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  0 Thread: How would you reach the peak of our house to paint it
Post: RE: How would you reach the peak of our house to p...

I made a platform with legs on each side that straddled the peak of the house.
measure once cut remeasure Home Improvement 41 13,977 12-26-2021, 06:52 PM
  0 Thread: Bosch bandsaw blades
Post: RE: Bosch bandsaw blades

KyleD Wrote: (02-27-2021, 09:36 AM) -- Are you sure the saw blade was not installed backwards? That can happen if the blade is turned inside out. Please do not ask me how I know this :rolleyes: -- ...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 8 2,196 03-02-2021, 06:36 PM
  0 Thread: Reach in Closet
Post: RE: Reach in Closet

I would start the traditional way with a shelf up high at the level of the top of the door, and a rod accross under the shelf. a standalone boxed unit that sits on the floor could have shelf and dr...
measure once cut remeasure Home Improvement 15 3,860 02-27-2021, 08:06 AM
  0 Thread: Who uses two bandsaws in their shop?
Post: RE: Who uses two bandsaws in their shop?

Rikon 10-325 14" recently upgraded with the newest version of rikon guides. Delata homecraft 10" has a small blade with a carter stabalizer for a guide. While the stabalizer seems overpriced for ...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking 22 3,780 02-21-2021, 08:58 PM
  0 Thread: $2K+ Bandsaw Comparison
Post: RE: $2K+ Bandsaw Comparison

A mobile base under the Rikon would help raise the table a little higher.
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 15 10,178 02-20-2021, 10:09 PM
  0 Thread: Table Top Clamps
Post: RE: Table Top Clamps

Kreg clamp trak ?
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking 5 1,449 02-20-2021, 11:22 AM
  0 Thread: Attic Stairs???
Post: RE: Attic Stairs???

JTTHECLOCKMAN Wrote: (02-13-2021, 03:13 PM) -- This summer one of the projects I need to have done is put an attic stair system for my attic. The pull down version. Right now I always have to grab a ...
measure once cut remeasure Home Improvement 6 2,009 02-14-2021, 02:04 PM
  0 Thread: Dust Collection Piping
Post: RE: Dust Collection Piping

Snap lock can sometimes be found thru craigslist or classifieds.  Home depot is reasonable for pipe and simple fittings like 90's and reducers. Wye's are tougher to find from the big box stores. I ...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 14 3,967 02-05-2021, 11:05 PM
  0 Thread: OSB vs plywood shelving
Post: RE: OSB vs plywood shelving

If you are going to paint osb shelves plan on spraying as a paint brush is not much fun.
measure once cut remeasure Home Improvement 21 9,798 02-03-2021, 09:24 PM
  0 Thread: Guide to building a new house
Post: RE: Guide to building a new house

I did the GC myself. I hired a 3 man crew for site work and concrete work. Then did rough construction myself, and all my plumbing. A relative helped me put int the electrical service and he then wi...
measure once cut remeasure Home Improvement 22 6,141 02-03-2021, 09:05 PM
  0 Thread: Dewalt DW788 Scroll Saw
Post: RE: Dewalt DW788 Scroll Saw

You can run a bolt thru the rear leg and put a couple roller blade wheels on the bolt/axle. Just lift the front of the saw stand to engage the wheels on the far end. This way it sits solidly for use...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 12 4,170 02-02-2021, 07:31 PM
  0 Thread: How many here use bench cookies?
Post: RE: How many here use bench cookies?

I bought a bag full of used hockey pucks at a garage sale for next to nothing. Used spray adhesive to attach pieces of antiskid drawer material on one side of each puck. They work fine, but i don't ...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking 17 3,569 01-31-2021, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: Wooden trailer??
Post: RE: Wooden trailer??

I would just spend a couple hundred for a used boat trailer on craigslist or facebook marketplace.
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking 12 4,753 01-24-2021, 11:58 PM
  0 Thread: zero clearance troat plate
Post: RE: zero clearance troat plate

I do a combination of both Phil and Brad. 1/2" thick solid surface materail (unknown brand) free scrap material. My Table saw has tabs on the bottom inside of the throat plate that hold the plate....
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 20 4,974 01-24-2021, 11:33 PM
  0 Thread: To those with short cyclones
Post: RE: To those with short cyclones

You are Unlikely to find someone who has owned both a long cone and a short cone to provide a comparison between the two. Once someone buys a cyclone, upgrades are unlikely If height space is your ma...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 9 2,492 01-24-2021, 10:42 AM
  0 Thread: Table saw with overhead dust collection
Post: RE: Table saw with overhead dust collection

Unlike lumber yard, i have no personal bias to shark guard founder Lee.  I am positovely biased about the shark guard that i purchased from him. There is a 4" galvanized pipe drop from the ceiling ...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 10 2,388 01-20-2021, 09:08 PM
  0 Thread: RAS Cutoff Stop
Post: RE: RAS Cutoff Stop

Tapper Wrote: (12-04-2020, 09:02 PM) -- Karl, I have the Incra system on my router table with the shop stop and on my table saw miter gauge with the flip stop; like them both. Would be interested ...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 34 10,776 01-16-2021, 12:14 PM
  0 Thread: Shelix vs grizzly
Post: RE: Shelix vs grizzly

When shopping for an index head to replace the cutter head in my shopfox jointer, the Byrd head wasn't much more expensive than the Grizzly brand. I knew at the time of purchase, that i might also wan...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Power Tools 16 6,407 01-02-2021, 06:58 PM
  0 Thread: Woodpecker Over Priced?
Post: RE: Woodpecker Over Priced?

Ebay has china made knockoffs of woodpecker and incra tools Banggood website shows how extensive the number of knockoffs are. Banggood and ebay have a "hand shoulder plane" for about $20 that looks...
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking Hand Tools 18 9,919 01-02-2021, 11:16 AM
  0 Thread: Value?
Post: RE: Value?

per ebay $ 20 minus fees, and your time to package and ship
measure once cut remeasure Woodworking 7 2,798 01-01-2021, 08:16 PM

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