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  0 Thread: Getting out of the hobby sale (pickups only - Long Island)
Post: RE: Getting out of the hobby sale (pickups only - ...

Arlin Eastman Wrote: (05-06-2020, 12:08 PM) -- I have been wanting to make the NYW router table for a while.  Too bad I am not closer or I would use my government funds they just sent me. -- Too bad...
Cpl_Eyeball Tool Swap N' Sell 2 2,414 05-06-2020, 04:16 PM
  0 Thread: Getting out of the hobby sale (pickups only - Long Island)
Post: Getting out of the hobby sale (pickups only - Long...

Sadly, I have to to give up the hobby and selling all my WW equipment.  I am located in Long Island (Nassau County), NY - nothing gets shipped.  I will be posting pictures soon Craftsman Pro 17" Dril...
Cpl_Eyeball Tool Swap N' Sell 2 2,414 05-06-2020, 07:21 AM
  0 Thread: Waxed or Dewaxed Shellac
Post: RE: Waxed or Dewaxed Shellac

jteneyck Wrote: (11-16-2019, 03:38 PM) -- And the stuff with wax in it is actually more durable than dewaxed.   John -- Thanks, John... I did not know this fact.
Cpl_Eyeball Finishing 6 4,083 11-16-2019, 04:50 PM
  0 Thread: Waxed or Dewaxed Shellac
Post: Waxed or Dewaxed Shellac

Is waxed shellac OK to use for a tabletop or should I use a dewaxed? Edit:  Should have Googled my own answer: 'If you want just a shellac finish only then it will be fine - but if you want to a...
Cpl_Eyeball Finishing 6 4,083 11-16-2019, 02:38 PM
  0 Thread: Stuck on a project - need guidance
Post: RE: Stuck on a project - need guidance

jteneyck Wrote: (08-29-2019, 02:25 PM) -- Not sure I understand exactly the orientation but if I do then I would route away the dado on the non-show side of one or both of the rails so you can instal...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 18 8,026 08-29-2019, 03:28 PM
  Sad Thread: Stuck on a project - need guidance
Post: RE: Stuck on a project - need guidance

Well, managed to screw up during a glue up - was not paying attention  :no:  I need a looking for a way to fix this mess.  While gluing this one desk section, i should have added the raised panel and ...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 18 8,026 08-29-2019, 12:19 PM
  0 Thread: Duplicating a vanity
Post: RE: Duplicating a vanity

teetomterrific Wrote: (06-21-2019, 04:57 PM) -- That is likely one cabinet for the drawers connected to a second cabinet with the angle side. Lots of ways to join it. Think of the angled cabinet as a...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 3 2,475 06-21-2019, 07:22 PM
  0 Thread: Duplicating a vanity
Post: Duplicating a vanity

My master bedroom bathroom has an outdated custom-made Formica vanity.  I will be selling the house in the next  year or so and would like to make an identical vanity from wood to make the bathroom lo...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 3 2,475 06-21-2019, 04:35 PM
  0 Thread: Looking to source a part
Post: RE: Looking to source a part

museumguy Wrote: (03-25-2019, 07:14 PM) -- Sometimes, I'm on  my game. Sometimes I try to play baseball with a badminton racket, geesh. I hope you find your hardware, :) -- Now that you helped f...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 11 5,451 03-25-2019, 07:17 PM
  0 Thread: Looking to source a part
Post: RE: Looking to source a part

museumguy Wrote: (03-25-2019, 07:09 PM) -- So are you copying a picture from an online source or are you taking a picture? I can't make out what it is, sorry. -- museumguy Wrote: (03-25-2019, 07:11...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 11 5,451 03-25-2019, 07:13 PM
  0 Thread: Looking to source a part
Post: RE: Looking to source a part

[attachment=17546 Wrote: -- museumguy pid='7734754' dateline='1553558368']Can you take a better close up picture ? -- This is the best I can do.
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 11 5,451 03-25-2019, 07:07 PM
  0 Thread: Looking to source a part
Post: Looking to source a part

I am looking for a type of screw which will allow two round, mated part to swivel.  Please let me know where I'd be able to find them.  Example attached.
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 11 5,451 03-25-2019, 06:52 PM
  0 Thread: Neglected by table saw (rust)
Post: RE: Neglected by table saw (rust)

Roly Wrote: (03-17-2019, 06:37 PM) -- Use a razor blade to scrape it off then I would start out with Scotchbrite green pad and WD 40 if it is just light rust before going to sandpaper.  Roly -- Tha...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking Power Tools 14 7,143 03-18-2019, 04:34 AM
  0 Thread: Neglected by table saw (rust)
Post: Neglected by table saw (rust)

I have been religiously applying wax to my table saw's surface until last year.  Doh.  I have noticed today that some spots have some surface rust on it.  Should I use a very fine sandpaper to remove ...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking Power Tools 14 7,143 03-17-2019, 06:28 PM
  0 Thread: Stuck on a project - need guidance
Post: RE: Stuck on a project - need guidance

Roly Wrote: (03-13-2019, 06:38 AM) -- If you are going to stain the project consider using dye instead of stain.  The use of dye before gluing will color the wood and prevent the uncolored area if gl...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 18 8,026 03-13-2019, 08:16 AM
  0 Thread: Stuck on a project - need guidance
Post: RE: Stuck on a project - need guidance

Thank you all for all the tips and advice so far - definitely gives me more confidence to move forward with the project.  I am sure I will be coming back if I get stuck in the process.
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 18 8,026 03-12-2019, 07:17 PM
  0 Thread: Stuck on a project - need guidance
Post: RE: Stuck on a project - need guidance

I have never attempted to glue a project this size before - with this many tenons, do I have to use a glue with long open time to allow me to square everything up?
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 18 8,026 03-12-2019, 03:40 PM
  0 Thread: Stuck on a project - need guidance
Post: Stuck on a project - need guidance

I have been working on a desk for my daughter already for at least 2 years on and off (mostly off).  This is my first project using mortise and tenon joints and I think I am just afraid to take the ne...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 18 8,026 03-12-2019, 09:08 AM
  0 Thread: Groove routing question
Post: RE: Groove routing question

Paul-in-Plymouth Wrote: (12-12-2016, 01:58 PM) -- The fact that someone of Routerman’s stature (as author of books on routers and as designer of beautiful router-fence hardware etc.) offers an incorr...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 10 6,539 12-12-2016, 02:39 PM
  0 Thread: Groove routing question
Post: Groove routing question

Let's say I have a 3/16" straight router bit and have to route a groove that is slightly wider than the bit.  What would be the safe way of doing this - where the fence is moved back or forward on the...
Cpl_Eyeball Woodworking 10 6,539 12-11-2016, 03:02 PM

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