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    I love my Brother Laser printers. I have one that scans, copies and prints and does a great job. I often scan an image and then manipulate in PowerPoint. I also have a Brother plain printer which works well. They are much better than the HP inkjet printers.
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    I made a wooden jig to hold pieces at a 45 degree angle and the use a plane to shave material off the angle piece to get it exactly right. If you are not into hand tool woodworking, using a plane to shoot a board probably does not make sense.
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    To get corners right you need two things. Opposite sides must be the same length and angles 45 degrees. I cut mine with a sled on my table saw and then use a shooting plane to get exact.
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    Sassafras is an interesting plant with various medicinal uses for all parts of the plant. For myself, I would use something with similar grain.
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    It is the placebo effect or not. If you believe, it will cut.
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    I bought my Ottlite at JoAnn Fabric with a 40% off coupon and paid about $50. It has good optics all the way to the edges. They may come from the same factory but there certainly is a huge difference in the optics of some.
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    I use the 1.75X and works well. The higher magnification of the 2.25x was too much.
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    Looks like a good magnifying lamp. I have a similar one from Ottlite. To some it is expensive but to get good glass optics it will be a bit more dollars. I tried a cheap one and made my eyes go cross eyed.
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    I use my Shopsmith to do the same thing and have pneumatic drum sander on each end of the head. It is variable speed which is very useful.
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    Yes, great site that I have been using for awhile.
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    Those are very well done. The only thing that I might change is the back ground color which appears grey. I would experiment with some different colors to see how they look.
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    Very nice score..
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    Amazon has a lot of cutting boards of all kinds of materials. I get almost everything from Amazon in one day.
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    I use a skip tooth blade such as the FD Polar.
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    What are you going to use it for? That is the first question. I have Milwaukee M12 which fit my hand well Does not have the power of a 20 volt but much lighter.
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    Interesting idea but your 837 cfm seems a bit high. I looked up similar fans and only find 100-200 cfm. I can not pull that much cfm thru a 4" duct with a 5 hp Dust Collector with a 15" blade.
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    Married almost 50 years....DO NOT TOUCH MY SHOP !!!!!!!
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    Carefully mix in a small container, add colorant and carefully use it. I measure each part of the epoxy so I have the right ratio and use Bob Smith epoxy. I use a longer setting epoxy for projects like the Monarch. If you just blob it on, that is what you get.
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    I posted this project awhile ago but it fits here. The flower and petals are made of thin wood shavings. The Monarch is wood with epoxy fill.
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    I do not care for the bins but it is personal preference. For smaller parts and such I have the plastic pill containers with screw on lids that I have labeled the tops and sides with a label maker. You can also cheaply buy them on eBay or any other size container. All of mine are the same size and put in a shallow drawer. I gradually have gotten rid of a lot of MISC small stuff that there is no immediate use for. and do not save them. At this point, I am trying to get rid of seldom used stuff.
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    I use the Danish oil but only on a few projects. I use a Ziploc bag and put the piece inside and pour the Danish oil in and kind of roll it around. I let it soak awhile and then pour the rest into the can..
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    I have a Ottlite which came with two lens. I bought it at JoAnns Fabrics and they always have coupons for up to 40% off. For my eyes, it works very well with a wide field of view.
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    I tried a HF magnifier light but my eyes did not like it. I found that it had more distortion and smaller area in focus than my Ottlite.
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    Everyone's eyes are different and the important thing is to find a lens that is comfortable to use with both eyes. I tried a couple of the same power but were totally different on how my eyes felt. A magnifier that works for me may not work for others. I tried a HF one and it was terrible for me.
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    There is a very large range in the quality of magnifier lights. I looked at a bunch until I bought my Ottlite with a 3x and 5x lens. The optical quality is very good. I use the 3 diopter lens and it works well for me.
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