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Though a good saw, the particular Craftsman bandsaw that I was given (pictured above) had seen its better days in terms of aesthetics and working features. With no miter gauge, rip fence, or instruction manual, it seemed that this saw’s potential in my shop would never be fully realized...
I do have a rip fence attachment for the Festool saw, but I think rip cuts are much easier on the table saw. For telescopes that is not really needed (at least long rips). In some cases a band saw would be a good choice for ripping. I'm luke warm on that though (and I have ...
To speed up the project, I used a miter saw & table and clamped down a scrap board to make a fence. This way, all the cuts can be made quickly and exactly the same length. Since I can’t fit a full sheet of plywood in my car, I had them rip it into two panels, each 2 fee...
sand them down with a belt sander, followed by 220 grit sandpaper. I got a little ahead of myself and stained the shelves before notching the corners. Two of the shelves will have 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” notches cut out of each corner. You can do this with a bandsaw or a jigsaw. ...
I decided to switch to the miter saw where I could more easily control the work. I used a fence on my saw with a stop block at 5” then I used a bowed strip as a hold down to keep my fingers away from the blade. A 2×4 set against the far end of the fence let me push th...
Dunton lgttefs .., nued push stick as he does, I slide the rip fence and climates, moving the hinge rAe in. phrase Which best describes over the insert, staying clear of the line of will produce plenty of space between your cut. The fence holds down the insert safely shop space? the...
The wood backing was made of three 2 x 4′ sheets of 5mm underlayment from Home Depot. All of them needed a little trim to fit the 43″ wide gap between the windows. I clamped them together tightly and cut them all with one slice of my circular saw. ...
On the netting can you use plastic like the stuff you use too fence around your garden? It’s grate like. And your rug is Beautiful! Patricia Staley Hi Jessica. It’s hard for me to say definitively without seeing it, but if the piping is too thick to comfortably weave two rows in...
To cut the dados I’ll a regular table saw blade –no dado stack required. The blade height should be set to about one eighth of an inch, or just a hair over that. I’ll start by setting the fence 2 inches away from the blade, then run the panel through to make the first cut...