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How
do you Add ¼ + 3/8 + 1/16? Well I convert them to a decimal
first, using a Calculator.
¼
= 1 divided X 4=.25
3/8
= 3 divided X
8=.375
1/16
= 1 divided X 16=.0625
adding
the decimals together=.6875
looking
at a chart I made up tells me that
.6875
=11/16
CHART
after
you’ve used this method many times you’ll find yourself
relying on the chart less and less.
If the numbers don't
match up perfectly, they'll be close enough.
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SCRAP
WOOD
Check
out cabinet shops for scrap wood if your projects are small you
can use a lot of what they throw away.
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| CHECK
ACCURACY OF SAW
Cut a piece of wood in
half, stand on edge flip one of the pieces over and push them
together if they mesh perfectly your saw is square.
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| MOTOR
MAINTENANCE
It is a good idea to blow
out your motors periodically to keep them working properly, at
the first sign of trouble, try blowing them out first.
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| CUTTING
BOARD
I made one for cutting wide
boards, but find I use it for almost all my cutting on the table
saw, I marked off measurements, and was careful when I
constructed it so it cuts square. I used 1/4 in plywood and a
2x2 I lined it up using the saw table. PICTURE
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| MOTORS
I have found that a 2 hp
motor 3450 rpm works very well on my table saw, and belt sander.
When you use the higher rpm motor you can use a smaller pulley
for more torque
Woodworking Tips
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| MAKE
YOUR OWN STAIN
If you like dark walnut
stain, you can make your own using lap cement, and turpentine,
use ½ cup lap cement and ½ gal turpentine or 1 part lap cement
to 10 parts turpentine. this will cut your stain cost in half.
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| RESAWING
For resawing I use a
Bi-Metal blade 3/4 wide 3 teeth per inch.
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| MAGAZINES
Most woodworking magazines
have a website and a lot of helpful information can be obtained
there.
LINKS
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| MIXING
EPOXY
Mix it in a sandwich bag
then cut off a corner to dispense.
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| DENTED
WOOD
Wet dent let it dry, I use
a heat gun to speed it up, a hair dryer would work also.
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| PATTERNS
I use my computer to draw
and save patterns, once I get the pattern in there I have the
ability to print it out, glue it on a piece of wood and cut it
out, I can also resize it, I use Coreldraw, and a pen tablet to
trace them in.
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| FIXING
CRACKS
If a project you're working
on develops a crack, try this put a little woodworking glue in
the crack, then go over it with an orbital sander, the sawdust
will mix with the glue and make the crack invisible.
Woodworking Tips
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