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Model making And wood work.
- Created by: ArtworksIII
- Published: 05-22-2016, 06:01 PM
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Model making And wood work.
My instalment this week is just an idea. Many of the replicas I make are of civilian but I think this could interest even the most die hard framers. Some of you may have seen this team at one time or another. My idea is to hand a trio or more from a stand on the celling. I'll post later got some honey do's to do.... ... -
FlashCell cordless battery-less power screwdriver Review
- Created by: LCHIEN
- Published: 02-26-2016, 04:16 PM
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FlashCell cordless battery-less power screwdriver Review
I have owned a Coleman Flashcell screwdriver since about 2009. it does not replace the drill driver (Craftsman 19.2V C3 drill driver with lithium ion cells and clutch) but it replaces small powered screwdrivers for doing repetitive screw driving. The no longer sell them and haven't for several years. I've been wanting one to have handy in the garage shop or house rather than running back and forth.
The advantage of a cordless, batteryless driver is that it uses a supercapacitor to drive...Last edited by LCHIEN; 01-10-2017, 02:05 AM. -
HF Silver & Deming Drill Bits
- Created by: Bill in Buena Park
- Published: 02-04-2016, 01:49 PM
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HF Silver & Deming Drill Bits
In a recent shop project to make a lathe chuck / center organizer, I needed to drill some holes to accommodate the MT2 shanks of my live centers and drill chucks. For my purposes (a nice snug fit at a certain height), I needed 11/16 holes. None of my forstner bits (also HF) were this size. For some threaded spur center inserts, I needed 9/16 holes. No love there among the forstners either.
So I found this set of the Silver and Deming bits at HF: http://www.harborfreight.com/s... -
Shopmade sanding blocks
- Created by: LCHIEN
- Published: 12-17-2015, 09:41 PM
- 21 comments
Shopmade sanding blocks
Whilst cleaning up I found an old BT3central post by ejs1097 I printed out from a while back. I had forgotten about it.
I made some changes and whipped out a few in a couple of evenings.
What I liked about them was they hold the sandpaper tight and snug, the bought ones the paper works loose and sags and gets caught and tears.
Also easy and cheap. Also has a square end for sanding into corners and a radius to do curves. I did modify the block so it used thicker stock...Last edited by LCHIEN; 06-28-2022, 01:54 AM. -
Dremel vac operated Rotary tool
- Created by: LCHIEN
- Published: 10-17-2015, 06:17 PM
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Dremel vac operated Rotary tool
I saw this and Lowes has it for $30 and for some reason Amazon has it for $44, so I bought on a whim but its not a winner. The promise was a rotary tool and vacuum tool that cleared the debris as say you were engraving or grinding. It has the blue ring you turn to adjust that allows some vacuum to bypass and thus control speed. It has a few accessories and a clear guide for flat work. It fits most all dremel bits that are 1/8" diameter shank. In reality the RPMs were low (I measured 15,000 with... -
Facebook Connection
- Created by: twistsol
- Published: 10-07-2015, 01:41 PM
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Facebook Connection
The site is now integrated with Facebook. You have the option to connect your facebook account with the SawdustZone site which allows you to share posts here with your Facebook friends. The integration is completely optional and can be turned on or off. Note that Facebook cannot post to our site, but you can share almost anything here with Facebook. To link your account to Facebook, click on the connect icon in the header and log in to your Facebook account. A popup will appear for you to log ... -
The Sawdust Foundation 501(c)(3) Information
- Created by: twistsol
- Published: 09-01-2015, 12:00 AM
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The Sawdust Foundation 501(c)(3) Information
The Sawdust Foundation, Inc. which runs the SawdustZone website is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as an exempt organization under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and has been classified as a Public Charity under section 509(a)(2). The effective date of our exemption and classification is 2015-June-16. Unfortunately any contributions made prior to this date are not deductible. The content on the site is openly available to all whether you are a financial contributor or not and ... -
The Sawdust Foundation Annual Report 2015
- Created by: twistsol
- Published: 08-21-2015, 09:49 AM
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The Sawdust Foundation Annual Report 2015
This week, the SawdustZone administrators held the first annual meeting. A summary follows.
Financial Update
You may have noticed we haven't had a fund drive in a while. We are not only solvent, but have an operating buffer and a little room for some enhancements
The cost savings implemented when the server was moved in October 2012 from Windows to Linux were significant.
The current balance between membership, advertising, and affil... -
Terms of Use
- Created by: Black wallnut
- Published: 04-27-2015, 11:53 AM
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Terms of Use
By visiting our site either as a guest or as a registered member you agree to abide by the rules as stated below: Avoid politics. Politics includes discussion of political figures and political parties as well as political ideals. Current events and news may be discussed as long as they are not specific as to political leaning. Avoid religion. We don't discuss the differences in religion here. We don't preach a specific religious view. We don't allow negative comments about others religion. We ... -
Forum history
- Created by: Black wallnut
- Published: 04-27-2015, 11:48 AM
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Forum history
In the 1990's our founder, Sam Conder joined the old Ryobi tools forum. Ryobi produced a new type of tablesaw, the BT3000 (BT3K) which was designed to be a much lighter table saw where everything referenced off the front rail for alignment. It offered precision for a rather reasonable price point. It was different and attracted a cult-like following partly due to the way BT3K owners were treated on some of the popular wood working forums of the time. Most of our early members also were members of... -
Sharpening Woodworking Chisels
- Created by: Sam Conder
- Published: 03-17-2015, 04:47 PM
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Sharpening Woodworking Chisels
While attending a "fundamentals of woodworking" class taught by Marc Adams at the Indianapolis woodworking show a few years ago, I was most impressed with his simple yet effective method of sharpening woodworking chisels. I contacted Marc and asked him for permission to write an article for BT3Central on how to sharpen chisels using his method. As expected, Marc was very receptive to the idea of sharing one of his "secrets". His exact response to me was " Absolutely, please feel free to teach anything you learned from me." So let's dive right into this and sharpen some chisels.
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Bosch CM10GD Sliding Miter Saw
- Created by: Condoman44
- Published: 03-16-2015, 11:31 AM
- 2 comments
Bosch CM10GD Sliding Miter Saw
I have had several good encounters with the CPO Bosch web site and decided to look there first for a new compound miter saw. I noticed that the Bosch #CM10GD was available as reconditioned item at $499. Yes, I know that is a chunk of money but I want quality and not at the green line of tools price. I have purchased a few reconditioned Bosch items in the past and been happy with the results.
Now that I have an idea what I want I am off the reading everything I can about that partic... -
Irwin SpeedBor bit, 1 inch diameter
- Created by: JimD
- Published: 03-15-2015, 08:15 PM
- 4 comments
Irwin SpeedBor bit, 1 inch diameter
I started the wiring in my shop this afternoon and decided I needed a new drill bit in addition to the other stuff. I noticed the Irwin Speedbor at Lowes. They were high on all the wiring stuff but I went back anyway to get the bit and an extension. My local Lowe's didn't have the 6 inch extension so I got a 12 inch. I was able to put 1 inch holes through as many as 6 back to back 2x4s with this bit. It pulls itself through HARD. I used my Ryobi cordless on low speed. I was going through Lit... -
BT3000 x 2 Frankensaw
- Created by: rickschuster
- Published: 03-10-2015, 10:30 PM
- 12 comments
BT3000 x 2 Frankensaw
Thanks to all of the great examples I saw on this forum, I decided that buying extension rails for my BT3000 would be silly when for less money I could find a used BT3000 to add to mine. Less money, and in addition to the rails I wanted, I had another complete saw, router table section, fence, sliding miter table, etc., and a far more useful saw overall. I really love some of the beautiful bases that some people have made for their Frankensaws, but I wanted to get the saws functioning to use for ... -
AZCarbide carbide cutters for lathe tools
- Created by: Bill in Buena Park
- Published: 12-06-2014, 11:08 PM
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AZCarbide carbide cutters for lathe tools
I purchased some carbide cutters from AZCarbide (AZCarbide.com) to mount onto the lathe tools I made, including a 15mm 4inch radius (#RA4), a 14x28mm diamond (#DIA14), a 14mm square (#SQ14), and 16mm round (#RD15). I can't say enough good things about Dale Guilford, the proprietor, and his helpfulness. He sent an email to confirm the order, and responded in short order to some questions I had. The cutters were shipped flat rate for $2, and I received them in just a couple days. They were carefu...
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by LCHIENTrying 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....-
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by LCHIENHere'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...-
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by LCHIENI 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....-
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by LCHIEN
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...-
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by LCHIENSmall 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)...-
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by LCHIENAfter 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...-
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