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You ain't alone there Brudda!

That is very similar to the one I have. There were some folks who moved out of here a couple of years ago and I scavenged it from their lot before all the junk pickers got to it. Great little chair for my EX. Still need something taller for the Hawk though.

Well Les, I'm here to make YOU feel better. I made a circle cutting jig yesterday for my Grandpa's old 7/8 H.P. Porter Cable router. It has no bells or whistles but it just works. When I do my part that is. So, there I am with two pieces of walnut 10 x 10 inches. Going to route a 1/4" deep by 5/16" dado around the under side of the top piece for my 1/4" BB panel holder to hide in. Well, I did everything I could think of to make it right. I bored a pilot hole for the 5/16" cutter to start in and a 1/4" hole in the center for my pilot to fit in for the jig. All went great until I tried to widen the dado a few thousandths. I wasn't watching carefully enough and when I flipped the go button it jumped out of my hands and hit the driveway. That would not have been too bad but on it's way out of the cut, it dug in and tore the side wall out of one side. Ruined!!! So, I figured ok, I'll just do another one. I had another piece to work with. Once again, all good. Until the damned center pin came loose and I didn't realize it. All of a sudden, I've got an eggs shaped dado and it wandered out enough to take out another side wall. So, there went $20 worth of custom milled wood. Luckily I still have enough to make some more pieces but it gets really frustrating when I, who is supposed to be PERFECT at everything I do, screwed up. I don't use a router enough to stay in practice I guess. So, after using all the blue language I could think of, I cleaned up my mess and decided to call it a day. Now, I'm here bleeding my heart out to all of you. DANG!!!

I knew that Mike had retired and sold to WTB but I was not aware of his passing. R.I.P. Mike. Great guy. We need more like him.

Thanks Jim. I was going to use some H/F rubber wheels on one side with smaller locking casters on the other. When I built my EX cart, I did that with just two legs. The 6" wheels from H/F use a 1/2" axle so I bought a couple of long bolts/lock nuts and washers. I incorporated a collapsible PVC handle so that I can lift one end and roll it outdoors. I'm going to build a different ramp so that I can move stuff out and down a bit easier. There is a 6" difference between my shop floor and the driveway.

Point well taken. All the above are great info.

I'm much the same situation. I try to keep my bench clear. I have a vice mounted on one end and a little Delta drill press on the other end. I keep all of my portable tools under the bench on two shelves. I'm trying desperately to figure out a way to keep my planer up on a stand that is mobile enough to take outdoors. It's so darn heavy that I can't lift it without hurting my back. That's why I'm really liking that flip top stand for the planer and my Ridgid sander. If I build it the way I have in my mind, I'll be able to roll it down and out of my shop fairly easily. Of course, that's in my mind. In reality it probably won't work that way. Oh well..............

Great work Jim.

It's beautiful!

Awesome work. I love them all.

JT, that explains so much. You cantankerous old fart! Thanks for posting.

Awesome work!

As already mentioned, if it runs smoothly it is worth $100. The stand alone sells for more than that on eBay. Any idea of the vintage? It would be nice to see some pics of it. We can tell a not more with them. There are many things to be aware of.

Brenda, you have come a very long way. Fantastic work.

All I can say is "WOW"! Great work.

With me it's not the coffee, it's the Canadian Club. That stuff makes me do really weird things.

Thanks Bill. I have been thinking about building something like those. I have to enclose my driveway first. Too many "shoppers" driving by to allow me to feel easy about putting things out there over night. I now have a security light, and I installed a Wyze camera that I can monitor on my phone. I'm going to install another one on our front porch. If you don't know about them, check out Wyze.com. Great little cameras for $20. They store video for quite a while with a 32 gig chip.

What brand/type did you buy Les? I had a Ryobi at one time but sold it. Now I have the Ridgid dual sander. I love it.

Time to take it apart and do a thorough cleaning of it's internals. I've done mine a few times. Not a big thing.

Not to worry Sam. I've got it handled. It took a bit but I'm ready to cut.

Normally I would agree with you. But this is like walking into a dark room and having to "feel" my way through. The original plan was 5" in diameter and had 8 of those panels. I decided to enlarge it to make a centerpiece/basket. It will have a base of 10", 20 panels and a top about 10". But the panels are held in place by a hidden ring that is rabbetted into the under side of the top and notched into a sub-base on top of the base. All these pieces have had to be calculated off the original plans and trying to stay within the available woods. I did get a special milling done on 10" wide walnut planed to 1/2" thickness. I wish now that I had ordered it from 12" lumber. Once I post pics of the finished piece, it will be more understandable. To retain some strength, I'm cutting that hidden part out of 1/4" BB and staining it to match the walnut. That's the one part that I am still not sure about. I have no experience with staining. Someone suggested Watco oil in walnut. I'm going to start there and do some experimentation on scraps. Fingers crossed.

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I have a bandsaw and a planer but haven't gotten into milling my own lumber yet but this will be the year. I have many things that have been waiting in the wings.

Sanding jig coming up tomorrow. Thanks Dan.

I picked up a nice Delta that had been used very lightly.