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Looking good, I'm dying over here waiting for mine to show up. Any day now, any day. What CAD/CAM are you using? I've been peeking at Chinese CO2 lasers on Ebay that work with Lightburn, way easier on the pocket book than comparable Epilog/Trotec machines.

I'm guessing that means you don't have a woodshop?

If you have some nice wood working tools, we would love to see them.

My opinion of the Festool stuff is they are excellent tools, but designed for little European craftsmen named things like Lars, Otto, Klaus, and Gunter. If you have the space large dedicated tools will always be easier to work with. That table/fence look pretty good, I would just verify you can put stops on that t-track. As for the lift Incra stuff is solid. I don't have much use with it but the Saw-stop I have seems pretty bullet proof.

Amazon also sells a couple in the $6 range. Just search 3.5mm TRS. Some of them you have to select to them choose the length.

Any copper wire will work, you just want to make sure it will fit the connector. Microphone cable is the go-to when building them for audio, but is overkill quality wise. FYI you can get premade 1ft cables , they will just be TRS which doesn't really matter.

Giving Hammer a call tomorrow. Looks like there is a 4-5 month wait now, but saving $1k might be worth it.

How much were those? Like very similar to the Minimax and the same size.

This will smash sticks much better. Plus I want someone else to try it before I bite the bullet https://www.elitemetaltools.com/tool-shop/products/minimax-16-combination-jointer-and-planer-fs-41c?sku=FS 41C X

You might as well order this along with a large cyclone extractor. https://byrdtoolexperts.com/shelix-head-for-dewalt-dw735-planer-lander?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dynamic-search&utm_content=lp-from-standard-groups&gclid=CjwKCAiAz4b_BRBbEiwA5XlVVpc4u6gdRQ-M-Eaqqoj6w9iIqE7V5AwATyFqVlOebRB72OWGf5p3WhoC95gQAvD_BwE

It’s a popular choice 😉

Which one are you getting?

I second the Arm R Seal. I really like the General finishes.

It just sits there. That metal on top will have some motor things to move it around and a spinning thing to make wood, plastic, and aluminum shavings.

Table put together. This thing is yuge!

I’m guessing I must have missed someone asking about them. I will probably make nicer looked hangers down the line but these were quick and easy.

Finished running 6” vacuum line and setup automatic blast gate for the CNC. Time to start putting together my erector set.

I played for 5 minutes. BORING.

Yes, table saw. It was early. It looks easy to make on a table saw, but the dimensions didn’t look correct when I imported to Fusion.

Do you have the Fusion file so I can see the dimensions? That looks like it would be easy to make on a table table actually.

I would finish with Wilsonart or if you really want to paint something on, Duratex or ExoHyde. This is a Duratex I did on my theater speakers. Incredibly easy to roll on in one or two coats.

Using good finishes helps, but finishing is my least favorite part as well.

Rip chuck. His son was in my R/C club growing up in Oregon. Guess they didn't get along so well. Something about a big ego.