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  0 Thread: diamond sharpening plate question
Post: RE: diamond sharpening plate question
I used to use the same honing oil as for oilstones, and wipe it off with a rag. But now I just use the diamond stones dry, and brush or blow off the stone. That seems to work. If there is any long ...
 Alan S Woodworking 8 628 04-15-2025, 11:34 PM
  0 Thread: Ridgid Bandsaw - new motor?
Post: RE: Ridgid Bandsaw - new motor?
There are lots of answers to this. As someone who once made a cheap riser from a discontinued Grizzly band saw work on a HF saw (I pulled the alignment pins and fiddled with it until it was aligned) ...
 Alan S Woodworking 5 974 02-05-2025, 10:05 PM
  0 Thread: SawStop Contractor Saw Upgrade?
Post: RE: SawStop Contractor Saw Upgrade?
I realized you might be interested in a couple of other upgrades.  I used 1/4" plywood to box in the bottom of the saw to attach dust collection below, and I got the dust collecting blade guard when i...
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 11 2,880 09-05-2024, 10:25 PM
  0 Thread: SawStop Contractor Saw Upgrade?
Post: RE: SawStop Contractor Saw Upgrade?
I have the contractor saw with the same upgrades as Bach1750: 36" T-glide fence, cast iron wings, and mobile base.  I've had it a long time as well -- I don't recall exactly how long, but it was a pre...
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 11 2,880 09-05-2024, 09:29 PM
  0 Thread: 115V to 230V Capacitor Advice
Post: RE: 115V to 230V Capacitor Advice
It can be that the saw has more power when wired for 240v, but that would indicate your wiring was inadequate to deliver sufficient power at 120v. That's why some notice a difference.
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 21 4,225 08-13-2024, 10:36 AM
  0 Thread: How do I make a wooden blade for a knife?
Post: RE: How do I make a wooden blade for a knife?
I would mark it out, and taper with a hand plane to the lines. If you insist on power tools, attaching the workpiece to a larger board with strong double sided tape could help to control it. A t...
 Alan S Woodworking 9 1,918 07-04-2024, 02:47 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
Post: RE: Moisture problem in new shop!
Water doesn't need applied pressure to go slowly through concrete.  Capillary action drives it through -- the same thing that takes water from the ground and brings it to the tops of the trees. The...
 Alan S Woodworking 68 17,908 01-30-2024, 01:46 PM
  0 Thread: Replacement bags for JET 1.5 Mobile Cyclone Dust Collector
Post: RE: Replacement bags for JET 1.5 Mobile Cyclone Du...
If you put some air between the two bags, it will go away when one of them is punctured, giving you a chance to deal with it before spewing dust all over. Clear bags make this easier.
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 11 3,225 11-14-2023, 11:28 AM
  0 Thread: Want to buy a mini table saw
Post: RE: Want to buy a mini table saw
I have not used one, but Proxxon is the most common one I've heard about for model building.  If you like refurbishing old tools, the Hammond trim-o-saw originally designed for trimming lead type,...
 Alan S Woodworking 3 1,293 09-16-2023, 01:32 PM
  0 Thread: Efficient use of hard wax oil
Post: RE: Efficient use of hard wax oil
Thanks all. It sounds like adding it judiciously and working it in thoroughly should do it; wiping off excess shouldn't remove much. The key thing I missed was that if any spot gets too little, you ...
 Alan S Finishing 4 3,266 06-09-2023, 09:30 PM
  0 Thread: Efficient use of hard wax oil
Post: Efficient use of hard wax oil
The usual procedure for applying many finishes is to apply liberally, then wipe off excess. Someone had a video that included a description of applying and rubbing in just enough hard wax oil so ...
 Alan S Finishing 4 3,266 06-08-2023, 12:26 PM
  0 Thread: Got a clever way of storing your driver bits?
Post: RE: Got a clever way of storing your driver bits?
If you don't like the oversized hole in a piece of wood because bits can fall out (not a problem for everyone), you could add a bit of caulk to each hole, and then put in a waxed bit.
 Alan S Woodworking 12 4,207 05-31-2023, 02:29 PM
  0 Thread: New dust deputy low profile?
Post: RE: New dust deputy low profile?
A shopvac has a relatively low flow with a relatively high pressure difference compared to a DC, which means the flow resistance from these connections does not hurt the performance as much.  But it i...
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 11 3,995 05-23-2023, 02:55 PM
  0 Thread: Table saw dust collection
Post: RE: Table saw dust collection
I’ve been running DC below and shop vac above for quite a while. It’s quite helpful for tablesaw, router table and some others. I have 2” PVC piped around the shop ceiling with blastgates so it’s co...
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 6 3,097 05-04-2023, 10:07 AM
  0 Thread: just made this simple jig to cut thin strips of any length
Post: RE: just made this simple jig to cut thin strips o...
To make a woodstrip canoe you begin by slicing stock into 1/4" strips, perhaps 640 feet of them.  With a 1/16" kerf 7 1/4" diameter circular saw rip blade you waste minimal material.  A bandsaw it wou...
 Alan S Woodworking 19 7,200 03-15-2023, 11:58 AM
  0 Thread: Filter for a Pentz Air Cleaner
Post: RE: Filter for a Pentz Air Cleaner
Thank you for alerting me to the less expensive Clark filters.  I have been happy with the WynnEnv filters I got for my Pentz design cyclone years ago, but I'm thinking of making another air filter an...
 Alan S Woodworking 11 4,279 03-04-2023, 02:52 PM
  0 Thread: Has anyone built their own low profile airtight dust bin?
Post: RE: Has anyone built their own low profile airtigh...
I made a plywood box with a drawer for the dust.  The only trick was sealing the drawer into the box, which was done with an overlay front, foam weatherstripping, and a couple of bungee cords mounted ...
 Alan S Woodworking 5 2,022 12-10-2022, 10:54 AM
  0 Thread: Phone app for tensioning bandsaw blade!?
Post: RE: Phone app for tensioning bandsaw blade!?
I tried the InKleind app, and was a bit disappointed at the limited types of blades it worked on.  This is because he fit the measured data on a couple of blade types so it'd be more reliable, but onl...
 Alan S Woodworking Power Tools 6 3,322 11-06-2022, 10:08 PM
  0 Thread: Epoxy for cracks in table
Post: RE: Epoxy for cracks in table
If the cracks are narrow you don’t need a deep pour epoxy. The challenge with an ordinary runny epoxy (often called a boat building epoxy) is to keep it from dripping out before it sets. One approac...
 Alan S Woodworking 15 4,759 10-13-2022, 09:15 AM
  0 Thread: Western red cedar
Post: RE: Western red cedar
That looks more like eastern red cedar, (aromatic cedar) than western.
 Alan S Woodworking 16 6,282 08-02-2022, 03:39 PM

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