What did you do in your shop today?

Tough call there... Given size of the bowl it's going to be hard to finish with CA. Craft foam to spread the CA and dribble it on as you turn slowly, you might get an even application, but that's iffy to, it's going to be hard to get an even coat all the way around. Going to require a lot of sanding, at any rate, to save it.
 
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I got it looking pretty good for the most part,I’ll take some close up pics tonight,there’s a couple of funny looking spots,they look like it’s not sticking to the wood,but you can’t poke into it with a razor blade.
 
Yesterday I started work on a shop built fence for the Sprunger Brothers 8" table saw I'm about done restoring. This is the last big thing to do. I didn't care for the stock fence, plus it had been damaged by a few run-ins with a blade.

This is my adaptation of the fence plans from Fine Woodworking #68. The aluminum angle is a little thinner than I would have liked, but I am trying to use what I had available. If it turns out to not be strong enough, I'll source some thicker. This will be a self-squaring fence. Right now I'm pretty much on hold with this while I wait for a piece of steel I ordered for the locking mechanism to be delivered.

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Cabinets I just finished building for my daughter and SIL new house in Odessa Tx
Kitchen rustic Alder ... 4 baths and utility room paint grade... boss says I have to go back to being retired now that those are done

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@woodman6415 , Wendell, will you be unretired in about 18 months?? Would like to have a set like that for our future retirement home!!!!!!! Gorgeous. I am hoping to build my own but I may be way too ambitious......... did I say Wow.........no, I didn't,..........WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
In the shop for just a little bit this morning. God a knob made for the locking mechanism for the fence.

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Yup, that is what you think it is. Can't leave me alone in the shop. Because I'll go and do something like take an Amboyna Burl bottle stopper blank and make a knob for a table saw fence from it! :lol:

To be fair, that piece of Amboyna Burl cost me maybe $2, having bought it in a group of small chunks of burl. And it was the piece of wood that I had that would match best with the Elm drawer fronts, trip, and top and pair with the red data plate on the saw and red painted internals of the saw.
 
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@woodman6415 , Wendell, will you be unretired in about 18 months?? Would like to have a set like that for our future retirement home!!!!!!! Gorgeous. I am hoping to build my own but I may be way too ambitious......... did I say Wow.........no, I didn't,..........WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Boss says from now on I can only work on her jobs ... sorry
I do have a cabinet cad program if you have the plans ... gives you a cut list.
 
Sprung said:
In the shop for just a little bit this morning. God a knob made for the locking mechanism for the fence.

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Yup, that is what you think it is. Can't leave me alone in the shop. Because I'll go and do something like take an Amboyna Burl bottle stopper blank and make a knob for a table saw fence from it! :lol:

To be fair, that piece of Amboyna Burl cost me maybe $2, having bought it in a group of small chunks of burl. And it was the piece of wood that I had that would match best with the Elm drawer fronts, trip, and top and pair with the red data plate on the saw and red painted internals of the saw.
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Everybody’s saw should be so lucky to be sporting that ... beautiful
 
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Everybody’s saw should be so lucky to be sporting that ... beautiful
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My Unisaw has a highly figured piece of walnut as the handle on the locking mechanism for the fence. I figure going high figure for the knob on this saw as well would be fitting, lol.
 
Wendell those are super nice cabinet works for an :old:retired guy in :texas:. I got one of those bosses to. I keep telling her my hearing aid batteries went dead. What hon, I can't hear you.
 
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Boss says from now on I can only work on her jobs ... sorry
I do have a cabinet cad program if you have the plans ... gives you a cut list.
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awwww, shucks. Figured that was the answer. Again, those are really pretty.

I am not anywhere close to having plans, etc. but that program sounds really neat. I have never built a cabinet, so am going to start simple and try to work my way up and then realize; nope, not going to happen. No, not being negative, will give it a shot and see what I can do and what I can't. A buddy is building a house and am hoping to collaborate there as a learning exercise.
 
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awwww, shucks. Figured that was the answer. Again, those are really pretty.

I am not anywhere close to having plans, etc. but that program sounds really neat. I have never built a cabinet, so am going to start simple and try to work my way up and then realize; nope, not going to happen. No, not being negative, will give it a shot and see what I can do and what I can't. A buddy is building a house and am hoping to collaborate there as a learning exercise.
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Building them is easy... I’m living proof that it don’t take much brain work ... 30 + years owning a custom cabinet shop ... but these are first I built by myself in many many years ... I missed my minions... lots of sanding and I hate sanding
 
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Yesterday I started work on a shop built fence for the Sprunger Brothers 8" table saw I'm about done restoring. This is the last big thing to do. I didn't care for the stock fence, plus it had been damaged by a few run-ins with a blade.

This is my adaptation of the fence plans from Fine Woodworking #68. The aluminum angle is a little thinner than I would have liked, but I am trying to use what I had available. If it turns out to not be strong enough, I'll source some thicker. This will be a self-squaring fence. Right now I'm pretty much on hold with this while I wait for a piece of steel I ordered for the locking mechanism to be delivered.

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Very nice! I have been thinking to build the same for my Craftsman saw. Where did you pickup the C channel the acts as the rail?
 
ClintW said:
Very nice! I have been thinking to build the same for my Craftsman saw. Where did you pickup the C channel the acts as the rail?
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That's Unistrut - I picked it up from Menards. I bought undrilled Unistrut so I could drill holes where I needed. A 10' piece was a little under $20 - and I have potential plans for the remaining nearly 8' after cutting off what I needed for this fence. (You can buy or make little trolleys with bearings and I think it would be great for suspending an extension cord and vacuum hose over a workbench for sanding.) Larry was gracious enough to supply a copy of the plans from FWW here.
 
Getting really close to having this one finished! Last night I got the motor and switch in place and wired in. I was not having good results finding a decent used motor for this saw (the one that came with it was underpowered), so I picked up a new Dayton 1HP motor a few months ago using a 25% off coupon from Zoro.

All that is left on this now is to finish the fence (still waiting on a piece of steel to arrive), make a new insert, and align the blade. I looked back at the date stamp on when I started working on this saw. I disassembled it on August 17, 2018. So I've given myself a week to get it done to keep it within one year. A lot has gone into this saw and its base - certainly far more than I'd ever get if I were to sell it - but this will be a really nice addition to the shop.

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Looks awesome Matt! Great job on the old girl.
 
I checked both chain saws and they are ready to go just in case. Quick trip to Home Depot for filters, WOP and heat shrink tubing. Got out of the truck and I’m glad the wind was blowing because I felt a breeze where there shouldn’t have been one. Pretty boring.
 
Just a few of the pots I turned this weekend. Waiting on my slate and soundboards to get here to glue them up. The one blue resin and burl had some air pockets but I'll keep it and use it. There are several I'd like to keep but.... I have some training next month and we always have a swap meet on Saturday night so I made some for that. Sold several last time I went. Hopefully I can sell more and some pens.

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