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  0 Thread: Delta 40-560
Post: Delta 40-560

Score one for the Old Bald Trace.  I was helping a friend who is a sign person.  We were puting the vinal signage on a van in a building he owns.  During a break, I wandered around the area we were in...
Bald Trace Woodworking Power Tools 4 2,342 01-17-2019, 09:11 PM
  0 Thread: tile floor in a small bathroom. Will large tiles look funny?
Post: RE: tile floor in a small bathroom. Will large ti...

EricU Wrote: (07-18-2018, 04:31 PM) -- I'm trying to picture it.  I was in a friend's powder room, and it has the same 8x24 tile as the rest of the downstairs.  Didn't look funny to me.  Our master b...
Bald Trace Home Improvement 12 5,923 07-18-2018, 07:45 PM
  0 Thread: Plywood cart?
Post: RE: Plywood cart?

DaveBozeman Wrote: (07-18-2018, 04:24 PM) -- I want to make a plywood cart, to hold maybe 6 pieces of sheet goods.. 1/4 to 3/4. I'll put it on good casters to be able to move it around and not take u...
Bald Trace Woodworking 14 8,479 07-18-2018, 07:41 PM
  0 Thread: shop clean up strategies??
Post: RE: shop clean up strategies??

smithgl12 Wrote: (05-24-2018, 12:45 PM) -- Over the past year, I've been getting frustrated with my shop's state of organization and my discipline to keep it that way.  On the spectrum of naturally o...
Bald Trace Woodworking 78 47,196 05-27-2018, 07:42 PM
  0 Thread: WTB
Post: WTB

I need 18 volt batteries for Porter Cable cordless tools.  PM me .
Bald Trace Tool Swap N' Sell 3 2,766 05-26-2018, 04:20 PM
  0 Thread: WTB white oak or cherry 12/4
Post: RE: WTB white oak or cherry 12/4

Troywoodyard Wrote: (03-01-2018, 08:02 PM) -- I'm looking for white oak or cherry 12/4 for bed posts... would need 4 @ 4.5' long.  If anyone is willing to ship, or knows of an online supplier that wo...
Bald Trace Tool Swap N' Sell 16 8,792 05-06-2018, 05:27 PM
  0 Thread: Second portable router table - suggestions?
Post: RE: Second portable router table - suggestions?

giradman Wrote: (04-01-2018, 10:53 AM) -- Hi All - my main router table is the Veritas steel one w/ an excellent right-angle attachment, but the bit I may want to use seems never to be in the table -...
Bald Trace Woodworking Power Tools 17 10,541 05-01-2018, 07:45 PM
  0 Thread: Strange color shift on carrera marble
Post: RE: Strange color shift on carrera marble

Cooler Wrote: (04-12-2018, 07:44 AM) -- I bought a new tile saw and I wanted to test it out.  So I also bough a couple of carrera  12" x 12" tiles.  I cut these into 5" x 5" squares and mounted four ...
Bald Trace Home Improvement 9 5,420 04-12-2018, 03:56 PM
  0 Thread: Woodcraft
Post: RE: Woodcraft

In my travels I have visited several Woodcraft stores in various states. I have not had any problems with the employees ever. The only one who did not really know what I was talking about got the ma...
Bald Trace Woodworking 33 16,406 02-05-2018, 01:04 PM
  0 Thread: Who are you
Post: RE: Who are you

Bald Trace is Steve Tracey. Retired Chief Instructor of Architectural Engineering Technology and Tool and Die Engineering Technology. Also, retired Air Force Officer and retired Business owner opera...
Bald Trace Woodturning 457 146,838 02-05-2018, 12:52 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for some help
Post: RE: Looking for some help

Arlin Eastman Wrote: (02-01-2018, 11:28 PM) -- We have a project that we would like to do together as a group and some single individuals as well. We are looking for some planner blades that you n...
Bald Trace Woodworking Power Tools 2 2,271 02-03-2018, 07:24 PM
  0 Thread: Barn siding and beams
Post: Barn siding and beams

I have a barn that has seen better days, it has not been used for the last 15 years.  I will be taking it down, piece by piece this summer.  I will be offering the siding and beams and 2"+ flooring fo...
Bald Trace Tool Swap N' Sell 11 6,829 02-02-2018, 08:49 PM
  0 Thread: A gloat at last
Post: RE: A gloat at last

Most of what goes wrong with any tool is neglect and dirt. Way to go. I don't think of your post as a gloat, seems to be a lesson of how to have fun and possibly make a buck or two.
Bald Trace Woodworking Power Tools 33 17,818 01-29-2018, 09:00 PM
  0 Thread: Drill press question
Post: RE: Drill press question

If you measure the outer diameter of the pulleys, you can get a reasonable calculation of the speed (rpm) at the quill. If the motor is turning at 1725 rpm, and the small pulley at the quill is 2" in...
Bald Trace Woodworking Power Tools 18 9,150 01-29-2018, 08:55 PM
  0 Thread: lathe identification
Post: RE: lathe identification

I have two lathes in my shop.  One is an OLD Rockwell 14x36, mod 46111.  I bought it used in 1977.  It is still going strong.  My other lathe is a Craftsman MIDI,  used primarily to turn Christmas tre...
Bald Trace Woodworking Power Tools 16 9,294 01-29-2018, 08:36 PM

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