Ordered a new toy.

Post #324,806 by Another Scott 4/18/10 3:08:09 PM Reply	Ordered a new toy. I recently got a router and have been debating on tools and/or methods for joining planks into wider boards for some plant stands that I need to build. There are biscuit jointers that have lots of fans. But the really cheap ones don't have square fences or are difficult to manipulate in bit changes. Even the known brands (Porter-Cable and Dewalt) have complaints and are around $200. For $500+ there are various European tools (Festool, etc.), but they seem to be "systems" that become an investment in themselves. Lots of the brands have complaints about dust cavities clogging, and the idea of an additional vacuum system isn't appealing. I ended up getting this for my router: CMT Enlock1 - http://www.woodcraft...aspx?prodid=23140 Cheaper than Amazon, free shipping, and inexpensive fasteners. The video seems to show that it's quite flexible for end joints and for joining boards. CMT seems to be an Italian company. Cheers, Scott.
Post #324,807 by Andrew Grygus 4/18/10 3:42:06 PM Reply	What does a router have to do with plant stands? Are your plants wired?
Post #324,809 by Another Scott 4/18/10 4:20:37 PM Reply	:-D
Post #324,812 by jbrabeck 4/18/10 5:55:01 PM Reply	Wolfcraft Doweling Jig Wolfcraft 3751405 Dowel Pro Doweling Jig Kit http://www.amazon.co...ing/dp/B0000DD1P6 List Price: $29.99 Price: $23.18 Little more work, but considerably cheaper.
Post #324,813 by Another Scott 4/18/10 6:09:09 PM Reply	Thanks. Too late, though. :-) It looks like a good tool. An advantage of the CMT system is the joints are self-clamping and that's worth something to me. But you're right it is substantially more money. Cheers, Scott.
Post #324,814 by static 4/18/10 7:30:01 PM Reply	Slightly OT... I visited an old joinery workshop on Saturday Very old building, been there for almost 100 years. Actually a replacement of a building that burnt down, leaving the machinery behind! :-) They've been turning out high-quality carpentry for a very very long time. Things like sash windows made with mortise-and-tenon joints with no nails. A lot of the machinery is practically bomb-proof and very very reliable, though there are safety concerns. The carpenters there showed off a machine that makes a tenon in a piece of timber in nothing flat and only slightly longer to do it in a dozen pieces at once. Then he showed one that used a drill bit inside a chisel piece that is used to make the mortise. Very impressive. Also impressive was the fact that they were young guys! In this day of mass-produced crap, it is encouraging to see carpentry apprenticeships still around and being filled. One fellow said that he was learning modern things at trade college and old techniques in the workshop. They have a 3rd-year project that most of the other apprentices are struggling to do... and it's what they do everyday in the workshop. He clearly loves his job. The workshop does a lot of restoration work, including custom beadings and profiles on household carpentry. They make their own profile bits to do that, in fact. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #324,817 by Another Scott 4/18/10 7:56:06 PM Reply	Woodworking tools are neat. Extremely impressive feats can be done with old tools like that. You might enjoy this - The Woodwright's Shop. http://www.pbs.org/w.../about/index.html This Roy Underhill character has done things like build a log cabin by hand with just an axe and a couple of other tools. He's amazing, but it's exhausting to watch him work sometimes. :-) http://www.motherear...oy-Interview.aspx Cheers, Scott.
Post #324,824 by Ashton 4/19/10 12:07:34 AM Reply	For more on doing the most, with less: See if you can view a copy of Alone in the Wilderness A misanthrope (ept with Bolex movie camera) created this amazing How-to from er, bare tundra --> to comfy log cabin + outhouse + bear-proof food locker ... in crazy-few days. (including a stone fireplace, just-in-time for the winter freeze-up) -- all documented along with the building process. As Scott's ref seconds: his main tool for the cabin-building was a lovingly sharpened axe. He cheated only re the (living-sod!) roof -- employing polyvinyl moisture barrier + tar-paper. Most everything else was made from locally harvested materials -- including kitchen accessories. Website re the man and his works: http://www.dickproenneke.com/ Alt. amusement -- at one point his antediluvian ref. to 'females' kinda makes clear many of his other choices. You will know this quip when it blurts out.. Oh well. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I could almost see voting for Palin in 2012 on the grounds that this sorry ratfucking excuse for a republic, this savage, smirking, predatory empire deserves her. Bring on the Rapture, motherfuckers! -- via RC

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