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Thanks RJ. I think it will outlast me.
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I see you have that Craftsman rotating table. I wish I had room for something like that. There is one on C/L for over a year now and the guy is asking $500 with 3 cheapie tools included. I saw another one for $100 that went really fast. Great idea.
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The white one that I posted the picture of above. This one.
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I agree. I have the Dewalt that has both 1/4 and 1/2 collets. I'll leave it mounted in the cabinet and use my old P/C for free hand work. It's limited to 1/4" shank bits. I'm like Les in that I only do small projects anymore. If I have occasion to make something large, I have to set up on my driveway and hope nothing gets stolen. Next project on my list is security cameras. I already have motion lights but I want to see who the thieves are. We are starting to see more homeless & transients in our park at night. Sad!
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I agree Kevin. I think it is more operator error than faulty clamps.
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Well everybody, thanks for all the great ideas. I just found/bought this Bosch table, minus the router, for $100 in like new condition so I guess that solves the situation. I would love to be able to have a router table in combo with my Dewalt portable table saw but it isn't set up all the time. It only comes out when I need to make some cuts. I try to plan ahead and do my cutting all at one time so I don't have to go through the whole hassle of setting it up. Thanks to all of you for your pictures and suggestions. I think the one that I bought will be great because most of the mess will be contained in the cabinet. And storage will be easy too. A very small footprint. I can't wait to use it.
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That looks neat Les. I like it.
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Thanks for posting these pics. I have one of the original Workmates and I have to take mine apart and put it all away when not in use. That's why I really like that little Bosch enclosed unit. I'm really leaning in that direction but I'm going to check out all the plans and pictures that everybody is posting. I really like your setup but I'm afraid it's just to big.
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Yes, it's nice but it looks too big. I'd have to downsize it. But, it's a possibility.
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I'd love to have something like that Paul but I just don't have the space. It's got to be a bench top unit and preferably something like the Bosch pictured here.
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They are the best. If all of the suppliers were as diligent as QTE is, we'd be in tall cotton.
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I'm thinking of either buying or building a bench top router table. I made the mistake of buying the one from Harbor Freight and I must confess, I'm disappointed in the router that came with it. So, I'm going to either change out the router or buy/build a different table altogether. So, my question is, who has, what brand, router, bought, homemade, etc. You get the idea. Something new to roll around here. I've looked at a couple of the better brands and I just hate to spend the kind of money they are getting just for the table. I have a Dewalt combo router, plunge router and also an old Porter Cable router that I inherited from my Granddad. He bought it new back in the 50's and it's still going strong. It's downfall is 7/8 hp and 1/4" chuck. So, let the games begin.
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The bottom line here is, unless you isolate your vac in a off-site location, there is no free lunch. I have a quiet saw (EX21) and a Fein vac. One of the early ones. My shop is 9 x 13. Enclosed, tiny. I still hear a lot of vac noise but I think it's primarily coming from the two suction points right at the saw. I don't know how to quiet them down unless I go to a larger diameter piping with larger nozzles. I have decent hearing but still wear hearing aids. I don't want to wear muffs. So, I will live with what I have until something better comes along. I may do some sort of enclosure for my vac/DD system but I will still have to deal with the nozzle noise. Like I said, no free lunch.
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Simplified mechanism, no nylon screw to wear out. Just a better design and much more compact. JMHO.
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Well, the walnut crystals arrived today. Less than 24 hours. The other stuff is coming from Canberra, way down under.
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Your question has been talked about quite a bit here Gary. But, the long and short of it is, most of us who have changed over to the Pegas clamps have sung the accolades. A couple of folks have had negative experiences but not enough to say "don't buy them". I put them on my EX21 and what little bit of vibration I had, went away. And they are far superior to the factory clamping/tensioning mechanism. I bought mine from QTE.com in So. Cal.
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Foredom brand Super Quiet Dust Collector
OCtoolguy replied to BillinNH's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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Thanks Trackman, I was going to ask the same things. I'm very interested in the "cheap" laser.
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Les, here's pics of what I ordered. The Cascamite is coming from somewhere either in the U.K. or Australia. Free shipping. The second is the crystals coming through Amazon. Both are small quantities so not a big deal.
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Van Dyke walnut crystals and Fastform Cascamite resin powder. I found them under different names though. I didn't want to buy a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff.
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I just found one ingredient in a small size on Amazon and one on eBay. Both are small enough that for the common user like me, it's worth the small investment. It will be interesting to try it.
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I wonder, just for the sake of wonderment, if any of the glue mfgrs. have ever tried adding a dye to their products. If the glue I was going to use, along with my walnut sawdust, had a dark brown tint to it, that just might solve the problem. Hmmmmm! Maybe I'll experiment with some food coloring. Well, I did a google on the subject and here is an interesting video. It's from the U.K. but it shouldn't be all that much different here. Now, off to find the stuff to work with.
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I know I have read here by some of you folks that you use glue and sawdust to do fill in and repair. I made a slight error today and need to fill a spot that I cut too close to the line. It's a very small glitch but it would not be something that I want to have my name on. I know I can fix it with some walnut sawdust and glue but my question is, what is the procedure so that I can still finish my project with danish oil and not have a glue spot jump out and be obvious? Does it come down to how much dust I use to how much glue? And is the regular woodworker's glue the right type of glue? I hate to appear ignorant here but I guess I am. So, I'm relying on you more experienced woodworkers to help me out. Thanks to all who participate.
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I found a lazy-susan type turntable in the garden section of Home Depot for under $4. It's plastic and works great. The bearing is not plastic. I've been using it for years. I used to mess with bonsai plants and I could put one on the turntable and prune it from all angles very easily. So, it has seen it's share of outdoor weather and it just keeps on turnin'.
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@rash-powder, you really stole that motor if you truly got it for $15. I have been searching/researching them today and the cheapest one I found was still $100 plus shipping. And I can't recall the last time I saw a "surplus" store anywhere near where I Iive. There used to be many but not anymore. They all had a ton of military stuff but I guess that stuff doesn't come home anymore either.
