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[Bill Wilson]

I made 114 of those little rascals last month. Gave them all away, save for the one on my tree. They were fun to make and seemed to be pretty popular with the recipients. I used several scraps of hardwood I had available, poplar, walnut, cherry, maple, African mahogany & even some salvaged crate...

[Bill Wilson]

Agree with the thoughts already expressed. A random orbit sander is about as much a necessity for woodworking as anything else is, IMHO. I have a Rigid and a Milwaukee in the 5" diameter. I have a Rigid 6" for larger projects. One of the main reasons I bought these brands is that they...

[Bill Wilson]

I haven't experienced any difficulties with the table size of my EX-21, so I'm not likely to upgrade for that reason alone. However, I would love to get rid of the dust collection holes. Not sure it's worth $100 to me, as there are other ways to get around that issue, but I may be tempted.
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[Bill Wilson]

Any reason why you wouldn't want to use Baltic Birch ply? I think ApplePly would be another good option for puzzles, but it's more expensive, I believe.

[Bill Wilson]

That's good information. Thanks for the link!

[Bill Wilson]

Ok, I had to google most of those and I'll just say that one of these things is not like the others....

[Bill Wilson]

I've cut polycarbonate before.

I got a lot of scraps from work.

It scrolls well, but I was using 1/4" thick sheet. I stack cut 2 layers, but more than that posed problems. I have no idea how 1.5" thick material would cut. I suspect that any kind of plastic material, that thick. would...