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  0 Thread: Corner Floating Shelves
Post: Corner Floating Shelves

My son has a extensive Lego collection.  He wants a corner shelf to put a large Lego structure on.  It will be the size of two TV trays placed perpendicular to each other.   I've never seen a floating...
RPE1 Woodworking 0 246 12-27-2023, 11:29 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed

GaryMc Wrote: (07-04-2023, 07:23 PM) -- G0513X2 17" BS that has been a workhorse for more than 15 years cutting through hundreds (thousands?) of feet including resawing 8" billets of ash and maple an...
RPE1 Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,897 07-05-2023, 08:02 AM
  0 Thread: Pulling a Bearing [Delta/Rockwell 37-290 Jointer Rebuild]
Post: RE: Pulling a Bearing

Philip1231 Wrote: (05-12-2023, 07:58 PM) -- Any tricks to extracting this bearing from this block: I already tried a chinese bearing puller but it was of course not as advertised (would not fit the i...
RPE1 Woodworking Power Tools 26 2,683 05-13-2023, 08:27 AM
  0 Thread: 1/2" DOWELL IN 1/2" HOLE
Post: RE: 1/2" DOWELL IN 1/2" HOLE

varkpilot Wrote: (12-16-2022, 12:59 PM) -- The drill tests to 1/2" but it's a challenge getting the dowel through the 1/2" hole and pushing the dowel approx 5" to next hole. A 9/16th drill bit res...
RPE1 Woodworking 12 2,037 12-17-2022, 08:59 AM
  0 Thread: Laser engraving forum
Post: RE: Laser engraving forum

CEPenworks Wrote: (11-30-2022, 07:38 AM) -- I have a woodworking project where I want to do some laser engraving. I have a Sain Smart laser engraver that attaches to an Ender-3 3D printer. I have not...
RPE1 Woodworking 6 1,269 11-30-2022, 07:52 AM
  0 Thread: Wide panel glue up ?
Post: RE: Wide panel glue up ?

2link2 Wrote: (10-21-2022, 11:08 AM) -- Looking for some advice on wide panel glue up for a 40"-42" wide for a dinning table top. It will be a breadboard style with haunch tenon joint on one end of e...
RPE1 Woodworking 6 1,383 10-23-2022, 09:02 AM
  0 Thread: Best home shop dust collector with outside venting
Post: RE: Best home shop dust collector with outside ven...

davco Wrote: (10-19-2022, 02:23 PM) -- Looking for a decent quality dust collector in the 2-3HP range that will readily adapt to venting outside and won't break the bank. What recommendations do ...
RPE1 Woodworking 13 3,718 10-20-2022, 09:01 AM
  0 Thread: Dado blade
Post: RE: Dado blade

Gregor1 Wrote: (06-10-2022, 02:47 PM) -- While rummaging through the old work shop, I ran across this. It is a Sears Craftsman Excalibur dado blade set. I am sure it has to be at least 25 years old, ...
RPE1 Woodworking Power Tools 6 1,841 06-11-2022, 06:20 AM
  0 Thread: TS issues....
Post: RE: TS issues....

AlanS Wrote: (03-14-2022, 04:03 PM) -- Time to pack in my Steel City TS. I can't turn the tilt handle...took it apart several times and can not find the issue. No place near me to consult- Long Islan...
RPE1 Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,012 03-15-2022, 06:56 AM
  0 Thread: MAGSWITCH
Post: RE: MAGSWITCH

taxman Wrote: (02-17-2022, 09:37 AM) -- Please post link to the set you found for $75. Thanks. I found one of what you describe but it was $109/ -- Yes.  It is $109 now.  Sorry.
RPE1 Woodworking 12 3,398 02-18-2022, 12:47 PM
  0 Thread: MAGSWITCH
Post: RE: MAGSWITCH

falcon Wrote: (02-16-2022, 11:35 AM) -- Hi all.  I have been looking at magswitches, but I have questions.  I have been trying to find out how strong of a magswitch I really need.  There are several ...
RPE1 Woodworking 12 3,398 02-17-2022, 09:30 AM
  0 Thread: Crosscut sled
Post: RE: Crosscut sled

NeverSquare911 Wrote: (02-04-2022, 10:07 AM) -- Hello all. I am brand new to woodworking. Just purchased a table saw, router and a couple small tools. I thought a good beginner project would be to ma...
RPE1 Woodworking 9 1,445 02-06-2022, 08:42 AM
  0 Thread: Drilling a hole in the center of a board
Post: RE: Drilling a hole in the center of a board

Willyou Wrote: (01-20-2022, 11:30 AM) -- Make a drill guide with a board 3-4" longer that the width of the work piece. Start with a compass set to draw a circle with a diameter about 1" more than the...
RPE1 Woodworking 9 2,703 01-21-2022, 08:10 AM
  0 Thread: Drilling a hole in the center of a board
Post: RE: Drilling a hole in the center of a board

hcbph Wrote: (01-19-2022, 01:54 PM) -- Here's the way I do it, assuming you want to drill down the middle.  Say you have a 3 11/16" board, it's not easy to find the middle.  I'll take a metal ruler a...
RPE1 Woodworking 9 2,703 01-19-2022, 07:23 PM
  0 Thread: Drilling a hole in the center of a board
Post: Drilling a hole in the center of a board

I need to drill a series of holes down the length of a board.  Is there a way to do that with out measuring?  You know, when you want to cut a groove down a board, you do it one way, flip it around a ...
RPE1 Woodworking 9 2,703 01-19-2022, 12:34 PM
  0 Thread: To all shop layout savants.
Post: RE: To all shop layout savants.

iublue Wrote: (12-24-2021, 07:23 PM) -- I think I have decided on the size of my new shop.  Interior dimensions of 35'6 x 29'. I am now planning the layout to maximize efficiency of the space and re...
RPE1 Woodworking 16 3,405 12-25-2021, 06:58 AM
  0 Thread: Which palm / trim router? Corded or cordless?
Post: RE: Which palm / trim router? Corded or cordless?

overland Wrote: (11-11-2020, 08:37 PM) -- I was thinking of getting a Bosch palm router, which is corded. Then I saw that Makita makes a small cordless 18v router. Any recommendations? I do have some...
RPE1 Woodworking Power Tools 26 8,330 12-17-2021, 08:17 AM
  0 Thread: how wet is too wet, or any suggestions?
Post: RE: how wet is too wet, or any suggestions?

rlnguy Wrote: (12-15-2021, 02:16 PM) -- A young friend of mine is settling into his first house, and asked me to help him build a bar top, he can put in, before Christmas. Yesterday, he went to a lo...
RPE1 Woodworking 7 2,146 12-17-2021, 08:10 AM
  0 Thread: How to rout the groove in a cutting board?
Post: RE: How to rout the groove in a cutting board?

Dumb_Polack Wrote: (12-14-2021, 09:17 AM) -- Hi, I'm building 2 cutting boards as Christmas gifts and I want to rout the groove that runs around the top side, maybe 3/4'-1" in from the edge to cat...
RPE1 Woodworking 15 9,457 12-15-2021, 07:55 AM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Blade Sharpening
Post: RE: Tablesaw Blade Sharpening

BassMD Wrote: (10-14-2021, 09:42 AM) -- Does anybody here sharpen their own carbide-tipped blades? If so, would you please describe the technique, and advise what type of stone(s) used? -- Do you l...
RPE1 Woodworking Power Tools 7 2,120 10-14-2021, 01:17 PM

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