OCtoolguy

I'm sort of confused here too. I have read it both ways. That the upper blade clamp should be held tight with the knob above the clamp. Then I read that it should be backed off a 1/4 turn. So far, I haven't seen much difference either way but I haven't really used the saw that much yet.

Thanks once again John. I have the planer as pictured here. I got it for a great price so I couldn't turn it down. I also have a Delta 14" band saw that I suppose is capable of resawing if I have the correct blade. The wood that I am thinking about planing is some scraps that I got from Ocoochee in a sample box. Some of it is thinner that 1/4" and some of it is thicker. Some of the wood is close to 1/4" but needs to be cleaned up on one side or both. I am not going to try to thin down any of the thicker boards. I'll find uses for them as is. I just want to make the thinner wood useable in my smaller projects. I truly appreciate you taking the time to explain all that you did. I will take it all into consideration before attempting to do this. Oh, and to edit this post, my biggest problem is my small shop. I would love to have a drum sander but I just don't have the space. I'm keeping my eyes open for a used 10" of either Grizzly or Jet but they are still out of my price range so far.

Here, once again, is a great example of how badly we need a "WOW" icon here on the SSV. This post and accompanying pics deserve a "WOW". Thanks Charley. Now, I have to get busy on making my finger jointed boxes and running to the drug store for my bottles. And also, I need to gather all the other stuff you mentioned. I like those angle gauges. And your holding clamps. And........................

I like the idea of a sled of some kind. Thanks again everybody.

That stuff is all too short for planing. Dangerous.

Thanks to both of you. So, If I'm understanding both of you, I don't need any kind of a "sled" for wood that thin? I do understand about the "not too short" thing too. The wood I am going to plane down is all 18 to 24 inches in length. Nothing shorter at this point.

I have recently acquired a Delta planer in the 12 inch range. I also bought a box of cutoffs from Ocoochee that has a lot of great wood in it but in odd thicknesses. If somebody out there could give me a quick idea of how to go about planing some of this wood down to 1/4", I'd sure appreciate it. I know there has to be more to it than just running it through. Do I need to attach it in some way to a thicker piece of wood to act as a sled or should I be able to go down to 1/4" running just the board through by itself? I've run other wood through just to clean it up but I've never done anything down to this thickness. Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks.

So, if your table is straight and true and you do a compound cut, why would it go out of square? Am I missing something?

You folks certainly know how make a fella feel good. My head is swelling right out of my Trump 2020 hat.

Beautiful work. Very nice.

Very nice job. I love the odd shape of the wood. So much better than round or square. Very creative.

We have some very close friends who moved to Tennessee about 4 years ago. They have created a small farm/petting zoo. I found this Steve Good pattern and thought of them right away. I hope they like it. Maybe hang it out in the donkey's stable.

Your work humbles me John T. Truly, you are the master. I'd love to try some of these if I could just master Inkscape and learn how to create/alter patterns. Where do you find all the hardware/embellishments that you use? I must have been sleeping or something. I've never seen a source for that stuff.

I was thinking the exact same thing about the VS on a jointer. I had a Sears 6" a while ago and never ever had a problem using it. It ran at full speed but was slowed/regulated by the size of the pulleys that came on it. I never gave that a thought. I just used it. As for the table saw, well, if seeing a flying board shook one up, I would never ever use a lathe. I was in high school shop class many years ago and a guy was turning a bowl on the lathe. Something happened. I know not what but the bowl blew apart and the largest chunk of it went through the dropped ceiling. made a heck of a noise and scared the you know what out of all of us. There was also the time that the shop teacher made a stupid mistake by trying to use a router while standing up on top of one of the work tables. He stepped back and fell off the table. He did manage to "throw" the router away from himself but it taught me a lesson about routing. Always be thinking about where that spinning blade is and what direction it is turning. Most accidents can be prevented by the use of COMMON SENSE.

How about a board from Porter/Cable?

You did a great job on this one David. Love it.

One more time, thanks John T. I did glue it together prior to finishing. I was very careful not to get any squeeze out and if I did, I wiped it right after it glazed over so it wouldn't smear. I'm going to try one now out of walnut and maple to get some real different colors.

I know you probably have already done this but check C/L. I have seen a few small units lately. One older Delta 4" that I think was in the $125 range. There are used ones out there.

Just for you JT.

A big huge thank you to John T. for his advice on finishing my project. From all the feedback I've been getting, it must have turned out ok. Thanks to you.

The plan called for red oak and maple. The maple was more expensive and I had never worked with poplar before on anything so I decided to go cheap and try it. At first I wasn't sure about all the green that was in it but it turned out ok. I alternated the dark and light areas so there was some offset. I had no idea how to go about finishing it. I bought a couple of stains and tried them on scraps but I hated them. So, JT clock maker gave me his suggestion and it worked out fine. So happy I took his advice. Thanks JT.

My wife posted it on Facebook for all to see. Now, I'm getting orders for more. I'm not sure about making the same thing over and over. And figuring what to charge would be a problem.

It takes me a while to finish anything what with all of my wife's interruptions. "Honey-do's".

I just pre-ordered to get that price but I couldn't find anywhere when the product is supposed to arrive. Did you bb?

I hate to say it but I think you may be chasing a problem that is not really a problem. Have you tried using the saw? Does it truly effect the cut? Just asking..........please don't take it the wrong way.