Chet

I would reinforce the torsion box top so that the corner you are going to mount the vise on is solid - and I would get bolts for fastening the vise that are long enough to go all the way through the top with nuts and washers.

5 hours ago, wtnhighlander said:

Baseline for my shop is "too stinkin' loud". Nothing I have, with a motor, is comfortable to operate without hearing protection.

My loudest tool is my DC which is on with every tool so ear muffs are always on in my shop.

4 hours ago, Chestnut said:

ETS EC 150/5. I don't make that recommendation lightly because the cost is $100 more than when i bought mine.

I also have this sander and back up everything Drew mentioned above.  The other thing that is a real plus with the Festool sanders is they are easy on the hand during long sanding sessions.  I ran mine almost constantly for 4 hours today and could have gone longer if needed.  I couldn't have done that with my old Dewalts I had in the past.

20 hours ago, pkinneb said:

So Question???? Paint it, stain it, seal coat it, or move on Paul its a wood shop?

If I was feeling the OCD I would paint it white like the walls around it.  But in reality I would probably spray a quick coat from a can of something in the shop that was almost empty anyway.

Derek, I am just now looking through this project and as mentioned above by Frank, I really like the different heights of the stretchers and what it does visually to the whole stool design.  Well done once again.

Welcome to the forums George.  Glad to have you join our group and looking forward to your contributions.

28 minutes ago, drzaius said:

After close examination, I can't see why it is a second. Couldn't find any flaws.

Might have been something that was repaired.  Comes of the line and there is something wrong, they fix it but it can no longer be sold as new.

I have the same model and really like it.  I probably use it as much as my block plane.

Well this has been a heck of a journey to follow.  I hope you get years of enjoyment out of your labors.  I have a new appreciation of the term "Home Theater".

I bet you are looking forward to some woodworking projects that aren't connected to the basement though.

14 hours ago, Coop said:

I have yet to find a jig saw/blade combination that made me switch from my circ saw to break down boards.

The above jigsaw would probably do it Coop.

22 hours ago, Coop said:

And what made you decide that now was the time,

I was using it to vacuum up under the kitchen sink during this renovation and I could tell that it tasing filtering the air real well so looked at it and it was pretty dirty.

23 hours ago, jussi said:

Been transitioning to more cordless lately. Been especially eyeing the electric brad nailers.  These early Black Friday deals have me a good excuse.  

You will be real happy with that jigsaw.  Its a beast,  goes through 8/4 stock like most jigsaws go through 4/4.

I was going to say the same thing,  I think it looks pretty good for pine and I bet when you get you top coat on you will be happy.

That's some real top notch work, lots of well done detail.

I just had to replace my Hepa filter on the CT, $75.00 for paper mounted in a flexible plastic frame.

I had one of the very first additions of the wobble dado and the registration marks for setting it were probably 1/8 inch off, no help at all.

Yes it does.  Thats the same hood  Got with my 1400 and my CT has the original hose.  The hose goes into the hood connector.

1 hour ago, Tpt life said:

This is backwards in my opinion. Spend on the recommended unit, then if you do not use it enough...you know they resell at a high value. 

This is the way I would do it.

22 hours ago, legenddc said:

so that made it about the same cost for 500 as 100 from Home

I think CSH is a better quality too.  I by all mine from there.

43 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said:

@Coop, let me know how you use that knob that flips from side to side.

I have that knob resting between the base of my thumb and index finger when I am using mine.

1 hour ago, Coop said:

Yes sir, the medium.

You're going to like it I have their large.

Is that one of the Veritas models Coop?

12 hours ago, Chestnut said:

Not today though, probably not tomorrow either.

Probably not before the wedding.

14 minutes ago, Coop said:

I saw that in today’s paper ( yep, actually still take it )

I wouldn't know how to drink my morning coffee if I didn't have a paper, news paper.  I need a page to turn to trigger my next sip.