Table Saw – Out With The Old, In With The Older
I know it’s supposed to be “in with the new”, but the replacement table saw is older than the one it’s replacing. I finally got tired of...
Tag: Woodworking
Shapeoko 3 XL Upgrade Part 2
Last night I did some more work on my upgrade.
Selling my Shapeoko 1+
I’m putting my modified Shapeoko 1 up for sale. Since I have a Shapeoko 3 now, I don’t really need the S1 anymore. It’s a great starter machin...
Fixturing and an Oops
I love the DeStaCo quick clamps. They have many varieties. I recently bought some of the push-pull style to make a fixture to mill my .50 BMG inserts. I used so...
Shapeoko 3 – Some Tests and Some Results!
Lots of stuff today. Mostly testing and such. First thing I did was setup the dial indicator to measure the Z flex. I set it up and measured in the X and Y axis...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Finishing Up, For Now
I did decide that three layers of 3/4″ MDF was too high for the risers, so I glued up some double-thickness risers a couple of days ago. Then I decided to...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Finishing Up (For Now)
I did a whole bunch of work today, but didn’t take a lot of photos because it wasn’t really work that needs them. I bolted all the wheels to the pla...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Part 2
I have done some other mods to my S3 so as long as I’m waiting to hear from support I’ll write them up now. While I don’t think mounting the c...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Part 1.4 (Long)
Last time we checked in I had determined that the table was indeed pretty flat, so I was going to proceed. So I did.
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Part 1.2
In which we step back, pause and up our game. So I’m thinking about the table this morning trying to decide what to do about the fact that it’s not ...