There is only one on the list that I have had personal experience with; that is the Coghlan’s. I relied on one for many years and dozens of wilderness canoe trips. Light enough that I carried it as part of my gear on a 17 day solo trip one time.

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cmeyer25 wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Sorpa wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

smallerstick wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
Haha yeah , I know what you mean , as long as it’s working , that’s what counts.
But yeah that DeWalt is nice

I hear it’s a great tool, except in really cold weather. Then, not so good.

Good point , I guess it’s those lithium…

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RonW wrote:

Warren6810 wrote:

Seven-Delta-FortyOne wrote:
I think the forum is dying an extremely protracted death.

There is spam all over the place.

I offered to assist moderating the forum, and never heard back.

A lot of posters have done little more than abuse the forum, grab points, and contributed little to nothing to make the place…

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MTRoads wrote:

smallerstick wrote:
Not a lot of visible progress today. The drawer runners are milled and installed and most of the drawer parts are milled ready for trimming and assembly. Lots of shavings!

Dado stack for the runner slots, TS for the runners. Final trimming to fit with the Stanley low-angle block plane. Runners are hard…

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cmeyer25 wrote:

smallerstick wrote:
Not a lot of visible progress today. The drawer runners are milled and installed and most of the drawer parts are milled ready for trimming and assembly. Lots of shavings!

Dado stack for the runner slots, TS for the runners. Final trimming to fit with the Stanley low-angle block plane. Runners are hard…

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A lot of milling, a lot of fitting, a lot of shavings in the shop today. When it was all done I spent about an hour doing a major clean up getting ready to build drawers tomorrow.

Not a lot of visible progress today. The drawer runners are milled and installed and most of the drawer parts are milled ready for trimming and assembly. Lots of shavings!

Dado stack for the runner slots, TS for the runners. Final trimming to fit with the Stanley low-angle block plane. Runners are hard maple.

Boschmanbrian wrote:Haha yeah , I know what you mean , as long as it’s working , that’s what counts.
But yeah that DeWalt is nice

I hear it’s a great tool, except in really cold weather. Then, not so good.

Top is done and in place with some shellac finish

Boschmanbrian wrote:

smallerstick wrote:
I managed to get the carcass built for my new shop cabinet and a laminated soft maple top glued up for it. Milled slots in the sides will hold maple runners to support the drawers. This will hold hardware and sharpening supplies and provide a work surface for sharpening. The clutter is slowly coming…

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I managed to get the carcass built for my new shop cabinet and a laminated soft maple top glued up for it. Milled slots in the sides will hold maple runners to support the drawers. This will hold hardware and sharpening supplies and provide a work surface for sharpening. The clutter is slowly coming under control.

cmeyer25 wrote:

GTokley wrote:

smallerstick wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
I think I’ll order the Bosch zero clearance from OPB or pick it up from Tony tools. Or even order it from them

The reviews on the Bosch made ZCI are pretty bad Brian. You might want to make one yourself or buy that L…

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Doobie wrote:

smallerstick wrote:
OK, I’m going to go at this again. Challenge me if you will. If you have had a ZCI for 25 years; it’s either well past its “best before date” or you don’t use your saw.

I’m repeating myself now…..I don’t normally keep my ZCI in my Unisaw. The stock one works fine for me for most applications. My ZCI has about a…

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smallerstick wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

smallerstick wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
I think I’ll order the Bosch zero clearance from OPB or pick it up from Tony tools. Or even order it from them

The reviews on the Bosch made ZCI are pretty bad Brian. You might want to make one y…

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smallerstick wrote:I’m seeing a lot of the new 48v Skilsaw on IG. Has anyone here had an opportunity to take one for a test drive?

So, are there no framers here who would like to comment? No one use saws?

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

smallerstick wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
I think I’ll order the Bosch zero clearance from OPB or pick it up from Tony tools. Or even order it from them

The reviews on the Bosch made ZCI are pretty bad Brian. You might want to make one yourself or buy that L…

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VictorValencia wrote:Hello everyone!!!!!

Welcome to BTP. Looking forward to your contributions.

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
I think I’ll order the Bosch zero clearance from OPB or pick it up from Tony tools. Or even order it from them

The reviews on the Bosch made ZCI are pretty bad Brian. You might want to make one yourself or buy that Leecraft one off Amazon. It was $55 IIRC. Bit pricey, b…

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Warlenexus wrote:I was thinking too hard about it! That would do a perfect job! Thank you!

Show us some of your work when you have a chance, I’m curious.

How about a miniature version of a router sled to hold the Dremel?