OCtoolguy

Well, there two different kids of planers. One like the picture and then the thickness planers that usually have a 12" capacity. I'm not sure what you have so I can't be of much use in helping. Maybe someone else can.

I can't find anything by the name ROK. Are you sure of that? Is it a handheld portable planer like a Makita? I have a Makita like this one.

Thanks Brad, that means a lot coming from someone who is as talented as you. I am a Beginner. Truly. I just have a tendency to bite of more than I can chew and have to really take my time to get it right. If you look closely in one of the pics, you can see a stack of blocks in the background with a few of the sides cut. They were cut in the aromatic cedar that was giving me so much trouble with separation. I had to change to mahogany after that and then all went well. Also, I had already cut the top and bottom holders for the sides out of cedar and I didn't like how they looked so I redid them. The top one that doesn't show is out of some 1/4" maple that I had and the bottom is out of walnut. I think they will work much better.

What kind of portable planer do you have? They are very easy to adjust. You DON'T want to move the knives themselves. You adjust the input/output tables. Do you have a Woodshop Store up your way? If so, you might check into their classes. If not, check with the local high school. They should have some sort of woodshop course there. When I first got interested in woodworking back in the 70's I went one night a week to the local high school senior night. It was great, I learned a lot and made a few things. There are many tricks you can learn once you get to using the table saw but if you are scared of it, don't even think about turning it on until you have taken a class.

Thanks, I will post pics once it's done. I have some experimenting to do with finish. I think some kind of clear but who knows?

Thanks Grizz, I appreciate it.

Yeah, I got impatient for the "atta boys".

Thanks RJ.

$20 once or monthly?

My kinda guy.

I have been working on this for a while and a few of you have suffered through my trials and tribulations of scanning and working on the patterns. Well, I told myself that I wasn't going to post pics until it was finished but heck, I'm getting to the point where I will be sanding, gluing and finishing pretty soon so here is where it's at right now. I have finished all the compound cuts and everything is fitting pretty well so tomorrow, I will be sanding. Then this weekend I will glue it together and put on the finish. I hope it goes smoothly from here. Any advice or comments are welcome.

Yeah, you just jinxed yourself. Better go do a good deed or something.

They are closing all the Orchard Hardware stores in the country. They are owned by Lowes. Maybe they spent too much money sponsoring Jimmy Johnson.

"Almost" being the key word here.

Here is the all time best phone spoof ever by Tom Mabe.

Yes, I've had those too. The one that seems to come from Microsoft and wanting to help me "clean" up my computer to get rid of the virus is the one that I have the most fun with. When they call, and they always seem to have an East Indian accent, I go along with it for a bit but when they want me to turn on my computer, I tell them that I'm away from it and could they call tomorrow morning around 9 a.m. They say yes and sure as heck, they call. Then they tell me to turn on the computer and boot into Windows. I tell them that I don't have Windows. Then they say " are you using Apple" and I say no. That sort of confuses them. Then they tell me that I must have either Windows or Apple. I tell them no, I don't use either one. They ask me what I use. I tell them Linus Ubuntu. That really throws them a curve. I had one guy turn me over to his "supervisor" and he asked me what operating system I was using. I told him Linux Ubuntu version 7.0. He told me he had never heard of it before. I told him he must not be much of a computer guy. Anyway, long story short, I love to mess with those people and waste as much of their time as possible. I could go on and on. There are many great stories to tell. Lately with all the political calls we have been getting, the ones the get past NOMOROBO.com, I always answer "9 1 1, what is your emergency". There will be a pause and they start to hang up. I tell them "don't hang up, we have captured your number and a squad car is being dispatched to your address". They fall all over themselves trying to get out that one. I love it.!!!

Jerry, if you had as much money as you think I do, you'd still be poor. There was a time, but that time has passed. On the subject of being quick, I don't get phone calls from my grandkids. So, I knew right away that it was a scam. But he knew just enough about my grandson that he did a pretty good job. I may have been born at night but it wasn't LAST night.

Thanks Bill. If you ever figure it out, I know I'd sure be curious as to why.

Thank you for your suggestion. You are not overstepping in any way. I do use one of these clamps for part of my cuts but there is still tape involved. For the project I'm working on right now, most of it can be cut without the aid of a clamp but for the cuts on the tall part I use the clamp. Once those cuts are done, I have to tape the pieces together to complete the cutting. It's at that point that I am getting the adhesive transfer from the taped wood to the table top. I hope I am making this clear.

Well, this morning I got the phone call that I have always expected but it never came. Until today. I got a call from my Grandson. Or so it sounded like. But, I very quickly realized that it was a scam but I played along. I did all I could to make the person give me details that only my Grandson would know. They were pretty cagey and managed to give answers that were close but still not detailed. Anyway, long story short, I waited for the part where he asked for money and he supposedly had his attorney standing by on a conference line to give me all the details on where I should wire the funds. I very nicely told him that he was calling the wrong person because I didn't have that kind of cash sitting around and that he would be better off calling his father who he had already told me that he didn't want to get involved. Then, the line went dead. I know that these people are getting their leads and informational details from Facebook because I had just posted something to my Grandson last week and it was the first time in a long time that we had connected through Facebook. So, let this be a warning to all of you. Be ready to ask questions that only your friend/relative would know. It will sound like their voice and you'll even doubt yourself but I guarantee, it will come down to them asking for money and it's a SCAM!

When you folks use the clear tape or any tape for that matter, do you get an adhesive build-up on the table of the saw around the hole? I'm having a terrible time with it happening on my saw. I'm using shipping labels directly on the wood and when doing compound cuts I have to use the packaging tape to hold the pieces in place. As soon as I do that, I get the build-up. I have a good coating of Johnson's paste wax on the table so the adhesive scrapes off with a plastic scraper that I have but it's a pain to have to do it after every cut. Any suggestions? Does the brand of tape matter? I have used 3M and right now a roll I bought at Harbor Freight. They both do it. I might try using some blue tape next time.

Seeing where you are located, I can understand your thinking. It gets darn cold up your way. I'm in a very moderate place and the temps don't vary nearly as much as where you are. Low 40's once in a while up to maybe 90's. but most of the time in the 60's to 80's.

Well, I'm having the problem on my EX but I must admit that I never did any compound cutting on the Dewalt. I have waxed the heck out of the tables but so far the problem is just on the EX and with compound cuts. Of course, I never have to use the packing tape on any of the other stuff I've done.

Yes, I stick it directly to the wood. So far, it has worked great. My problem comes in when I have to use packing tape to hold the pieces in place with compound cutting. I can't figure out why I am getting adhesive residue on the table around the hole where the blade goes through. For the life of me, it just doesn't make sense. There is transfer for some reason. I'm going to keep trying though. The way I see it, the blade goes through the wood/adhesive tape and picks up a bit of the adhesive and how it is getting from the blade to the table is what I can't figure out.

Les, I have experience the same problem with the shelf liner. I am having great success with the full page shipping labels though. A package of 100 of them goes a long way.