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  0 Thread: Prime day
Post: Re: Prime day

Buy a $50 gift card. Get a $10 bonus sent to your account.
ronkan Woodworking 9 4,260 07-12-2016, 11:31 AM
  0 Thread: HANDTOOLS: Pinch Dogs, Get 'em while they're HOT!
Post: Re: HANDTOOLS: Pinch Dogs, Get 'em while they're ...

Rich,[br]I'll take a set.[br]For natural edge tops that don't work well with parallel clamps these might be the perfect solution.[br]PM on the way with a different shipping address.[br]Ron
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 2 2,197 07-10-2016, 05:14 PM
  0 Thread: koa wood
Post: Re: koa wood

Nate King Cole had the answer /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowbiggrin.gif[br]It was lamination[br]I know[br]And it might have ended[br]Right then, at the start[br]Just a passing...
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 5 5,945 06-29-2016, 09:09 PM
  0 Thread: WTB Spoon Carving Knives
Post: Re: WTB Spoon Carving Knives

PM sent with a couple of questions.
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 2 3,865 06-28-2016, 09:37 AM
  0 Thread: Second Spoon
Post: Re: Second Spoon

It is beautiful.[br]An elegant sculpture that can functions as a spoon.[br]Great combination.
ronkan Woodworking Hand Tools 6 5,435 06-27-2016, 11:02 AM
  0 Thread: WTB Spoon Carving Knives
Post: Re: WTB Spoon Carving Knives

Does the lack of response indicate that spoon carving is an addiction that goes on and on? Nobody out there has knives they aren't using?
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 2 3,865 06-27-2016, 08:54 AM
  0 Thread: WTB Spoon Carving Knives
Post: Re: WTB Spoon Carving Knives

I have some vintage chisels - Witherby, Buck, Stanley, to trade for the spoon knives.
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 2 3,865 06-25-2016, 01:44 PM
  0 Thread: WTB Spoon Carving Knives
Post: WTB Spoon Carving Knives

New interest requires new tools. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowbiggrin.gif[br]Looking for a Slyod knife and a hook knife.[br]Good quality rather than something I will want to ...
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 2 3,865 06-24-2016, 03:13 PM
  0 Thread: WoodRiver 100-Piece Drill Bit Set $25 @ Woodcraft
Post: Re: WoodRiver 100-Piece Drill Bit Set $25 @ Woodcr...

Is the $20 mini drill bit set that Rockler sells any better?[br]Only includes five small sizes.[br]Highly recommended by the Schwartz - [br]http://tinyurl.com/schwarz-bit-rec (http://tinyurl.com/schwa...
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 5 5,821 06-24-2016, 10:24 AM
  0 Thread: WoodRiver 100-Piece Drill Bit Set $25 @ Woodcraft
Post: Re: WoodRiver 100-Piece Drill Bit Set $25 @ Woodcr...

Strange. That was Woodcraft's link.[br]Try this one - http://tinyurl.com/drill-bits-set (http://tinyurl.com/drill-bits-set)
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 5 5,821 06-23-2016, 08:42 PM
  0 Thread: WoodRiver 100-Piece Drill Bit Set $25 @ Woodcraft
Post: WoodRiver 100-Piece Drill Bit Set $25 @ Woodcraft

WoodRiver 100-Piece Combo Brad Point And Twist Drill Bit Box[br][br] Item #158296 WoodRiver[br] Save 50% Now Through June 24, 2016[br][br] $49.99 Sale! $24.99[br] - See more at: http://www...
ronkan Tool Swap N' Sell 5 5,821 06-23-2016, 10:03 AM
  0 Thread: Outfeed too high
Post: Re: Outfeed too high

+1 on Leverage [br]If you decide to raise the saw [br]Use a long 2x4 and position the fulcrum close to the base of what you are lifting. I have done this with both my Unisaw and a Jet jointer/planer. ...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 6 6,015 06-20-2016, 10:10 AM
  0 Thread: Tool handle finish
Post: Re: Tool handle finish

The Lee Valley description for Shellawax Liquid says the following: "Quick drying, it is best for projects up to 5" in diameter."[br]Why so specifically for narrow lathe turnings and what does that me...
ronkan Woodworking Hand Tools 29 19,107 06-20-2016, 08:01 AM
  0 Thread: Outfeed too high
Post: Re: Outfeed too high

Turn the table on its side.[br]Cut with a circular saw with a temporary fence squared up to guide the saw. [br]Do all four legs.[br]Flip the table 180 degrees.[br]Reposition the fence.[br]Cut the othe...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 6 6,015 06-19-2016, 07:05 PM
  0 Thread: Best deal on bandsaw blades?
Post: Re: Best deal on bandsaw blades?

I have a MiniMax 16 with a Lenox Trimaster mounted. Use it for resawing and ripping. Works well.[br]For cutting greenwood like bowl blanks you should have a blade specifically spec'd for that. If you ...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 9 5,150 06-17-2016, 08:55 PM
  0 Thread: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil
Post: Re: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil SOLVED, R...

Wasn't the drain plug. Installed it and still leaked. [br]Spoke to tech support. He suggested pulling the crankcase cover. [br]Great idea! The rubber gasket was distorted - stretched with one of the b...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 2 8,618 06-17-2016, 08:45 PM
  0 Thread: Shop tip Hint--it's not just for breakfast anymore
Post: Re: Shop tip Hint--it's not just for breakfast a...

I see a thread coming where new sock ragers trade pics of their sock dispensers - kind of a modified tissue dispenser.[br]Some will make their dispensers out of quilted maple with ebony trim and "mout...
ronkan Woodworking Hand Tools 3 2,478 06-11-2016, 01:15 PM
  0 Thread: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil
Post: Re: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil NOT SOLVE...

I had been hesitant to order another drain plug from Makita for two reasons. First, I was afraid that I would get the same thing I had although mine looked like a bolt not like a tapered plug.[br]And,...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 2 8,618 06-08-2016, 09:02 AM
  0 Thread: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil
Post: Re: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil NOT SOLVE...

Cleaned oil off the plug (really a bolt). [br]Put some blue thread lock on it. [br]Let is stiffen. Screwed in the bolt. [br]Problem solved. WRONG [br]Checked every couple of hours and no oil appeared ...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 2 8,618 06-07-2016, 07:50 PM
  0 Thread: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil
Post: Re: Makita MAC700 compressor leaking oil

Thanks guys for the suggestions.[br]The case is not cracked.[br]The plug seems to be a bolt not a tapered plug. Pulled one of the crankcase bolts and it looks identical to my eye.[br]The parts diagram...
ronkan Woodworking Power Tools 2 8,618 06-06-2016, 10:42 AM

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