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  0 Thread: Reverse of a Birds mouth router bit?
Post: RE: Reverse of a Birds mouth router bit?

Thank you both, I knew the profile existed but kept coming up empty using the wrong search terms.
JDuke Woodworking 3 338 12-27-2024, 02:06 PM
  0 Thread: Reverse of a Birds mouth router bit?
Post: Reverse of a Birds mouth router bit?

Id like to streamline the cutting of a 90 degree angle on the edge of a board that is off axis enough to use it as a flat piece of crown molding I know I could do something like this with 4 cut...
JDuke Woodworking 3 338 12-27-2024, 11:15 AM
  0 Thread: Bosch glide saw and dust collection
Post: Bosch glide saw and dust collection

Like many here I have been chasing decent miter saw dust collection for some years. A couple years ago I bought a 12 inch Bosch glide saw so I could put it closer to the wall. I really like the ...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 5 558 12-27-2024, 08:53 AM
  0 Thread: Just missed out on Castle TSM-21 pocket hole machine
Post: RE: Just missed out on Castle TSM-21 pocket hole m...

Bob, to be fair the seller did advertise it as not working so I was expecting it to be a project. Since I already have a porter cable benchtop that’s very similar to one castle sells now I didn’t ...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 7 520 12-14-2024, 05:20 PM
  0 Thread: Just missed out on Castle TSM-21 pocket hole machine
Post: RE: Just missed out on Castle TSM-21 pocket hole m...

The machine I’m talking about is a completely automated step on the foot switch and it does everything else for you complete overkill for a home shop. I still would’ve bought it though.
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 7 520 12-13-2024, 07:36 PM
  0 Thread: Just missed out on Castle TSM-21 pocket hole machine
Post: Just missed out on Castle TSM-21 pocket hole machi...

Saw a castle pocket hole machine TSM 21 advertised on Facebook marketplace for $50 said not working but at that price I would take a chance send a message unfortunately somebody had beat me to it ...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 7 520 12-13-2024, 10:21 AM
  0 Thread: Kreg Mortise mate
Post: RE: Kreg Mortise mate

Dowelmax is one of the things I tried in my path to avoid the df500 until I found a used df500 I agree the dowelmax is a much better product at that price point than the Jessem mortise drill guide ...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 10 1,921 12-11-2024, 09:41 PM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?

But the on off button just turns off the display per Wixey web FAQ.
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,225 12-03-2024, 09:46 AM
  0 Thread: Kreg Mortise mate
Post: Kreg Mortise mate

Looks like kreg has entered the loose tenon joinery game. Just saw a video for the Kreg Mortise mate, looks like they are trying to make a version of the loose tenon drill guide that Jessem sold as...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 10 1,921 11-29-2024, 12:32 AM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw sliding table DRO?
Post: Tablesaw sliding table DRO?

I have the Wiley DRO on my Sawstop fence and really like it. I’m thinking it would be nice to have a DRO on the sliding table fence or similar on my incra miter fence. I know I would have to c...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 0 322 11-25-2024, 01:34 PM
  0 Thread: Silicone mat for protecting table saw top.
Post: Silicone mat for protecting table saw top.

I recently bought an extra silicone mat to protect the workbench where I solder, and went bigger than I really needed for that space. I was doing some glue ups and I frequently use my table saw as a ...
JDuke Woodworking 8 1,085 11-18-2024, 06:06 PM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?

I’d rather replace battery’s periodically instead of recalibrating it. At least you can tell when battery’s are getting weak. And lock the fence to a known position change the batteries then recal...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,225 11-17-2024, 04:14 PM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?

I suppose it would help to read Wixey FAQs on their sight. They say 6 months battery life (rockler says 2 years) they also say it doesn’t matter if display is on, as the battery is being consumed ...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,225 11-17-2024, 05:55 AM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?

Mine is just a couple years old so it probably should shut off then. But it stays on literally days at a time.
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,225 11-17-2024, 05:43 AM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: Wixey for table saw?

I really like the digital readout by Wiley for my Sawstop Makes repeat cuts very reliable. I am running through battery’s fairly quickly forgetting to turn it off. Is there a way to set it t...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,225 11-16-2024, 10:43 AM
  0 Thread: shop vac recommendation
Post: RE: shop vac recommendation

Brian in sunny FL Wrote: (11-12-2024, 12:00 PM) -- I've seen some good reports on the new Hercules dust collector form Harbor Freight.  I don't usually go there for tools and at $300 not sure how it ...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 30 4,071 11-12-2024, 12:11 PM
  0 Thread: shop vac recommendation
Post: RE: shop vac recommendation

I have a variety of vacuums in my shop,  Just a few, a Festool 36, a Fein, Rigid, commercial vac(not sure the brand, just targeted at office cleaners) a Bauer, and a backpack vac that I don’t use muc...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 30 4,071 11-09-2024, 08:46 PM
  0 Thread: Lock miter router bit?
Post: RE: Lock miter router bit?

Kizar_Sozay Wrote: (11-08-2024, 04:09 PM) -- What I do with difficult bits is to do a series of cuts at increasingly deeper passes until I reach the final config.  The way I do this is to set the hor...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 7 1,187 11-08-2024, 08:50 PM
  0 Thread: Lock miter router bit?
Post: Lock miter router bit?

I have had a lock miter router bit in a drawer for years and never used it. Yesterday I had a box project that I decided to try it on. The box would require the locking miter bit to cut end gr...
JDuke Woodworking Power Tools 7 1,187 11-06-2024, 10:48 AM
  0 Thread: 3/5 of an inch forstner bit?
Post: RE: 3/5 of an inch forstner bit?

The time for mental gymnastics was done. I have metal working equipment for a reason, so I picked up a cheap air powered die grinder that easily chucked up on the QCTP of my metal lathe and ground...
JDuke Woodworking 28 2,929 11-02-2024, 01:36 PM

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