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Hi Chris, Good question, if it¡¯s working more power to you for avoiding these high priced Euro finishes! I used watco for years and my former shop associate uses Waterlox a lot for countertops and
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Joe Calhoon
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Ok ya¡¯ll.. For years I have been using Watco and Waterlox, with what I believe to be success. Am I missing something critical, or am I just clueless? I am not producing my projects commercially, and
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Christopher Rozycki
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Re: Wax/oil finishes
Hi Lucky, I have only been using the Saicos premium hard wax oil on my home projects and the yurt I built for my son. I know they have other products but that¡¯s the only one I have used. I used some
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Joe Calhoon
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I want to thank everyone who responded to my post. You are all amazing! I doubt there is another place where I could find this much information. Thank you all for your time to share your thoughts,
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Thank you David, this amazing wealth of information!
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mariusz_m
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Prior to ordering my North State 16" wide belt sand, I looked into the Houfek Cindy sanders as well. At the time, Houfek was willing to import a machine, but they wouldn't ship until they had a
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Tom Gensmer
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I had a 15" open ended wide belt, badged Bridgewood but the same as powermatic, North State etc. solid machine. There's actually one on local auction here in Minnesota right now. Jason Holtz J. Holtz
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Jason Holtz
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John: I had a 37¡± Speedsander¡while certainly superior to a drum sander I found the quality lacking and sold it after a few years. Terry
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Terence
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Re: Drum sanders
I am also researching sanders for my new / retirement shop. ?I once owned a woodmaster 50¡± drum sander but had little use on it before i sold because of a career move. It was a solid quality
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John Deming
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Looks like the manual was stripped off by the forum software. You can download it from this link: https://powermatic.com/media/akeneo_connector/asset_files/1/7/1791250_man_en_77f7.pdf David Best
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David P. Best
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Mariusz, I have not had any major issues with the North State sander. Mine is 3-phase with the 7.5 HP motor which appeared to me to have several voltage alternatives with wiring configuration changes
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David P. Best
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Thanks for the pointer to the CWI/sandx brand. The 26" wide version of the dual drum looks decent at a price quite a bit below the powermatic. [email protected]> wrote:
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Bob Wise
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Re: Wax/oil finishes
Hi Joe: I hope you¡¯re well! I think your approach of rolling and leaving for a while is a good one. I¡¯ve found the 4mm nap is demonstrably better than even 5mm nap, so the shorter the better. What
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David Luckensmeyer
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Thanks Mac. Steve Rowe suggested the same company a bit earlier. It looks like they build quality equipment, but they are not cheap. The smaller of the two open ended drum sanders, the Cindy 300,
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mariusz_m
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Re: Wax/oil finishes
Hi Brian: Hey, I¡¯m glad you were able to access the review. I have used Osmo a lot, particularly the UV version which actually does hold up fairly well in direct sunlight (read: it is not magic and
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David Luckensmeyer
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Re: Drum sanders
martin/campshure/co/llc mac campshure 7412 elmwood ave. middleton, wi 53562-3106 608-332-2330 cell airtightclamps@... airtightclamps.com instagram.com/maccampshure/ Designing and building for 50
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mac campshure
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Hi Tom: I have used Livos extensively on indoor furniture over a 10 year period, including dining room tables. Yes it does look nice and it feels magnificent. Livos has just the right amount of sheen
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David Luckensmeyer
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I think these folks are in your neck of the woods Woodworking machines | HOUFEK a.s. houfek.com martin/campshure/co/llc mac campshure 7412 elmwood ave. middleton, wi 53562-3106 608-332-2330 cell
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mac campshure
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David, just called Leneave - they have no idea if there is someone in my neighborhood that might carry it, but interestingly enough they might be able to sell and ship it to me directly from Taiwan.
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mariusz_m
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Mariusz, I have had all three that people are talking about and my brother has the open end wide belt from Powermatic. I started with a Performax 22-44.? It worked well.? It is slow and the
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PK
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