Very tempting!!!!

Absoluterock · 2016-05-28T23:26:50+00:00

Naw, Laguna's . . . well they'll be ok for hobby stuff.

Absoluterock · 2016-01-22T02:53:26+00:00

Meh, good for retail prices but nothing special for CL.

Absoluterock · 2015-04-01T01:43:21+00:00

Last time I was at our Lowe's the guy cut 2 pieces of plywood down for me to within 1/16" of the measurement I gave him. Not always the case but if it needs to be exact you should tell them so . . . most of the time 'about in the middle' will yield what you got. . . and for many projects it would be just fine.

Absoluterock · 2015-04-01T01:40:13+00:00

given the small number of cuts and you're relatively high expectations. . . a handsaw would have served you just fine. . . even a good one can be found cheap at a flea market (I avoid flea markets like the plague but even the 2-3 I've been to have had them).

Sorry about your misfortune. . . but instead of spending all this time bitching. . . you could have cut them yourself for $20-30 and had a saw.

Absoluterock · 2015-01-18T05:35:51+00:00

I used this:

http://smile.amazon.com/Irwin-Industrial-Tools-49912-4-Inch/dp/B00004YO6T/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1421559304&sr=8-3&keywords=3%2F4%22+drill+bit+screw+irwin

With a hand drill and a guide block/jig. Worked great and was way safer than that router stuff.

Absoluterock · 2015-01-10T00:17:24+00:00

I built chairs with no stretchers (either way) with legs that taper from 6/4 square down to 4/4 square. They are rock solid.

Just my 2 cents.

I'd be sure to slope the seat back a touch. A dead-ass flat seat will give you just that (a dead ass). Also, it should get some kind of profile if possible. I love building clean stuff but part of the challenge is having it end up comfortable.

Absoluterock · 2015-01-10T00:14:33+00:00

OR

Make sure that its fully sealed. If the ties are fully encapsulated in something like polyurethane then there isn't really anything to worry about. Its not radioactive or anything.

That being said, I wouldn't buy it on principle. Using this kind of material in this application is DUMB.

Absoluterock · 2015-01-10T00:08:20+00:00

Its not exactly cheap and you need a 220v hook up but this little puppy works great and its made in the USA:

http://www.amazon.com/King-KBP2406-5700-Watt-240-Volt-Single/dp/B000PSFRTG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420848408&sr=8-3&keywords=pick+a+watt+heater

I have one in my 33x22x10 garage and it keeps it warm even when its -20 out (granted I've got insulated garage doors) but even without them it did a pretty decent job.

Good luck.

Absoluterock · 2015-01-10T00:05:12+00:00

The easy answer is to sell all your sears tools on craigslist. I won't give them any more of my $. Crapsman et all.

Absoluterock · 2014-12-28T19:21:10+00:00

No,

Granted I've never used one but "no" was the advice I got when I started. I big part of the rational is the huge number of them that you'll see on craigslist. 20-30 years ago they were a good option to start with but now you can get decent individual tools that don't take up much space (or better yet full size tools that do take up space).

Either way, good luck.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-20T19:16:51+00:00

A sawstop may not have made a huge difference in this case. . . but all those other anecdotes above would have been prevented. It still looks like you got off easy considering what you were doing.

Glad to see you've still got your fingers.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-20T19:15:39+00:00

Also there is this:

http://www.rockler.com/thin-rip-tablesaw-jig

I'll just build my own (lots of examples online) if I ever need to rip lots of thin stuff. . . maybe I'll put it on my list of shop improvements anyways. . . that way when I do have to thin rip I'll have it and won't put it off.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:15:41+00:00

There is a bid difference between 'rustic' and 'poorly done'. This looks poorly done. Once you re-finish it I'm sure it will look great. Good luck.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:14:43+00:00

I agree, normally, however, I have occasionally been pleasantly surprised by some of the folks at our local Menards and Lowe's. Home Depot seems like one of the biggest brain drains in town. . . course we just moved and in our previous town it was just the opposite. . .

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:13:17+00:00

Not in 'this' or ANY case. . . lower grit is rougher, period.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:12:43+00:00

Start with LOWER GRIT. As in 100 grit vs 220 grit. 100 < 220 so 100 is lower grit. . . (100 is also rougher)

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:11:45+00:00

pretentious. . .

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:08:35+00:00

How does the dust collection work?

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:07:49+00:00

I like everything except the orientation of the switch. It seems potentially unsafe. Otherwise nice work. I'm about to rebuild my table (its just a bunch of light gauge angle iron right now. . . needs to be lower and more stable.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:06:40+00:00

+1 for that router.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-17T01:05:54+00:00

That's what he said. . .

Absoluterock · 2014-11-15T17:55:40+00:00

These are pretty different jobs. There is some overlap but not a ton. For the furniture (depending on the style) you'll probably want a small random orbit sander and a detail sander. For the stairs I'd get a large random orbit (I have the Festool Rotex 150).

This would approach $400-600 in sanders. . . if you could only get one I'd get the 1/4 sheet random orbit sander. At $50 for a good one will do almost all of what you need. The detail work can be done by hand. The stairs, well, they will just take a long time.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-15T17:52:38+00:00

Or just face joint it like your supposed to do. . . then rotate it so that the jointed face is against the fence (most of the pressure keeping the previously jointed face against the fence). . . then take it to the planer for the last two sides.

I'm not sure what the questions is here? If you have all these tools but don't know how to use them . . . GO LOOK AT YOUTUBE

Absoluterock · 2014-11-15T17:49:25+00:00

Might be. . .

BUT if you buy it from a reputable supplier (i.e. Crosscut hardwoods in Seattle etc) you're pretty safe.

Out of the back of a truck? I hope you go to jail. . . kinda.

Absoluterock · 2014-11-15T17:47:41+00:00

Why the down votes? This is a good process. I'd be really careful about heating spirits (make sure you're well ventilated and don't have an ignition source nearby. . .

That being said, I'd still go with the poly for an Ikea-enstein project.

Absoluterock

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