Woodenskye (Bryan)

That’s because Coop hasn’t provided proof of life they exist yet.

Maybe there is a way to stiffen the table.

I should have stayed out west, it only took 20 years for me to realize that. ?

NJ. Not to be political, but the governors of NY & NJ are basically in cahoots. If 1 makes a decision to only have dining at 25% capacity, the next day the other will go that is sound logic we will do the same, no matter what the data says or what residents want. It has been like this since the beginning, and have lagged behind the other states as they open, with possible exception being CA. Plus let’s just say all 3 (NY, NJ, CA) are a**holes. 1 they are trying to recall, 1 should be in prison, and In NJ the skeletons just haven’t opened the closet door yet.

I don’t know if Chet means the entire plate or just in the middle near the bit. The weight of lift may be a factor as well. Really I’m guessing since how I interpret the issue may be completely wrong.

I read it as the plate is moving creating the error in his workpiece, that is what led to my reply.

Only thing I can think of is maybe you have some dust in the threads and not engaging the plate. Then again if this was the main problem it should happen all the time, but maybe edge treatment vs captured creates more torque or lift.

I’m on the list, I am really hoping for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It will be interesting to see what the long term side effects are since these were developed and pushed out so quick. We will probably be the last state to go back to normal.

Yes it will be about the same as Felder.

Good start, easy to read and comprehensive. I would add SCMI (Mini Max) to Felder category. I have an old emailed price list that can give a ballpark on price.

I agree that having different budget options and factoring in potential space constraints would be good.

Unfortunately some believe that in order to build something you need a shop like the people they watch on YT. Nothing could be farther than the truth, but that’s how some think. Those would be good conversations to have.

I have heard Grex makes a good gun. I have a Bostitch 18 and 23 ga and they both work great. Definitely handy to have in the shop.

You would think, but then again have you looked at the internet recently. ?

I would trim each edge and then reevaluate. It may be the right fix or maybe you then can do as Kev mentioned.

Good catch on the track saw. We always disagree on the MS, but for this thread, if you are new and only have a 180 sf shop (single bay garage or shed) to work out of, can you honestly say you would have a MS set up permanently? If you went down the list TS, P, J, DC, BS and a decent bench, room for infeed/outfeed, space gets tight quickly if you want to build furniture. Basically my opinion comes down to space you have and what you want to build.

Very good list as a good starting point. Personally I would move the miter saw down the list to just above drum sander. I have said this before, it eats a lot of space in the shop and is basically a 1 trick pony. I would add a jigsaw (corded or cordless) as a way to crosscut without MS. I would make a note to buy you last table saw first, mistake I made, only plus is now I have 2. I would also prefer a 5 1/2 over low angle jack.

I agree with Kev the price will only go up. Also with the work you already have in this, doing the upgrade now would be smart. I am sure you could sell the knives and not feel like you just wasted the money on them.

If you rotated the new sander, would it be possible to have both (back to back) on the same cabinet?

Was raising the tracks an option? Could possibly give you a bit more height in spots.

Nice work Chet!

The final design needs to meet your needs. I think your rational for putting in LED strip makes sense, I just don’t know if doing under will provide enough light. Maybe if you did a strip on the back of the desk on top it would solve your needs.

If you have lights Illuminating it you should be fine.

I am not sure if this is the only way to identify your house, but it may be very hard to see at night unless you can illuminate it. The dark wood and aluminum provide little contrast. I say this because I had to pick my son up at his friends house tonight, never been there before, they had a white mailbox with silver numbers, couldn’t see it in the dark. This was at a $900K home, so a light shouldn’t have broken the bank.

Nice work Chet!