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so many levels of dumbassery on that one...

I have no business commenting on matters of dust collection systems since mine consists of a shop-vac, dust pan and broom.

Table is cupped. Very nice! I love the built-in router table section. Which main model did you go with? I too am still using my Craftsman table saw I bought 30+ years ago. Good luck with that beast!

I cut larger pieces and sheet goods too big for the table saw on a sacrificial 4x8 sheet of particle board and set the saw blade to go about 1/4 inch deep into the 3/4 inch particle board, There's no fall-off and I can keep my right hand on the saw trigger handle and my left on the front handle of the saw. I don't take my hands off the saw until I'm done with the cut or the saw is stopped. About 18 years ago while being stupidly cavalier with a dado cut on the table saw, the wood kicked back and flipped my fingers against the dado blade. Thankfully didn't lose any fingers but it took a couple dozen stitches to fix me up. That woke me the fuck up and I've been SUPER careful ever since around saws with spinning blades.

OMG don't get me started on wood scraps...I...can...NOT...throw them away unless they are the smallest mangled pieces. You just never know when you'll need the perfect sized wood scrap. I have a whole section in my shop just for wood scraps separated into hardwood, softwood and ply/composite wood. Nothing more irritating then having to cut a nice full board or sheet for a tiny piece to complete a project.

Pictures? You're probably right about having to fabricate your own. Once you do...suggestion...fashion a mesh bag or some other container filled with moth balls affixed in the engine compartment. That's what I do for my old truck that sits under a cover in the winter. Keeps all the rodent's at bay.

It found a good home...looks like I'm a non-rider now Time to say goodbye to my FJR. Posting here first before I put it out to the world. 2014 Yamaha FJR1300 ES 24,056 Miles, Garage Kept, Excellent Condition, $10,500 Electronic suspension Electronic cruise control Heated grips Electronic adjustable windshield Cee Bailey aftermarket windshield and stock windshield included Cee Bailey headlight protectors Fog lights USB port Voltage gauge Pazzo brake and clutch levers Tank Bra Alarm system 2 Brothers carbon fiber exhaust and stock exhaust Included Russell Day-Long seat with removable rider backrest Frame Sliders Saddlebag guards Ventura soft rear pack system with 50 Liter pack Yamaha Shop Manual More pics available if interested

In that case nice work AND good for you for running the correct wire too. 👍

Nice work. Is that on a 15 or 20 amp circuit?

Congrats! I hope that you did the little "I beat you, you MF" dance when you got it out. Or is that just me after I accomplish a particularly challenging repair feat?

Agreed. Be diligent with oil changes and turbos are fine. Shit, they've been putting them in cars in the US easily for at least 40 years so it's not like it's some crazy new technology but they have gotten much better IMO.

Ah! I did read that but interpreted it differently as in you couldn't see the hole and were working by feel. That's a pretty dumb design for using a roll pin. Clearly the engineer didn't ever want it taken apart. Any chance you can drill a hole from the opposite side or through the center of the pin to the other side and then punch it out the way it went in?

Ok stupid question maybe but why are you trying to drill it out instead of using a roll pin punch and just pounding it through?

Well not the first time...that was just from hanging out with the wrong crowd.

Fucking pussy...just let the sawdust fly as God intended. Breath it in, shuffle through it, blow it off with your mouth. Once a month or so just spend two-days vacuuming and sweeping. Jesus was a carpenter, nothing in the bible about him using a dust collector.

I'm sorry now that I ever suggested that you simply don't mow it. Your exploits of how you've turned an unnecessary job into a multi-phase project that has now included expense, effort and injury is far more entertaining. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that your new DR didn't turn you or any parts of you into mulch but perhaps you could video your next session? I mean solely as an instructional video of course...not for amusement.😉

Respectfully disagree. You can let it grow and still mow to the edge of the the "lawn" to keep new trees/bushes, etc. from sprouting. If branches start encroaching you can prune them. Seems to me like you're just making more work for yourself mowing an area that has no practical use and would look just as good or even possibly better if the vegetation were allowed to mature. Throw some wildflower seeds out there, plant a couple blackberry bushes. Eventually you won't have to look at the ugly utility pole and transformer back there. 😉

Why do you even need/want to mow that section?

WD-40 and if that doesn't work then Goo-Gone. If those don't work then a belt sander with 60 grit will surely get rid of it.

Probably some form of galvanic corrosion from being held constantly by another tool that's exposed to a lot of peppers and scotch. 😁

About 20 years ago I decided to ask a programmer at work exactly what she did. I was genuinely interested and also, she was a pretty hot Japanese chick so that's why I chose her. I believe she was developing something in Visual Basic? Could have been something else. I watched for about five minutes...and in that five minutes I can attest that my lifetime curiosity quota in programming had been completely fulfilled.

Its dangerous when the copper is green or white, powdery and falls apart and/or when the insulation cracks and falls off in pieces. I would have had no hesitation just using those stripped ends as-is for an extension cord but that's just me. Maybe if they were blacker I would have shined them up a bit with some emery cloth but otherwise wouldn't have fucked around with it.

Also a big fan of pocket screws. Have recently switched back to dowels from biscuits for edge gluing. No specific reason, just because. Basically I'll use any method that prevents me from having to go through the face of the wood with any type of fastener. I feel like if I have to putty a nail hole or use a button to cover a screw head on a wood face that will show grain (i.e. not painted) that I've failed the project. Finish head screws are great though IMO for painted projects. Good hold but very small hole to cover.

As long as you clamp it and the surfaces are prepared properly and you use decent wood glue, you can't beat a glue bond. My 8th grade shop teacher taught me that. Nails are the weakest, screws second. I share your method of minimizing or even completely avoiding mechanical fasteners when woodworking.

Well perhaps, but Behr still has it in their instructions on the can: "Intermix containers of same product to ensure color and sheen uniformity"