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Lead Shot/Epoxy Infill For Tool Parts
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Jim Frye
Lead Shot/Epoxy Infill For Tool Parts
I've been using lead shot and epoxy for over two decades to add strength and mass to hollow plastic and die cast metal parts of tools. I use #9 lead shot (steel shot could be substituted) to add mass to lightly molded parts. The epoxy doesn't need to be high strength as it's being used to encapsulate the shot in the cavity, so pourable resin works fine. The epoxy binds and seals the shot into the cavity(s) of the part. The fineness of the shot allows it to fit into odd or irregular shaped cavities...
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Pin Locked Joinery
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Created by: Jim Frye
Pin Locked Joinery
This method is intended to replace nails, screws, and other metal fasteners in almost any type of wood joinery. The material is inexpensive and readily available in any grocery store. Simple hand tools are all that is needed to lock a wood joint and keep it from separating from use or age. The pins are bamboo kabob skewers and they typically run 1/8" to 5/32" in diameter making them a perfect size for wood joinery. Bamboo has straight, tough grain that is very resistant to shear forces....
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14x36 Benchtop Lathe Build
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Created by: Jim Frye
14x36 Benchtop Lathe Build
This lathe was assembled using parts from a Ryobi ML618 mini lathe. I purchased it as a factory refurbished tool at a truckload sale in a mall parking lot for $215 in 2000, but it did come with a factory warranty. It had some serious design limitations that I thought could use improving on. It started out as a 6" swing, 18" between centers machine and ended up a 14" swing, 36" between centers lathe. I have spent less than $300 assembling this lathe. This is most likely...Last edited by Jim Frye; 04-10-2025, 03:33 PM. -
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How to set router bit and blade cut height accurately
How to set Bit and or blade height using various methods.
By Loring Chien
Oct 20, 2024
Someone remarked how they had a hard time setting bit heights. Here is a brief tutorial on several ways and the best way I have found.
The classic way is to use a ruler and measure the tip of the cutting bit, as shown below:
This is some problems, hard to see, parallax, resolution. And that the tip of the bit is not flat but pointed. The cut will be to the depth...Last edited by LCHIEN; 10-21-2024, 03:30 AM. -
BT3x00 Fence Micro Adjuster setup.
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dbhost
BT3x00 Fence Micro Adjuster setup.
This article is for the aftermarket BT-Set Micro and BT-Set Max fence Micro Adjusters.
To install...
Remove end cap from front rail on right side. Slide adjuster into the track insuring the locking screw is backed out enough to allow free movement. you will want to take this opportunity to vacuum out your front track.
Slide the adjuster over to where the fence will be, hook the right side of the fence head to the hook on the left side of the adjuster. Set the... -
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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 vertical stick 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; 10-18-2024, 01:36 AM. -
BT3000/3100 Featherboard using SMT
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LCHIEN
BT3000/3100 Featherboard using SMT
Here's how I do my Featherboard operations. As you know, Featherboards are spring boards meant to hold the workpiece against the fence snugly to ensure accurate rips while freeing both your hands for hand over hand and push stick smooth, even feeding of the workpiece to avoid burning and sawmarks.
The Feather board is the classic one that they suggest you make.... Mine was made 20+ years ago, apparently a 1x4 piece of pine wood with one end cut at 30 degrees. 15-16 inches long 3 to...Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-20-2024, 08:41 AM. -
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BT3000/BT3100 Belly pan easy dust collection
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Created by: LCHIEN
BT3000/BT3100 Belly pan easy dust collection
I made a belly pan dust collection for my BT3000, using a commercially available, cheap dust pan from one of the woodworking supply houses with a 4" hose fitting.
It seems to work effectively very simple DC belly pan under BT3000. Not tightly fitting I wanted to allow air in to carry the dust to the DC, pulling on a closed cabinet is not a good idea. So the plywood sits on the stand, not screwed down or anything. So there's air coming in thru the ends and the Shroud dust port arc....Last edited by LCHIEN; 05-01-2024, 10:25 AM. -
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BT3000/BT3100 rip fence and miter fence stop block
With the small t-nut for the front of the rip fence and miter fence, I made a new stop block that can be used on both
https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...nce-attachment
When used on the rip fence , it can set a stop for cross cutting fixed lengths off a piece against the miter fence without risking a kickback from continuous...Last edited by LCHIEN; 02-21-2024, 02:06 AM. -
Small T-Nut for the Left side of Rip Fence and Front of Miter Fence on BT3x saws.
Small T-nut for the left side of BT3 rip fence or front of miter fence (Article Version)
11-30-2023, 04:00 PM
I have found a perfect T-nut for the front of the BT3 miter fence and for the left side of the rip fence (same extrusion used both places)
Its actually a weld nut, but fits the T-slot described above.
Weld Nut: #10-24 Thread, Tab, 1/32 in Base Ht, 3/8 in Base Wd, 5/8 in Base Lg, Steel, 50 PK
Item 1LAJ3 Mfr. Model 1LAJ3 (WW Graingers)...Last edited by LCHIEN; 12-09-2023, 10:02 PM. -
Special DIY T-bolt for BT3000 Miter Fence, Rip Fence and Rails
After a bit more thinking, some universal T-bolts for the rip miter fence make more sense than fixture blocks.
The two big slots in the rip fence and the miter fence and the front and rear rails are sized to take 1.00 inches wide x 1/8th and 1-1/8" wide x 1/8th.
So I took some 1/8th flat Aluminum 1.00 inches wide and cut 1-1/8" long to make a 1" x 1-1/8" rectangular plates; I used a short rip fence Block to space the length but not cause a kickback with the...Last edited by LCHIEN; 01-25-2024, 12:27 AM. -
How to make a BT3x00 Rip Fence/Miter Fence fixture block for mounting jigs
DIY BT3000 FIXTURE BLOCK for Rip/Miter Fence extrusion
Simple shop construction - no machining.
This is intended to fit the top T-track on the Rip and miter fence (uses the same extrusion) on the Ryobi BT3x00 / Craftsman 22811 family of saws
You must make the Block and Base parts; you can make them 1.5" or 3 inches long or modify to any other length.
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Another Thin Strip Jig
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twistsol
Another Thin Strip Jig
Ripping thin strips can be accomplished in a number of ways, but this jig is the best I've found so far.
- There is no need to move the fence so every strip comes out exactly the same.
- It is incredibly easy to build
- It keeps your hands well away from the blade the whole time
- It keeps control of the strip you are ripping all the way through the cut and past the blade
- It doesn't interfere with the blade guard.
- You can cut strips from any length of stock
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How to identify a Ryobi BT3000/BT3100/Craftsman 22811 or 21829 clone saw by sight
So you want to buy a BT3 clone. Been out of production for a while. Shopping on Craigs list or for sale ads is hard
You have to keep an eye out and you have to be used to spotting the appearance giveaway features of the various models... Ryobi BT3000, BT3100, Craftsman 22811 and 21829
There are certain things that clue you in and there are many ads that don't give model numbers and have crappy photos. Search for keywords RYOBI, Precision, System are often used in ad listings and...Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-04-2024, 11:46 PM. -
Screw friction products EZ-Grip and Screw Grab?
I was reading an article about fasteners the other day.
They mentioned a couple of products I had not heard of before:
EZ-grip and Screw Grab
Apparently if you have a screw that you have a hard time engaging like a worn Phillips, a drop of these products will increase the friction between the screw and the driver 8X it is claimed so that you can back out the screw.
You can find them both at Amazon.
Not cheap 5 oz of EZ-GRIP is $20; 1/2 oz of Screw...
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