STL 138: Tool flipping and riving knives
Plus, the guys debate working from plans vs. improvising, how much stock to leave when milling, all time favorite techniques, and some recent tool bombsFill out our Shop Talk Live listener survey to receive your free STL and Fine Woodworking stickers.
03:50 – Question 1:
I’m just getting started in woodworking. My first power tool purchase was a Hitachi contractor saw found on craigslist for $75 and it has done everything I have asked of it. Recently I have begun planning out several projects will require me to resaw my boards. I don’t feel overly comfortable doing this on the table saw. As I have extremely limited funds I have been considering selling my table saw; I should be able to get around $350 for it, and use that money to purchase a bandsaw. What are your opinions on dumping the table saw to acquire a band saw sooner? -Ethan
10:00 – Question 2:
How much do you plan projects with drawings and in what detail, and how much do you decide as the project progresses? What benefits do you see in one vs. the other? -Ilya
19:33 – All Time Favorite Technique of All Time… for this week:
Mike – Angled block to help drill splayed leg mortises
Ben – Using the extra-wide setting on a domino to make oversized mortises
Instagram – @woodenlaser
Tom – Using a bench hook
Mike Pekovich – 6 Essential Bench Jigs
34:55 – Question 3:
How do you decide how much extra material to give when going from a long board to a rough cut? Say for a final dimension of 1-1/4″ x 2 x 24″ from a 8/4 stock 6″ wide, 8′ long piece, how big would you make your initial piece before you take it to final? -Ilya
39:30 – Tool Bomb
Mike – A sponge for washing the car. (Yes. A. Sponge. For washing. The. Car.)
Tom – Glue syringes
Ben – 12-volt impact driver
46:30 – Question 4:
In the past I’ve made a shop made zero clearance insert out of MDF but I don’t use it often because it requires me to remove the riving knife that comes with the saw. I’m hesitant to finagle one out of a nail filed to the thickness of the blade for fear of misaligning it or it shooting out at me in a freak accident. What do you suggest for implementing this in the shop? -WoodyHg
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Another great show thanks guys. Ben I would really love a couple of stickers. Can you tell me where I can submit a question for the show? Email me at [email protected]
Thanks very much, love the show and maz. Hey please say thank you to entire team for all you do.. RichG
....Ben....where do i send the mint cans? As always the podcast gives me an hour or so to reflect on whats next or how to up my game a little....I have a bunch of 1/8" x 1/4" stock milled up and I am perched on the edge of the rabbit-hole you've named Kumico...
I tried to submit the listener survey twice, and both times lost my internet connection. Is there a problem with the survey? Bob
I like your pod cast very much. I listen for the same reason I subscribe to your magazine. To learn things about woodworking. In my opinion the pod cast is best when you have your normal cast of experts, Mike, Matt and Tom. I can learn something from these guys. I am not so hot on hearing from a guy who is just starting out in woodworking. Thanks
Ben, I enjoyed your ingenuity for using the Domino to make oversized mortices and then home made tenons... but you seemed to think this was novel... what you did was essentially make slip tenons which have been used long before the Domino ever existed. I use them for similar situations when you can't or don't want to have tenons on the end of the components.
Of course I don't think the concept of slip tenons are novel! It was merely using the domino to make larger tenons than it was intended to make. I'm aware that I'm probably not the first one to do that either! It's just a technique that I used that some people might find interesting.
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