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  0 Thread: Woodpeckers PRL router lift--help me out please
Post: RE: Woodpeckers PRL router lift--help me out pleas...

BloomingtonMike Wrote: (03-02-2018, 10:01 AM) -- Want to swap for a  Prl V1 with the crank handles? -- Maybe. I'm going to give it some more time and see if I can like it. The ergonomics are pretty...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 5 3,875 03-02-2018, 04:20 PM
  0 Thread: Good Table Saw Blade
Post: RE: Good Table Saw Blade

Hank Knight Wrote: (02-24-2018, 11:51 AM) -- Steve, The current issue of Fine Woodworking (April 2018) has a review of combination blades. They rated Forest Woodworker II as "Best Overall" and the...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 45 29,025 03-01-2018, 04:55 PM
  0 Thread: Woodpeckers PRL router lift--help me out please
Post: Woodpeckers PRL router lift--help me out please

I bought this one for my NYW router table build--everyone seems to think it's the best of the lot. And it IS a solid piece of gear. My problem is the adjustment mechanism seems ill thought out. So ...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 5 3,875 03-01-2018, 04:42 PM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3

Thanks for the info/updates. At some point I hope to buy a bigger bandsaw and Minimax has always gotten good reviews. But this experience will inform me about dealing with companies that have only one...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,235 02-20-2018, 08:40 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly G0513X2 Bandsaw
Post: RE: Grizzly G0513X2 Bandsaw

I have the original 0513 (aluminum wheels and steel trunion). Works quite well considering. Upgrades have been ball bearing guides (your's comes with those already), Kreg fence, link belt, and--best o...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 39 24,637 02-20-2018, 08:23 PM
  0 Thread: Advice on finishing a box?
Post: RE: Advice on finishing a box?

®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: (11-30-2017, 03:43 PM) -- Here's how I fixed the box.  Wipe on poly will go on next. -- For my decorative boxes, I like to wetsand some kind of oil--usually Danish. I take it d...
Johnbro Woodworking 18 9,471 12-01-2017, 06:01 PM
  0 Thread: SEATTLE: Cheap 6” Dust collection fittings and hoses
Post: RE: SEATTLE: Cheap 6” Dust collection fittings and...

Yucholian Wrote: (11-25-2017, 05:37 PM) -- I have 3+ large boxes of 6” (some 4”) PVC fittings of wye, 45, (two 45’s make good long radius 90), 6 to 4 reducers, 6”clear flex hoses and homemade blast g...
Johnbro Tool Swap N' Sell 1 2,334 11-28-2017, 12:04 PM
  0 Thread: Free Dewalt MBF 9" RAS--Seattle area
Post: RE: Free Dewalt MBF 9" RAS--Seattle area

CdnYul Wrote: (11-22-2017, 01:09 PM) -- Would you consider parting it out?  I would be interested in all the knobs, mine is missing a few.  I will  pay for the parts and postage. Thanks. Mark -...
Johnbro Tool Swap N' Sell 5 3,660 11-22-2017, 07:20 PM
  Politics Thread: Free Dewalt MBF 9" RAS--Seattle area
Post: Free Dewalt MBF 9" RAS--Seattle area

I tried to give this sucker away up in the Power Tools zone but no takers. Maybe wrong place to post. You can read the deal in that thread here (https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7333913)....
Johnbro Tool Swap N' Sell 5 3,660 11-20-2017, 03:34 PM
  0 Thread: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free
Post: RE: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free

Tapper Wrote: (11-10-2017, 01:18 PM) -- Good catch Tom; I stand corrected if Arlin indeed was referring to the brand and not the model. I have a GA model that is also badged under the AMF logo. Fortu...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 13 10,942 11-20-2017, 03:23 PM
  0 Thread: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free
Post: RE: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free

Alan S Wrote: (11-05-2017, 11:26 AM) -- If you put "Seattle" in the topic, it might help.  Also, since it is posted here where sales are not allowed, it looks from the topic as if you got it for free...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 13 10,942 11-06-2017, 12:05 AM
  0 Thread: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free
Post: RE: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free

Johnbro Wrote: (10-11-2017, 06:15 PM) -- Ok, here's the deal. I picked this up several years ago for $50 and a helluva long drive and dismantled it into largeish chunks with an eye to rebuilding/rest...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 13 10,942 11-03-2017, 02:23 PM
  0 Thread: Anyone increase a tablesaw dust collection connection size?
Post: RE: Anyone increase a tablesaw dust collection con...

BloomingtonMike Wrote: (11-03-2017, 01:05 PM) -- Anyone increase a tablesaw dust collection connection size on a saw with an internal hose and shroud? I have an ICS sawstop and it has the internal sh...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 20 11,529 11-03-2017, 02:20 PM
  0 Thread: Recommendations for miter gauge
Post: RE: Recommendations for miter gauge

s9plus20 Wrote: (11-03-2017, 01:48 PM) -- And yet another vote for the Osborne EB3. -- Osbornes are famously accurate but they are a little oddball in shape and design. IF you're looking for someth...
Johnbro Woodworking 26 13,207 11-03-2017, 01:52 PM
  0 Thread: Track saw vs table saw
Post: RE: Track saw vs table saw

This comes up over on the Festool forums from time to time. I have both and would not give up either one. You can rip and cross cut with a track saw, but it's best for working large pieces. For small ...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 24 14,454 10-22-2017, 07:49 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for bandsaw resawing blade suggestions
Post: RE: Looking for bandsaw resawing blade suggestions

Probably noticed by now you'll get as many opinions as answers. I've used both the Woodslicer (2x) and two carbide blades--most recently a Trimaster. I have to say the Trimaster cuts slowly but gives ...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 26 24,860 10-22-2017, 07:39 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly T10113 - Universal Overarm Blade Guard
Post: RE: Grizzly T10113 - Universal Overarm Blade Guard

Johnny Currado Wrote: (10-12-2017, 05:19 PM) -- Saw Stop just took over the Excalibur brand of overarm dust collectors.  The new one they have out now is the model #TSG-FDC and looks exactly like the...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 27 29,431 10-12-2017, 05:28 PM
  0 Thread: festool mft table with guides
Post: RE: festool mft table with guides

oscarMadison Wrote: (10-08-2017, 12:55 PM) -- good to here.  I admit one thing I don't like is the proprietary stuff and I'm disappointed at the idea of paying that much and then needing to buy the b...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 21 15,680 10-12-2017, 01:31 PM
  0 Thread: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free
Post: 1950s DeWalt MBF--free

Ok, here's the deal. I picked this up several years ago for $50 and a helluva long drive and dismantled it into largeish chunks with an eye to rebuilding/restoring it. Ran when I bought it. Needs at a...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 13 10,942 10-11-2017, 06:15 PM
  0 Thread: festool mft table with guides
Post: RE: festool mft table with guides

Steve N Wrote: (10-03-2017, 07:34 PM) -- Festool's MFT is strictly for the weird sized accessories they use so they can keep you buying Festool. As "woodworkers" there isn't anything there you can't ...
Johnbro Woodworking Power Tools 21 15,680 10-04-2017, 06:10 PM

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