We should call "Craftsman" the "Maytag Forum" [message #2434] |
Mon, 14 November 2005 15:42 |
Bill Epstein
Messages: 1088 Registered: May 2009 Location: Smoky Mts. USA
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There's cobwebs over there.
C'mon! Somebody has to be building something? Or is it all on the Group Build Forum? Craftsman isn't just for wood, is it?
I'm nearing completion on the Hagerman Cornet and REALLY enjoying my Porter-Cable dovetail jig
In the background you can barely see one of a pair of Theatre-sized boxes for Speakermans Altec co-ax holding up the chop saw(that's why I've been incommunicado all weekend, Ron) and,
I've begun the assembly of a Marchand 3-way tube crossover which I'm going to review for Dagogo. Whew!
Can I plug my new not-for-profit(darn-it) gig?
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Re: We should call "Craftsman" the "Maytag Forum" [message #2441 is a reply to message #2434] |
Tue, 15 November 2005 07:38 |
GarMan
Messages: 960 Registered: May 2009
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Dovetail jig?!? Shame on you. Of all people, I'd thought you'd handcut. I'm at the starting stage of building one of these right now, but don't know how far I'll get before the first snow fall. Still haven't found a bandsaw I can use. Gar.
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Re: We should call "Craftsman" the "Maytag Forum" [message #2447 is a reply to message #2434] |
Tue, 15 November 2005 13:47 |
lon
Messages: 760 Registered: May 2009
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I think the problem is just too many different subcategories. But for general discussion, i think there is something of note going on in Single Driver Forum discussion that's worthwhile mentioning. Not before a few days (weeks now I guess) has the use of a CNC router been widely discussed as a tool for machining speaker enclosures. The 'group build' over there involves one designer and another fellow who intend to execute the design with his CNC aparatus. This brainstorming session has gotten pretty longwinded, but has shown some real promise. The design concept is for a backhorn. The CNC setup can make the turns needed to smoothe out the horn path.
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Re: We should call "Craftsman" the "Maytag Forum" [message #2449 is a reply to message #2434] |
Tue, 15 November 2005 15:40 |
colinhester
Messages: 1349 Registered: May 2009 Location: NE Arkansas
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Got a new 2800 sq ft workshop last week. Does that count? The door's too small for our "portable" railcar-size sewage treatment plant to fit through. Damn. Congrats on the Dagogo gig. Looks like that's going to be fun. Are you allowed to post picts of the xover before the review is published?.......Colin
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Re: I could eschew dovetail machinery pre-bifocals [message #2451 is a reply to message #2450] |
Tue, 15 November 2005 18:12 |
GarMan
Messages: 960 Registered: May 2009
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Toronto Woodworking Show is coming up so I'm hoping to get a deal. The Sears Craftman 1/3hp just ain't cutting it (no pun intended). Great for cutting the 1/4" templates but chokes on 2" cherry. Oh well. Got it used for $50 and can probably sell it for the same price. Jigs are the way to go if you're pounding out several boxes. For one-off's I prefer hand-cut. Love the looks of skinny pins that you can't get with jigs.
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