treeslayer Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Thanks to everyone, it’s been a great ride for sure, you young folks will be there someday, and from what I read on here are doing it better than I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Congrats to you both that's awesome!! In this world where its become so easy to walk away its awesome to see a couple thrive in their commitment to each other! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted September 20, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 I experienced a very unusual sort of 'kick-back' today. Ripping a rough edge from a board about 18" long. The off-cut was NOT trapped between the blade and fence. When the cut was complete, the waste had enough drag on the blade to slide backwards a bit, as they sometimes do. However, it was thin enough to drop into the slot of the throat plate, where it grabbed, and swung upward with enough force to give me a good stinging whack across the forearm. Then it continued into the saw, where it jammed the blade and made the throat plate jump out of its recess, before I could hit the switch. This is the perfect argument for using a zero-clearance insert, which I had been avoiding, so as to keep more air flow around the blade for dust collection. Lucky it did no real damage to me or the saw, but it certainly got my attention! 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 I have done the same, using an insert specific for 45* bevel cuts, returning the blade back to 90* without changing the insert back to the zci. Then cutting an off cut that dropped down into the blade and getting a non injurious kick back. It only took once as I wasn’t wearing safety glasses and the piece clipped my ear. Glad you are ok. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Glad you’re ok Ross, it’s a lesson for all of us that unusual things happen in the shop that could have been prevented, another reason my wife stays out of the shop when power tools are running 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Glad you came out of it ok. As for leaving room for airflow, if you think about it, the board being cut completely covers the slot so it doesn't make much difference. I have seen people drill a hole at the entrance side of the blade, just before the slot, to let air in. I doubt it makes much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 That's a scary and unusual kickback. I agree i think the ZCI is probably a bit more beneficial than the marginal dust collection otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 I'm throwing away the standard insert. I've seen pieces go down beside the blade, but nothing ever came of them, other than aggravation to get them out. A good excuse to end the possibility. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Sometimes my career and hobby collide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Home Depot seems to have the kids workshop kits back, but you don't do them in the store. Just pick them up and let your kids do them at home. They're supposed to come out the first Saturday of the month. Got a couple of leftover ones the other week and the kids made them and had a blast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 A Houston police officer was shot and killed today and his partner is is in serious condition. They were serving a warrant on an a-hole that had jumped bond on three priors. This officer with 31 years of service was due to retire in three weeks. To my knowledge, the officer never tried to pass a fake $20 bill nor resisted arrest nor had a lengthy rap sheet. Chances are that in 2-3 weeks, he will be forgotten. No streets named after him nor continued nation wide news. RIP Sir! 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted September 21, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 9:56 PM, Coop said: A Houston police officer was shot and killed today and his partner is is in serious condition. They were serving a warrant on an a-hole that had jumped bond on three priors. This officer with 31 years of service was due to retire in three weeks. To my knowledge, the officer never tried to pass a fake $20 bill nor resisted arrest nor had a lengthy rap sheet. Chances are that in 2-3 weeks, he will be forgotten. No streets named after him nor continued nation wide news. RIP Sir! So sad!! Chicago recently lost a young female officer (29 yr old Ella French) during a traffic stop she had two young children. Both ends of the age spectrum and both, like to many others, are so tragic These really hit close to home for me and my wife as our youngest daughter is an FBI agent working violent gangs in Chicago and previously was a Michigan State Police officer. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 It's the annual ash tree inundation. This is only about half of what's on the ground and only a small fraction of what's still in the tree. It does seem like bumper crop this year, but this is only the beginning. This doesn't end until November. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 Mark, what are we looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted October 2, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 Seeds! That not near as bad as tulip poplar seeds. We have several on our property and the seeds get everywhere and the worst part about them is the wedge/hook shape at the head, hurts like hell to step on barefoot. Only thing worse is a yard full of sweetgum balls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Sweetgum is bad, but a childhood friend had a couple of American Chestnuts in the front yard. Those hulls are downright evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 I have a huge bald cypress about 15’ from one of our driveways that drop little pine cone looking objects that split into about 8-10 little seedlings. Each has a pine tar substance that stick to anything and everything, feet and autos. The tree is beautiful but a pita. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 3, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 On 10/2/2021 at 10:21 AM, Mark J said: It's the annual ash tree inundation. This is only about half of what's on the ground and only a small fraction of what's still in the tree. It does seem like bumper crop this year, but this is only the beginning. This doesn't end until November. Don't worry EAB will kill it in the next 5-10 years? I must have a male ash tree because mine doesn't drop seeds but covers my house and deck in pollen every spring. My Elm tree's drop a boat load of seeds though not quite that bad. 20 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Sweetgum is bad, but a childhood friend had a couple of American Chestnuts in the front yard. Those hulls are downright evil. My American Chestnuts are around 6' tall now, I'm getting excited for them to flower and start dropping seeds. I"m going to try and germinate them and give the seedlings to arbor societies around my area. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 47 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Don't worry EAB will kill it in the next 5-10 years? Nope. I started having it treated back in like 2008. EAB has already peaked here and the tree is still healthy. This is the tree with the treehouse in my avitar, so it got a little money spent on it. Now that the treehouse is gone I'm not really sure how to stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark J said: Nope. I started having it treated back in like 2008. EAB has already peaked here and the tree is still healthy. This is the tree with the treehouse in my avitar, so it got a little money spent on it. Now that the treehouse is gone I'm not really sure how to stop. Oh that's awesome to hear that your both treating it and it's working. I'm starting to see ash trees dieing in our neighborhood. I wonder what the future of the bug will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 6:23 PM, Coop said: @phinds, Paul, are these photos enough to identify the wood. Supposedly they are Chestnut from a 1700’s log cabin and came from Augusta TN. This piece is 3.5” thick and 12” wide if that makes any difference? Well, I took these mullets to the mill today. One slab was sliced into 3 ea. 1” thick boards and the other into 1 ea. 1” and 1” 2 1/4” thick boards. There are more bad checks in each than even my ex wife could ever have written! So now, after paying the guy $50 to mill them for me, I have $200 of 90 bf of fire wood. After showing the pic to @chet, he suggested making 500 small boxes and as old as the wood is, I could immediately sell them as antiques. Misery loves company! I checked the mc when I got home and though it was 11%, the dust when milling looked like the powered snow that I once encountered while pheasant hunting in SD. Live and learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 shucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 8:38 PM, Mark J said: shucks. A much more family oriented version of what I said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 I'd get some use out of it for random shop uses, jigs etc where stability isn't required. One could also make use of it in some circumstances for secondary bracing material again where stability isn't much of a concern. You could also use it for testing set ups or doing prototypes for ideas. It's not all wasted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Could be a lot of picture frame material in there. Spurtles galore. Might not be great for a table top but there’s plenty of other uses for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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