that would be martin rick. but good luck. weve been waiting a couple years for a shop forum. this isn't martins only job so when he has time he does what he can. all depends a lot on how much code needs to be written i think. wont hurt to suggest it though ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Never thought about using a stick of drafting pencil lead.
I've always laid a dowel into my miter slot to keep it from rolling and swiped it with a drafting compass, Drag the pin against the edge and have the marking end roughly on center. Gets a nice crisp line.
Wouldn't have even known how to find this LBD without you posting it. Nice tips. I sent a message to Martin but I think it went into a black hole. Would be nice to have an actual category.... but again it's "beating a dead horse"
he's hit and miss rick. when we all migrated here from lj's he was on fire helping and working on the forum. then he went kinda cold ! i guess this forum is just a hobby for him basically. but he gives us total freedom and for me that is gold ! did i mention i was banned 3 times and reprimanded more times than i can count 🤣😬 so basically martin is the only one that will give me a home i can live in !
ps- i gotta say and give credit, cricket actually sent me a pm "one" time thanking me for helping someone !!!!! yeah i guess she missed the hundreds of other times 🙄
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
she was lord and mistress of all that was lj's my friend. head moderator and chief castrator of all men that dared defy her supremacy !!! she didn't like me i because neutered her first 🤣🤣🤣 in a nut shell.............she was queen bitch !!!!
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Easy Dowel Alignment: (works for magnets and other small things that need to be aligned between two work pieces)
I use super small ball bearings (like 1/32” or 1/64”). If I know about where I want the dowel or magnet to be inserted on the work piece, I’ll put a small divot there with an awl, then tape the ball bearing into the divot with blue tape. Then I align the other work piece in its finished position and press the two together. This leaves a divot on each piece. I then use a brad point drill bit to drill the hole (or at least start it with a brad point and then finish with a twist bit if it’s a thin workpiece and I don’t want the brad head to poke through the other side or something). The end result is pretty much perfect alignment in almost any orientation. I use this for aligning magnets on project pretty regularly and it works great!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
That's way easier that what I usually do Ryan 👍 I'll place one magnet in one side, place the second opposing magnet over the first with some tape in between to reduce the grip, then place a piece of DS tape on the to-drill surface. Close it up and press, 80% of the time the magnet will stick while letting go of the other magnet and I can trace it and continue 🙄 With a laser cut template, no worries, but more work.
