Beechwood Chip

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    Hobbyist, Basement shop, Normite, Guildie

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  1. I'd pull four wires to the outlet box. That way, I can wire it for a 240V outlet, or swap out the breaker and wire two 120V outlet circuits. I've re-arranged my shop a few times and needed to change 240V outlets into 120V and visa versa.
  2. I have an actual medical sharps box for razor blades. I also use cardboard and duct tape for broken glass, light bulbs, etc. Contractor bags would probably be OK for everything, but habits are hard to break. Don't know why I have a medical sharps box, but since I do I might as well use it.
  3. I put all my shop trash in contractor bags, tied shut. It seems safe enough to me for someone to grab the knot and swing it into the truck.
  4. It's also used for bandsaw bearing blocks.
  5. Looks much more "professional" than all of my tool holders. Nice work!
  6. On closer inspection, there are several barely noticeable lines own the length of planed pieces. Can't be felt with a finger, and not as deep as the grain of the wood. The only way to tell that they are from the planer is that they are straight and don't follow the grain. So, I guess I'll have to sand if I want a perfect finish (which isn't really surprising).
  7. I'll give it 24 hours, and if no one local has chimed in, we can work out the details.
  8. Sorry, no. The stays are designed to be disposable. If a bell ringer makes a mistake the stay will break and be easily replaced, and that protects the more expensive parts of the mechanism. These were ordered to replenish the supply, and haven't been installed. I've never been to the bell tower. The stays I made were just 2" x 1-3/4" x 32" pieces of ash with a couple bolt holes. Nothing fancy or interesting. More detail in case you're curious. The bells are parked balanced upside down, so a small tug will cause them to flip over and ring. If they were stored hanging down, then you'd have to start by pumping them back and forth to get them swinging, and that would take effort and make a lot of (unintentional) noise. To park the bell you swing it all the way up and when it just passes vertical the stay comes to rest on the slider. If you don't swing it hard enough, it comes back down and you try again. If you swing it too hard, the stay slams into the slider and breaks. Then, someone climbs up, unbolts the broken stay and replaces it with one of the replacements on hand. The stays are designed to break before the slider or cage, but strong enough to not break otherwise.
  9. $416, and a few hours to install it. I'd always wanted a helical cutterhead, but couldn't justify the cost when my planer worked just fine the way it was. Then a friend was using my shop and nicked the blade, and I figured I didn't want to buy a new set of straight blades when I would probably upgrade to a Shelix eventually. My friend offered to chip in $100, so I took the plunge. I just finished the install (I accidentally put the feed roller sprockets in backwards and it took me a while to figure out my mistake) and did a test pass on some scrap. I'm really happy with the finish. I'm going to cut the test piece in half, leave one half the way it is and sand the other to 220, and see if I or anyone can tell the difference. I'm guessing Embarrassingly, it was only after I bought the Shelix and removed the old cutterhead that I realized that the old blades were double sided. I bought the 735 used, so I don't know if the other sides were dull or nicked, but they looked good. If I had known, I probably would have just flipped the blades, but I'm happy that it turned out the way it did. Since I'm a hobbyist, I can't cost justify any woodworking purchase with a return on investment calculation. I'm just happy with my new toy! I'm especially happy that any nicks can be fixed by rotating the blade, and it came with a few replacement blades. So, nicking a blade is no longer a huge deal. The same friend also nicked a blade on my jointer, but I had a spare set of blades so we just replaced them. The next time that happens, I'll probably upgrade the jointer, too.
  10. I just upgraded my DeWalt 735 thickness planer to a helical cutterhead. Does anyone want my old cutterhead with three blades? One side of the blades need to be sharpened, the other side may be ok. I'm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Free, but I'm not going to pay for shipping.
  11. I making some replacement church bell fixtures (stays) from ash. They will be sheltered from sun and rain, but be exposed to Philly (US) heat, cold, and humidity. I'd like these things to last for a century or two. The head bell ringer has specified ash and the exact dimensions, but when I asked about finish he said they didn't need any finish. I'm thinking that sealing the end grain might help with checking / wood movement. These things will never get any maintenance once they are installed - they probably won't even be seen Am I over thinking this? What would be an appropriate treatment? Thanks
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  13. The two pedestal cabinets make a great leg, so use them. I'm more concerned about that long, unsupported front edge. I'd add two 1x2 aprons that go from each cabinet, along the front of the desk to the curve, and then continue straight to the 1x material against the wall. If you don't want to attach the 1x to the wall (renting, or want to easily move), then support it with the two cabinets and a leg in the corner, like you have.
  14. I found this video on milling live oak for ship building. It's long, but has a lot of good bits.