Here's a short video (31 seconds) of me showing one of the many great uses of a sliding table saw.
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More Adjustments on the Sliding Table Saw
Yesterday, I continued setting up my saw. First, I had a 7' power cord installed. With power to the saw, I performed the test run, ensuring that the saw started and ran smoothly in the right direction and stopped, and checking that the three off switches worked. There is one mushroom off switch under the … Continue reading More Adjustments on the Sliding Table Saw
Moving & Assembly of the Sliding Table Saw
Well, yesterday I had a chance to move my saw down to the shop. The weather had warmed up enough to dry up the ground sufficiently to allow the 5" diameter casters of my mobile base to roll over the grass. I spent an hour building a ramp over the stairs leading down to my … Continue reading Moving & Assembly of the Sliding Table Saw
My New Sliding Table Saw
I've been gradually learning more and more about sliding table saws over the past few years, and finally, a couple weeks ago, I made the decision and ordered one.It's been a bit of a drawn-out process, but yesterday my new saw was delivered into my garage. I uncrated the saw, took a measurement of the … Continue reading My New Sliding Table Saw
Bow Saws
I have been working on developing a seminar at Lee Valley Tools to make a pair of sawhorses based on the ones I made for my own shop. The idea we came up with was to make one horse using power tools and the other with hand tools. That would give seminar participants good practice … Continue reading Bow Saws
Happy Mother’s Day!
I think I may have outdone myself this year. But as my coworkers pointed out, even though I spent a few days creating this cabinet, my mother spent many months creating me. So I digress.To antique the polished brass hardware, I applied the same dyed shellac and allowed it to partially dry before rubbing most … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!
A New Set of Sawhorses
Friday I set out to make a set of saw horses for my workshop. I have two large, heavy, A-frame saw horses that my dad built. I wanted some horses more suited for shop use - nimble and lightweight, yet still sturdy. I felt that this design popularized by the late James Krenov fit the … Continue reading A New Set of Sawhorses
New Duds for #4
Handles (or totes, as they are called regarding hand planes) are often very personal things. Yet, I don't think that any hand plane makers offer any options as to whether you would like a small, medium, or large tote for your plane. Perhaps that's because the makers figure that the end user will either just … Continue reading New Duds for #4
Life on the Coast
Wednesday was a reminder that summer is on its way. It was gorgeous outside - sunny and warm. Some might even describe it as hot. Soon, 20-degree weather sunny weather will be the norm. Can't wait for that. The weather fired my imagination and resulted in this box, with a sea-side theme: rolling waves, sun, … Continue reading Life on the Coast
Bench Room Reorganization
I spend at least 75% of my time in the workshop in my bench room, the rest of my time either in the adjacent machine shop or outside in the yard either turning or power carving. Of the time spend in my bench room, probably 90% of that time is spent in one area about … Continue reading Bench Room Reorganization
