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25th November 2021, 04:50 PM
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Ha my old man gives me hell for saying lumber,...
Ha my old man gives me hell for saying lumber, too...too many US YouTube videos!!
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25th November 2021, 03:45 PM
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Working with "dressed" lumber from the timber yard
Hi all, long time, no post...We welcomed a new addition to the family this time last year and he's taken my focus off the shop for a while :)
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18th July 2020, 02:41 PM
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sorry to all who replied later! some excellent...
sorry to all who replied later! some excellent suggestions here, especially around the splines.that image really helps...they look great!
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13th July 2020, 02:12 PM
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thanks for all these responses, i really...
thanks for all these responses, i really appreciate the assistance. I like the idea of the triangle strip to get more surface area, but keep low profile...i think for future ill need to find a way to...
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13th July 2020, 02:10 PM
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ha, its not for me
ha, its not for me
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13th July 2020, 02:08 PM
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thanks, Yeah i did consider spines, but i dont...
thanks, Yeah i did consider spines, but i dont have a flat topped blade and i cant go get one right now as im running on a budget. id also need a flush saw to trim them back...
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13th July 2020, 12:08 PM
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thank you, mate...in this instance, it's going to...
thank you, mate...in this instance, it's going to be used as a bed table for using a laptop in bed, so it doesn't need to withstand much weight at all, but as it might be flipped up on occassion to...
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13th July 2020, 11:09 AM
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Quick and dirty mitre joint reinforcement
Hi guys, I'm looking for a way to reinforce a long mitre joint (like for a case mitre, or small waterfall mitred coffee table), but I need it to be super fast and easy. I know about splines, loose...
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17th May 2020, 09:45 PM
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yep, I wish I’d tried a different piece, too....
yep, I wish I’d tried a different piece, too. Funny how we miss simple things sometimes. Get all worked up and don’t see the obvious. Ps. I accidentally clicked “pictures please” on your post, so...
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17th May 2020, 05:20 PM
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So, I’m almost embarrassed to post this but I...
So, I’m almost embarrassed to post this but I think I’ve found the issue and it’s me being a stupid idiot. I guess sometimes when we’re working, we don’t see the forest for the wood.
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15th May 2020, 02:04 PM
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Thanks for all the advice till now, guys...I...
Thanks for all the advice till now, guys...I spoke to SawStop this AM and they were a bit boggled by the whole thing, too...So I've since done a few things they recommended:
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15th May 2020, 09:58 AM
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Hey Elan....I'm just working with SawStop support...
Hey Elan....I'm just working with SawStop support to try to fix this...they have a couple ideas, but honestly, everyone is flying a bit blind. I'll try out some of their suggestions today. If we...
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14th May 2020, 06:36 PM
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Well, I put in a brand new high quality blade...
Well, I put in a brand new high quality blade (CMT chrome), and the same thing is happening...It's super frustrating. I tried sled, mitre gauge, fence...loads of pressure against fence and...
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14th May 2020, 10:06 AM
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I am, yeah...I took it off my sled and tried it...
I am, yeah...I took it off my sled and tried it with a mitre gauge so I could go right past it...I'm gonna grab a new blade this AM...it's overdue, and it might be problem anyway...failing that, if...
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13th May 2020, 11:23 PM
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Hold up....are you saying riving knife affects...
Hold up....are you saying riving knife affects quality of cut? Genuinely asking.
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13th May 2020, 06:34 PM
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Thanks, Alex...I don't think so...I actually...
Thanks, Alex...I don't think so...I actually tried clamping the work piece to the sled coz I thought it might be that. I've been worried it's the arbor or something, but maybe it is as simple as...
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13th May 2020, 06:22 PM
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Hey Elan, thanks for this...yeah I'm wondering...
Hey Elan, thanks for this...yeah I'm wondering about the sharpness, coz I thought that when I was cutting thru the wood, but even taking really shallow clean up cuts caused issues...there was barely...
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13th May 2020, 05:43 PM
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Thanks, George...as I use a sled for all my cuts,...
Thanks, George...as I use a sled for all my cuts, I don't have the riving knife installed, so can't be that, in this case. Thanks for the advice, tho!
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13th May 2020, 04:50 PM
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Table saw not cutting in a straight line (cuts square, not straight)
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Weird problem on my SawStop Contractor TS...when cutting bevels (and to a very slight degree even on 0 angle cuts), I'm getting really wonky cuts, almost like it's cutting an arc (see... -
16th January 2020, 09:51 AM
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I did oil both sides, yeah...I put a couple of...
I did oil both sides, yeah...I put a couple of coats on each side, but I must say I went fairly light on it. In YouTube vids I've seen, people soak these things in oil.
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16th January 2020, 09:50 AM
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My understanding is end grain isn't subject to...
My understanding is end grain isn't subject to movement. It's a big part of the reason why people do it.
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16th January 2020, 09:48 AM
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Possibly. I have used Iron Bark in the past and...
Possibly. I have used Iron Bark in the past and it barely moves at all.
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14th January 2020, 10:46 PM
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I did alternate the boards, and mill after...
I did alternate the boards, and mill after gluing. Honestly, I didn't leave hardly any time for it acclimate, and I wouldn't even know how to check moisture content! I guess I should invest in one of...
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14th January 2020, 10:43 PM
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Oh, that's great advice, thanks, Kuffy. I didn't...
Oh, that's great advice, thanks, Kuffy. I didn't even think of that. Will remember to let people know that when I give them out. Be good to field test this, too by making some and trying out...
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14th January 2020, 06:01 PM
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Wood movement and knowing when you're ready to work with it
Hey all, long time since I posted. I had a bit of an annoying issue over the xmas break. I bought some recycled Tallow Wood to use for cutting boards that I gave to family as gifts. Given it was...
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9th July 2017, 07:54 PM
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Thanks for the advice, guys...One thing I noticed...
Thanks for the advice, guys...One thing I noticed today after taking another stab is that my idea of square was thrown off by the fact that when I tilt the blade, for whatever reason, the blade...
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8th July 2017, 07:41 PM
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square cuts with the blade at 90, out of square at 45???
I've just had one hell of a frustrating day trying to build a cross cut sled for bevel cuts.
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24th November 2016, 04:57 PM
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Thanks, mate. I'm thinking the same thing on...
Thanks, mate. I'm thinking the same thing on mine, just worried that the top is so thin that screws/bolts might not drive deep enough to really give a good hold?
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23rd November 2016, 08:37 PM
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Best way to skin this cat? (how to attach leg frames to tongue and groove table top)
Hey guys, I'm just finishing off a rustic table build, and am a little stumped on how to attach the leg frames I built to it.
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1st July 2016, 07:34 PM
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Lots of awesome comments in this thread, glad I...
Lots of awesome comments in this thread, glad I started it! While the sliding table saw looks amazing, my budget won't stretch that far. For me this has come down to Laguna Platinum v whether I can...
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29th June 2016, 11:29 PM
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"Don't buy either. Buy the Sawstop 3HP...
"Don't buy either. Buy the Sawstop 3HP Professional Cabinet Saw. Mortgage the kids or something. Have your cake and subsequently eat that cake and get it all over all ten of your glorious little...
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29th June 2016, 05:57 PM
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"Infinitely preferable to the typical "fixed full...
"Infinitely preferable to the typical "fixed full height splitter with huge anti-kickback pawls and a sodding great plastic box on top" fitted to the majority of hobbyist saws these days." -...
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29th June 2016, 04:57 PM
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"Around 50% of TS injuries are not caused by cuts...
"Around 50% of TS injuries are not caused by cuts from the blade but from kickback etc." - This, too...In my limited experience as a wood worker (year and a half) the most dangerous situations I've...
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29th June 2016, 10:59 AM
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Those are two very interesting posts...one on the...
Those are two very interesting posts...one on the power, and one on the safety (Roy, that is a scary story, man...). And tbh, I have wondered that myself. Would having a SawStop make me "lazy" when...
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29th June 2016, 09:22 AM
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Laguna Platinum v SawStop Contractor: a question of quality as well as safety
Almost at the point of upgrading my table saw, and doing some digging around online at different combos. I've nailed it down to two. Well, currently at two...I change my mind more than I change my...
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4th March 2016, 04:35 PM
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Tell me about it, Yanis. I had a nightmare...
Tell me about it, Yanis. I had a nightmare setting mine up. The thing weighed a ton, I had to put it together on my own, the manual was shocking. Dug around on the net for hours looking for manuals...
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4th March 2016, 01:21 PM
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Good video if you own a Carba-Tec jointer
As anyone who owns Carba-Tec stuff knows, the manuals that come with them are rubbish. I found this video on the Grizzly 8" which is essentially the same machine as the Carba-Tec branded ones. Maybe...
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4th March 2016, 12:09 PM
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Hi DiRob, yes, I've had similar experiences with...
Hi DiRob, yes, I've had similar experiences with them already. They just sent me a breakdown of how to do this. If anybody has this machine and ever needs to do this procedure (which looks really...
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3rd March 2016, 07:22 PM
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Thanks, Ian. Have found both those. Without...
Thanks, Ian. Have found both those. Without taking the whole thing apart, I can't see how to adjust the elevation screws, so I might have to wait until Carba-Tec call me back. The infeed and outfeed...
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3rd March 2016, 06:07 PM
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Thanks, guys...Further research reveals this is...
Thanks, guys...Further research reveals this is the same machine as the Ridgid TP-1300 which has a slightly better manual, but still no mention of how to adjust the elevation screws which is what...
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3rd March 2016, 05:49 PM
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Nice one, Kuffy. Thanks.
Nice one, Kuffy. Thanks.
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3rd March 2016, 04:51 PM
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Thicknesser not planing at 90 to the true planed edge
Hi guys, had a dig around for some advice on this one, but can't find any. Let me quickly describe what I'm doing, hopefully I'm just doing something stupid that can be rectified easily. My jointer...
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25th February 2016, 06:01 PM
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Sensational idea. I'm definitely going to enroll...
Sensational idea. I'm definitely going to enroll in the furniture making course. Thanks for the tip.
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24th February 2016, 04:46 PM
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Thanks for that, Ian. I think this comes from...
Thanks for that, Ian. I think this comes from inexperience more than anything for me. Reading an issue of FW about hand finishing tenons, for example...I saw I would need a shoulder plane, and a...
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23rd February 2016, 07:15 PM
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Thanks, Ian. Reading a lot in Fine Woodworking...
Thanks, Ian. Reading a lot in Fine Woodworking about using hand tools to dial in on tricky process like M+T, dovetails etc. High time I get my hand tool skills started, too. Just the cost of a good...
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23rd February 2016, 05:39 PM
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Safari, that is AWESOME. Thanks. How do you like...
Safari, that is AWESOME. Thanks. How do you like your Platinum? I'm hearing bad things about Laguna after-sales...any horror stories?
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23rd February 2016, 05:38 PM
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Woodman, thank you so much for that post. Some...
Woodman, thank you so much for that post. Some points from me:
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23rd February 2016, 07:30 AM
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Very true, Dengue...Love my Freud Fusion blade,...
Very true, Dengue...Love my Freud Fusion blade, but their Glue Line blade is also in my sights. Sigh, someone could give me 50 grand to spend on equipment and I'd still probably end up wanting more...
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23rd February 2016, 07:21 AM
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Thanks, Ian...I've tried cutting these with an...
Thanks, Ian...I've tried cutting these with an Incra mitre gauge, and with a crosscut sled I made for 45 degree angles - although this sled is tight to the slot, it runs in a single slot only, if...
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22nd February 2016, 09:24 PM
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Yeah, thinking the Platinum, too...Was tempted by...
Yeah, thinking the Platinum, too...Was tempted by the SawStop Contractor but I want a beefy machine for my step up, but still single phase, and within my budget.
Dengue, agree on the x-cut sled. I...