I posted not to long ago about how I broke down plywood into manageable pieces. I got a lot of different responses. Most were mainly about storage of my table. Mine has fold up legs and stores against the wall behind my router table and planners. I also posted it on the Saw Mill Creek forum and saw a lot of saw horse arrangements and even 4 folding work benches  with 2 X 4s on them.  I also saw sheet goods being cut in the shop, which means one had to bring the sheet goods into the shop

Well maybe 5 years ago I could handle a 4 x 8 3/4 sheet of plywood but not today.  My wife would help but I won't ask her anymore. Trust me she has no business wrestling plywood.

And today I found out that plywood is a walk in the park compared to 2 inch thick Ash, 22 inches wide and 7 foot long. It is rough cut so it doesn't slide out of the truck, it comes out kicking and screaming all the way.

Anyway the table is the same for rough cut lumber as it is for plywood. I said my circular saw needed a new blade. i was going to mount a different saw to my plate but decided to mount my Makita in stead. A 7 1/4 instead of 6 1/2 blade.  Now I will say this and it is that if the saw blade is not perfectly parallel with the edge of the plate the saw blade will pull or push the saw away from the straight edge. This is one of the reasons that track saws are so popular.

Anyway I dragged the ash out of the truck and onto the table. Lets see I fold down the legs and place it behind my truck. I pull the wood out of the truck. If other than pulling it out onto the table it is a two person job to move a piece of Ash that big and heavy. 

I used a Makita battery circular saw instead of the one I used in my other pictures. I really liked loosing the cord and it preformed better than I expected it to. I have tried other battery circular saws in the past and I was less than impressed. I couldn't get the full 2 inched of depth. But I was really happy about that. I didn't need to worry around the wood closing in around the blade and having it send shock ways back into my shoulder. The second board was cupped so I turned it bow side down and cut I didn't want it collapsing in on the blade. The picture is a little misleading because the plate that the saw is mounted to does ride in the groove on the guide I didn't have it quite on for the picture.

Anyway I had to use my jig saw to cut it completely apart.  Just used the saw kerf as a guide.  Because of the tables web design I had to wrestle the board around to completely get it cut in to. 

I have some Ash just as wide 8 foot long that  that needs to be cut in more manageable widths and the process it the same. So I guess the process is the same as for plywood, 8/4s ask and 4/4 s Ash 

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Thanks for looking

Tom

This looks to be unused, it has 2 small dings at the front (see photo) 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 $150 plus shipping
   

   

   

So I have a brand new 120 volt Jet JCDC 1.5 HP dust collector hooked up to my dewalt planer with a 10’ 4” hose.  And after about 30 seconds the dust collector shuts off.  I have also made a ground wire that goes from the canister with the handle on top to the diamond shape mesh and then attached that ground wire to one of the bolts on the actual dust collector, all per Jet tech support.  However, when I put my hand by the chain that holds one of the caps for the 4” port, my dust collector immediately shuts off after shocking me.  lol.  I have this dust collector plugged into a separate outlet that is on its own circuit and I also have my dewalt planer on another separate circuit as well.  Any suggestions?  They suggested that I ground the wire that is inside my 10’ hose to both the dewalt planer and also my Jet dust collector to help elevate the static build up.  

What’s odd is I had an old Grizzles 220v dust collector and NO issues at all with static build up or shutting off.
  I am open to any suggestions on this one and thanks in advance.

When I bought the saw 10-12 years ago, used but in like-new condition from an old guy who built Potomac johnboats near the Chesapeake, it came with both the long and short rails.  I tried to use the long ones but found them to be inconvenient in my smallish shop, so put on the "shortys" which 26" rip capacity has served me just fine over the years.  BTW, once tuned in I have never had any problem with the rails or fence.  Now these long rails are just surplus (shop has not got any bigger!) and I would rather not see them end up at the scrap iron depot or the landfill.  Complete front and rear rails, rectangular tube, and adjustable extension legs (does not include the fence or the standard bolts).  I understand these would fit just about any cabinet saw (Jet, Delta, PM, etc.) and might work with upgrade fences like the Biesmeyer.

FREE for pickup from Eastern Chester County, PA.  If you or anyone you know would like these, PM me.

Gary

I just bought 2 live edge slabs of walnut to make a table top. I've gotten the moisture down from the low 30's to the high 20's with a fan. Pretty slow work. We live in Georgia where our humidity is pretty high. How low does this need to be before I start working with it?
Thanks!

We just planter a pampas grass plant in an area that gets roughly 6 hours of sun per day.  We are in north central North Carolina.  It is currently 24 to 30 inches yall with a projected height of 8'.  Question is what growth rate can we expect or IOW how long for it to reach full height.

Thanks

The Woodriver Side Rabbet Plane is on sale at Woodcraft for $69.99 down from $99.99. I was wondering whether anyone on this forum has bought this plane and likes it.

The WoodRiver Side Rabbet Plane takes it’s linage from the Record 2506S and incorporates two manually adjusted blades and an adjustable depth stop. This handy tool is perfect for cleaning up rabbets and grooves, ensuring a proper fit. The plane’s precisely machined body is manufactured from 40cr tool steel with a reversible, adjustable depth stop and features T10 steel blades hardened to RC 59-63. The front of the plane is easily removable for conversion to a bull nose configuration for corners and stop dados.

I would be using the plane to clean up glue in the corners of small boxes that I make and cleaning up rabbets and grooves.

Thanks for information on this plane as the sale ends May, 31st.

Roger in Texas

Turning a 14 inch Bubinga & Curly Maple segment bowl with a Purpleheart rim.

I'm making a three layer Sapele lamination, about 46" ID and 52" OD. There are 12 segments in each ring, which I cut on my RAS, using my new miter table set at 15 deg.  I made a sled to sit on the table so I could cut them like you would for a segmented ring bowl.  



I glued up half rings using TB II.  



and the two halves together:



I glued up the laminations with West Systems epoxy.  It's the first time I've used it and I have to say it's much easier to work with than the System III T-88 I've used in the past.  The pumps on the containers were worthless, however, though to be fair they are at least a year old (given to me by a friend).  So I weighed out the correct amounts of resin and catalyst.  The spread rate on the can was optimistic, too, I found I needed about twice as much, 1 oz per sq. ft if anyone is interested.  Once mixed the epoxy spread beautifully with a plastic autobody spreader into which I cut 1/8" deep slits with a pull handsaw.  I use the same spreader for yellow glue.  Works great.  

I used every F-style clamp I own, except one.  Normally, I put laminations in my vacuum bag, but this one is too large to fit, hence the forest of clamps.  



John

last year at Michigan City ..an annual MWTCA meet that will require you cover your keyboard to keep from drooling on it as you lust after them..


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