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28879
In a message dated 4/30/98 6:25:00 PM, you wrote: << ... Well, I use a Scandinavian-style "jointer's bench", an adaptation of Tage Frid's bench as published in...
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May 1, 1998
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28880
<Odeen has problems adjusting his #39> This is probably more relevant to wooden dados, but it may prove useful for the Stanley #39 as well. In order to work...
Norman Witt
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May 1, 1998
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28881
Gary, Please elaborate on the hammer's uses a bit more. I have one too, and I often wondered what the markings were for. In addition, mine has a curved back...
Cougarjack
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May 1, 1998
7:55 am
28882
... I don't think the analagy is very accurate. If you took a PC from the mid 80s it would still be able to run the software from that period, you could still...
Patrick Colbeck
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May 1, 1998
9:13 am
28883
... The idea of a spider is a good one and one I often use to zap a number of parts at the same time. I use pieces of insulated copper wire connected at a...
TomPrice
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May 1, 1998
10:35 am
28884
... You know, this is really a very UPSETTING thread. Gary Roberts <groberts@...> Boston, MA...Antique tools, Art Pottery, Hong Kong cinema, what else is...
Gary Roberts
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May 1, 1998
11:35 am
28885
GGs-- Some months ago, in my very earliest newbie days on the list, we had a thread about threads--wooden screws and nuts. I found out that Larry Holland (and...
Phil and Debbie Koontz
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May 1, 1998
12:14 pm
28886
Michael R. Shortreed writes ... When I was in grad school, I worked in a camera store. The code we used for marking the wholesale price (our cost) was a...
Steve Noe
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May 1, 1998
12:20 pm
28887
... Dave and other galoots - I took your question and sent it to a friend who is a cordwainer (shoemaker) at Colonial Williamsburg. Here is his answer to your...
John White
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May 1, 1998
1:10 pm
28888
... For US galoots, "Oregon Pine" is the UK timber trade name for "Douglas Fir." Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a rodneym@... 20 years without a car,...
Rodney Myrvaagnes
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May 1, 1998
1:42 pm
28889
... Is there a general rule of thumb as to how far they should extend? Wouldn't you tend to trip over them if they extend very far? ... Would the way the front...
Dan Attaway
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May 1, 1998
1:50 pm
28890
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:44:07 -0500 (CDT) Dan Attaway <attaway@...> ... Unless you're doing alot of hand planing, I would recommend going for an ...
Stan Faullin
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May 1, 1998
2:40 pm
28891
Just a reminder, not that most of you will have forgotten: Monday the 4th is Flea Market Monday for the month of May. If you haven't participated before, or...
Kenneth Stagg
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May 1, 1998
3:11 pm
28892
This isn't a galoot, thing, but it has allowed folks (like me) to make boards on which to perform galootish activities....I get a big thrill out of finish...
La Pill
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May 1, 1998
3:12 pm
28893
Re Subject line: =~ 67" wide, 19" of solid top deep + 6" tool/scrap tray (excellent feature), face vise on left front, end vise on right. No room in my cave ...
Tom Holloway
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May 1, 1998
3:19 pm
28894
Galoots, I've put some pictures of the tools I received from Tony Murland up on the web at: http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/3212/tonymurland.html Have a...
Joe Palazzolo
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May 1, 1998
3:44 pm
28895
... I've been using a trick mentioned some time ago on the list: a stainless steel pot lid complete with screw-on knob on the top. I just unscrew the knob a...
Bill Clouser
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May 1, 1998
3:46 pm
28896
Phil: I am interested in building/buying a treadle lathe. I have Roy's books, the complete Holtzappel's, and the Treadlelathe download. Dan Hogan ...
Dan Hogan
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May 1, 1998
3:59 pm
28897
... As another owner of one of these, I can certainly sympathize. But since I've gone somewhat farther than you on mine, let me offer a bit of history. 1. Buy...
HeyzaD
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May 1, 1998
3:59 pm
28898
... I do. I like the unadorned side of the bench for lots of tasks where the vices just get in the way. I find that working against a batten is still often ...
Bill Clouser
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May 1, 1998
4:04 pm
28899
... Thank you Tom. I just found one of these and bought it out of curiosity. One "edge" of mine is rounded over while the other is flat, and there's a little...
Bill Clouser
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May 1, 1998
4:05 pm
28900
Hello! GG's My cat is back to his old tricks - he finally purged himself of the 10-20 feet of yarn !YUM! since he had not eaten for 3 days and the vet had him...
Aaron Ionta
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May 1, 1998
4:06 pm
28901
... Agreed! I let a #39 get away for $28 once because of a cracked/chipped lever cap and no price break. Ooops. I also missed out on a rather nice 8C that...
Bill Clouser
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May 1, 1998
4:08 pm
28902
I've recently finished my latest version of what I consider to be the right bench for me. I suspect, however, that variations and subtleties in what we look...
Richard Givan
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May 1, 1998
4:15 pm
28903
72" wide, 22" deep maple. Was originally a commercial mechanic's bench top. The first four inches (apron w/ dog holes) is 3.5' thick, the rest is 1.75. Record...
HeyzaD
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May 1, 1998
4:24 pm
28904
... Don't worry, both your benches will soon be bootstrap fodder for your kids. [clip of weebly wobbly benches] ... It's even quicker and cheaper when you...
Patrick Olguin
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May 1, 1998
4:28 pm
28905 Stephen York
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May 1, 1998
4:30 pm
28906
... Actually, I've already built a better bench for my son out of 2x4s and a small Record vise (the V175, like Dennis?). Perhaps a replacement vise and some...
Robert Brazile
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May 1, 1998
4:33 pm
28907
Blades of 'rounds' (and hollows, for that matter) are 1/6 of a circle. The chamfer, I believe, is merely there because all the hollows and rounds in a set were...
Flowers, Curt
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May 1, 1998
4:43 pm
28908
... I ain't received no color photos of you makin' chips...yet. <g> <sniperoo> Actually it was part of a trade, the subject of ... er....this needs to be...
Larry Holland
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May 1, 1998
5:30 pm
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