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Jar, which hinge and mounting plate you use for face frames

We use 71b3650 hinges with 175h5030 inset mounting plate. Blum part numbers can be confusing .

I have the same saw. Use it everyday. I bought mine new early 80's.

I have the 41" combo and like it alot. Like to have another one. First thing you need to do is throw the blue drawer padding away and open the drawers and let them air out. Smells bad.

I'm with John. When you get done, paint it. I've seen alot of garages on here sheetrocked, mudded, and no paint. Don't get it.

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heat will not help much, air movement will. did you sand the first coat of poly before the 2nd coat

new table, fence, blade run that sucker

I have probably built 50 router tables. Formica laminate on all of them. A couple boys in my shop class went to the local counter top shop and got 6 cut outs from kitchen sinks. they built 6 tables, sold 4, and made enough money to buy new P-C routers for their tables. The next table I build...

discussed this in shop class yesterday. glad this come up so the boys can see this actually happens.

both grandpa's were lucky enough to work and retire from the local steel mill (empire detriot steel), they made and fixed everything they owned. Couple things i'll never forget, my moms dad made a drill press out of 2" pipe and angle iron. Poured his own babbet bushings. My dads dad made an...

looks like cedar. Cedar is lighter in weight that pine. I've nailed up miles of 1X6 T&G of that stuff. Like the guys said, smell it, it'll tell ya.

write mine on the inside of a storage cabinet door in the shop. Everything I got. Cars, trucks, tractors, mowers, powerwasher,etc. Run out of room, paint over it, start over.

owned 12, sold'em, happiest day of my life