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  0 Thread: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Post: RE: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?

I had a Master Mechanic (Ace or True Value house brand) for a few decades--and based on that experience couldn't conceive how anyone could use one for any degree of accuracy. Then, one day several ye...
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 20 1,099 02-02-2025, 04:28 PM
  0 Thread: Selling extensive Lie-Nielsen collection
Post: RE: Selling extensive Lie-Nielsen collection

Hmmm...i'm up in La Porte--but caregiving for my wife (dementia and recent bone replacement) limits my free time. Not just for making a drive but for woodworking in general. Still...i may end up sen...
greenacres2 Tool Swap N' Sell 17 1,870 01-31-2025, 09:25 AM
  0 Thread: My New Year's Gloat
Post: RE: My New Year's Gloat

That's a sweet looking saw...congratulations!!
greenacres2 Woodworking 12 1,206 01-01-2025, 05:06 PM
  0 Thread: Decking Board Question
Post: RE: Decking Board Question

Snipe Hunter Wrote: (10-06-2024, 06:31 PM) -- I've seen the Camo system in action. Didn't realize you could use it on wood decking. If so, it's worth the bucks. -- Didn't mean to confuse--i used th...
greenacres2 Home Improvement 6 1,102 10-07-2024, 05:52 AM
  0 Thread: Decking Board Question
Post: RE: Decking Board Question

I did 2 small decks (12' x 10') 6 or 7 years ago, one pressure treated, the other Ipe. Used Kreg's blind screw jig. Neither deck has any sign of cupping. Did a bigger one (32' x 16') pressure treat...
greenacres2 Home Improvement 6 1,102 10-06-2024, 07:07 AM
  0 Thread: Shipping handtools and payments
Post: RE: Shipping handtools and payments

Good experiences with Pirate Ship here as well. That said--they do not control what the shipping companies do...like USPS sending a box back and forth from a Chicago distribution center to 3 differen...
greenacres2 Woodworking Hand Tools 7 1,144 10-03-2024, 06:56 AM
  0 Thread: Shipping handtools and payments
Post: RE: Shipping handtools and payments

USPS Flat Rate Boxes are still available IF they have a size that is a reasonable fit. I got introduced to a business called PirateShip that accesses UPS, FedEx and USPS (with discounts on the flat r...
greenacres2 Woodworking Hand Tools 7 1,144 10-02-2024, 08:28 AM
  0 Thread: WTB: 6/4 (or similar) dark wood
Post: RE: WTB: 6/4 (or similar) dark wood

Well...I've got a few things that are possible: 1. Black Walnut--2" x 2" x 12", i have 5 of those, plus another that is 9" long. Plenty dry. Probably $5 each stick. 2. Cocobolo--1 1/2" x 1 1/2" ...
greenacres2 Tool Swap N' Sell 1 425 09-14-2024, 05:47 AM
  0 Thread: Dewalt 735X planer??
Post: RE: Dewalt 735X planer??

I've got the smaller diameter Byrd (OEM wasn't out yet when i got mine). I did adjust the depth gauge on my planer to get it close--but i use a caliper to measure anyway (normally a go-no go gap tool...
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 14 2,852 09-08-2024, 05:04 PM
  0 Thread: Remove fence post in concrete
Post: RE: Remove fence post in concrete

Not experienced, but there's a few things i might try... 8" round gives a pretty good sized area to use a drill pretty safely. So...maybe 5-10 3/4" to 1" holes deep as i could get, then use a pry ba...
greenacres2 Home Improvement 20 2,773 09-08-2024, 04:52 PM
  0 Thread: Lost a Month
Post: RE: Lost a Month

Glad to hear of your progress John!! Keep up on your rehab, it will pay great dividends compared to not doing it!!
greenacres2 Woodworking 12 1,985 08-07-2024, 05:38 PM
  0 Thread: Machinist for sholder bolt
Post: RE: Machinist for sholder bolt

Perhaps not elegant, but if the threads on both ends are the same...could a 3/8-16 x 3 1/2" threaded stud work with a suitable bushing or nuts & washers to provide the needed spacing? You could proba...
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 8 1,412 07-31-2024, 07:11 AM
  0 Thread: Kreg 2000 For Sale - SOLD Pending Funds
Post: RE: Kreg 2000 For Sale - PRICES REDUCED

tablesawtom Wrote: (07-19-2024, 04:03 PM) -- I am sorry to say that it is the Kreg jig that I have. I also have the clamps and screws so I am not in the market. But I did want to say that it is a ver...
greenacres2 Tool Swap N' Sell 3 1,042 07-19-2024, 05:17 PM
  0 Thread: FS: MiniMax MM16 4.8HP, 16" Resaw Home Use - Massachusetts
Post: RE: FS: MiniMax MM16 4.8HP, 16" Resaw Home Use - M...

Tapper Wrote: (07-11-2024, 07:01 PM) -- What a nice looking saw at a reasonable price! Were I nearer I'd be knocking on your door - good luck with the sale! Doug -- Fully agreed.  I'm 930 miles ...
greenacres2 Tool Swap N' Sell 14 2,674 07-11-2024, 08:35 PM
  0 Thread: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale
Post: RE: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale

I like it...just having trouble talking myself into 8 hours of round-trip driving!! I'll be in Kalamazoo on 6-8, but Midland is another 2 1/2 hours up & over. Grrrr...
greenacres2 Tool Swap N' Sell 8 2,007 05-21-2024, 07:32 PM
  0 Thread: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets
Post: RE: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets

fredhargis Wrote: (05-15-2024, 06:07 AM) -- The brackets do not nee to be an iron bar under the table. If you look at the ones they put on a subsequent model (the 925) they are little more than a pie...
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 15 3,245 05-15-2024, 08:33 AM
  0 Thread: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets
Post: RE: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets

Yep, MBF only needs 2. I'm with you, no metal working tools or skill. That's where the Dewalt RAS forum would be very helpful--i'd bet there's at least a handful of folks on that board that have spa...
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 15 3,245 05-14-2024, 08:09 PM
  0 Thread: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets
Post: RE: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets

I think i figured out how to resize!!
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 15 3,245 05-14-2024, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets
Post: RE: Vintage Dewalt RAS table brackets

When i bought my 1957 Dewalt GWI, the table bracket arms (T10 in your drawing) were replacements that someone had fabricated.  The table that was on it was bolted directly to the arms.  From either Ku...
greenacres2 Woodworking Power Tools 15 3,245 05-14-2024, 02:47 PM
  0 Thread: FS Laguna Dust Collector SOLD
Post: RE: FS Laguna Dust Collector

If it doesn't work out with Mr Eddie for some reason--i'll take it. Need to go to Spencer/Bloomington anyway... earl
greenacres2 Tool Swap N' Sell 3 1,101 05-13-2024, 05:46 AM

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