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Several points to consider are if you plan to use your speakers as only home theater or if you do critical music listening (not just background music). An advantage of box speakers is them can be...

Ern: I understand the multi disc on a single shaft design, but you could also have a single disc that has a threaded insert in the middle to which you can screw in a threaded knob which would hole...

Here is the information about this 3M abrasive posted on the Japan Woodworker website.

These revolutionary abrasive films, developed by 3M, are manufactured to an extraordinary level of precision...

Ern:

For the flat work and outside of turning gouges, the MDF discs will work. If you make them 8" in diameter, you can apply the PSA backed abrasive discs we use on the Lap-Sharp. The HSS tools...

There is a nice demonstration of sharpening Japanese knives at:Sharpening Japanese Knives - The Japanese Food Report

I hope this is of some help. I liked the method used for setting the angle.
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clogger: Both the 4000 and 8000 grit waterstones are polish stones. Using an Aoto (blue stone) or similar grit stone (~2000 grit) is good to reestablish an edge and then follow it with the polish...

Interesting thread. I make speakers as part of my business, and they are almost all made out of solid woods. The wood type is not a concern as the speakers are dipoles and not box speakers. The sound...

conwood:

Yes, it can handle small knives as well. A number of our customers sharpen their 6 inch knives in multiples along the length of the jig. The picture shows a 20" knife installed....

G'day conwood:

I do not have any experience with the Timbercon grinder, but as the manufacturer of the Lap-Sharp system I can tell you what we considered when designing our planer/jointer jig....

I want to thank those who participated in this auction. Donating a Lap-Sharp is only a small help to those who survived the devastation of these fires. I can't imagine standing with my family...

The picture below is a Butcher cast steel chisel more than 2" in width. It was sharpened on a Lap-Sharp to a 1 micron finish. You can quickly flatten chisels and plane irons to this level. It is best...

In January, my wife and I visited Cairns, just in time for the typhoon, and then went to Ballarat and Melbourne. We had a great time visiting wineries in the Pyrennes and met a wonderful group of...

A clear finish such as lacquer will show the wood grain, but some clear lacquers will yellow over time. The get the chatoyancy of the wood figure to show well, it is best to plane or scrape the wood...

Bubinga is a beautiful wood. I make many speakers using it and on rare occasion have had a chance to use some figured Bubinga. It scrapes very well and will bring out the grain much clearer than...

I use a ball and socket connection for the grills on the Orion speakers designed by Siegfried Linkwitz. The socket is 11mm on the outside and 8.2 internal. The ball diameter is 8.9mm. The post length...

You can also find some very helpful information on sharpening at:
http://www.japanwoodworker.com/newswire.asp
There is information about the care of both synthetic and natural water stones as well...

Glenn: One of the advantages of the 3M PSA backing is it is on a thin film base. Putting tape under the abrasive paper can allow compression of the surface and round the edge of the tool being...

I have a Husky 272 and Stihl 440 Magnum. The Husky is not as reliable when restarting after working it for a while and this model is not as powerful as my Stihl, so I use the Husky for trimming logs....

Not all waterstones should be kept in water. In general, coarse and medium grit synthetic stones can be left in water, but not finish stones, Debado stones, Shapton stones, or natural stones. Here is...

It does not reduce friction. I know that is a common perception. For a detailed explaination, see the forum link:...

The photo looks like what I have. This picture also shows the tap.
http://www.woodartistry.com/WNimages/Record%20Threads.jpg

I found the tap that I recieved from Irwin after they bought Record. I do not know what models of planes this fits, but as I mentioned, I needed it to deepen the thread on the tote of one of my...

Pen: I have the correct tap for the Record plane. The first issue is to find it. I will look and if found, will provide details. It is not a standard tap, as mentioned in this thread. I got it from...