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  0 Thread: Dewalt 735X planer??
Post: RE: Dewalt 735X planer??
I did install the OEM helix head on my 735, and I am very pleased with the results, however when I plane 8 or 10 inch wide wood, the motor does overheat, and the time to complete the procedure is incr...
 cme4dk Woodworking Power Tools 9 918 09-28-2024, 09:27 AM
  0 Thread: Jet 12 inch band saw
Post: Jet 12 inch band saw
What is involved in installing a fence for a 14 inch saw on my 12 inch band saw?
 cme4dk Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,132 10-14-2023, 04:06 PM
  0 Thread: Glue failure
Post: RE: Glue failure
I ended up sanding the wood, regluing and letting it set in a heated room.  I then inserted visible splines.  It seems to work fine now.
 cme4dk Woodworking 11 3,050 12-26-2022, 11:06 AM
  0 Thread: Glue failure
Post: RE: Glue failure
K. L. McReynolds Wrote: (12-24-2022, 03:15 PM) -- Sand/scrape off the old glue and reuse the Titebond. How are you clamping the franme? -- While the wood is 3/4 inch thick, the frame is about 4 inc...
 cme4dk Woodworking 11 3,050 12-24-2022, 03:21 PM
  0 Thread: Glue failure
Post: Glue failure
Yesterday I glued a mirror frame together using maple with 45 degree angles with Titebond 2 glue. The shop is not heated and the outside temp was 0 degrees all day and all night.  Today it fell on the...
 cme4dk Woodworking 11 3,050 12-24-2022, 02:57 PM
  0 Thread: moisture content of Cypress
Post: moisture content of Cypress
I hate to use the expression "asking for a friend" but I really am asking for a friend.  He was able to obtain old growth cypress that he wants to make a table out of.  The moisture content is at 18% ...
 cme4dk Woodworking 7 2,936 11-17-2021, 08:27 AM
  0 Thread: Walnut
Post: Walnut
I am considering making a dining room table out of walnut.  Is walnut hard enough to be used as a table?   jay
 cme4dk Woodworking 6 2,232 10-06-2021, 08:10 PM
  0 Thread: rocking horse build ionstructions
Post: RE: rocking horse build ionstructions
Woodsmith magazine has two different plans.  One is about a year old and there are plans from several years ago as well.  I made the original version out of red oak and since I have a few grandchildre...
 cme4dk Woodworking 13 3,858 09-15-2021, 09:33 AM
  0 Thread: Question about glue
Post: RE: Question about glue
Just as a follow up I used the T88 epoxy, it was easy to use, and after 24  hours I removed the clamp.  Soon after I sanded off the excess.  It's good to know about this product. Jay
 cme4dk Woodworking 11 4,476 03-28-2021, 04:03 PM
  0 Thread: Question about glue
Post: Question about glue
What is the recommendation for an exterior wood glue that has a longer open time?
 cme4dk Woodworking 11 4,476 03-21-2021, 05:41 PM
  0 Thread: Moxon vise build - how much do you trust a glue joint?
Post: RE: Moxon vise build - how much do you trust a glu...
I glue and clamp in my cold garage, then move it to my heated basement to set.  Am I the only one that does not let the glue set in the cold?
 cme4dk Woodworking 10 3,286 02-11-2021, 10:03 AM
  0 Thread: Replacing Formica on countertop
Post: RE: Replacing Formica on countertop
Inject lacquer thinner between the formica and substrate???
 cme4dk Home Improvement 21 5,527 02-04-2021, 07:39 AM
  0 Thread: Where did I go wrong?
Post: RE: Where did I go wrong?
Stwood_ Wrote: (02-03-2021, 01:25 PM) -- I did a 4x10 oak dining table with a granite 12" wide insert. I gave it an 1/8" gap. It's done fine over 10? years or so. -- how did you fill in the gap?
 cme4dk Woodworking 17 5,153 02-03-2021, 01:33 PM
  0 Thread: Where did I go wrong?
Post: RE: Where did I go wrong?
Ohio Mike Wrote: (02-03-2021, 11:07 AM) -- I believe you are experiencing normal seasonal movement of the cherry wood.  The wood is shrinking with the lower humidity of the winter season but the quar...
 cme4dk Woodworking 17 5,153 02-03-2021, 11:28 AM
  0 Thread: Adjustable floor lamp
Post: RE: Adjustable floor lamp
I made that lamp a long time ago.  I ran the wire between the 4 shaft blanks. jay
 cme4dk Woodworking 2 1,433 02-03-2021, 11:25 AM
  Photo Thread: Where did I go wrong?
Post: Where did I go wrong?
I need some advice: I want to redo this lazy susan without making the same mistakes.  I am still not 100% sure where I messed up. This is a 24 inch diameter cherry, with some leftover quartz from my ...
 cme4dk Woodworking 17 5,153 02-03-2021, 10:56 AM
  0 Thread: What is your favorite Miter Gauge?
Post: RE: What is your favorite Miter Gauge?
I use the Osborne.
 cme4dk Woodworking Power Tools 32 10,726 12-30-2020, 07:43 AM
  0 Thread: Kid's Chair - Need Design Advice
Post: RE: Kid's Chair - Need Design Advice
I would do option 2.  If for no other reason the edge grain will be smoother on the kids legs then the end grain.  1/4 inch overhang is not a big deal although a 1/2 inch overhang will look better. ...
 cme4dk Woodworking 5 2,070 12-18-2020, 05:49 PM
  0 Thread: walnut writing table
Post: RE: walnut writing table
I finished a few walnut pieces almost 30 years ago and a few months ago I realized the finish was fading.  I added another coat of tung oil (100% tung oil) and they look great.
 cme4dk Finishing 5 2,243 11-29-2020, 09:05 AM
  0 Thread: Psychological help needed
Post: RE: Psychological help needed
I spend a lot of time in my shop, it is a hobby and not a business.  If it was a business I would have to worry about finances as well as finishing projects in time, as a hobby, that is usually not an...
 cme4dk Woodworking 37 12,938 11-26-2020, 01:35 PM

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