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Freud Diablo 5/8” stacked Dado DD208
The DD208 is a Home Depot exclusive item. It is the same as the SD208 which comes without the perma shield coating. The perma shield coating reduces the friction between the blade side and the wood, reduces the pitch buildup and is supposed to help dissipate the heat from cutting. The reduced friction helps on [...]
Bessey DHBC double headed clutch bar clamp
The double headed bar clamp that I wrote about in a previous post is the Bessey model DHBC. They come in a variety of lengths. I have a pair of 36″ a good mid size clamp.
I am not recommending that you purchase the Bessey DHBC at this store; it is the only site that I [...]
Corner 36 inch bar clamp
I have come across an interesting corner bar clamp. On the head end it has two clamp points angled 45 degrees from the main bar. The clamp can be used as a regular bar clamp. It can also be used to clamp both corner pieces together at one time. When you need to clamp both [...]
How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 sliding miter table? Part 4
This is the fourth post in a series of table saw alignment articles.
Here we will talk about aligning the sliding miter table. The sliding miter table is an interesting twist on the standard miter gauge. It offers a larger working area to hold the material being run through the saw.
Because of its design it there [...]
How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 rip fence? Part 3
This is the third post in a series of table saw alignment articles.
Verify and align the rip fence.
What are we trying to accomplish?
Straight rip fence
The rip fence to be parallel to the rip fence.
The face of the rip fence to be perpendicular to the main table.
What is the effect when the rip fence is out [...]
How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 rip fence rails? Part 2
Second part in the how to align a Ryobi BT-3000 / BT-3100 table saw.
What types of clamps should I have in my wood shop?
Clamps are one of the few unpowered tools that you need lots of. You can really never have enough of them. In one of The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram build a clamp cart. It looks like it holds most of his clamps.
Clamps give you the ability to have ‘extra hands’ without the challenges of [...]
Tip to edge joining narrow width boards
Does your table saw blade leave ‘chatter’ or vibration marks on the stock you are cutting? Most of the economical table saw blades vibrate while they are spinning. When ripping stock, this vibration leaves a slightly uneven cut.
An edge joiner is the way to square up and clean up the edges of the wood. However, [...]
Which hand plane should I purchase?
Hand planes hearken back to the old days before electrically powered tools. Back in the day of craftsmen who would cut full dove tail joints with a hand saw and chisel. I recalled reading about apprentice wood workers would be required to build their tool box. The master woodworkers would judge the apprentice by the [...]
How do I stop table saw vibration?
I am an owner of a ryobi BT-3000 table saw with the factory base. I like the table saw, but I don’t like the base. The base consists of a set of stamped steel that are bolted together. The frame makes the table saw light weight and more portable. However, because [...]
DeWalt Random Orbital Palm Sander DW421 Review
After a few years of using a quarter sheet vibrating sander, I wanted to step up to a random orbital sander. After evaluating the various random orbital sanders I settled on the DeWalt DW421. The DeWalt DW421 uses 5”, eight hole hook and loop sanding disks.
Overall the sander is solidly built with a good fit [...]
Freud 10″ 50 Tooth Thin Kerf ATB Perma-Shield Combination Blade TKR906
Table saw blades; I never gave them too much thought other than number of teeth, sharpness, and intended application. I have a couple of 10” carbide tipped 40 tooth blades that I use on a regular basis. They cut fairly well with the typical amount of vibration marks on the cut face.
I finally decided to [...]
Dove Tail Jig
Dove tails, they are a beautiful strong joint. In the old days, it was a test of skill to cut them by hand. Now days with a dove tail jig and a router has a simplified the task of cutting dove tail. But not all dove tail jigs are made the same nor full fill [...]
Ryobi BT-3000 helpful sites
This post is more about Ryobi bt-3000 sites that I have found helpful in maintaining and modifying my table saw.
Ryobi BT-3000 modifications – contains a very detailed description about how to deal with the shim problem. If you haven’t already had to face this, you most likely will an unfortunate design problem of the BT-3000. [...]
What is the best type of pipe to use for a compressed air distribution system in my home wood shop?
There are several different materials available to consider, black pipe, copper, PVC, rubber hose, etc. Each material has its strengths and weaknesses.
Black pipe typically comes in 20’, 10’ and nipple lengths. Consider purchasing from a local plumbing supply house. They typically they carry a better quality of pipe than the local home supply store.
A [...]