power sources
I just wanted to know if anyone uses 3-phase power tools on phase converters or rotary phase converters?I found a great deal on some older 3-phase equipment and I've seen these converters made by...
View ArticleHow to attach custom panels to stand-alone fridge doors? Hinge supplier?
Help! We're having trouble with our Italian kitchen-makers here in Turin, Italy to attach the custom wood panels (matching all the kitchen cabinets) to a standard double-door "American" refrigerator...
View ArticleWhich Table Saw
I am getting ready to step up to a 3hp table saw. I narrowed it down to Saw Stop Professional or Powermatic 2000 52'' saws. My main concerns are table flattness, trunion strength and tolerence, and...
View ArticleFinishing Port Orford Cedar
I recently completed an Adirondack chair (original, right?) using Port Orford Cedar. The slats on the seat and back were staind w/ an oil based product. The arms and legs I have primed then painted...
View ArticleSatinwood Banding
I want to make a piece of Mahogany furniture and outline the top and edge of the drawer fronts with Satinwood. The inlay/edging will be 3/4-1in wide with the grain being crossgrain. I can not find any...
View Articleclamping wood at a 75 degree angle
I am making a childs cradle which has four sides that are angled out at 75 degrees. I need to glue them together but my question is how to clamp them together while they are drying? Do i make a jig...
View ArticleRouter Table Split Fence
Hello, to all fellow woodworkers, I've got a question regarding router fences. Years ago, in the shop where I worked, we had an old Delta shaper, floor model that used HSS bits. The infeed fence and...
View ArticleSeeking engineering advice for chest of drawers
I'm working on plans for a tall chest of 7 drawers nominally 51" tall, 35" wide and 19" deep. I've been reading the engineering article in the latest edition of FWW (#241), but it doesn't address my...
View Articlefalling bookshelf
Hi everybody, Can someone tell me how to build this bookshelf? And if you know, how many cm is? Please answer my question:-D
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