While digging through the old site files, I ran across this PDF file that had no information other than a number of pictures. The file title was McConnell.pdf I can't find any reference to it on the site....

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For many years, I have been using the power switch on my BT3000 to turn on the shop vac as well as the saw itself. My old shop vac was a low powered unit and together with the BT3K’s motor didn’t exceed the 20 amp. rating of the contacts in the switch. That all changed when I replaced the shop vac with an industrial model of Shop Vac. After several weeks of forgetting to turn on the vac when I started the saw, I knew I had to go back to the automatic method of starting the dust collector. Fortunately, Sears had the solution for this problem. They have a $20 tool triggered outlet device that plugs into a standard duplex outlet and provides two outlets that are switched on when the tool that is plugged into the primary receptacle on the device is turned on....

Originally Posted by Ray Girling in the category Miscellaneous

Kickback – The Nightmare Explained Most tablesaw owners dread kickback without necessarily understanding what it is and more importantly, what causes it. Knowing that it involves a piece of stock coming back towards you is fine, but as with most technical matters, once you understand how and why it happens, you’ve got much more chance of preventing it. These words and pictures are an attempt to get back to basics and de-mystify the subject. ...

A Virtual Tour of the Indianapolis Woodworking Show This weekend, I made my annual trek to the Indianapolis woodworking show. I have been going every year for the past five years. This year, I was finally fortunate to have a bit of extra money and was able to attend one of the all day seminars. Below are some photos I took specifically for this site. I wanted to give those of you who are not able to attend the shows a glimpse of what they are all about. I struggled with the decision of which w...

In a “Fundamentals of Woodworking” class I attended taught by Marc Adams at the Indianapolis woodworking show, he stated that he uses ordinary white glue instead of yellow glue for the majority of his joinery. I decided to do a little research on the two types of adhesives and was surprised by what I found. White glues like Elmer's Glue-All are polyvinyl acetate (PVA) based adhesives. Yellow glues like Pro-Bond and Titebond are aliphatic resin glues, which are merely PVA adhesives with additives t...