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Thread: Dust separators
Post: RE: Dust separators
I don't know which YouTube videos you are referring to, but I believe that in general there is a lot of bad information about dust collection. I think there are 4 contributing factors to this:
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01-15-2025, 09:08 AM |
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Thread: Software program for designing furniture etc
Post: RE: Software program for designing furniture etc
Lots of people use SketchUp, but every time I try to use it I think, "I'd rather be in the workshop." I prefer 2D. I have a Mac and use MacDraft Professional (https://www.microspot.com/products/macd... |
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MarkWells |
Woodworking
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05-19-2024, 05:32 PM |
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Thread: Sharpening
Post: RE: Sharpening
The honing guide I use the most often is just a block of wood: https://www.mwells.org/woodworking/sharpening/single-point-honing-jig/ It's theoretically possible to use a stone, but it works best w... |
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Woodworking Hand Tools
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05-19-2024, 09:15 AM |
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Thread: where are you all buying your Robertson / Sq Drive screws?
Post: RE: where are you all buying your Robertson / Sq D...
Last time I bought screws I bought the "Ultimate Square Drive Flat Head Screw" from Woodworker's Hardware and I like them better than the McFeely's screws I bought ages ago.
https://www.wwhardware.... |
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MarkWells |
Woodworking
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05-18-2024, 08:12 PM |
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Thread: Coarse Sharpening Stone
Post: RE: Coarse Sharpening Stone
Timberwolf Wrote: (05-15-2023, 10:13 AM)
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The LV MKII is very good also but it is higher priced...
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OP wants to use stones, but I wanted to make a quick comment that I would not recommend the V... |
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05-15-2023, 06:56 PM |
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Thread: Coarse Sharpening Stone
Post: RE: Coarse Sharpening Stone
BC in CT Wrote: (05-12-2023, 07:15 PM)
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I originally started with the Atoma 400 grit diamond stone which has great reviews, and it worked really well but only for a short time. Now it feels like it... |
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Woodworking Hand Tools
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05-14-2023, 09:06 PM |
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Thread: Coarse Sharpening Stone
Post: RE: Coarse Sharpening Stone
BC in CT Wrote: (05-12-2023, 07:15 PM)
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Looking for a better option, what do you folks use for coarse stones that you like?
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For reshaping the bevel, I use a 1x42 belt grinder. I use this infr... |
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05-12-2023, 09:18 PM |
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Thread: Honing Guide
Post: RE: Honing Guide
AHill Wrote: (04-21-2023, 12:10 PM)
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Interesting indeed. Same price as the LN guide, but seems to be more versatile. Bridge City seems to over-engineer things, but their stuff works and their des... |
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04-22-2023, 07:58 AM |
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Thread: Honing Guide
Post: RE: Honing Guide
adamcherubini Wrote: (04-19-2023, 12:51 PM)
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Personally, I think your approach and jig would work better on diamond plates. And there'd be less mess, less setup, do it anywhere etc.
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I apprecia... |
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04-21-2023, 06:35 AM |
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Thread: Honing Guide
Post: RE: Honing Guide
Adam, you said many things I agree with, so I want to show how I solve those problems. I basically taught myself, along with email conversation with Brent Beach, so sometimes I wonder if I'm way out ... |
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04-18-2023, 10:11 PM |
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Thread: Honing Guide
Post: RE: Honing Guide
adamcherubini Wrote: (04-17-2023, 07:44 PM)
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I know you didn't ask, but there are many benefits to ditching the honing guides.
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Adam, one of the things I have learned over time is that the enti... |
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04-18-2023, 06:56 AM |
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Thread: Honing Guide
Post: RE: Honing Guide
Jack01 Wrote: (03-26-2023, 02:37 PM)
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Looking for a new Honing guide, see what woodworkers are using on this forum
I have a generic Honing guide which is tuned and works good, but not good on sm... |
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04-16-2023, 09:38 PM |
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Thread: Lapping Fluid
Post: RE: Lapping Fluid
adamcherubini Wrote: (04-16-2023, 09:03 AM)
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That said, given the choice between crystolon and diamonds, I’d chose diamonds.
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I strongly considered getting a DMT Dia-Flat for grinding. Instead... |
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04-16-2023, 09:22 PM |
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Thread: Lapping Fluid
Post: RE: Lapping Fluid
Couple of more data points.
I hone using 3M Microabrasive Film (https://toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/ST-MAF.XX?searchterm=3m) and baby oil. I tried using it dry, but when I do that, the abra... |
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04-15-2023, 10:11 AM |
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Thread: Best Brad point brand?
Post: RE: Best Brad point brand?
I bought the small Lee Valley set and then later I bought the large set. Maybe just skip that a buy the big set?
They make clean holes. My only beef is that they tend to get a plug of wood stuck... |
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MarkWells |
Woodworking Power Tools
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04-13-2023, 09:22 PM |
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Thread: Filter for a Pentz Air Cleaner
Post: RE: Filter for a Pentz Air Cleaner
FireWood Wrote: (04-03-2023, 01:57 PM)
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I "made" one of these the other weekend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOecQZZR5kA
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Thanks for sending the video. In Pentz's description, he said t... |
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04-03-2023, 08:57 PM |
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Thread: Filter for a Pentz Air Cleaner
Post: RE: Filter for a Pentz Air Cleaner
I have been using the air cleaner for a few weeks. Here's how it worked out.
Without the prefilter:
With the prefilter:
I put weatherstripping on the bottom which seals i... |
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MarkWells |
Woodworking
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04-02-2023, 09:33 PM |
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Thread: Clearvue cyclone question for TS blade guard
Post: RE: Clearvue cyclone question for TS blade guard
davco Wrote: (03-22-2023, 08:04 AM)
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Thanks Mark.
How are you guys liking your Clearvue cyclones?
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I have had my ClearVue operational a couple of months. My shop is definitely much cleaner.... |
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MarkWells |
Woodworking Power Tools
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03-23-2023, 09:28 PM |
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Thread: Clearvue cyclone question for TS blade guard
Post: RE: Clearvue cyclone question for TS blade guard
This has not happened to me, but I have read you need to be careful about sucking up rags. The rag is a shape that doesn't fall out of the cyclone well, so it can get sucked into the impeller. Then ... |
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03-21-2023, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Miter saw blade
Post: RE: Miter saw blade
Tony Z Wrote: (03-19-2023, 04:41 AM)
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Thanks Mark. Same saw I have. I need to work on the dust port and fab a shroud.
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The connector I tried for the dust port is this: WoodRiver 4" to 1" Fle... |
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03-19-2023, 04:02 PM |