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Jim McDonald
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Holy smokes!! Lots of cuts there and a good job on each of them.
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Nothing quite the sound of a piece of stock slapping the table when the blade lifts it. Admit it or not, everyone has done this a few times.
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Five gallon bucket on left side of saw! Good for cut outs, pattern edges, and glued/taped bundles of BEAUTIFUL firewood. If you don't mess up every now and then, you lose the desire to get better.
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But I have learned planetary alignment, been reminded of Murphy, found out @Scrappile is in the process of deforesting Arizona, etc.
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The rear of my table is about three inches higher than the front. That makes it easier to look down on my work and gives me a better perspective on the blade and cut ahead of me. On a flat table I felt I could not see as well. On one of my older saws, I made a block to go under the rear legs to tilt the table.
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Sit. I use a stool that is 29 inches high. The front of my tilted DeWalt is 43 inches.
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...why is the air dead still until I get a paint can in my hand? Now it's blowing about 15mph and spray painting is out of the question.
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I had a very cheap venturi style from Harbor Freight, but it was a bear to clean and I got frustrated with it. Thinking of buying a gravity style. I used it for small jobs and accent colorings.
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Thanks Bill for the assist.
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I use a Dremel and if the piece allows, I will use the Dremel drill press attachment. If not, I use the Dremel with a speed square to help guide me.
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Toss one of them on the table during your next departmental meeting and then announce your retirement.
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I see a lot of pallets here also. Mostly, I see oak, pine and poplar. I did get a couple of slabs of book matched ash a few years ago. If you keep your eyes open, there is a good chance you will find some good looking wood from time to time. But, Bill is correct and most of the stuff is junk wood. In my line of work, many are stained with machine oil and other solvents, so they are worthless.
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Charlie Don't know if you realize it or not, but your cutting made the Village Instagram feed.
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Script is tough enough in word art, but then to put the italic in with it makes it more impressive. That is a piece to be treasured.
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You two truly captured "the look". Congrats to the cutter and the pattern maker.
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You have not lot your touch. Awesome as usual.
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So happy to see your name pop up on the feed. Just a few months ago, your name came up over on the other board along with several other long time MIAs and long gone members. Come over to the other board and let folks know you are back to making sawdust. I still have a few of your patterns in my collection. JimMex is still travelling the world.
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Boy--you captured the moment.
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Beautiful work. Just to keep someone else from looking it up: "Alnus glutinosa, the common alder, black alder, European alder or just alder, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to most of Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. Wikipedia"
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Great work and thanks for supporting local racers.
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Now to order 10 gross of blades to cut it all.
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That is exceptional.
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Hold on dearly to that piece of family history. I would write down as many details as you know about and maybe even get some family members to back up the story and place it with the piece so future generations will understand the sacrifice your uncle made.
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My wife will say she needs one of those for my ashes.
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I have cut about 100 sheets of paper before. Used a #5 skip tooth. Trick is to get it compressed between some sacrifical wood. It needs to be really tight. On 2 inches, you will probably need a 7 or 9 and don't plan on fine detail. Hardest part might be drilling entry holes. Paper drill bits were largely hollow back when I helped in a print shop.
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