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JimD's DeWalt DWS520LK Track Saw
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JimD
JimD's DeWalt DWS520LK Track Saw
We used to always have a "family gift" each Christmas. My kids have homes of their own and my wife is in heaven but I've continued the tradition by buying myself something : ). This year is was a DeWalt track saw with the 102 and 59 inch tracks. I ordered it from Amazon but it was actually supplied by CPO tools. Pretty pricey at nearly $600 but part of my reasoning is that I will probably be doing more for my kids away from my shop. I can't bring my table saw but can bring this. I was also... -
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Zero Clearance Throat Plates with Levelers
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Stytooner
Zero Clearance Throat Plates with Levelers
Custom Zero-Clearance Throat Plates With Levelers It occurred to me almost instantly to tap out the 4 holes underneath the TP to a 10-24 thread. I had kind of cussed under my breath at the Ryobi factory for not tapping this there and adding the screws to my parts package. I also wondered why I hadn’t seen this adjustment in the manual. I guess that was not the their intended purpose. ...
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Handscrew Clamp Tutorial
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LCHIEN
Handscrew Clamp Tutorial
I have posted the tutorial as a PDF file attachment as it was picture intensive and I didn't want to have to mess with formatting the file here.
Please download and view the PDF file....Last edited by LCHIEN; 02-25-2021, 02:38 PM. -
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Ryobi BT3000 and BT3100 Manuals
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twistsol
Ryobi BT3000 and BT3100 Manuals
The manual from the old site is out of date and many of the links in it were broken. The downloadable .PDF manuals are attached below.
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Ridgid 18v Cordless Drill Driver and Impact Driver combo
Hi there, Back in 2010 my wife insisted we install mirrored doors in both our master bathroom, and my daughters bedroom. At that time I owned a Skil 14.4v drill driver that was on it's last legs and would no longer hold a charge. So I donated that to Goodwill, and set about finding myself a new updated drill driver system. I went to Lowes and picked out a Porter Cable 18v Drill Driver with two Lithium-Ion batteries and a charger. I have other Porter Cable tools so I felt confident in the brand. To ... -
Preventing and fixing a slipping drill press chuck.
Have you ever chucked up that big bit, say a 3" Forstner bit, and without thinking just line up your hole, power up the drill press and start drilling away only to have the drill press bog down and end up with the chuck slipping, or even falling off the taper? Well, the fix is plenty simple. First off. Avoid slipping the chuck at all. This means you need to make certain of the following. #1. Your bits are good and sharp. A dull bit will grab the workpiece instead of cutting it. You'd bog down... -
Harbor Freight 5" Random Orbit Sander
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sailor55330
Harbor Freight 5" Random Orbit Sander
I am in the process of restoring my cedar deck and knew that there would be a lot of sanding in the process. Rather than overwork and potentially destroy my PC Random Orbit sander, I chose to pick up a cheap HF sander--on sale for 24.99. FOr the basis of this review, I will compare to my PC 333 5" Random Orbit. The HF specs will always be listed first: Motor: 2a vs. 2.4 No power issues. I ran this sander last night for almost 3.5 hours non stop. It got slightly warm, but nothing serio... -
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PennSt:Variable Speed Midi Lathe Conversion Kit: for Turncrafter , Jet & Delta Lathes
I bought this unit to turn my Turncrafter lathe into a variable speed lathe. In the kit, you get the new brush motor, speed controller, and associated hardware to make the conversion. I bought this unit in Dec 2011. It worked like a dream for 6 mos. Had good linear speed control. Then, during a project I was turning for my sister's birthday this weekend, the unit died. The controller has failed. This was just with occasional use. The motor brushes are fine, the fuse is fine, reset switch is f... -
Stihl 441 w/ mtronic carb
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T...K21
Stihl 441 w/ mtronic carb
I know chainsaws aren't exactly considered fine wood working tools but...I gotta share this.
Took a new Stihl 441 w/mtronic carb and 25" bar and reg chain out for break in this morning. I only ran through several tanks before the weather went south. This thing is smooth and doesn't bog down. I was blocking 20" to 24" round wet cottonwoods and fir.
I can't wait to see what kind of monster this would be after full break in and skip chain.
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Primer on air fittings for the woodshop
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Created by: LCHIEN
Primer on air fittings for the woodshop
Most common places to use air fittings in a home shop:
Air compressor to hose or female QD fitting
QD female fitting or male stud to hose
male stud to tool (such as - air nozzle, nailer, screwdriver/drill/impact driver etc, spray painter)
any semi-permanent 1/4" NPT to 1/4" NPT fitting
To add to the confusion, there's nothing on a 1/4" NPT that really measures 1/4". THe threads are visibly tapered and the overall outside size of the male NPT...Last edited by LCHIEN; 07-15-2023, 11:30 AM. -
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Rockler-glue-brush-vs-Betty-Crocker-Basting-Brush
In this corner, we have the Rockler Glue Brush, champion of woodworkers all over, known for it's distinctive "Rockler Blue" design.
http://bt3central.com/attachment.php...1&d=1335900223
And in this corner, we have the challenger, the Betty Crocker Basting Brush, the darling of cooks everywhere, entering the woodworking ring to become the heavyweight gluing champion of the world!
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HF Air impact screwdriver Central Pneumatic #90059
On a lark I bought this from HF for $14.39 (17.99 less a 20% off coupon), it's currently still $17.99.
http://www.harborfreight.com/air-too...0059-2156.html
I have a couple of cordless impact drivers, one 12V from B&D and the other a 19.2V Craftsman C3; keeping batteries is an expensive proposition. The advantages of an impact driver have been discussed before, notably driving high torque screws by impact rotation which is different than constant torque drill drivers...Last edited by LCHIEN; 06-28-2022, 02:42 AM. -
Ryobi JS 480L
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durango dude
Ryobi JS 480L
Some time ago, local HD gave me a Ryobi JS 480L as a thank you for finding a pricing error (they slapped a ryobi planer price tag on a Ridgid planer --- wish they would have given me the planer, though!). More recently, my daughter commissioned a woodworking job (a cradle for her doll) - so I finally had a good opportunity to use this saw. The saw has a handy LED light that makes work a little more visible. Newer saws have lasers - which I think are over-hyped. The LED is nice. Anoth... -
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DeWalt DW788 Scroll Saw
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Denco
DeWalt DW788 Scroll Saw
There are those who are great scroll saw masters who can make works of art using any scroll saw......then there's me. After trying the Ryobi and the Shop Fox scroll saws, I was beginning to think I could never scroll saw. Ryobi vibrated very badly (I have messed up hands and the vibration wreaks havoc) and the Shop Fox's easy pinless blade change system was a nightmare for me (again, bad hands). LOML just blessed me with the DeWalt DW788. This saw is amazing. Here's my review: Ordered from A... -
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DIY Table Saw Box Joint Jig for the BT3
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Created by: LCHIEN
DIY Table Saw Box Joint Jig for the BT3
It's really not very hard to make your own jig for very little bucks.
1. Buy a wood square dowel 1/4" - they are usually quite square and accurate. Available at Ace, HD, Lowes. A buck or two for 36"
2. Cut two, 4" pieces of the square dowel.
3. Laminate two 1x4 by about 18" and attach this jig to your miter fence to allow moving sideways - easy with the BT3 fence with slot. Also easy with the Rockler fence clamps if you have them (get some if you don't have...Last edited by LCHIEN; 07-15-2023, 11:54 AM. -
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