Woodworking and the tools you use and projects and wood porn.

[Uncle Fester]

Its also common practice to fit a quarter inch thick "sacrificial table" to the top of your new main table, keeps your main table from getting chewed up.

Some have used rubber cement to attach it, can be removed later for a new one.

 

[Smitty43]

Well gents,
I am almost finished, 2 more screws to counter sink and all guards on and saw cuts a perfect 90 degree angle. Now some neatly done electrical and hooking up the shop vac.

 

[Smitty43]

Decided that I need to do a 45 degree cut without changing the blade angle.

 

[audio-ed]

I have a Delta 12 in. radial arm saw. Great saw but sees little use in my shop.20 years old and still looks like new. My Delta sawbuck is the saw I use to do most of my crosscutting. It has a 16 inch crosscut. Bevel and compound angles are easy. Only thing you can't do with it is dados.

 

[Smitty43]

My main purpose of buying this saw was to set it up for dado cuts so I could see the cuts from above. It's hard to do dado cuts on a table saw and a sliding compound saw for me. And I'm tired of wasting wood from being off on my cuts.

 

[Smitty43]

I have always had a old table top drill press and it was ok. Gave it to my son So for the 1st time I now have a new 15in drill press

 

[Smitty43]

If anyone wants to post the tools they have in the shop please do! And any wood working projects or tips would be great!

 

[Smitty43]

I know that some members like me love to spend time in the shop and I love tools and woodworking and it's not all about audio so if I can change the name of this thread to all about woodworking and tools that you use would more people post? You don't have to have a radial arm saw just to post just share thoughts and projects and tools.

 

[Lou G]

Now that you have a drill press, you need a bigger table and adjustable fence for woodworking. I made mine from 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood glued and screwed together.

 

[Smitty43]

Now that you have a drill press, you need a bigger table and adjustable fence for woodworking. I made mine from 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood glued and screwed together.

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That is Awesome! And I thought about a bigger table.

 

[audio-ed]

A good table saw would be a good first tool. Accurate rip fence . I bought a Powermatic model 66 it's a 10 inch 220 volt Biesemeyer fence.

 

[Poultrygeist]

Hello Smitty,

Enjoyed meeting you and your wife. I like your choice in tools. I'm not much of a wood worker but I somehow manage to cobble speaker enclosures together thanks to a cheap table saw, a sliding miter and router. The most important tool I have for building a strong box is the blue plastic Kreg pocket hole jig shown in this picture. Man, I love this thing!

 

[Poultrygeist]

 

[Smitty43]

Hello Smitty,

Enjoyed meeting you and your wife. I like your choice in tools. I'm not much of a wood worker but I somehow manage to cobble speaker enclosures together thanks to a cheap table saw, a sliding miter and router. The most important tool I have for building a strong box is the blue plastic Kreg pocket hole jig shown in this picture. Man, I love this thing!

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We enjoyed meeting you also, nice work and yes the pocket hole jig is a wonderful tool to use, I love mine!!!

 

[Smitty43]

Hello and Good Morning, As you can see I edited the title to this thread and I would love to see some of the projects that you are working on and share some tips on how to make a special cut or just your tools you use in your shop. I hope we can have some fun with this thread and maybe learn some new things.

 

[Smitty43]

Well gents,
I am getting close to getting my shop area organized.

 

[Smitty43]

Almost ready to build some bird houses for gifts I even got my tile saw out so I can cut some Slate for the roofs.

 

[Poultrygeist]

Almost ready to build some bird houses for gifts I even got my tile saw out so I can cut some Slate for the roofs. View attachment 2315131

Excellent! With your skill and tools I hope to see some DIY speakers come out of that shop.

 

[Smitty43]

Excellent! With your skill and tools I hope to see some DIY speakers come out of that shop.

Thanks! I have too many speakers now but I will be doing some projects soon as I don't have to take out a small loan to buy some wood LOL

 

[BillyTheKid]

That's some nice shop space, Smitty. Plenty of open space and good lighting.

I stocked up on machines in the mid 1980's. . I have a Delta contractors saw with Biesmeyer fence, a Bridgewood 15" planer and 6" jointer, a Grizzly dust collector and Belt/disc sander and Band saw, 2 tabletop drill presses, a dozen or so routers, a chop saw, and lots of hand tools and bits of every kind, a large buffing machine, corded and cordless drills. etc, etc.

I started by building much needed furniture..tables, case pieces. Then worked at a cabinet shop, then 12 years in guitar factories.

Probably my most used tool is a 6" Mitutoyo Digital Vernier Caliper.

I was so into woodworking that at one point i was cutting down trees, having a friend with a Woodmizer saw them up, and drying the lumber in my own solar kiln. This was also a great way to spend time with my father, who loved being in the woods and playing with chain saws.

These days I have no interest in woodworking. I guess it's run its course. I still have all my fingers and most of my hearing. But I'm allergic to dust now..especially Alder.

Here is my current shop, sitting idle.
I have a 200 year old house...so when something needs fixing it still requires most of my tools.