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What is the easiest thing to add to epoxy to make it black? Many years ago I did see an episode of NYW, where Norm was working with Mesquite, and filled some of the voids with it before milling. Looked great in the end....

I ordered some of the small clocks that go into a 2 3/4" hole. I didn't think to ask what the overall diameter of the clock is and now I find they are close back east. Does anybody have one to measure? I can't imagine them being more that 3"-3 1/4" but just want to be sure.... The part # is...

I built a small dust/chip separator today. I combined an old 10 gallon shop vac with a Home Depot bucket. Again, I looked at many Youtube videos and put this unit together. I still need to add some silicone to where the bucket fits into the the hole I cut out in the clamping top of the shop vac...

I know... the old guy has too much time on his hands!! :D I think it was Chuck that bought a new drop cord and posted a thread the other day... Well I tripped on my extension cord to day and actually said a very bad word!!:eek: I was just finishing up the router fence and a though came to...

Back in September I wanted to make a new router table fence. Well I got looking over what was available on Youtube and next thing I knew, I was building a router lift instead! Well things got a bit hectic and yesterday finally got to start work on the fence. I took ideas from several people...

Just a passing thought.... I've always been interested in treadmill motors. Has anybody utilized them in any projects? Can those bulky control boards be down sized? Can they be used as disc sander motor? Or to up grade my little wood lathe motor for better speed control? I know.... lots of...

I woman asked me to make something last night. I was a bit surprised when she asked me if I had ever seen any corporal punishment paddles when I was in school! :eek: Well, as a matter of fact, I was quite familiar with the "board of education"!!:rolleyes: I described the "Alligator" that my 7th...

I got watching things on Youtube, and came across this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd1Sx_tldHs Anyway, I thought that would make life a lot easier when doing my handyman thing around town. You know when you want a tool it will be at the very front of the box and you have to climb...

I was watching a video on Youtube and the guy was putting molding components together with a glue called 2-P10. Its a 2 part glue that you put a liquid glue from a bottle on one face of the joint and spay the opposite face with an activator from a can and hold together for 10 seconds. Question I...

I needed to make something for a silent auction that is taking place tomorrow night at a benefit dinner for a friend that is fighting cancer. I was watching Youtube flicks and came across one built by the "Drunken Woodworker"... I downloaded the basic design from his web site. His has a nice...

How safe are the 1/2" shank extensions? I have a bowl bit that I would like to try but it has such a short shank on it.

This is one of the last things that has come out of my shop. It is a one of a kind commission for a little girl's 4th birthday. It is made of clear fir or I guess it is called straight grain fir or trim grade fir in some areas. I didn't have any plans so I winged it and this is what I came up...

Looking at my router table and realize I need to bring it "up to date" lol. I have to re-engineer the top and build a new fence to make it a little more user friendly and was thinking of a router lift. Right now there is a DeWalt 625 3 horse mounted underneath and is a real PITA to work with. I...

Hi guys.... I have about a 12-13 year old 3 hp Delta Unisaw. I've always have had some sawdust coming back off the front of the blade. I know fence is parallel to the miter slot as I set it with a dial indicator. I put a Master Plate on the shaft and run the dial indicator along the length of...

Even though I wasn't in the shop for a while, that didn't stop the "Gee I want one of those" thoughts from entering the head. I got an email from Woodworker's Supply back in the latter part of June that showed a sale on the DeWalt Track saw! Some guy was actually reaching though the monitor...

Hi everybody, Well it has been a while and can't tell you why I've stayed away for so long. It is like everything woodworking came to a screeching halt for a few months. I thank everybody that sent PM's (I did look at those once in a while) but just didn't have it inside to participate. I have...

After reading and re-reading all the post that have been made to Cathie and I, I feel so blessed to have all of you there to give me the support that I couldn’t have gotten in such abundance here locally. I thank you all and I know Cathie would too for taking care of me in a special way that...

This morning about 1:45 Cathie died in my arms. She is no longer feeling the pain that has been tormenting here for the last 20 months. Hospice was so wonderful to Cathie and I. They took such a burden off our shoulders. I called the nurse earlier in the afternoon and she came out to check...

Hi everybody. Just a note from someone that is feeling a little blue right now and don’t have a lot of friends over on this side of the ocean yet and no family here. So lucky you, you are going to be my family and friend for a while….. I’ve been married to the LOML (Cathie) for almost 14...

New direction for me yesterday. The guys that own the house I remodeled ask me to do a couple of mosaics and mount them in picture frames to go into the bathroom. I've seen this done on TV but have never tried it before. This is what I got done yesterday and will finish applying the field pieces...