Jim Frye
Veteran Member
"The Nut In The Cellar"
Last Activity: 07-18-2026, 08:18 PM
Joined: 12-28-2002
Location: Maumee, OH, USA.
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This is how I do wide sheet goods on the BT3000. The system will handle 48 inch wide stock as designed. The setup in the first picture was used to crosscut...
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The replacement Freud (not Diablo) bit arrived this evening as promised by the Freud representative. Unfortunately, I have no use for it now, but it...Leave a comment:
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My trim router is the second from the left.
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Not that I know of. My Ryobi TR30 trim router collet seems to lock up just as tight as the others. It does require two wrenches as it has no spindle... -
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Another Tool lost And Found
We have all been down this road, but this one had a bit of a strange twist to it. Several years ago, I lost track of a 1/4 inch drive, 1/4 inch hex socket...Last edited by Jim Frye; 07-09-2026, 02:22 PM. -
Happened to me many years ago. I was using a hand me down B&D 1/4” router with a trigger switch in one handle. I was using a 1/2” RO bit on a... -
All of my 10” table saw blades are Freud (not Diablo) and have many years of usage with no problems. I have two F40s, a 24T thin kerf, a 80T thin kerf,... -
No doubt, but since I don’t own an oscillating tool and haven’t had a need for one for many years, I don’t see the justification to buy one now.... -
I have Ryobi’s version of the electric hand plane. It actually works pretty well. Takes a bit of learning curve like any other tool. -
I received an email today from a Freud representative in response to my complaint to them from 06/29/26. They apologized and have offered me a replacement...Leave a comment:
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My BIL has had a Kubota with a front loader, mower deck, and backhoe for a couple of decades. He was just replacing some hoses and rebuilding the transmission... -
Today, I used a tool I haven’t touched in probably twenty years, but never got rid of. It’s been sitting in the original packaging. It was used...
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The only tool that I got rid of (other than the lend outs that never returned) was a B&D 1/4 router that I inherited from my FIL. It had a trigger...
Last edited by Jim Frye; 06-29-2026, 04:17 PM.Leave a comment:
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I have some 1/4” shank bits, but all of my routers, except the Ryobi TR30 trim router, have 1/2” collets. I have to go looking for the 1/4” collet... -
Bad Router Bit Experience
I am making some trivets for our Son &DIL new home. Not wishing to use an old Craftsman Professional carbide bit I used some twenty years ago to...
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