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  0 Thread: Bandsaw for cutting thinner metal
Post: RE: Bandsaw for cutting thinner metal

barryvabeach Wrote: (10-17-2018, 05:58 AM) -- Anthony, there are a wide variety of stands from DIY to nice custom made ones.  https://www.google.com/search?q=portaband+stand&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 12 5,983 10-17-2018, 06:30 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw for cutting thinner metal
Post: RE: Bandsaw for cutting thinner metal

I have one of these,http://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-Portable-Bandsaw-with-Stand/G8692with base and has worked well,  Not sure it meets your requirements.Anthony W  Interesting. some folks h...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 12 5,983 10-16-2018, 07:46 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw for cutting thinner metal
Post: Bandsaw for cutting thinner metal

I'm running into a situation more and more often where I need to cut thick sheet metal (1/8-1/4" steel) or thicker soft metal (3/4"-1" aluminum). Sometimes they are smaller pieces unacceptably small t...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 12 5,983 10-16-2018, 08:27 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly G0513ANV vs G0513X2 bandsaw
Post: RE: Grizzly G0513ANV vs G0513X2 bandsaw

Ditto on that. If I had to ask for one upgrade on my G0513X2, it would be the a brake. A motor brake would awesome, but I would settle for the foot brake. I often finish a cut and have to wait for the...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 20 20,968 10-02-2016, 09:13 PM
  0 Thread: Drywall at windows and doorways
Post: Re: Drywall at windows and doorways

The thing to avoid most at doorways and windows is to have a seem aligned vertically or horizontally with the rough opening. The sheets next to door ways should be cut L-shaped and around windows in a...
Anthony W Home Improvement 8 4,390 06-09-2016, 09:51 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly 12" Helical head 60609X jointer first look
Post: Re: Grizzly 12" Helical head 60609X jointer first ...

[blockquote]Curlycherry said:[hr][br][br]Try one of those planes on a hunk of 8/4 curly maple for a table top and try to get a glue joint with no gaps and get back to me how well it goes. /ssl_proxy...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 7 7,010 05-19-2016, 02:31 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly 12" Helical head 60609X jointer first look
Post: Re: Grizzly 12" Helical head 60609X jointer first ...

[blockquote]JGrout said:[hr][br][br]Of course you would vehemently defend a purchase that in the end will give about 50 generations of hobbyists a functioning machine.[br][br]When MMTB kicks in there ...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 7 7,010 05-19-2016, 08:24 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Template Guide
Post: Re: Bandsaw Template Guide

I stand corrected.
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 5 5,075 05-17-2016, 11:07 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Template Guide
Post: Re: Bandsaw Template Guide

[blockquote]rlnguy said:[hr][br][br]first picture looks like it might be a light, and not an air nozzle [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]If it is a light, then someone is using the exact same flex-and...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 5 5,075 05-17-2016, 10:15 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Template Guide
Post: Re: Bandsaw Template Guide

[blockquote]03rangerfx4 said:[hr][br][br]I know this is a little off topic, but i noticed your blower for your bandsaw.[br]Your bandsaw looks like a my shopfox, and the blower isn't a factory option.[...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 5 5,075 05-17-2016, 09:08 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly 12" Helical head 60609X jointer first look
Post: Re: Grizzly 12" Helical head 60609X jointer first ...

[blockquote]Curlycherry said:[hr][br][br]My friend got a what I believe is the newest model of Grizzly's 12" jointer. He ordered it several months ago and they said they had to wait for a shipment to ...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 7 7,010 05-16-2016, 12:28 PM
  0 Thread: Moles- how to get them to move out of my yard?
Post: Re: Moles- how to get them to move out of my yard?

I wonder if the rodent blaster would work on moles?[br][br]http://www.rodentblaster.com/ (http://www.rodentblaster.com/)
Anthony W Home Improvement 9 3,830 05-06-2016, 10:50 AM
  0 Thread: Moles- how to get them to move out of my yard?
Post: Re: Moles- how to get them to move out of my yard?

[blockquote]JosephP said:[hr][br][br]Note that they eat worms so killing grubs doesn't do it (a popular theory that it does...)[br][br]OSU turf research found spring traps work very well. They have a...
Anthony W Home Improvement 9 3,830 05-04-2016, 08:48 PM
  0 Thread: Planting Arbor Vitae trees
Post: Re: Planting Arbor Vitae trees

Depends on the variety. How big in diameter is the variety you are planting expected to be? The rule of thumb I was told was to plant items such as that based on the diameter (not the radius). If the ...
Anthony W Home Improvement 4 3,824 05-03-2016, 02:11 PM
  0 Thread: Sawstop vs Bosch lawsuit news -- SawStop says it will win
Post: Re: Sawstop vs Bosch lawsuit news -- SawStop says ...

[blockquote]RipSaw said:[hr][br][br]The spinning blade contains angular momentum. When the brake fires, the blade is quickly stopped, and the angular momentum is transferred into the hinged arbor mec...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 8 11,676 05-03-2016, 07:31 AM
  0 Thread: Sawstop vs Bosch lawsuit news -- SawStop says it will win
Post: Re: Sawstop vs Bosch lawsuit news -- SawStop says ...

[blockquote]RipSaw said:[hr][br][br]I'm an avid Sawstop supporter, but need to set the record straight: there are not two redundant safety mechanisms in the SS. Only one. The blade only retracts whe...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 8 11,676 05-02-2016, 08:50 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly Power Feeder
Post: Re: Grizzly Power Feeder

I hear you on that, Mark. Actually it has been almost a year. It was run from a temporary mount or stored in pieces in a box on the floor while I figured out the best way to mount it. I really did not...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 1 9,281 04-28-2016, 05:07 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly Power Feeder
Post: Re: Grizzly Power Feeder

TADA! Here's some pictures of the finished product.[br][br]/ssl_proxy.php?url=http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w72/adwsystemsadwsystems/P4270446_zps4p5undyp.jpg (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/adw...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 1 9,281 04-27-2016, 06:36 PM
  0 Thread: Radon Testing
Post: Re: Radon Testing

[blockquote]Kizar_Sozay said:[hr][br][br]Might make sense if you are a buyer. I wouldn't test as a seller. I live on a big granite bench so probably not much in the way of radon risk even though I'm...
Anthony W Home Improvement 7 6,403 04-20-2016, 08:37 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly tools looking at the 8" jointer 490xw
Post: Re: Grizzly tools looking at the 8" jointer 490xw

[blockquote]Bob DeViney said:[hr][br][br]I've had one for about a year. Very happy with its performance. You'll want a helper to lift the jointer bed out of the wooden shipping box and onto the cabine...
Anthony W Woodworking Power Tools 10 9,077 04-20-2016, 06:00 AM

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