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I believe I have seen pitch remover (for saw blades and etc) listed in supply catalogs. Or are you trying to keep it off the blades (bits) to begin with?

Mark

Thanks fellas; It sounds like I was probably getting a little too aggressive with feeding wood into the bit. It was an ogee bit of some sort (I can not remember which one for sure). Probably larger then one inch. When I get the nerve up again I might give it another try. I had a real heart check on ...

Ed: Maybe you could give me some pointers on using the shaping attachment. I put the router attachement on my SS. Good thing I started with a practice piece of wood. I was doing some edging with and ogee bit of some kind. I had the speed cranked up pretty good. Anyway it took the wood out of my hand...

I am not sure of the protectent properties of it, I believe the idea behind Dri Cote is that it does not leave behind an oily film for saw dust to cling to or transfer an oil residue to your wood projects. I am not so sure I should be posting this on this web, but I have worked at some John Deere Ag...

Reference -- "Wood Identification and Use" by Terry Porter. American Red Gum (Liquidamber styraciflua (Hamamelidaceae) Also called: sweet gum, red gum, Bilstead red gum., sap gum, satin walmut, hazel pine. Descrition The heartwood is reddish-brown, frequently variegated with dard streaks a...

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Heat and the fumes from most refinishing chemicals (stirppers in particualar) can be quite hazardous to breath. I do not use any chemicals before I am done with the heat gun. Then I try to get away with only denatured alchol. The idea of the heat gun is to avoid chemical strippers.

Outstanding job on the table. It looks fantastic. MEK. That is my initials. I have not tried it. It has been quite a while since I have stripped finish off furniture. I think my luck might be about to run out though. I have used a heat gun a little. It is teadious but it often does not distort the s...

Interesting. Its a boaring (and wasted) day when you do not learn something new. Thanks.
Mark

Flower pots and planters would work. I cabbaged on to several cedar logs out of a road ditch this past spring. They went through a local saw mill. I'm hoping to have enough good wood for a blanket chest. The not so neat boards will be flower pots and planter. I hope. Someday. Now I have a wife and d...

I have two methods, for the most part. One is to use "T" clips in the miter guage tracks. That is for stuff that I definatly do not want to go anywhere. The other is Vise-Grip welding clamps (with broad swivel pads, similar to the clamps ued with the Kreg pocket screw drilling tool). I was...