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A Weapon For Emma!
And what a weapon it is!!Extremely well made, heavy- 12.5 ounces (without the handle), sharp, and the blade is mounted on the axle so there is absolutely no “wobble”. No pizza stands a chance against...
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Home Made Tool to Help Eliminate Frustrations
Until recently the dust collection system, in my basement shop, consisted of a broom, dust pan and window fan. Then a really good Craig’s List find and some some subtle hints from Mimi (”YOU do the...
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Just received this email which I am posting in its’ entirety: A message from the CEO of Highland Woodworking While we make every effort to please every customer who chooses to do business with us,...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #1: The Drum
When making my rolling pins, I use the thickness planer to bring the thin strips down to 1/8” thick. Unfortunately, if the grain in the wood is not uniform- or there are knots- the strips shatter. This...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #2: Testing The Drum
After building the drum, a test was in order. After all, if this part didn’t run true there was no sense in moving forward.Using a piece of Corian, the motor and drum were clamped down in position. The...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #3: The Table Adjustment Mechanism
After researching many sander designs and knowing my tendency to over engineer everything, there was only one choice for the table adjusting/lifting mechanism.The source of the lift came from this site...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #4: Building The Frame
Now that the drum runs true and the table lift works, it was time to start building the frame. My intention was to use mortise and tenon joinery but my choice of material was 2×6 for the top and bottom...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #5: Mounting The Drum And Motor
Time to mount the drum and motor to the frame. The choice of 2×6 sides was made to hopefully eliminate any flexing when work pieces were in contact with the sanding surface. However, that lead to...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #6: Mounting The Table
The final major part of the assembly is the table. The piece of ¾” Melamine is from the scrap box at the local Vocational School and the piano hinges are pieces left from a project made for my brother...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #7: The Sandpaper
It was finally time to add the sand paper to the drum. Having decided on a Velcro (hook and loop) system, it was off to Super Grit http://www.supergrit.com/ . Their store is only a half an hour drive...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #8: Some Refinements
Most of the photos used for this blog were taken “along the way.” As with everything made in my shop, there are always changes, modifications and “S**t! I should have…”. The first thing was when Mimi...
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My Home Made Thickness Sander #9: Dust Collection And Finishing Up
Better add some sort of dust collection to this thing before I do anymore testing!This is what the finished “hood” looks like- Had the ½” plywood from another project. This is just a simple box. I...
View ArticleMy Home Made Thickness Sander #10: In Operation And A Bit Of Reflecting
Had a bunch of requests (OK, only two) to see the sander in operation. Here is a very short video of how it works. The sound is natural- the sander and the dust collector in operation. A little over...
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I Love My Dewalt 735 Planer But......
A couple of years ago, I purchased a Dewalt 735 planer to replace my tired and worn Bridgewood Lunch Box planer. The Dewalt has features not found in the early model bench top machines and I love it....
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Segmented Bowl Clamping Jig
After turning a bowl recently from a solid chunk of log, I thought it might be interesting to try my hand at a segmented bowl. After researching the procedures, I figured I better start with a clamping...
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Need Some Help
Went to the land fill the other day to get some wood for a turning project. I found a nice piece about 4’ long and around 5” in diameter. I thought it was maple, at first, but after turning some spoons...
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The Mystery Wood Solved- Sorta
Well, I made a trip back to the landfill. The borough is always bulldozing the discarded brush and trees to allow room for dumping. I managed to find the tree(s) from which I made the spoons as well as...
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Christmas 2013
Finally finished up all the Christmas presents, I hope!! Cork Trivets for some of the nurses at my doctor’s office- Stirring spoon and spaghetti spoon sets for a couple of friends who cook- A walnut...
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Kitchen Utensil Holder
Some time back, I made a small, box shaped holder for some of Mimi’s kitchen utensils. Everyone has a few things that won’t fit into the drawer or hang on the wall. Over time, it apparently shrunk- I...
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