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I don't know how well the sawdust would absorb crude oil Steve. But Doug is on the right track.
Even if the crap doesn't absorb completely into the sawdust, it will stick to wood. Instead of sawdust, maybe they can use woodchips which will float better,throw it onto the oil in the water then use nets to drag it together. Then find a method to either pick the mixture up or burn it away from the shores. I think there are a lot of workable solutions out there. The problem is they don't want to lose the oil. They could'nt care less about the enviroment and the animal life. It's the millions or billions of dollars that is in their eyes. So when it comes to solutions for a true cleanup, the bigwigs won't even consider them unless it involves saving their precious oil. That's the truth of the matter. As for oil prices, That's just another big government scam. Probably 80% or more of gasoline cost is taxes anyway. Just like cigarettes. Just another way for the government to take more of our paychecks from us. Anyway enough said.

A lot of you guys are being unreasonable. I've been a carpenter for over 30 years and I've seen my share of defective tools. If the tool cannot be made to standard at a reasonable price than it should not be made at all. The guy was on the job and it was not his own tool. His boss should have been more responsible with teaching him safety standards. Also there are a lot of cuts that are very difficult to make with the guard on it because of visibility. Also it looks good on these companies because they were offered the safety feature from the saw stop founder and refused to implement it. That is a gross negligence on the toll makers part. No matter the cost of the safety feature it should be added. No amount is worth your health and limbs.

I wish I could do this forever

Hi you all, the tablesaw is my most used power tool. I framed homes for about 29 years. Broke 2 vertabrae in my back 3 1/2 years ago and can't work anymore. So recently I took up woodworking as a hobby. I've always loved my job and working with wood. So learning tablesaw tips and how to tune them and all the jigs available to use on them would be so cool. I already have the basic knowledge of this tool of tools. But to truly master all the tricks is a blessing. this book would probably advance my skill considerably. Good luck to you all who posted here.
My thanks to Fine Wood working for their site and magazine That has already bettered my skill as a woodworker in so short a time.

OF you are being unfair to him. What if we don't have a band saw first of all. secondly considering one does'nt have a band saw it's a cheap and quick way to do them.
As long as we're careful and taking your time. The clamps should'nt be a problem.

It's alright on maybe giving a tip on how to improve his jig. Such as LarinUP wrote to reverse the clamps and so on. But we can do without the critisism.

I stopped lending my tools out long ago. Due to a few misadventres with them. Now I just offer to do the job for them if it`s a close friend or relative. Otherwise I just simply tell them no my tools are like my wife, Only I may touch them.

Not just delta here, we need to see all of these majorly known companies step up to the plate. Because they will all of them benefit from the show. Each one of us have our budget se at different amounts. So from the most expensive to the cheapest tools will be sold.

Failure is the road to wisdom. You could not have put it Gary. Without our failures our world of progress would come to a standstill. This is true in every aspect of life. The beauty about it is that we never stop learning. No matter how much knowledge we`ve already aquired. Great post Gary.

I just recently started with finishing carpentry after almost 30 years of framing homes. this wold be a great book to learn how to make a windsor chair as well as the basics to chair making period. Thanks guys.

Sorry gys I meant to say my next tool on my agenda is a band saw and a good power jointer and planer. If you have any suggestions for these tools, makes and model numbers, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance joe

I've been a framer for close to 30 years. my main tools used to be circular saw hammer and tape. I also did my fair share of trim work and hung many a door.
From all my experience I found that knowing how to use your tools is the greatest tool you can have. Even after 15 years I managed to almost take part of my finger off.
My uncle was a furniture maker and he made a lot of his own planes. I remember 20 years ago I helped him build some kitchen cabinets with just a skill saw and a framers square. He made panel doors and bought the trim for the top.
That really inspired me, Recently I have built a set of kitchen cabinets and next would like to make some furniture pieces.
But some of the first tools I bought for finishing carpentry were a table saw, a router (2 1/2hp with 1/4 and 1/2 collet, router table, jig saw a mouse sander, and a decent set of chisels. Had a decent plane, drill router bit set and frostner bit set. It was pretty expensive. But considering the money I saved on building my own kitchen cabinets even with the cost of materials. I still only paid a quarter of what it would have cost me buying the cabinets. with some tips from the net and making some homemade jigs, you can do some pretty amazing things with patience and know how.
My next tool on my agenda is a table saw. There are so many things we can make for a fraction of the price if we bought them. So even though the tools seem expensive, just think how much money you'll save in the long run.

If we spent as much times reading as we do on our woodworking we would have so much more projects to to with more perfection.