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  0 Thread: Shipping Furniture
Post: RE: Shipping Furniture
Someone might have a great idea that is cheaper.  But I would assume you are looking at LTL freight.  Meaning shipping it through a big shipping company. You would need to at least have it on a pal...
 Kudzu Woodworking 6 234 04-15-2025, 11:27 AM
  0 Thread: What material to use for radial arm table
Post: RE: What material to use for radial arm table
I was going to say put a sacrificial top over you table too. Luan works, I have tempered hardboard on mine because that is what I had laying around. As for the tip I prefer plywood but there is ...
 Kudzu Woodworking 7 579 03-21-2025, 09:17 AM
  0 Thread: Bearings for the Ubiquitous Porter Cable 690 Series Router: Mission Accomplished!
Post: RE: Bearings for the Ubiquitous Porter Cable 690 S...
Not sure I can anything to this convo.  But I got a 690 from my FILs shop and it has been sitting on the shelf for some time.  It worked but had a bearing screaming at me. Finally decided I could real...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 19 2,945 03-04-2025, 08:49 AM
  0 Thread: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Post: RE: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
thewalnutguy Wrote: (02-09-2025, 09:17 AM) -- none of the trips of the cartridge were related to my touching the blade with a body part. -- GOOD!  But you have had 3 false triggers at $150 each? No...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 51 4,653 02-09-2025, 04:10 PM
  0 Thread: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Post: RE: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
"I've tripped the brake about three times. Cost of a new blade and a cartridge about $150, but that amount wouldn't even get you past the front desk at the emergency ward." Serious question that I ...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 51 4,653 02-09-2025, 09:00 AM
  0 Thread: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Post: RE: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Same story here.  Cheap saw. Hated it. Crappy cuts. Starting building kayak kits and while I could cut most if on the bandsaw I had to have a jig saw for some.  Finally broke down and bought a good o...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 21 2,868 02-07-2025, 08:47 AM
  0 Thread: Jimmy Carter, Woodworker RIP
Post: RE: Jimmy Carter, Woodworker RIP
Of all the living Presidents I always said I would rather meet him than any others and not because of Political reasons. I think he is the only one I would actually have enjoyed being around. Didn'...
 Kudzu Woodworking Hand Tools 7 1,128 01-06-2025, 11:58 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Blade Needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw Blade Needed
When I was cutting kayak kits I went thought a lot of 1/4" blades with the plywood.  After trying a few I ordered mine through McMaster Carr.  They don't give a name brand but I always received Morse ...
 Kudzu Woodworking 6 2,452 02-18-2023, 10:09 AM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
A mix.  White oak.  Mahogany.  Okoume ply for the hull repairs.
 Kudzu Woodworking 11 4,153 08-21-2022, 05:47 PM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Tapper Wrote: (08-16-2022, 06:15 PM) -- ??? Doug -- No cypress.
 Kudzu Woodworking 11 4,153 08-17-2022, 07:26 AM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
fredhargis Wrote: (08-13-2022, 04:07 PM) -- I remember snippets of your past posts about this boat, it's so awesome i don't have adequate words to use. Really (really) cool. -- I thought maybe I ha...
 Kudzu Woodworking 11 4,153 08-13-2022, 04:16 PM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: RE: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
It has a 283 Chevy.  It ran perfectly and just about to check it out and repaint it in the next couple of weeks.
 Kudzu Woodworking 11 4,153 08-13-2022, 01:00 PM
  0 Thread: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Post: Restoring a 63 Chris Craft
Shameless bragging. Been working on this for a LONG time.  A couple of surgeries got in the way but just so happy to finally get to this point.  The point where all the hard work starts to show! ...
 Kudzu Woodworking 11 4,153 08-13-2022, 08:21 AM
  0 Thread: Looking for a jigsaw
Post: RE: Looking for a jigsaw
brianwelch Wrote: (07-06-2022, 02:21 PM) -- .... I am r e a l l y tired of the blade's tendency to wander as well as not stay plumb while cutting...Maybe operator error? -- I finally figured that ...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 18 5,958 07-06-2022, 06:40 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blade guides - Atlas benchtop
Post: RE: Bandsaw blade guides - Atlas benchtop
I would just make my own out of some hardwood.  Oak or hickory.  I have done it and they work. Just need a lot adjustment if you use them a lot.
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 4 2,378 07-05-2022, 08:26 AM
  0 Thread: Laminating Plywood for Bench Top
Post: RE: Laminating Plywood for Bench Top
Bill Holt Wrote: (06-06-2022, 06:36 AM) -- Guess it depends on how flat the plywood is before you start.  I did it for a router tabletop. -- Exactly.  Plywood isn't totally flat so it depends on ho...
 Kudzu Woodworking 14 4,999 06-06-2022, 08:19 AM
  0 Thread: Replace 16 y/o old Heat Pump...
Post: RE: Replace 16 y/o old Heat Pump...
I had to replace my unit last summer. About the same age as yours. The thing that stood out to me was how much our electric bill dropped.  The new units are much more efficient and while it will take ...
 Kudzu Home Improvement 20 5,494 05-13-2022, 12:58 PM
  0 Thread: Help venting laser engraver smoke through a window?
Post: RE: Help venting laser engraver smoke through a wi...
®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: (05-10-2022, 07:52 AM) -- I might even mount two fans:  one blowing into the box to act as an air assist and one to exhaust. -- You would still be moving the same amount of air...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 7 5,296 05-13-2022, 12:52 PM
  0 Thread: Thickness
Post: RE: Thickness
Put the calipers up and measure with a tape or ruler.  This is wood working, not metal working.
 Kudzu Woodworking 13 4,469 05-09-2022, 08:56 PM
  0 Thread: LED Shop Lights
Post: RE: LED Shop Lights
Juss1 Wrote: (05-02-2022, 10:27 PM) -- I need to upgrade my shop lights to LEDs.  7-8' ceiling.  It slopes down front to back. -- Just built a building and used the UFO lights (shaped like a flying...
 Kudzu Woodworking Power Tools 10 3,689 05-03-2022, 08:18 AM

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