ai6yr , to Random
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This piece of vintage woodworking equipment appears to be traveling (repeatedly) through Craiglist this week... 😂

exador23 ,
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@ai6yr is it a lathe?

John ,
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@exador23 @ai6yr it is the transformer of woodworking tools. It is fundamentally a lathe, but it has a table to make it into a drill press, a table saw, a disk sander, or even an attachment to make it into a bandsaw.

My dad had one and did a lot of things with it, but as you can imagine it requires some transformation and some pre-planning about which operations come before the others.

SketchyAbstractions , to Random
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Making little drill index blocks is very satisfying.

webology , to Random
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🙋 Do any friends who have a small shop have recommendations for a Portable Folding Work Table/Sawhorse?

From reading review websites, I see a few recommendations for this "Worx Pegasus 2-in-1 Folding Work Table & Sawhorse".

https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B01HREBZ3M

I have a workbench, but I need something I can use with my circular saw and compound miter saw to cut 2x4s and eventually do larger projects.

In theory, I will eventually need another sawhorse.

bluGill ,

@webology A low roman workbench. Not folding and heavy, but much more solid than a saw horse and useful for a lot of other things. 2000+ year old technology still works great.

ubo , to Random German
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Make Perfect Repeatable Cuts with any Type of Circular Saw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al_pBf0ffzs

https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=al_pBf0ffzs

yngmar ,
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@ubo This video could've been a short blog article with 2-3 images though :-}

bisonrimant , to Random French
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Seen by its other side

GustavinoBevilacqua , to Random
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I'm once again asking for some to solve a philosophical dilemma.

When cutting wood on a bandsaw with a fence, which side of the board is better to keep against the fence, the narrower or the wider (assuming both sides can pass through the saw throat)?

I usually keep the wider against the fence, but I don't know if it's the best practice (I push the piece against the fence not farther than the blade, or it will pinch it, of course).

GustavinoBevilacqua OP ,
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@elaterite

I think this can be applied to table saws, too.

a32 ,
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@GustavinoBevilacqua Keep in mind that table saws and band saws produce very different forces.
It can be quite dangerous to have a thin strip between the blade of a table saw and the fence.

@elaterite

mustardboi , (edited ) to woodworking
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Recently completed a side table in mid-century style. Quite the learning experience tbh.

akincisor ,
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Appreciation:

  • Love the drawer handles.

Constructive criticism:

  • The wood for the legs and base seems to be very coarsely cut on the end grain and it shows through the paint
  • Not sure about the choice of paint color - doesn’t complement the natural wood.
  • Photography: Don’t use a striped background. The JPEG artifacts make the legs look jagged.
ohellidk , to woodworking

Hello, I was wondering if there is any good way to fix this? its off of a cabinet door. I don't have the old chunk anymore.

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