STL345: Rogowski’s Rose-Colored Safety Glasses
Gary and Vic join Ben and discuss fancy scrapers, the durability of veneer, projects that instill a love of woodworking, and Gary declares his life's greatest love.Gary’s favorite bandsaws:
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From Curtis:
I’m planning to build an oak kitchen table with a shop-sawn veneer top. I expect the table will see a fair amount of wear and I want to be able to refinish it down the line if it gets too beat up. Is it possible to go as thick as a quarter inch with the veneer? Assuming a stable substrate, at what thickness does cross-grain wood movement start to become a concern?
From Butch:
You discuss scrappers a lot and mention StewMac often. Have you tried their Ultimate Scraper? StewMac Ultimate Scraper – StewMac I love the original and have been using it for years. I’m not a big fan of the Rectangle/Concave. I’m seriously considering rounding the corners on it and flattening the concave side.
From Liam on Discord:
I’m teaching a semester-long class with mixed high schoolers and middle schoolers this fall who have no prior experience, focused on hand tool usage. Any simple project ideas that would foster a love of craftsmanship in youth?
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Gary -
I recently (about a year ago) replaced the 1.5HP single phase motor on my jointer with a 3ph + VFD. I had to do this because my shop in on off-grid solar and the starting surge on the jointer would blow the inverter offline. The VFD let's me program the spin-up time and I haven't had a problem since swapping motors. You shouldn't have any problem with a VFD as long as it's rated for the size motor you're wiring, you wire it correctly, and set all the parameters right. (Nobody said this would be easy.)
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