stupidmonkey
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So I hit a thrift shop yesterday I got all 3 for $5 couldn't say no lol. And they are in really good condition.
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BrutulTM
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Very cool. I love old tools. I would have bought that stuff in a heartbeat. Especially since it's in great condition. A lot of times when you find old stuff like that you have to get 50 years of rust off of it before you can use it.
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Captain Suave
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Great finds. I've been looking for a cheap spokeshave forever and might have to suck it up and pay 10x+ that on ebay.
Captain Suave
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That's not a slab table though. Thats a lamination. The materials are much cheaper and the process is much easier. Creative use of the gear rings.
When you start with a 2-3.5 inch thick, rough sawn, live edge slab or cookie that's 6 ft across, not only is the cost difference on materials 20x more minimum, but you have much more risk with moisture, wood movement, etc. While Blacktail guy is not a top tier wood craftsman, he has definitely mastered the art of epoxy slab tables in Claro Walnut. Ok I'm teasing a bit. His tables are great, well made, and finished with extreme attention to detail. There's a reason for the price difference.
Also, in my opinion that nobody asked for, $12k is high for that table.
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That is just fucking amazing. I love Spirograph. This guy is a genius. I might have to try this. Thanks for sharing this! (The table base is pretty awesome too.)
Soygen
The Dirty Dozen For the Price of One
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I saw this video yesterday and came here to post it! I love the way this thing came out. That gem cut edge was very cool.
Seems pricey to me as well, but at the end of the day it's worth whatever he sells it for.
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Captain Suave
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I'd almost forgotten what it was like to deal with small businesses. I saw this shooting plane grip on Rob Cosman's shop and thought I'd give it a try having just jacked up a finger squaring boards. Ordered, and then 15 minutes later got a phone call from Rob himself thanking me for my order. It was quite unexpected to hear the YouTube voice on my phone.
Rob Cosman's Hand Plane Shooting Grip
Rob Cosman's hand plane grip, "The Grip" allows you to turn your bench plane into a high performing shooting board plane. Find out more at RobCosman.com.robcosman.com
Follow-up on this post from last year. It took me an embarrassingly long time to get around to modifying my plane to accommodate this grip (it requires drilling a single stopped hole). Having done so now, it works brilliantly. It's miles more comfortable than trying to grab the edge of the frame body and allows me to apply much more downward pressure on the plane to keep the cut stable and registered against the shooting board. Two thumbs up, I'd definitely recommend if this fits your workflow.
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Vuuxo
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Recently I took over the crating department for Intralox. The equipment they have is surprisingly old given the state-of-the-art crating department they have in the next town over.
This company is basically letting me get and/or replace anything I need.
Including but not limited to a VLM for lumber, lasers on the ceiling to project crate outlines on the floor. Hydraulic lifts for building the crates standing up instead of always bending over.
I'm looking for suggestions on what are the best tools for the job. The air nail guns they have now are almost 10lbs and I'm sure there are lighter alternatives out there. Nail guns I'm looking for coiled, and can handle up to 3in nails at least.
I'm looking for all recommendations to take this 40 year old crating department into 2025.
Thank you in advance!
This company is basically letting me get and/or replace anything I need.
Including but not limited to a VLM for lumber, lasers on the ceiling to project crate outlines on the floor. Hydraulic lifts for building the crates standing up instead of always bending over.
I'm looking for suggestions on what are the best tools for the job. The air nail guns they have now are almost 10lbs and I'm sure there are lighter alternatives out there. Nail guns I'm looking for coiled, and can handle up to 3in nails at least.
I'm looking for all recommendations to take this 40 year old crating department into 2025.
Thank you in advance!
Burns
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While I doubt I would have any suggestions, as I have not worked with fancy/large woodworking tools, a clarification on what they are crafting might help others. All you mentioned was crates, so for example if all they are crafting are custom sized crates for safely shipping various odd sized machines/parts, then the shop probably wouldn't need something like a jointer or even a fancy planer sander.
If it's for shipping, I know there are also a bunch of various tools for making custom inserts to fit the parts/machines being shipped. From cutting and building custom inserts with sheets of closed cell poly foam (for heavy stuff) to overhead liquid foam set ups that can cover the whole shop (for medium/light stuff).
Vuuxo
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Yes, it's for shipping. Intralox is a company that builds custom conveyor belts and systems. Amazon, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Tyson's, they're all customers of Intralox. Intralox is the reason Amazon can get you packages in 2 days.
So the crates I build are for their belts weighing up to 3,000lbs. Some of the customers do require custom belts which require custom crates. I'm currently trying to write an SOP for crating since a good 60% of the crates are always built the same.
The crates range anywhere from 16x5x1.5 (usually for shafts) to 178x47x43.
No sander or jointer or anything like that. A ripper saw, and a new saw that's capable of very long measurements preferably with a fence. Dust and atmosphere filters... Everything from those machines to the best hammers and nail guns.
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