- Begins working right away - Filled with 400 grams of Silica Gel - Absorbs up to 35% of its weight in moisture - Rechargeable in a 600-watt microwave for 6 minutes
Regardless of the board’s grain, this jointer produced excellent results. Its fence was totally flat, worked smoothly, and locked well, staying in place even after jointing multiple edges. Getting the fence to 90° was very easy, but the 90° stop was a little tricky to set and the fence did not go back to square when using it. For those who would use it, there is also a digital depth-of-cut scale.
Weight: 6.5 lb. Amps: 7 Variable speed: No Belt alignment: Poor Material removal rate: Poor Sanding flatness: Very good Shaping/scribing: Good Handling on side: Very good Dust collection with hose: N/A
Accessing the knives on the Triton for changes was not difficult, but getting the knives out was tricky, because no magnetized handles were provided to lift the knives off the cutterhead. There is a 2-1/2-in.-dia. dust port, and chip collection was good when hooked up to a shop vacuum. The housing has an open top and just one return roller on top, making it impossible to stack boards there in between passes through the machine. Also, there is no gauge that indicates how much material you are removing in a pass, making it one of four planers that don’t offer this feature.
Very nice design. I don't like how the glue joints between the oak slats hold water. It would have been better to use bucket rings and rely on the wood swelling to hold the water, like a wood barrell.
With its graceful curves, cabriole legs, and ornamental back splat, a Queen Anne side chair is a bucket list build for many woodworkers. Dan Faia had a very specific Queen…
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looks good,very clean lines,color very good...
Very impressed.....Must be a very patient carbon based life-form. Would like to learn to do stave work myself. You should be quite proud.
Very nice design. I don't like how the glue joints between the oak slats hold water. It would have been better to use bucket rings and rely on the wood swelling to hold the water, like a wood barrell.
This bucket was not intended to hold water. It makes a great decorative accent to be used as a magazine rack or to hold a potted plant.
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