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  1. OCtoolguy
    I'm not sure but I made a redwood gate years ago and coated it with marine spar varnish. As far as I know, it's still going strong.
  2. OCtoolguy
    Actually, I have two saws. A 16 and a 21. So, if you would be so kind........
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    Cast iron. They'll stick like glue.
  4. OCtoolguy
    Sure. Be glad to.
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    I don't recall that you answered Kevin's question regarding blade size. Are you using 2/0 or #2? Big difference.
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    Don't we all!
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    I grab boxes from Costco that are about 12x18 and a couple inches deep. I use them until they get glue build-up then toss them and grab another one. Any scrap of cardboard works.
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    I agree 100% with everything you said. You are more eloquent than I am.
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    Back off your tension knob a bit more and don't try taking the slack out of the mechanism. I usually pull down on the upper blade clamp when applying the tension lever and I was breaking blades too. I stopped doing that with the small blades and my breakage went way down.
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    RJ, I had been making votive candle holders from a John Nelson pattern. I have book of plans and the pattern was in it. So I decided that if I made it bigger in diameter I could turn it into a centrerpiece. It was purely a coincidence that the crystal bowl fit so nicely. My wife keeps a plant in it now. Here's a pic of the votive holder.I made one for a neighbor and she found a wall sconce to set it on.
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    Wow! 1/8" you can cut with sewing thread. Something is wrong. 2/0 should even work well. I think you're just over-tensioning.
  12. OCtoolguy
    Same type/thickness of wood?
  13. OCtoolguy
    I knew that! Just yankin' yer chain. Lol.
  14. OCtoolguy
    Your table doesn't tilt.
  15. OCtoolguy
    My specialty is boxes bowls & baskets. This is my pride & joy so far.
  16. OCtoolguy
    It's actually just like your saw but without the dust holes.
  17. OCtoolguy
    Hmmm, I don't have all the holes in my table as my saws are of the "green" vintage. I wonder how this adapter might work with only the one oval shaped hole. Too much suction? I'd love to give it a try. I'd have to do some drilling/tapping for the mounting screws but that's not a big deal.
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    Trying to do inlay with a spiral blade would be a huge lesson in frustration. They leave a kerf that is way too wide for a decent inlay. When I took the marquetry class, we used 2/0 blades on veneer that was less than .060". The wider the blade, the larger the kerf and it also changes the angle of attack.
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    She died. My buddy, who was my partner in the mowing business, got into a fight with her husband. Knocked him out. So, that ended that job.
  20. OCtoolguy
    I used to mow her lawn in Arcadia Ca. It was a huge lawn. $30/mo.
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    I wish I could afford some of those inflatable sanding bladders. They are very pricey. And I'd have to cut my own sand paper. It seems that guinevere has a lock on them.
  23. OCtoolguy
    It dries clear too.
  24. OCtoolguy
    I'm not into chip carving either. A flavor everybody. Baskin Robbins. I like to take a chunk of wood and cut away all the parts that I don't want. Sometimes I actually get something recognizeable.
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    Sometimes, since I have to set up my table saw each time, I opt for a quick cut on my bandsaw or just rough it out on the scroll saw. I guess it depends on what it is. The other day, I wanted a small piece of walnut that I had a 1x 2 of. Rather than get out my table saw, I just took it to the bandsaw. I agree with you on using the miter saw for tiny things. Dangerous.
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