Craft Forum / Wood/Metal / Woodworking / July 2009

My Unisaw is equipped with a magnetic stater (as were all of this
model).  It has a push-button switch mounted on the front of the case
for turning it on and off. In order to get the saw to run I must hit
the on button as many as 40 or 50 times to get it going.  No problem

A husband and wife are sitting quietly bed
reading when the wife looks over at him and asks THE
QUESTION......?
WIFE:

I had some business near the local Rockler store today and dropped in for a
visit.  I haven't been in there for awhile. A lot more tools there now.
When I walked in the door, therre was the big, new Delta table saw.  It
looked nice and cost about $3,300. What was most interesting ...

His web page is gone... Does anyone know if the crotchety old coot is
still sacrificing to the WW gods?

This is a play HOUSE. It is made with treated wood supports covered in
a high strength industrial polyurethane foam covered with a polyurea
hybrid coating. The miracle of this construction gives you a high
strength structure that is well insulated and waterproof. This

Check out
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/just-dont-ask-why-its-so-cheap/article1223954/
Regards,
Luigi

Do any of you reclaim wood for your projects?  What
do you do to prepare the stock?  I have some nice
pieces but they are painted and I don't want to
use paint remover.  I need to plane it down but

I bought a 6" dial caliper from Lee Valley for about $30 and have been
satisfied with it. I had looked at the Starrett but decided my work
would never justify something so pricey.
The other day I was cruising a yard-sale store for cheap novels, and

I just finished building an outdoor shower using 1x6 Meranti and Cedar
posts.  Link here:
http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/photos/597504579_acMNx-X3.jpg
Anyway, I had a rather tight tolerence on the door but I figured lets

As I mentioned in earlier post about moistening wood before gluing. All of
you were correct in replies. I took the items to a friend to thickness sand.
He dropped one and it fell apart at the glue joints. So much for my bright
idea. I learn a lot from this group, thanks. Warren

A while back I bought a PC biscuit jointer and have just gotten an
excuse to use it.  I broke it out today, planning to add an Ash edge
some plywood for a cabinet I'm making and have run into some
questions:

Take a look at a great way to spiffy up the old garage:
http://tinyurl.com/mgplj2
    :-)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/business/22barry1.html?hpw
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/

So what's the trick to stabilizing a live edge (in this case, on maple) to
prevent damage after a piece is finished?
tia,
jc

Using items from around the house and his burned out shop vac he
created a cheap cyclonic dust collector. Pretty neat and dirt cheap!
Check out this DiY dust control project done by grumpygeek.com...
http://grumpygeek.com/?page_id=105