Chet

I could come real close to calling a game changer in the miter gauge world. Being able to adjust the stop block and everything with the turn of a knob instead of need a tool like Incra is great. In addition to that, the micro adjust feature built in to the stop block is real useful, I am surprised at how much I have use it when fitting parts.

I am going to be blunt and say I think this is dumb. I always wore steel toe shoes at work but I saw a couple of people that didn't, drop knives and have the tip of the knife go right through their shoe leather. Right after I retired the company made steel or carbon fiber shoes mandatory. I would think a well sharpened chisel could do the same damage, especially bare foot.

What did you use to clean your hands? Sounds good. PM me the shipping cost.

Those two big purple raised panel bits you have on the bottom, what brand are those and did you like them? I may have to look into something like that for our Master Bed. I kind of hate to invest in something that I will probably only use on six panels. But I was thinking I would do my work and then sell the bit.

One of these days you will have a router table experience that will make say, right after you change you diaper, OH, thats why they use the pin.🤣

Small chisel and patience.

This is what I was thinking of trying. I was thinking of doing it in a few passes, raising the bit a little at a time. Bob when you did this, did you use a pivot pin in you router table.

I was planning on cutting the circle on my band saw with the circle cutting jig and then I wanted to bevel the bottom edge of the circle. Its going to end up as a stool seat.

I want to do an under cut bevel on a round piece of wood. Has anyone had experience with doing this and if so how did you go about it. The piece is 1 1/4" thick and 11 1/2" in diameter.

Yea, that would be the way to go.

With every tool, I have shown them what it does, how it works and added that if they weren't comfortable using it I would do that step for them. The younger one last summer didn't want to use the jointer or router table. This time around the older one has only stepped back from the jointer, she's used everything else. Neither has used the miter saw just because it just isn't in my work flow much anymore. This teaching process has been different then what would have happened in school shop environment, in that neither one of them had prior experience. In school there would have been a build up in tool use starting with mostly hand tools and progressing from there. In this teaching process I have learned as much as I have taught. It really changes how you look at things along with remembering that the details that are second nature to you, they are totally unaware of. I am having the time of my life and wouldn't give up this opportunity for anything, but I have to tell you at the end of the day I am pooped out. 🤪

I never thought about this. I figured the shroud setups would be similar. On my saw the shroud goes right to a four inch hose. If I let the dust collect in the bottom of my cabinet over the course of a whole year it would probably be no more then an inch or so deep. Of course I don't do as much as Kev or push 300 sheets of ply through mine like Jamie. I have still always been impressed with the dust collection on my saw.

How about some for of a french cleat system? That would certainly provide strength.

Sorry Coop, butI think that the riving knife is such an important safety devise that one should just make a commitment to thin or regular kerf as apposed to going with out. Last summer I did a project with my grand daughter and I am just about done doing a project with my other grand daughter. One of the things in teaching them is doing sort of a dry run with the power off. Going through the initial process of pushing the the piece of the project toward the blade while thinking about were their body is placed, what would happen if anything shifted or slipped. I think this is a good practice, even for a grizzled veteran of the hobby, especially when you are doing an unusual cut or using a jig or fixture, and more so if it is the first time for the jig. Neither of them were allowed to use the jointer but at every other tool we would go through this process.

How about doweling from the side of the cabinet into each block. With the thickness of you case and if you went 1/2" or even an inch in to the block I think things would be well supported.

I don't know if Lee Valley carries them but just for future reference that have a location in Reno now. Last few things I have ordered from them I have received in a day or so.

If you think this is something you might want to do in the future, Phillip Morley has a pretty good way of making floating tenon stock. He shows it in his lounge chair guild build. It is in the sixth video about 25:30 in. It looks a little fussy the first time you see it but once you try it, it is actually a pretty quick operation.

The newer saws seem to be adding a shroud around the blade to better direct the dust. At least that is what the SawStop has and I thing the newer modes of Powermatic has it also. I am with you, I wouldn't be in a real hurry to drill into my saw top.

Good example of "where there is a will, there is a way".

Welcome to the forums Daniel

Maybe add a minute or so and do the wrap of the whole room... with the fact that the designs of each piece intertwine.

I'll take a link also.

I have been and of eyeballing the trimmer. I have a youtube review on my list of things to watch. My tools are all M18 so I hope I can just get the bare tool when I am ready.

I think Rocklers search is pretty close to useless. You almost need the item or stock number to make it work. Woodcraft isn't much better.

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