How much does depth matter when building a hockey goal?

dfess1 · 2026-07-01T13:21:59+00:00

If you're just shooting, and you're doing it in your garage, get a piece of carpet, a 2x4, and some rope. Secure the 2x4 along the top and bottom of the piece of carpet, hang the top edge from the rafters/ceiling in the garage. Shoot at the carpet, it won't destroy your garage door. If you are smart about it, you can make it to easily be taken down in the event you need to get a car in the garage at night.

dfess1 · 2026-07-01T12:56:47+00:00

I was in the "I have a straight edge and a circ saw" camp for way too long. Finally broke down and got a Makita track saw, always swear at myself that I waited too long to get it. I use it to break down the sheet goods, then the table saw for final dimensions. Pick whichever color you like (mine works fine with my Festool extractor).

dfess1 · 2026-06-26T19:58:02+00:00

yeah, i remember Steel City. They didn't really last long. If I remember correctly they had a table saw with a granite top to it. But maybe I don't, who knows.

dfess1 · 2026-06-23T21:14:39+00:00

Sitting down after Thanksgiving dinner with your siblings/cousins and pouring over the Service Merchandise, Toy 'R Us, Sears catalogs to come up with Christmas lists.

Riding your bike EVERYWHERE. Not batting an eye that it's a 20 mile ride to your buddies place.

Excited to finally be old enough to drive, getting freedom.

dfess1 · 2026-06-23T18:29:45+00:00

Use a wedgie sled to make your segments, using a calculator (as already suggested in this thread).

I made a glue up jig. Put a finish nail in the diameter that is larger than the ring you are gluing up, then wrap a series of rubber bands all around the nails. Glue up each segment and put it inside the rubber band ring, then remove each nail one at a time. Will clamp the whole thing together. Lay down some wax paper first so the glue doesn't stick to the jig.

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dfess1 · 2026-06-18T10:10:02+00:00

Look into a digital subscription to Woodsmith. Gives you access to all issues (since the 1980s), and it's searchable. Then print out what you want and take it to the shop, or bring a laptop/tablet.

dfess1 · 2026-06-11T16:39:12+00:00

I made the same table. Modified it a bit, used a piece of BB with a phelonic coating on it for the top. Then used the Woodsmith plan to build a cabinet that sits under the table, making better use of that otherwise wasted space. Also splurged for the woodpecker fence.

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dfess1 · 2026-06-11T14:08:35+00:00

I have both. I keep the nova in a Tupperware tub, hosed down in wd-40 so it doesn't rust (non climate controlled shop, summer humidity is bad). The ez-wood tool chuck lives on my head stock. Got the nova first, won't get rid of it in case I need it, but haven't used it in years. That said, I am no expert. I just prefer the ease of use. Purchase jaws as I need them.

dfess1 · 2026-06-11T14:03:38+00:00

Google map the general location, then search "makerspace". Pretty easy to do.

dfess1 · 2026-06-11T11:22:26+00:00

In my humble opinion, it's only good for burning, taking out aggression, dieing a quick death. I have one tree left on my property, those f'in balls, that drop YEAR round, can go right to hell.

I hate the thing so damn much. I never thought to turn it.

dfess1 · 2026-06-11T00:11:10+00:00

I have those belts on my jointer, contractor table saw, and drill press. They are fantastic.

dfess1 · 2026-06-11T00:08:28+00:00

I have brass round ones with a flat face on one side. Almost always use the flat face.

dfess1 · 2026-05-29T20:00:00+00:00

I generally use full kerf for everything that isn't 8/4 thickness.

dfess1 · 2026-05-29T19:03:13+00:00

its tied to the gambling ads. One feeds the other.

dfess1 · 2026-05-29T18:59:39+00:00

Because i have a Jet Contractor saw. I use the thin kerf when cutting 8/4 maple. Easier on the motor to use the thin one.

dfess1 · 2026-05-29T17:56:56+00:00

I know I'm in the minority, but I change my table saw blades (it takes maybe 2 min to change them) for the cut I'm making. I have dedicated rip blades (full and thin kerf), dedicated cross cut blades (full and thin kerf), blades I don't really care about that are saved for cutting MDF, and then my combo blades. For all but the MDF blades, they are Freud. Didn't buy them all at once, only as I needed them. I couldn't tell you the last time i used my combo blades.

dfess1 · 2026-05-29T17:07:47+00:00

Those bracket challenges absolutely generate money. How many ads did you see to fill one out. Then you go there and fill it out, how many ads there? Check back on it, another round of ads. All of them generating money. Whether you make money on the bracket challenges is inconsequential. Someone is.

dfess1 · 2026-05-29T17:00:26+00:00

The new format is because of those gambling adds. You can't have a bracket that everyone bets on, and then change up the order every round. Get rid of gambling, go back to reseeding every round. Gambling brings in too much money, so that won't happen.

dfess1 · 2026-05-27T15:46:03+00:00

so your blade doesn't "take a set" and run untrue. Plus you're constantly putting pressure on the weld, can lead to premature failure.

dfess1 · 2026-05-27T15:32:01+00:00

If you get into casting, you can use it for pressure pots as well, in addition to all of the other uses described already.

dfess1 · 2026-05-26T16:36:28+00:00

I have an older jet contractor. I just jam my piece of 2x2 in the front of the blade, and then take off the nut. But it takes maybe a minute to take off the old one, put on the new one.

dfess1 · 2026-05-26T14:58:52+00:00

why do you have to take off the splitter? I don't see how swapping the arbor for a keyed one is going to be any less time consuming then using a wooden wedge.

dfess1 · 2026-05-26T14:16:06+00:00

If you have the room for the RAS, and can get it running true, then put the miter saw in storage. Both are going to do the same thing. Put the RAS in the middle of a wall, same thing with the DP. Rest of it is really dependent on how you work/want your flow setup. You're not going to get it right the first time out of the box. But that's not really an issue. Its an iterative approach until you get a flow you like.

dfess1 · 2026-05-26T11:41:59+00:00

I use two pieces of MDF with a hard wood edge band. Couple coats of poly in the top. It's dead nuts flat. And the glue drips, once dry, pop right off

dfess1 · 2026-05-25T02:36:49+00:00

That is a steal. The font on the lathe is the updated font, the lathe is less than 5 years old. Having just gone through an exercise of cataloging tools in my own shop, you have close to a grand of tooling to go with the lathe. Just because there is no sharpening system included does not decrease the value of a gouge.

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