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[handibunny]

Just saw an interview about the new SuperMax 16-32 on Facebook, and it was mentioned that the new folding infeed and outfeed tables are available for the 19-38. Price is about $149.

[handibunny]

Rolf, no whistle that I'm aware of.

It"s a nuisance to remove the lower blade guard, but well worth the effort. I found that tilting the arm gave me a little more access to the screws.

One techie at Jet made me a quick video to show how to tension the blade. Yup, by...

[handibunny]

Check out the SuperMax page on Facebook.

[handibunny]

If I can operate the SuperMax clamp, it doesn't take a lot of finger strength, unless you miss the opening for the first few tries.

And having used an old Delta drum sander that was a nightmare, I'm in favor of anything that makes changing the wrap easier. We tend to underestimate the...

[handibunny]

I tried adjusting the suction on my Festool, and it still needed more air when all the holes were covered. I don't want to mess with the expensive dust extractor, so I'll just use the Rigid with the "adaptor"....

[handibunny]

Check the set screw in the bottom blade holder to be sure it's set the same way on each holder. If not, it may affect squaring the blade to the table. Same for the set screws in the upper holder, which may need to be tweaked for tiny blades.

Also, I found that when inserting the blade...

[handibunny]

Celebrate the good stuff! Congrats on the new job.

[handibunny]

Good to hear from you, Dave. It's been a long time. I didn't know that you could work with slate--I assumed it would just shatter.

Your work, as always, is beautiful!

[handibunny]

Only a matter of time before the animal protection league shuts me down. 😩

[handibunny]

My mice are very obedient. 😉

[handibunny]

Betty, some years ago, B&D started making a detail sander called the "mouse". When I first saw it, I thought it was ridiculous, but I bought it anyway, and am now on my second. You can find it everywhere, and Klingspor has paper that fits. It's small, lightweight, and the pointed tip...

[handibunny]

I took a closer look at your bowl, and saw that your corners do have a slight curve, which I think is a good idea. There are 1/4" drums for the Jet spindle sander, and they are 6" long, but it would be tricky to get the angle right for sanding. Your best bet would probably be to use the...

[handibunny]

No problem. It looks like your bowl is straight sided--cut at a constant angle, which means there are no curves to contend with. I use my B&D mouse sander for situations like this, which also occur when sanding the interior of square or rectangular scrolled boxes. Just sand each side right up...

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There is a definite advantage to having his and her shops, with free rights to "borrow" anything that's needed. Since we are homebodies at heart, and cooking is as much a regular activity as shopwork, we usually measure the cost of tools in terms of the dinners out that we didn't have....

[handibunny]

Might be worth trying to resaw your thick wood. Going from 1" to 1/4" makes a ton of sawdust!

[handibunny]

The Jet has a totally different clamping system from the Excalibur, which I've finally adapted to, but is more fidgety than it needed to be. It does cut very well, and the forward back movement is adjustable. How well it stands the test of time is yet to be seen, since I actually spend more time sanding...

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You're having entirely too much fun! ...

[handibunny]

I've seen colanders used as hanging lights in a restaurant. Looked very cool, and if you can figure out a way to wire the baskets, they could look really nice....

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I could say something about maybe you guys need a gentler touch, but that would get me in a lot of trouble, so I won't.

Just (not) sayin' . . . 😉

[handibunny]

Amazon has them in smaller quantities, but they're a little pricey.