24-2017, 10:05 AM
  0 Thread: Atlanta Woodworking Show
Post: RE: Atlanta Woodworking Show
Go to Peachtree Woodworking, and you'll see 80% of the stuff at the show with no admission.   I miss the days when the show was really worth attending, but that was a long time ago.
 Bøb Woodworking 11 6,671 03-24-2017, 09:55 AM
  0 Thread: Cherry TV Stand
Post: RE: Cherry TV Stand
Very nice work ... if I were going to change anything, I think I would add more of the Mission-style square spindles ... just a matter of preference ... not criticizing your project at all.
 Bøb Woodworking 16 8,152 12-29-2016, 03:58 PM
  0 Thread: Midwest heroes.. need help getting tool from OH to IA
Post: RE: Midwest heroes.. need help getting tool from O...
I have personally used that service a few times ... and, have been involved in the moving & storage of equipment for several others ... a GREAT thing that fellow woodworkers do for their brethren.
 Bøb Woodworking 21 14,096 11-23-2016, 08:53 PM

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