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... primarily for driving screws. All I can see is....... Hammer drill has adjustable max torque setting. Hammer drill allows chucking of straight shank drill bits (without the 1/4" hex drive) Impact driver will have more torque????? Impact driver more compact Hammer Drills are used for drilli...

I made 3 today out of 1/4" MDF from HD that really wasn't 1/4" s....... Brent That's one of the beauties of Phenolic for jigs. Here's the characteristics: 1. It's exact dimensions. Zero-clearance insert requires no shimming. 2. It's dimensionally stable regardless of humidity. 3. It's har...

Brent I made mine out of 1/4 inch phenolic. It's dead flat, and doesn't change with humidity. Using double-sided turning tape (carpet tape) attach the old one to the slightly oversized blank. Run it through the router table with a flush cut bit adjusted high enough so that the bearing will ride on t...

Here's an idea...Instead of MANDATING that all other saw companies design their saws to fit his product, why doesn't someone sue Sawstop for refusing to PROVIDE the technology to these saw companies. .... :eek: :p Actually, Sawstop did offer to provide this to every major saw manufacturer serving t...

I discovered the "flesh-sensing technology" costs about $300 not $1000's per saw. The Sawstop Professional Cabinet Saw is very similar to the new Delta Unisaw. The price difference is just under $300. Mr. Gass (Inventor and Lawyer) did try to have the government impose his technology on ev...

That's a good idea for specialty tubes that you don't use very often. But for 7mm tubes, I buy a lot of 10" tubes and extra bags of slimline tubes. Unless I am having great difficulty turning and blowing out a lot of blanks, it doesn't seem like it would be worth it to clean used tubes. For tho...

This makes as much sense as measuring with a Micrometer, Marking with Chalk, Cutting with an axe. The only way to easily work to those tolerances is to eliminate layout lines and go with a numerical control milling machine to make all the parts. Even then you have a material that can change from ear...

I guess that expands my question a bit. Should I be considering putting the blank into a chuck and spinning into a stationary bit on the tail stock ? I'm a novice, but seems like a lot of trouble to drill a hole :confused: Do not chuck them and spin them onto a tail stock mounted bit. Many blanks a...

I guess that expands my question a bit. Should I be considering putting the blank into a chuck and spinning into a stationary bit on the tail stock ? I'm a novice, but seems like a lot of trouble to drill a hole :confused: Do not chuck them and spin them onto a tail stock mounted bit. Many blanks a...

... Do you have issues with blade drift using that fence? In ideal conditions, the blade drift angle is 0°. Blade drift is a created by the way the blade tracks through the saw. Geometric and dynamic factors like wheel alignment, wheel balance, blade tension, tire condition, blade alignment, etc de...