On the bench - Dovetail cutting jig
Dovetail are recognised by many as a very sound joint and a nice one from an appearance perspective. Cutting multiple of them can be tedious and having a few tricks to cut them faster is welcome
New Tool - Rikon Combo Jointer-Planer
Upgraded another big piece of equipment in the shop today. The jointer and planer are now combined into a single machine. This saves space and I am willing to forgo the changing time it would take to change from one mode to the other
Table saw - SawStop PCS
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Cordless Palm Router
Added this bad boy to the Router arsenal. Very convenient to move around with a cordless router and go to the wood instead of being limited by an electrical chord.
Jointer knife setting blocks
Part of maintaining machines, sometimes you have to change or sharpen the knifes. Well, having jointer knife setup blocks can be a time saver.
Dewalt cordless platform
Having cordless tools is typical in many house hold but sometimes they can multiply. Choosing a battery platforms may be a decision to make so that not too many chargers start multiplying to charge them
Dust Collector bucket liner
Collecting dust is pretty important to me and then disposing it easily afterwords. This is a DIY solution to keep the liner down when empty.
Bandsaw maintenance and R&D Bandsaw blades
Some maintenance was due on the bandsaw and one of the best time to do it is while changing the blade, which is now sources from R&D Bandsaw. Does not take much more time as you need to adjust the guides anyway.
Router table - Storage and dust management
Using the space below a routing table for storage is a good occasion for organizing some items and router bits used in either the table or with my other routers.
Simple is better
Sometimes over complicating solutions is easy. Recognizing this takes sometimes some effort but is normally worth while
Wall Tool Cabinet - Carcase Assembly
Wall tool cabinet are vey nice to store tools away from dust, but is needs to be able to change with time. Having that option and having options are something being considered. Carcase construction are on the topic of this post
Year Recap 2016 - What a year !
Here we are, the morning of January 1st once again. The fresh start to another year, just leaving another one in the past. From a woodworking aspect of things, it's been moving a lot from my part
Tool maintenance
we are always eager to build projects but the tools we use to build these needs some love and attention sometimes to perform to their best.
Dust Collector - post upgrade
So I redid my dust collector and I now share my post upgrade comments
Dust Collector - Up and running
My dust collector is now up and running after the conversion the 2 stage modification.
Dust collector - Supporting structure
While redoing my dust collector, a supporting structure was needed for the motor and support the super dust deputy and drum for the dust
Oscillating spindle sander
Sanding outside and inside curves ? this tool could be an asset in your shop. It certain helped for certain sanding operation. It is a luxury tool but if you can afford it and do a lot of curves, it is worth looking into
Dust collector Reconstruction
Having a single stage dust collector is an easy way to collect dust from bigger machine but can somewhat be outgrown. Using an external cyclone in front of the single stage collector can make a use difference
Shop adjustments
Having a good shop layout is always pleasing and making it as efficient as possible makes it more enjoyable to work into the shop
Small tool dust collection - Update
After adding the dust deputy from oneida, collecting the dust got cleaner, not clogging as much the filters inside the Festool CT vac