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Air Line system |
Posted by: CTim - 06-14-2025, 10:03 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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I have the Rapidair system for the garage. Or the Rapidair Home Garage System. I want to move a line. So I need about 6 feet of the nylon 1/2inch line to extend it, not the Maxline. Which I bought the Maxline not knowing they were different. So now I’m back to square one. Looking for a short piece of the 1/2 inch nylon hose that excepts the Rapidair push on connectors. I was thinking about putting a mic on the hose and then getting a 1/2 hose from the big box store. But I’m afraid it will collapse. Any suggestions
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Want/Need New Router |
Posted by: Bill Holt - 06-12-2025, 08:26 PM - Forum: Woodworking Power Tools
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As I reported on 5/19, one of my good, Made in USA, routers died. I'm ready to replace it with a good corded 1 1/2 to 2 hp router. I have the 18V Makita (disappointed in the poor grip of the router bit), another made in USA PC, a 3 1/4 hp PC in the router table, and an old Craftsman. Even though I own only three Milwaukee tools, I am very impressed with the quality. All of that build up to ask, what do you think of the Milwaukee 5619-20 router for $199? What would buy?
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Serving Tray |
Posted by: jteneyck - 06-09-2025, 07:07 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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I do some CNC work for a guy who makes all kinds of things to sell up in the Adirondack Mountains in NY during the tourist season. He's a really good artist and wood sculptor, and a fair woodworker. He brought me a serving tray he had made that someone else had carved the word Adirondacks into several years ago and asked if I could match the font. Sure, most likely, and I also can make the ends for those trays with an integral handle. I'll make some for you. Later, when I looked at the tray more closely, I saw that he had assembled it by gluing and screwing the ends to the end of the solid wood bottom. Rut ro, no good. I decided I'd make him a complete tray and use more appropriate joinery.
Here's my version. Sorry, no photo of the one he brought me, but it's mostly the same except for the two-piece ends.
![[Image: AP1GczMA5A4MrHs5wszOZUjSQ2Yx6FhrFICCd4S2...authuser=1]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMA5A4MrHs5wszOZUjSQ2Yx6FhrFICCd4S2TRJevAheW1WZidHax18PfZu1DxvjMB431YSf5VOk7A9EscbcdOJZIHRu3ok4513AisFLhObyczyBNEMbtp2AvXWKCHeAFaDXLX4VjTdXT-ducHIZoKTRuw=w1440-h810-s-no?authuser=1)
I cut the end handles on my CNC, the rest in the conventional way. The four frame pieces are butt glued together, and then 1/4" dowels are added to each corner, with another at the middle to keep the panel from slipping around.
![[Image: AP1GczNyrBL8VgFlZnn_1gde1KF4_vU2ZTKXWKXv...authuser=1]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNyrBL8VgFlZnn_1gde1KF4_vU2ZTKXWKXvmO7UKv7OCGg4TfgEuGYnMM6nFy6HyLWAqUttdeHtij-LZ861G03QB4B927VwXnJJeSyRhWZ7hqgI2n7lQt3GmwmwOIgYqDY1MT2SQ0QdW_lqXnSq68UXfA=w1440-h810-s-no?authuser=1)
I found the font after some searching. The process is pretty simple. Carve the word, clear coat the word and area around it to seal it so the paint won't bleed, paint in the letters with a small brush (or spray), then sand the top surface back to bare wood when it has dried.
![[Image: AP1GczNHsq1dQdbBfGid-GqxgZc2ToGr-Yo-D0c7...authuser=1]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNHsq1dQdbBfGid-GqxgZc2ToGr-Yo-D0c7TGmvLz8kzAsF1b_dh3qMvGGyiUBVVBG_fQLoockAlLdggBwt15PPSTPdLSV79_ml_SPHKKL50G_DlLo2Mf6-9M0fcKblcvLRrV7B8fwPyZmNYQsNnvtffg=w1440-h810-s-no?authuser=1)
A simple project made so much easier with the CNC.
John
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Remembering and thanking Pat Warner aka Router Man |
Posted by: Teak - 06-08-2025, 03:19 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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How many of you here still remember Pat Warner aka Router Man? I still have his custom router bases and use them regularly. Needed to route a 6" disc and recalled that the elongated base he did for me included centering holes to do 2" to 6" circles in 1" increments.
However, I always used the base on my fixed router base. Wondered if it would go on the plunge base and lo and behold it worked! I cannot do 2" or 3" circles but 4" to 6" are no problem.
Said a silent prayer of thanks to Pat for his engineering and foresight. Miss his cryptic post and vast knowledge of routers.
RIP Pat! You left this world a better place.
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What kind of table saw do you have |
Posted by: tablesawtom - 06-07-2025, 07:56 AM - Forum: Woodworking Power Tools
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Just curious, What kind of table saw do you have. Just taking a general survey. Brands are not necessary but fully optional, I include Shopsmith, although it is a horse of a different color, it still is a functioning table saw.
The options are: 1. Portable or bench top, 2.Contractor, 3, Hybrid, 4, Cabinet saw, 5. Also included is the Shopsmith, and 6. Is anything I missed.
I think forum members would also like to know the reasons for why you have what you have. Some options would be 1. What the family can afford at the present time, 2. Space considerations or movable because of sharing space. 3. Lets get personal here, type of work you do. Have a friend who builds toys, no desire for cabinate saw. And last but not least, anything you would like to share as to why you have what you have.
And lastly what would you like to have, IF, money and space were not a problem.
Tom
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