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  0 Thread: Recommendations for miter gauge
Post: RE: Recommendations for miter gauge
Randy C Wrote: (10-31-2017, 09:55 AM) -- I have one of the craftsman zip code saws which I like a lot but the miter gauge that came with it is crappy. Can anyone recommend a good reasonably priced...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking 26 13,207 11-06-2017, 01:48 PM
  0 Thread: Woodworking Cauls
Post: RE: Woodworking Cauls
For that kind of $$$$ you could have Rosewood Cauls, or Cuban Mahogany cauls.  Wouldn't that be cool!  Mine are Birch I think, left over stock from a shop furniture build.  I took a few plane swipes ...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking 11 9,954 05-12-2017, 09:39 PM
  0 Thread: Incra Miter 1000HD Miter Gauge
Post: Re: Incra Miter 1000HD Miter Gauge
I have the Incra and it is a good miter guage, but what I mostly use is my Dubby.
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Power Tools 11 7,348 07-18-2016, 12:49 AM
  0 Thread: Which rikon would you buy?
Post: Re: Which rikon would you buy?
More power is always a better choice in my opinion, especially when resawing. I have the 18" saw your looking at I bought it last year. After running it and getting a good blade it's a good tool. I ...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Power Tools 8 4,625 06-04-2016, 12:16 AM
  0 Thread: Preventing rust on hand tools
Post: Re: Preventing rust on hand tools
[blockquote]Smoothjazz077 said:[hr][br][br]I have been using paste wax to prevent rust on my hand tools, however I wondering if anyone has any other suggestions? [br][br]Scott [br][br][hr][/blockquot...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Hand Tools 8 7,106 05-05-2016, 02:44 PM
  0 Thread: Wet sanding technique
Post: Re: Wet sanding technique
I recently completed a black walnut table finished with five coats of liber on finishing oil. After the first few coats I applied the oil with oooo steel wool also liber on and the finish was fantast...
 ken in fallbrook Finishing 5 3,589 04-10-2016, 01:33 AM
  0 Thread: Super Dust Deputy/Delta 50-760
Post: Re: Super Dust Deputy/Delta 50-760
I just completed the setup you are talking about. Works great. The fittings are a pain(order their adapters). I,be emptied the barrel three.or four time an there is about half a cup of sawdust in th...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Power Tools 6 7,589 03-30-2016, 01:17 AM
  0 Thread: Learning and cursing on my 1st hand DT's, yet Medicinal...
Post: Re: Learning and cursing on my 1st hand DT's, yet ...
C.[br]That is a very respectable first try. Also congratulations on going for mitered dovetails on your first try. The rest of the way to great dovetails is practice, practice and practice. Pay att...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Hand Tools 6 4,958 03-26-2016, 10:00 PM
  0 Thread: Ever see a Disston Saw Sword??? PICS.
Post: Re: Ever see a Disston Saw Sword??? PICS.
I saw a drawing of an early saw from the builders of the piramids. Your saw looks like the drawing to me.
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Hand Tools 7 5,188 03-24-2016, 02:15 AM
  0 Thread: Let's revisit drum sanders
Post: Re: Let's revisit drum sanders
fair question. [br]The most noticeable differences between the Performax 16-32 and the SuperMax 19-38 are the size of the machine and motor. My 16-32 looks like a toy next to the 19-38. The 19-38 is...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Power Tools 5 6,084 03-22-2016, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: Let's revisit drum sanders
Post: Re: Let's revisit drum sanders
I've used the 16-32 for a very long time (15-20 years?) I love it. I finally replaced it with the 19-38. Wow what a difference! Hard for me to believe any drum sander performing better. No hassles...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Power Tools 5 6,084 03-22-2016, 11:38 AM
  0 Thread: Small-scale sharpening study
Post: Re: Small-scale sharpening study
On chisels and plane irons I use the Tormack to hollow ground then the ww Shapton stones finishing with 8000
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Hand Tools 9 5,289 03-06-2016, 01:05 PM
  0 Thread: Rikon 10-346 18 inch bandsaw recommendation.
Post: Re: Rikon 10-346 18 inch bandsaw recommendation.
I bought the 10-345 18" last year. My first impression was favorable. But I'm still trying to get it to resaw 12" veneers with little success. Most of the reviews on this saw are favorable, so I ha...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Power Tools 7 8,602 02-10-2016, 01:42 PM
  0 Thread: Hanging a clamp rack...
Post: Re: Hanging a clamp rack...
If the wall had drywall over the studs then there's the 1/2" or 5/8" plus the thickness of the rack (3/4"?). With 2 1/2" screws, you will only have a half in [br]C of screws holding up the whole thing...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking 6 7,997 12-30-2015, 02:48 AM
  0 Thread: Alternative to Waterlox in California
Post: Re: Alternative to Waterlox in California
I find that sometimes Amazon won't ship it, then I try again and they do. I've had the same experience with some other suppliers. Just keep ordering it online till it takes.
 ken in fallbrook Finishing 4 5,250 12-16-2015, 03:04 PM
  0 Thread: template thickness?
Post: Re: template thickness?
1/2" MDF is what I almost always use, I probably go through a 4x8 sheet in a year
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking 6 7,914 11-15-2015, 12:49 AM
  0 Thread: Advice for wall storage behind workbench?
Post: Re: Advice for wall storage behind workbench?
In a recent book (Can't remember which one) The author mounted two strips of wood about 7/8" apart to the wall and started putting tools he was working with there instead of their original spot. It ...
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Hand Tools 14 15,621 10-17-2015, 08:57 PM
  0 Thread: cost of hot tub
Post: Re: cost of hot tub
I haven't read all the responses so this may have already come up. Five years ago my wife talked me into buying a Soft Tub hot tub. I said it looked like junk and wouldn't be comfortable. She won th...
 ken in fallbrook Home Improvement 8 6,046 09-09-2015, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: Chicago visit
Post: Re: Chicago visit
Check out Slav's Hardware Store for vintage tools
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking Hand Tools 3 3,995 09-02-2015, 02:51 PM
  0 Thread: ? about waxing exterior hard wood
Post: Re: ? about waxing exterior hard wood
If you want your Purpleheart deck to turn grey, stop sanding it. It will turn grey on its own in no time at all. I am unaware of any product that will protect your deck in Florida better than paint....
 ken in fallbrook Woodworking 6 11,904 07-29-2015, 08:54 PM

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