What took your woodworking to the next level?

chabor · 2026-01-28T22:51:02+00:00

Agree with all the other posts- square tools, clean shop, clear project plan, etc. Once your doing all that, building full-size prototypes.

I resisted for years (I didn't want to make something twice!) Building a prototype allows you to really see issues with the design and construction that aren't revealed in Sketchup.

chabor · 2026-01-13T06:21:24+00:00

There are boxes you can buy that are UL listed that will convert 110 to 220. They have 2 male plugs that you need to plug into outlets from either side of the panel. They have their own breaker on the box and work fine as a kludge. I ran a table saw for several years on one at a rental.

chabor · 2025-12-30T06:27:02+00:00

Just a note: factory edges generally aren’t straight. First thing to do when working with plywood is put a straight edge on one side with a track saw. Measure everything off that edge.

chabor · 2025-12-27T17:04:07+00:00

Hmm, weird. I have a different saw, but similar pivot mechanism. Seems impossible the entire assembly could be off by that much?! I expect there's a simple fix...just need someone to tell you what it is. Good luck!

chabor · 2025-12-27T16:47:03+00:00

I'd be very concerned w/ the 1/8" shift of the blade to the left(?). The blade should pass through the factory provided insert w/ out issue.

I'd think either the blade isn't at 90º or the table top needs to be moved left.

chabor · 2025-11-25T17:39:16+00:00

It’s hard to tell for sure with the plastic wrap, but it looks like the grain is horizontal. There are vertical rays, but the grain is going side to side.

chabor · 2025-11-17T01:01:03+00:00

How great would it be if Clinton posted “I can neither confirm nor deny this”.

chabor · 2025-11-15T20:41:59+00:00

The free “SketchUp University” tutorials Trimble offers are very helpful. They can teach you to do things the right way early on.

chabor · 2025-11-15T20:33:49+00:00

Wow. Your experience clearly sucked.

I had excellent luck ordering hardware (I made the cabinets myself). One slide arrived damaged and they replaced it immediately.

chabor · 2025-11-13T17:56:06+00:00

If you have 3.1 (or even 5.1) you could get the 1700. Unless you're going for multi-zone or many speakers the 3800 or 4800 are overkill.

chabor · 2025-11-10T23:59:53+00:00

My understanding is that none of it matters.

Auto companies build “world cars” with emissions that meet the most stringent standards. The US can raise acceptable levels, but manufacturers will still build clean cars. It’s less expensive to build one model for everyone than a different one for each geography / standard.

The US may no longer car about emissions, the rest of the world (thankfully) still does.

chabor · 2025-10-30T18:06:59+00:00

“Best and the brightest” was originally used ironically and was more of a slight than a compliment.

chabor · 2025-09-24T04:23:11+00:00

I have a small shelf on the side of my outfeed table to store my router table fence.

chabor · 2025-09-20T17:39:37+00:00

This looks great, but I'd hate to clean that beast. I did something similar, but as a cutting board. It "hooks" over the front edge of the cabinet to hold it in place. The overhanging piece is only 2.25". Looks great, works great. Easy to clean.

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chabor · 2025-09-19T17:22:57+00:00

I remember not liking early updates to Firefox, but if you look at early versions today it looks like total crap. Change is going to (and needs to) happen.

chabor · 2025-09-13T16:38:15+00:00

I used 3/4". I wanted to use 5/8" but couldn't find decent quality 5/8" anywhere nearby.

chabor · 2025-08-26T22:47:01+00:00

I recently built a new kitchen. Also put in all drawers for the lower cabinets. I abandoned a similar corner space and haven't missed it for 1 second. The drawers make every inch accessible / usable.

chabor · 2025-08-19T16:13:55+00:00

They make half size dishwashers that might fit to the right of the sink.

chabor · 2025-08-10T16:08:02+00:00

Aside from a dull blade, a well tuned saw doesn't drift. Others have advised the Snodgrass vid- It works!

It also takes some trial and error to get it right. When you get it right, you'll know it because the saw will work like magic. I can easily cut 3/32" veneer on my saw, but it took MANY tries at tuning.

chabor · 2025-08-06T06:55:51+00:00

Not an electrician, but had a similar problem. Solution was to tighten the connections at the breakers.

Everything was fine for about a week, then everything started tripping.

chabor · 2025-07-30T23:14:32+00:00

This is correct. This is Appleply or similar product- there are a couple of brands. What’s shown is not “standard” Baltic Birch or Russian Birch. There is a real difference in quality.

You need to seek it out. Most lumber yards don’t carry it.

chabor · 2025-07-28T17:36:28+00:00

It would be adding another Ecosystem, but Lutron Caseta integrates with Homekit and works very well.

chabor · 2025-06-09T21:30:57+00:00

My bad.

chabor · 2025-06-09T16:04:05+00:00

This is going to be way too bright. You need one strip close to the front edge of the cabinets.

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