Posts Tagged woodworking

Woodline USA WL-2010, For the money - Five Stars..

For the money - Five Stars - Just keep the bits cool.
I have bought very expensive bits before, and I must say I got what I payed for. For instance, Amana has great router bits that stay sharp and cut fine. I love them. BUT I have been having great success with [...]

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DEWALT DW7351 Folding, Required for good results

Required for good results
These tables are not included with the DW735 planer. Don’t let that lead you to believe that they are optional. I tried to run the planer without them, and I got significant snipe. Adding the tables improved the snipe quite a bit, and as I adjust the tables to be level with [...]

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Porter-Cable 693LRPK, Best of both bases, but..

Best of both bases, but lacking….
The first router I bought was a Ryobi R160 1 1/2 hp with 1/4″ collet. I was just getting into woodworking and trying to save money. I upgraded to the 693 about six months ago and overall am pleased but there are things I would change if I [...]

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Jorgensen 3730-HD 30, solid clamp

solid clamp
This is a solid well made clamp. The photo does not do it justice THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY CLAMP! I was impressed when I pulled it out of the box. I have used it to glue up a drawer for a piece I am building and it worked well there was no twisting [...]

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Freud LU91R010 10-Inch, Outstanding Radial Arm Saw..

Outstanding Radial Arm Saw Blade
This blade has made me decide to keep my Radial Arm Saw instead of selling it. The negative hook made such a huge difference in reducing climb cutting that I wondered if it were too good to be true. The finish on the cut is glass smooth. [...]

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DEWALT DW7187 Heavy Duty, Not Accurate

Not Accurate
This product was a big dissapointment. The laser installed fairly easily after reading the instructions, but then was a pain to adjust. After I finally adjusted the laser I found that the line it projected was very thick and that is not adjustable. After a couple of cuts it was back out of alignment. [...]

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Oshlun SDS-0842 8-Inch, Great Dado, awful “case”

Great Dado, awful “case”
Let me start off by saying that I have never used a high end Forrest or Freud Dado set but this is by far the best dado I have ever used; in comparing price I can’t imagine the others are twice as nice. Excellent outer blades and six tooth chippers really [...]

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Bosch 1295DVSK 2.2 Amp, Exceeds your expectations..

Exceeds your expectations for dust free sanding and controls
I purchased this to replace my old 1295D unit. I thought it would be similar but I was wrong. Bosch apparently redesigned the whole insides. It vacuums more dust into the new pleated filter dust collector. The variable speed give you speeds lower [...]

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Makita BO4900V 2.9 Amp, Best sander out there, BUT..

Best sander out there, BUT …
Easily the best 1/2 sheet sander out there… beautifully balanced, quiet, effortless to move, and with virtually no vibration… and the variable speed control is great. BUT… totally frustrating in that it comes WITHOUT the punch plate needed for the thru-the-pad dust collection system to work… ‘had to hunt [...]

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Porter-Cable 690LR 11, A good router

A good router
This review is predominantly for the hobbyist assessing which router to buy and looking for a 1-3/4hp router.
i own this router (690LR), and also the 690VSLR (variable speed). If you plan on using this router in a table and are going to use large bits (like stile and rail) you need to get [...]

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