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Hi Doug, Using your dado set, keep the blades (should be two that look like regular saw blades) to the outsides of the stack. There should be a left and right to these two baldes. The chippers are the blades that have only 2 -4 teeth on them. These are the ones that go in between the blades. You add and subtract the chipper blades to get the desired
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Your best gluing surfaces are face grain and edge grain. End grain (such as a butt joint) is not suffciently strong enough because the end grain absorbes too much of the glue. If you have to use a butt joint, coat the end grain with glue, let it start to set up and then apply a second coat. Now attach your two pieces together. However a half lap, bridle
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Even if you are a framer, there is no prejudice here. :-) YOur splice (or half lap) joint is a strong joint because you get a lot of gluing surface on the face grain of a board. You could also use a bridle joint or mortise and tenon. To strengthen the joint you can peg it too. chad stanton
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UGH!!! I kow what you are talking about. My friend has left his beer on my tablesaw making a rust ring. Hate it! I use WD-40 and steel wool. After that i put a coat of wax on it. chad stanton
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It's typically best to apply it to both pieces. A thin layer will do.I've talked with the people at Elmer's and it's suggested that way. However I can say there have been times when I've only been able to apply it to one side and it still holds. chad stanton
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Nice tip. Another great option.
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Yes, mix the boiled linseed oil with a 50/50 mixture of pure gum turpentine. The turpentine thins the BLO so it can penetrate deeper into the wood. keep appiling until the wood no longer can absorb it. If the oil pools on top for 20 minutes without soaking in, then its enough and wipe it off. Let it dry at least a couple of days. The oil needs time
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Boiled linseed oil will really give the grain a beautiful, rich look. But for etra added protection several layers of a polyuthane will definitely give it the extra protection. Poly is great for brushing. start with a 50/50 mixture of poly and mineral spiirits, then do a coat of 75/25 mixture of poly and mineral spirits, and a final of 100% poly. If
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Hi Richard, I'm not sure why, but your photos are coming up. Do you have a link to go to so we can see it? Chad Stanton
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I'm not sure of a production made permanent table, but you could certainly build one. Here is an example of outfeed tables. It can get ideas flowing to create the perfect table set up for you. http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/shop/archive/2012/07/31/ws-mobile-outfeed-tables.aspx chad stanton- forum moderator