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I received both versions of the miter set for my b'day. Have not had much of a chance to use them yet.

It did show me that my miter gauge was not set 90 degrees though. That explains the crooked cut at my bandsaw.

Corrected that at least.

Looks good!

You can flatten the bottom using hand planes or sanding. The 12 inch sanding disc does wonders at this as is flat.

Remember in the future to leave enough of a foot for leveling. A wobbly bowl does not present as nicely.

If you don't have a moisture meter, you can also use a scale. put the first turned green bowl in a paper bag with some of the shavings and weigh it. then weigh it once a month. When the weight stays the same, the moisture content has stabilized and you can do the second finish turning. (Make sure yo...

Make sure the blade is clean, that newer wood could have gunked it up.
Ensure table alignment is good
Reduce Motor speed
Reduce feed rate.

and how much is a lot??

Harbor freight has them as well.
Standard HF disclaimer:
Some fettling may be required for the HF clamps.

I have 4 and they do an adequate job. Not the smoothest things on the planet, but hey they're pipe clamps.

for the price, I have not had any problems Harbor freight 2 in 1 nailer stapler. Can often be found on sale for about $16 or use the 20% coupon. I want ot say O got mine at a parking lot sale for like $12. https://www.harborfreight.com/18-gauge-2-in-1-air-nailerstapler-68019.html works great with my...

Clamp storage side $matches[2] Panel goods storage side 2017-10-07 10.28.12 (Custom).jpg I had the OSB on hand so I used it. Had to purchase some Big Box store tuba fours. I had the casters also, so I'm about $15 dollars into this. This is a reduced and modified version of this, as I was not incline...

my 1955 Greenie had painted bench tubes (Until I cleaned them up)

reible wrote:

dafixer wrote:Tell me more about this "high speed" adjustment procedure...

Here is a good place for information like this:

http://www.songofthegreatlakes.com/sshighspeed.htm

Ed

Thanks, that's a favorite now!

If the tools are sharp and the cut is correct, you shouldn't be making dust (until the sanding phase ). You should be making shavings and peelings, even in dry wood.