Kev

As in the entire lift plate?

Got a little done on the desk today, my mom is visiting from out of town so, I need to spend time with her.. I got the tops and the bottoms in! The bottoms are 3/4" BB ply brad nailed into support strips underneath. The tops are glued down to supports in the top. I created this "grid" for extras support as I was concerned about the weight of this desk top on 1/2" plywood. The center supports are 1/2 lapped into the sides. The perimeter is glued and brad nailed to the rails.

I'm not sure I completely understand the issue and apologize in advance.. I'm just trying to understand.. Are you saying that the bit is raising during an operation because it's actually turning?

I'm going to try and add one or 2 tools to the list each day and then update the list here for discussion. You guys are great at finding things that I missed or things that I goofed.. I only added Dust collection today. This one is a bit tricky because it covers everything from a shop vac to the big set ups! Anyway, pick it apart..

So happy I live in a state that's lifted all the restrictions!

I'm all for a reference library.. The hard part is maintaining it.. Definitely open to suggestions around creating and maintaining one in our reference section!

Agreed.. It's related to budget. So, when you actually consider planers, the Dewalt 735 is on the higher end of the lunchbox planers and a great machine but, it's not in the same price category as most of the larger floor standing models. Just for everyone's ease, the list is now moved to this page...

I assume their pricing is in a similar category? List updated...

Thanks.. I actually misspelled it twice and in different ways.. Somehow.. And spellcheck didn't pick it up.. It's fixed now.

Thanks.. I've edited it a few times as I've found things I didn't like.. It's a live document at this point and input is welcome!

Welcome to the forums!

Just tossing this out there as a format as well as a test to see how this forum will handle and Excell spread sheet copy/paste... My numbers are only quick searches on line without much in-depth research. It should also be noted that Felder doesn't publish their pricing so, my number is a guesstimate.

This "list" could get crazy in a hurry! I'll try and work out a format off line that will transpose easily to the forum.. Might have to do it as a pdf file that's downloadable??? I'll start with a handful of the power tools and get them up here to see how we like the format before getting through all the tools and adding to the list. Another consideration is that sometimes, one tool requires another tool to be "fully functional". Chisels/handplanes and a sharpening system for instance.

100% agree! Perhaps when we do the final recommendation list for the reference page we could break it up into 3 budget categories (low, medium, high) and suggest machines or alternate methods for that particular budget category? Probably just manufacturers though as we don't want to keep up with (or change) the list with each manufacturer's model changes, deletions, and additions. I could definitely see some overlap in the budget categories! We should also probably add a note to tools that could be omitted for space limited shops with the alternate ways to perform that tool's task?

I can order it through my HW dealer.

Thanks for the review! I need to add one of these to my shop as well!

I completely agree. There's lots of ways to get to square and flat. Regardless of the "end game" with adding tools to any shop, you still have to be able to make square and flat. Does that mean you need a shop full of Felder equipment? No. It's a fair point and I think there could be some positive results in discussing ways to accomplish these tasks in a space limited shop. We could also discuss budget constraints as many starting out don't have the budget to buy monster tools. But, I'll also say that I've seen some pretty incredible work done by folks with the budget friendly Rigid TS, jointer, and lunchbox planer from the big box store. They're not Felder so, don't have the bells and whistles but, they still get the job done just fine.

No, those are all 1/2" ply. Frankly, I made the legs a little smaller than I wanted to so, upped the game a little on the ply.. It's African Mahogany ply.

lol... That's right, if it's on the internet, it has to be true and accurate right ?

I was actually able to get quite a bit done today even with the set back! Got both cases glued up.. Still have to do the tops and the drawers but, those will be for another day.. Probably taking tomorrow off. Having dinner with some friends and getting some of my house chores caught up on..

Wouldn't have mattered.. The tapers are short at the feet only and not near the groove..

I think this is a fair observation but, don't you also think you need to be able to make stock flat and square to build most furniture?

And the fix is complete.. Not as pretty as @Chet's but, it'll work for an inside face that nobody will ever see.

Hmm.. Maybe I should try that!

Well, I goofed! Got a great early start in the shop this morning and started routing grooves in the legs to accept the panels.. Yep.. Routed a groove in the wrong place. Inside of the front so, this is where the drawers will go in.. I cut the repair piece and glued it in.. I'll clean it up when the glue dries.. Bad thing is that I have this labeled "no groove" in pencil and just didn't recognize it.. The remaining faces like this now have blue tape on them so I don't make the same mistake twice..