There are times when you may want to use a thin-kerf blade, but what about your riving knives and splitters? Won’t they be too wide? Well, not exactly. We’re going to touch on the basics of thin-kerf blades, but the main point of this article is to address the issue of a riving knife or […]
Feel free to share this page with others… Introduction Communities SawStop Users’ Group Documents The Care and Cleaning of a SawStop Articles Thin-Kerf Blades and Riving Knives Choosing a SawStop – Contractor Vs. Professional Protecting A Cast-Iron Tabletop Adding an Extra Cast-Iron Wing SawStop Brake Spacing Explained Dado information: Converting Extension Table into a Router
<< This is a continuation of Workbench: Part 6 – Finishing the benchtop The finish has been applied to the bench-top so now it’s time to attach the hardware. This is a tricky subject to explain clearly. I’m going to do my best but I’m planning on coming back and editing this post a
This is a continuation of Workbench: Part 5 – Cutting the benchtop to size The workbench top is almost done. It’s been glued up and cut to size. Now all it needs is the finishing touches to get it ready for the hardware. Adding a shallow rabbet on the ends of each piece. The left
This is a continuation of my other table saw enhancements, Attaching a Sliding Crosscut Table Without Cutting Down the Rails and Attaching an Extra Cast-Iron Extension Wing. The additional cast iron wing that I attached to my table saw moved the wooden extension table another 10″ past the end of my rails. This allows me
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This is a continuation of Workbench: Part 4 – Gluing up the new top. The top is all glued up so now I need to strengthen it by attaching 1/2″ plywood to the underside. I can then cut it down to the final size to prepare it for finishing. There were a few spots of
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This is an update to my original post titled Making a guitar pick from a cracked cymbal. I learned a few things since making that first pick. Here’s what I did differently. First, I decided to trace an outline of the pick using an awl. This works better since the red Sharpie kept getting rubbed off
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Update: I created a follow-up post with a few things I did differently. You can find that here. I started with the remnant from a cut-down cymbal. I chose a cut-off from a Zildjian A Custom 10″ Splash because of how thin it was and how it didn’t have much of a bow to it.
