Practicum: Application of Skills Part 2

Time got away from me last Sunday, and didn't make it out to the shop again until today.  It's probably a good thing as the tapering jig ended up posing a lot of difficulty, and it alone is nearly an article in and of itself.  Today I made the adjustable stop and the tapering jig, which primarily...

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Practicum: Application of Skills Part 1

I was considering going through all of the assignments in all of the lessons back to back, and posting them consecutively before moving on to any projects.  On further consideration (and the wife's input), I've determined that this would likely get boring quickly.  Not just for me, but also...

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Skill Building: Learn All The Things!!! Part 1

Results from todays lessons As I mentioned in my cabinet post, having theoretical understanding of a technique is immensely far removed from being able to actually perform that technique.  I learned that there are many skills and techniques that I need to practice on the ShopSmith.  Fortunately,...

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