Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
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¡°I have ordered the ¡°high speed spindle¡± for my CF531 which will let me use my existing 1/2¡± router bits as a backup. I was originally thinking that might be money poorly spent considering the
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Airtight: Clamps by Air Compression
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Re: Building a closet for dust collector
The work is lumen output and the lumens hit a surface and that surface warms from the lumens. Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 9:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FOG] Building a closet
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Joe Jensen
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Re: Building a closet for dust collector
Brian, where then did the energy go? Idling a saw energy is mostly losses in the motor. The rest is moving the air near the blade and that heats the air? This is a fundamental physics reality. Not
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Joe Jensen
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Re: Building a closet for dust collector
Brian, the point is doing the work creates heat too. Take a milling machine. The motor has inefficiency, heat. The motor moves things in the mill, some friction some more heat. Then the cutter removes
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Joe Jensen
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
#shapertools
Thank you for the book recommendation ¨C I ordered it. I¡¯m told I need a power feeder if I want to keep all my fingers. The Comatic DC40 seems to be the right place to start ¨C the older geared
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TJ Cornish
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
#shapertools
If you are new to shaping in general, I¡¯d suggest a book read. It goes through all the background info I am sure you would find interesting including knife materials and differences, safety, and how
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Michael Tagge
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
#shapertools
Thanks for all of the thoughts. We¡¯ve covered a lot of ground so I¡¯ll summarize what I think you¡¯ve all said: For whatever reason, it¡¯s not a normal thing to have a 40mm interchangeable block
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TJ Cornish
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
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I agree. Prospectively buying shaper tooling before you have need for the specific cutter is a quick way to the poor house. Wait till you know what you need. David Best
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David P. Best
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Re: MDF experience?
Brett, I used to live near the Columbia Falls, MT milk where Plum Creek made the MDF. I¡¯ve been in the mill several times. Fascinating to watch the MDF get made but the smell of formaldehyde or
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Gerald Yungling
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Re: Getting Rid of Masks - Huge Sale
If did not occur to me that this person was not legit. So I did click and thd website had 4 diff kinds of masks. I considered ordering 5pk of N95 but decided against it. 10% off code worked. It was
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imran
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Re: Getting Rid of Masks - Huge Sale
Thank You, Brian. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: P.O. Box 257 Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road Murphys, CA. 95247 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507
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Glen Christensen
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Re: Getting Rid of Masks - Huge Sale
Thanks Brian, I didnt click the link, but I'm fairly confident that the masks dont exist. Stephen
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Re: Getting Rid of Masks - Huge Sale
I also removed the post, can¡¯t stop that it was already distributed to anybody on email, but it¡¯s off the message board. Brian Lamb blamb11@... www.lambtoolworks.com
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Brian Lamb
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Re: Getting Rid of Masks - Huge Sale
I banned the person. Sorry, they were asking some legit sounding questions, obviously to get in and sell their wares. This group is not as easy to keep someone moderated until I¡¯m sure they are
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Brian Lamb
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
#shapertools
Dave and Imran, just for comparison thats what it costs me to get 3 carbide knives with backers done from Royce-Ayr. -- John Kee JMK Services
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"[email protected]
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Re: Getting Rid of Masks - Huge Sale
Abners, So first you want a non specific instruction manual, then you want non specific instructional videos, and now you want to sell your entire stock of masks.... Think I'll pass on this one Brian,
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S L
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
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I honestly would wait to buy until there is a need. The multi profile kits are fine I suppose, but for a simple round over, ogee, or anything you just want to mount for a quick cut is no longer a
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[email protected] <correy@...>
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
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Thanks Dave. Good to know the going rate. Certainly have gone up since I looked into it 15 yrs ago. CG Schmidt is well known W Moore is another but I see their European page is not responding. I got
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imran
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
#shapertools
Imran, You asked about custom knife experience. About a year ago I needed to make a specific profile to match a frame and panel desktop I was repairing and had a great experience with Charles GG
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Dave Rossetti
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Re: Getting started in shaper tooling
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In my experience the customs officers have a lot of leeway. I ordered twice from Germany one order with BowmouldMaster was $2k. I did not get a call both times. One time I brought a hand made large
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imran
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