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not seen 3/16 dowels.... probably 1/4"? -
Anyone use dowel centers?
They're inexpensive and a great way to line up dowels for assemblies where dowel jigs don't necessarily work.
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By popular demand of my wife, a redux of Keyhole planter
The one in the middle is a cedar keyhole planter from 2015. https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...ts/9144-keyhol...Last edited by LCHIEN; Today, 10:21 AM. -
Right! Note to self... sleep late Friday morning.
Haha, I do anyway, rarely up before 8 or 9 AM. Life of the retired....Leave a comment:
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Stupid expensive Bessey miter clamp not big enough
I was making a 2 inch wide frame and found my fancy, otherwise great ($30 ea) Bessey WS-3 miter clamps would not open wide enough to accept this frame....1 PhotoLast edited by LCHIEN; 04-29-2024, 10:24 AM. -
"The order and nut arrangement are deliberate and important."
Yes.Leave a comment:
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normal feed rates, I think. I expected the wood to be kind of soft (treated pine). -
had to change to a dado blade today - time for some saw maintenance
Freud SD306 six inch stack dado.
been a good dado for me.
I have an 8-inch but found out the hard way that it doesn't fit over 1/2" stack...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-28-2024, 10:13 PM.👍 2 -
Those are clearly ground wires.
I can't get into mine but the drawing shows that there is a grounding screw (85) that goes through the chassis somewhere...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-27-2024, 02:21 PM.Leave a comment:
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How to drill perfectly placed hole into outside corner
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- Published: 04-26-2024, 10:41 PM
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How to drill perfectly placed hole into outside corner
Trying to drill into a outside 90 degree corner, 45° to each side, is tough, the drill bit keeps wanting to walk off.
You can whack a small flat on the corner.
But here is a way I did it perfectly. Using this corner drill jig
Using the drilling jig, One hand is enough to hold the jig while drilling. The small board touching the top of the jig is my measurement stick. I use that to set the precise reproducible location of the hole relative to the top of the workpiece....Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-28-2024, 10:31 PM. -
Yeah I got some CA on my left hand index finger which is not the ID finger. Otherwise that one probably won't work either.Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-26-2024, 11:24 AM.Leave a comment:
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Wood glue, CA (super glue) and fingerprint sensors
When I make a wood glue-up, I often use my finger to spread the glue after applying with the squeeze bottle. I have a good feel for how thick it needs...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-26-2024, 10:28 PM. -
broken bit
I broke a bit in woodworking for the first time in god knows how long.
1/8" brad point, DP set for 900 RPM....Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-26-2024, 02:07 AM. -
Yeah, i got the trim router 14 years after I got my first real router (not counting the craftsman one I got long before that). Didn't think I needed it,...Leave a comment:
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don't know where the original is but there are a lot of hits if you go to youtube and search for $50 projects, furniture, cheap projects etc....Leave a comment:
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Trim Router
Dave (DBHOST) recently mentioned getting a HF trim router.
It took me a few years to get one but I love mine now.
They're great for...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-25-2024, 12:59 AM. -
using the caulking gun. ugh
I forgot that there is a lever to release the tension on the tube.. Kept oozing out the nozzle.
But the caulk was over a few years...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-24-2024, 09:38 AM. -
I decided to use the plunge router - its made for incremental passes; it has that stepped turret - and didn't want to be shuffling the workpieces 48 times....Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-25-2024, 12:02 AM.Leave a comment:
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" I would do one disc at a time, one depth at a time" not clear
One disc at a time, running thru all depths and finishing before...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-22-2024, 01:49 PM.
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