Woodworking
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Intrinsic
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My biggest complaint would be no overhang for clamping, not that you can’t clamp to that 2x4
Hatorade
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It is for general work and bike repair, he is going to mount a vice.My biggest complaint would be no overhang for clamping, not that you can’t clamp to that 2x4
Intrinsic
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Any impressions yet?
Menards had the Delta T3 Fence upgrade for a great price and was supposed to be delivered within a week. Was going to just grab that and upgrade my existing fence. But now they've updated the order to show shipping August 18th. Now I'm back to thinking about canceling that and maybe looking at a new saw.
Kovaks
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Unfortunately I just got it stood up out of the box today, still not assembled, I. So busy renovating the house, mostly drywall this week, I haven't had time to build anything yet.
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Dandai
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Definitely look up safety instructions/vids. The blade spins opposite of a table saw so it may not be intuitive. Instead of kicking your work back into you, it will suck you in.
Yeh I saw people use it as a joiner, planar, and put dados in them. All three of those applications using that saw are terrifying. I still have never used a dado stack cause that just scares me lol.
After watching that video and a few others. I kinda see why. And between my miter saw and table saw I don't really see what I could do with it that I couldn't with those.
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Dandai
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I almost picked up a radial arm saw a few years ago. I was at a ReStore looking for a solid core door and they were using the saw as a display shelf for other tools. The only reason I didn’t bring it home was because I’ve got young kids and it wasn’t obvious to me how I could keep the blade guarded if the machine was accidentally turned on by a curious five year old.
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Hey I may be late to the game here, but you need to seal the ends of that log ASAP if you haven't yet. If its been sitting since you felled it, cut 6" off each end and seal it immediately with a log sealer like Anchorseal. You can get a similar product at Woodcraft if there is one local to you. Worst case, use latex paint.
If you dont do this, your cut boards/slabs will end up with severe cracks (checks) that could end up ruining that beautiful wood.
Drying lumber is all about controlling the pace of drying and water content. Wood loses moisture from the end grain 10x faster than the face grain. You need to severely limit the moisture loss out of the ends. This starts happening immediately after being cut, and logs will start checking within hours. Trim/seal all wood you plan to mill immediately.
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Lumbermen, turners and furniture builders alike have used Anchorseal for years to protect their wood investment. You don’t mess with that kind of track record unless you’re committed to improving an already great product. Anchorseal2 is a hybrid sealer that contains renewable, natural ingredients.
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