Recent content by Chris Mire

well he says it's a leeson, but isn't leeson american made? this one says made in china on the tag. i finally got the fan blade off, that thing was on so tight, i had to pry it off little by little. got that cover open, still can figure out how to get the other cover open. but it looks like...

so i am pretty sure one of the capacitors on the motor for my table saw is bad. the motor won't start correctly, it has correct 220 power because i tried another tool there. i stole the larger capacitor off my dad's saw, same size motor and brand and it ran better but still not right. so i am...

Ok, so I have a Metabo 6" dual orbit sander, don't remember the model but it is the older one not the newer turbotec model they have now. I loved the sander except I was never really sure which mode it was in. the way you switch modes is very confusing. anyway, the pad on this sander no longer...

anyone know how to install these... http://www.vandykes.com/product/205884/bedrail-fasteners this wouldn't be my choice for fasteners for a bed but the headboard and foot board are already set up for this type and i am making replacement rails. i assume i need a deep slot to slide it in on...

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one more of the small countertop chris

it's been awhile since i have posted, been kinda busy. i guess that's a blessing in this economy. here is a personal project and a work project. the first is the dining room table i built for us. it's based on one my wife found on line. it actually had one larger pedestal on each side. i had...

i built this last week. first time i have every tried doors like this. the client wanted something that looked like an antique. and since i couldn't do the complicated curved crown top he wanted, i wanted the doors to make a statement. hopefully he likes it, i deliver today. he is going to paint...

here is the first kitchen i did since i reopened the shop. knotty cypress with painted island, hood, ent center, and bathrooms i did everything except the doors. they are mitered raised panel. the island, hood and ent center will be glazed.

i'm doing a dining table and i am putting breadboard ends on the top. the breadboards will be 7" wide, the table is going to be 94" total. i was going to make the tenons 2" long (as in the mortise being 2" deep). do you guys and gals think this is long enough for the size of that breadboard end...

any suggestions on a good doweling jig. i have a project coming up where dowels would probably be the best method of joinery. thanks chris

there is one of these saws listed on craigslist locally, I need a bandsaw, this one seems to need a motor. were these good saws? i guess i'd need to know what a new motor would cost. just curious if it's even worth pursuing. thanks chris

Ok so many of you know that back around September of last year I decided to close my cabinet business and move back into the world of engineering, well let's just say it's a good thing I took Tod's advice and kept my tools. (well except for the table saw i sold my dad before i quit, I had...

well ever since i shut down my business my dad has been wanting to get back into doing more woodworking. he came across an add in the paper for a part time cabinet shop worker, just so happens he knows the guy who owns the shop. so he hired him to work 3 days a week, that has since turned into 5...

anyone ever install sliding cab doors, like on many of the popular media consoles today. where you have 2 doors, both on tracks and one slides behind the other. also seen these on some buffets. if so, did you use hardware for this application or did you make your own guide system? i'd like to...