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The project-Not your typical round stopper.…Continue
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Wednesday already! Finished up the 11 day stretch of substituting yesterday, so maybe there will be shop time in the near future!Charles Nicholls and I were talking, the other day, about making a…Continue
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Still pretending to be a Network Administrator/Computer Guru so there wasn't any lathe or shop time this week or the foreseeable future. Here are a couple of links to some interesting sources for all…Continue
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Well here it is Wednesday evening and just getting a chance to sit down at this computer. Been called back to "Active Duty", again, to fill in for the Network Administrator at the school where I used…Continue
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Jon James liked Lewis Kauffman's blog post Building The Thickness Sander- Some Modifications And Additions
Robert I. Boles left a comment for Lewis KauffmanPosted on February 18, 2012 at 10:40am 0 Comments 1 Like
Everything here is directly from the article just using the previously mentioned modifications.
The lift mounted to the table adapter.
The table top bolted to the adapter.…
ContinuePosted on February 18, 2012 at 10:27am 0 Comments 1 Like
Now that the mounting problem had been solved, the actual Lift build could proceed. It is very straight forward. Some of the specification/items were adjusted to local availability.
The brass bushing was changed to a home made copper bushing by using a 3/4" copper Street L. Cutting it to the correct length and then one cut lengthwise. File the lengthwise cut until the "bushing" fits into the hole.…
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My shop is so small, so in order to save space the router/table combination is an add-on to the table saw. My Porter-Cable router was purchased as a set that included a small bench top table. It didn't take long to realize that this configuration wasn't going to work for me, but the purchase included so nice additions, so everything was modified to replace the right wing of the table saw.
The height adjustment on the standard PC router is OK but when mounted under the table it can be…
ContinuePosted on January 23, 2012 at 3:08pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Here is a very short video of how it works. The sound is natural- the sander and the dust collector in operation. A little over 1/64” of material was being removed.
For the astute observer, you will notice the addition of the broom like door sweeps to both sides of the dust hood. It seems to work but I’m not sure how much more effective it is.
Also, the…
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Phil said… Thank you for the Welcome.
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pat said… thanks everyone for the warm welcome to the group. give me a few days to learn my way around. and thanks for the nice comment on my carvings. 
dotty said… Thanks Lewis.
Fritz Meyer said… Thank you Lewis for your welcome and best regards from Switzerland where we have very cold conditions.
Carla Dosh said…
Hi Lewis, Thanks for the warm welcome. I will give you more when I have time!

Hi Lewis, thank you for the welcome.
Jack L. Brock said… Hi Lewis. Thanks for the welcome.
Howdy Lewis, thanks for the welcome
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