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  1. Job box

    in Dewalt

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    The locks can't really be cut as they are recessed, can they be picked, maybe?  I know some guys who shall remain nameless that shipped some job boxes out of state for a job. Someone for got the keys, so they used a cordless grinder to cut a small window in the side of the box to get it open.

     

    Anything can be opened, it just depends on how long someone has and how quiet they have to be.

  2. Table for circular saw - design help needed.

    in In The Shop

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    Why not email a couple of blade manufactures and see what HP they suggest for that size wood and Blade? I think 4HP would be underpowered. All of the 14 - 16 in blade table saws run 7.5 to 10 HP motors.

     

    I recently purchased a 6 1/5 CMT blade for my cordless circular saw but haven't used it yet. I currently have a bit of a beef with CMT but don't want to say what it is until I see how they resolve the issue.

  3. Bender Board Chair

    in Woodworking

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    On 2/27/2017 at 6:40 AM, Atlas2000 said:

    Definitely not your run of the mill kitchen table lazy susan. Interesting idea and nothing personal, but unless it had some serious padding added it looks painful. Of course not everyone carries antique wide loads everywhere they go either. Very nice job.

     

    The original plans called for the chair to be upholstered, so it was never finished as it was originally designed.

  9. Best corded miter saw

    in Power Tools

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    44 minutes ago, ChrisK said:

     I'm really piqued about that one. Batteries or a DC line? That's just awesome.

     

    I was waiting for the Milwaukee cordless miter saw and was dead set on buying it when it came out. But after some thought I decided I would not buy a cordless miter saw. I just don't see the point for myself. I never work on sites without power and I don't find it that big a deal for myself to run a cord. Since I currently work in shops that supply saws, my home shop is for personal use and side work. So a miter saw should last me 10 - 15 years easy. I have to doubt any battery platform will last that long. 

    The dealt seems like the best option as it uses both, but I'm not a Dewalt cordless user, so it would just mean I needed to purchase more batteries.

     

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  11. Table saw terrarium

    in In The Shop

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    The motor cover was missing from a old Delta saw I pulled out of the bone yard and set up. I made the cover from plywood and and Acrylic. I guess I should have sloped the bottom side, but it has a nice effect going. We have been talking about making an ant farm inside...

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  12. Great video about flexvolt.

    in Dewalt

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    Looked like he was not very familiar with the "Anti Kick back " feature.  It did not make much sense through. He showed the saw go back and forth on the track. He engaged the "anti kick back " and showed how the saw would not move back, but he also did not show the saw go forward.  Or am I missing something?

  18. Cabinet updates & clamp rack

    in In The Shop

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    Thats awesome, I have raccoons that dig up the mulch in my yard constantly looking for grubs. Skunks come through as well.  I'm in Los Angeles but less than 1/2 a mile from the Angeles national forest. Its not uncommon to see coyotes on my street after dark. There was even a bear a while back getting an escort through the streets from the sheriffs dept.

     

    Maybe I should make friends with the raccoons and they will stop digging my yard up.

  19. M18 battery on 18V Ridgid Router?

    in Pub Talk

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    I can build a house, do the plumbing in it, restore a car and rebuild the engine. But for some reason I know little to nothing about electricity / electronics. Maybe its because I was electrocuted a few times as a kid and wanted no part of that :)  If I can build an adapter plate is there any reason an M18 battery can't power the Ridgid 18v Router, it seems simple enough. What am I missing?

  21. Bender Board Chair

    in Woodworking

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    Here is a small chair that I made, the bottom is on a lazy susan. I'm 200lbs and it supported my weight no problem. The job got canceled so I gave it to one the painters for his kid. The final color was a high gloss gold, unfortunately I do not have pics of the final finish.  

     

     

     

     

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  23. Curved Molding

    in Woodworking

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    This is one of the luxuries of working in a set shop. I had to make a curtail step and put railing on a small staircase. I gave the guys in the model shop a piece of the trim I was using on the front of the steps ( I did not put it on the side as the stairs are going in an opening) and they made a mold of it. Then we just stapled it and formed it around the curtail step as it was curing. Once it sets up it can be sanded and painted. The white piece is the molding they made.

     

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