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    3 Easy Ways to Cut Mortises(Post)

    Mortise and tenon joints are regarded as one of the toughest types of joinery you can use for your woodworking projects. These joints are often associated with fine furniture making due the critical ...

    What Do You Get In A Quality Tool?(Post)

    The question “What do you get in a quality tool” came up on a forum today.   Somebody needed a new endmill and  was looking at two different endmills.  One end mi ...

    Conversion Table(Page)

    Converting Metric to Decimal Inches: (mm x .03937 = Decimal Inches) Converting Decimal Inches to Metric: (Decimal Inches / .03937 = mm) MMInchInchMMInchInchMMInchInchMMInchInchMMInchInch 0.1 ...

    Saw Blade Codes(Page)

    Refer back to the Saw Blade Index for more articles and helpful information on Saw Blades, or shop for Saw Blades in our Store. Machine code Machine PT Portab ...

    Tenryu(Page)

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    Basic Router Bit Profiles(Page)

    Profile router bits are used to shape lumber edges and mouldings, as well as man-made panel edges such as MDF and Solid Surface into a more decorative form. When these bits are used with a hand-held ...

    Woodworking FAQ's(Page)

      1. What is the better buy- a Table Saw or a Radial Arm Saw? 2.  What is the best type of Dado Blade to Buy- The Dial (Wobble Type) or The Stacking (Chipper Type)? 3.  What is ...

    Cermet II Saw Blades in Industrial Applications (Page)

    Cermet II Saw Tips have been used to solve many customer problems and increase cutting speed and wear resistance.  See some of the reviews customers have given the Cermet II Saw Blades ...

    Router Bit Glossary(Page)

    Abrasive Routers  These routers are designed to cut abrasive materials such as tile and fiberglass. Sometimes configured in diamond pattern.   Air Cleaner (Air Purifier) ...

    Carbide Saw Manual(Page)

    © 1977 by Lowell C. Freeborn   FORWARD This manual was prepared for the purpose of helping anyone interested in the servicing of carbide-tipped circular saw blades.  If it helps in ...

    CSM Contractors Combination Style(Page)

    SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS: Standard 20° Hook2 Scoring Teeth and 1 Raker25° A.T.B. Scoring TeethRaker .015 Below Scoring TeethSides 2° and 3° USE: This saw has enough hook to make ...

    Common Saw Blades and their Uses(Page)

    There are many different types of saw blades for many different types of applications.  Choosing the right saw blade for your specific application can seem daunting.  Here is a guide for ch ...

    Machine Coolant Analysis(Page)

    Machine Coolant Filtration Case Studies  #1  Machine Shop Machine Coolant Analysis   End mill at 10x and four corners of the end mill at 60-x magnification. Analysis of a tool ...

    Brazing with Trimetal Shim(Page)

     Braze alloy / Copper / Braze alloy sandwiches    Steel and carbide both grow during heating.  Steel grows about 2.5 to 3 times as much as carbide.   A soon as ...

    Woodworking Acronyms(Page)

    The Internet has several excellent web sites for woodworkers, both amateur and professional.   As with any organization it is beginning to develop its own language.   Following ar ...

    Chipping Tungsten Carbide(Page)

     From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools    Buy the Book   During the production of Tungsten Carbide the material goes through a "green state" where it has the strengt ...

    Cutting Frozen Lumber(Page)

    As wood freezes the water part becomes more important to the cutting. Cutting unfrozen wood is a matter of severing wood fibers. Cutting lightly frozen wood is a matter of cutting a slushy mix. Cutti ...

    Getting Machine Coolant Where You Need It(Page)

    In a huge number of cases, maybe the majority, machine coolant is applied improperly.  Often a great amount of machine coolant is used improperly when much better results would be achieved ...

    Filtration Back Pressure(Page)

    A pump will generate a pressure or back pressure as it tries to pump material through a filter.  The pressure or back pressure is measured in psi. for pounds per square inch.  The finer the ...

    Forintek Research Paper(Page)

    “New Ceramic Tipped Saws Increase Wear life”    By Darrell Wong, Research Scientist  Sawtips and their durability play a key role in production throughput a ...