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  0 Thread: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
Post: RE: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier...
I use the Fastcap "Speed Skate" to move sheet goods around the shop.  It is a lot like Willyou's idea.
 lift mechanic Woodworking 18 888 03-15-2023, 02:33 PM
  0 Thread: Glue-up and Aniline dye
Post: RE: Glue-up and Aniline dye
Thank you John. This is my first attempt at building chairs, so far so good.
 lift mechanic Finishing 3 211 02-17-2023, 02:05 AM
  0 Thread: Glue-up and Aniline dye
Post: Glue-up and Aniline dye
I am about to assemble some dining room chairs, QSWO Mission style. They will match the dining table I built a couple years ago. With all the pieces, I was wondering if using water-soluble aniline dye...
 lift mechanic Finishing 3 211 02-16-2023, 03:26 PM
  0 Thread: Shop Floor Suggestions Needed
Post: Shop Floor Suggestions Needed
6 years ago I built my dream shop. I have a 4 foot crawl space under the shop with 2x10's 16" OC. I sheeted the floor with 1 1/8" T&G plywood. The problem I am having is there are voids in the plywood...
 lift mechanic Home Improvement 8 602 02-12-2023, 03:31 PM
  0 Thread: Best way to attach pneumatic hose to barbed fitting?
Post: RE: Best way to attach pneumatic hose to barbed fi...
I have hose clamps on my air hose fittings. I have thought about the crimps that is used on pex pipe. I have never tried them, but they look neater. I have cut my hand on the hose clamp ends. On oxy-a...
 lift mechanic Woodworking Power Tools 19 1,126 02-12-2023, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: Soft close hinge source/brand
Post: RE: Soft close hinge source/brand
I have always felt Blum hinges were top of the line hinges and slides. Blum offers a soft close that attach to the some of there hinge. I think that there is one that screws the cabinet wall.
 lift mechanic Woodworking 7 568 02-10-2023, 07:40 PM
  0 Thread: Reusing an Old Door
Post: RE: Reusing an Old Door
Nice work as always. That door will last another 100 years. I use 1/4" radius hinges so I do not have to square the corners. That door was way out of square.
 lift mechanic Woodworking 9 800 02-04-2023, 02:13 PM
  0 Thread: WIXEY Digital Read Out
Post: RE: WIXEY Digital Read Out
I replace the batteries about once a year. The Wixey shuts it's self-off after awhile. My Sure DRO remains on.
 lift mechanic Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,256 12-29-2022, 07:27 PM
  0 Thread: How do you store paints & finishes?
Post: RE: How do you store paints & finishes?
Yes, the stop loss bags work great. I just started to use them last year for Arm-R-Seal.
 lift mechanic Finishing 4 362 12-21-2022, 01:38 AM
  0 Thread: How do you store paints & finishes?
Post: How do you store paints & finishes?
What do you store your flammable finishes in? I have 2 cabinets 30" x 50" x 16" deep made of plywood and hickory / plywood doors. They are full of my automotive fluids and the other filled with wood f...
 lift mechanic Finishing 4 362 12-20-2022, 03:37 PM
  0 Thread: WIXEY Digital Read Out
Post: RE: WIXEY Digital Read Out
I have the Wixey on my delta DC 380 planer of several years now. If it ever stops working, I will replace it with another Wixey. I have another brand of DRO on my Unisaw fence, it works good but I lik...
 lift mechanic Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,256 12-19-2022, 04:16 PM
  0 Thread: Rolling Cart for Pizza Oven
Post: RE: Rolling Cart for Pizza Oven
Nicely done. Another thing to put on my to-make list.
 lift mechanic Woodworking 9 1,055 12-15-2022, 08:41 PM
  0 Thread: glass door
Post: RE: glass door
I have made several interior doors with leaded glass windows in them. I leave 1/8" clearance for movement. No problems with seasonal changes. I have noticed 1 door slightly sticks in the jamb in the s...
 lift mechanic Woodworking 6 648 11-23-2022, 12:35 PM
  0 Thread: PICK AX - no room for another wedge
Post: RE: PICK AX - no room for another wedge
An old fart years ago told me to soak the head and mounted handle in anti-freeze for a couple of days. It works as long as the handle is not too loose.
 lift mechanic Home Improvement 4 702 11-19-2022, 02:10 AM
  0 Thread: Got to repair a benchtop today
Post: RE: Got to repair a benchtop today
1/4" tempered masonite does work very well for a work bench surface. Going on 15 years now and still good shape not good looking. Your patch looks likes a chocolate dipped soft serve ice cream cone.
 lift mechanic Woodworking 20 1,485 11-14-2022, 11:09 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Set-up
Post: RE: Bandsaw Set-up
Yesterday I had to resaw more hickory for panels for cabinet doors. I decided to see if I squared the fence to the blade by tilting the table just a little. The cuts came out good. I think Ohio Mike i...
 lift mechanic Woodworking Power Tools 5 582 11-13-2022, 01:01 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Set-up
Post: Bandsaw Set-up
Since we are on bandsaws I thought I would as another question. I tensioned the blade to the recommended  tension, Squared up the table to the blade. Checked the fence for square to the table and foun...
 lift mechanic Woodworking Power Tools 5 582 11-07-2022, 03:17 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Hinge help needed
Post: RE: Blum Hinge help needed
Thanks John, for some reason, brain fart, I could not find this information.
 lift mechanic Woodworking 2 433 10-30-2022, 04:35 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Hinge help needed
Post: Blum Hinge help needed
I have built 4 laundry cabinets for a neighbor and can't figure what hinge and mounting plate to use. I like the adjustability of the Blum hinges. The hinge that I am looking at is for 3/8 overlay, so...
 lift mechanic Woodworking 2 433 10-30-2022, 02:08 PM
  0 Thread: Runner Replacement on a Sled
Post: RE: Runner Replacement on a Sled
I like the idea of drilling through the top of the sled into the UHMW and using a machine screw. I have never tried to tap UHMW, I would use something around 1/4 - 20.
 lift mechanic Woodworking Power Tools 12 987 10-28-2022, 02:09 PM

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