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It seems like we all have the same problem - what to do with the lower saw guard when it is not install on the quill. I typically have a saw blade and arbor in the lower saw guard. When removed from the quill, I set it on the floor, tucked back in one of the legs. Not terribly secure. One trick fro...

In a Word: WOW!

To quote Pablo Picasso: "Bad artists copy, great artists steal. Need I say more?:D

The skew chisel is the hardest for me. On this project it seemed that as I lifted the handle to bring the cutting edge into contact it was hitting the locking handles on the tool rest. Two suggestions to counter this: The handles are repositioned by pulling out on the handle, you can then turn the ...

It is likely the previous owner just went to the hardware store and bought the first set screws he came across, not realizing that there are different types.
Don't ask me how I know, I embarrass easily.

Guess what just came into my inbox. From Woodworker's Journal, Jointing On The Tablesaw http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/resource/TablesawTechniques/Jointing/index.html

BuckeyeDennis wrote:Wouldn't this require many passes to mill down the high areas, until reasonable straightness is achieved?

If less than about 1/8", I doubt it. More than that, I would use a table saw.

Clamp straight edge to workpiece where you want the finisihed edge to be. Use a pattern bit to follow the straight edge and joint the workpiece.

Just thinking about this, would filling the holes with JBWeld, maybe creating a small mound on the back side, then drilling and tapping work?

Culprit wrote:PS: my wife just crawled into bed beside me, started reading over my shoulder, looked at me and asked "you have a peanut butter blaster?!" I'll never look at that can the same way again.

Now you've gone and infected the rest of us! (Says the guy who hasn't eaten peanut butter since 1961.