I've been messing around with more banding.

 

Next version will be the same diamonds as the one I just did (walnut in a maple field) but alternating walnut and padauk in maple.

 

37 minutes ago, JWD said:

I've been messing around with more banding

No mess there. Really nice. Love the two "diamond" patterns.

 Looks like you're getting a good handle on those patterns @JWD, look forward to more

That really is fantastic, well done!

A "What did you do in your workshop today?" thread seems a little redundant, so I'll post this here:

 

Today I put new blades on the 13" Dewalt thickness planer, got at some boards, and put a new 8" 24T blade on the TS and got to some cutting.

 

Went real well but boy, am I beat!

 

I use a cordless drill with T30 bit to change planer blades (3) and figured I can remove the two center screws, loosen the other six, and lift the blade cover out with the magnetic T-Handle.  A time saver, with those 24 screws.

Today was finish application day.   A couple coats of tung oil on some 3/8"d walnut and oak dowels, some spray lacquer on 4 wood balls, and some polycrylic (with sanding between coats) on a small table top.  The spray lacquer on my garage shop bench to keep the smell out there.  The tung oil and water based polycrylic in my basement back room shop as neither smells like they'll kill off brain cells. 

4D 

Workbench today holds the disassembled parts of my rotary axis head.  Chewed up the drive belt trying to do a continuous spiral 3D cut of a table center post.  Found a new belt at McMmaster Carr. Will need a bearing puller to arrive from the jungle store to get the old belt out and put the new belt in.   10 or so screws to take the chuck and rail for the tailstock off the CNC frame.  Hope I can remember where they go and manage to put it all back together.  Clearly this assembly was never design to come apart. 

4D

2 hours ago, 4DThinker said:

Hope I can remember where they go and manage to put it all back together

I learned to take lots of pictures with my cell phone. Then I only have to figure out where those pictures went

10 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I learned to take lots of pictures with my cell phone. Then I only have to figure out where those pictures went

another way-

I got a sheet of that flexible magnet material they print refrigerator stick on promotional materials. I draw the outline of the object and place the screws in the correct orientation with the thing I’m working on. Magnet holds them in place 

On MY Bench?

Just the usual Suspects...

Today's "Update"...

DVD Case has a Dry Fit being done...so I can lay out where to cut the plywood back panel...

 

Beginning to look a lot like a cabinet...

Up-dated...as this thing was moved over to my bench..

Because I will need the tablesaw later

So...need to put away all of this...

So I can get rid of that Menard's sack...and a bit of Tool Porn for yall..

As I'll need that space to turn this pile..

Into a Frame & Panel door...to get this closed up...

Stay tuned..

 

6 hours ago, steven newman said:

 

So I can get rid of that Menard's sack...and a bit of Tool Porn for yall

I don't think we can post the word sack or tool here.

I like the 71 1/2 you got. I’m eyeing a few of those on ebay as we speak.

What is on the end of my bench, at the moment?

Was doing a full dry fit of the DVD Case's door....when Ser Uncle Charles ( Horse) decided to pay a visit to the toes ( ALL of the them) on my left foot..shoptime ended...

57 minutes ago, steven newman said:

What is on the end of my bench, at the moment?

Was doing a full dry fit of the DVD Case's door....when Ser Uncle Charles ( Horse) decided to pay a visit to the toes ( ALL of the them) on my left foot..shoptime ended...

Errrrr. ouch? Hope it was not major.

15 hours ago, steven newman said:

What is on the end of my bench, at the moment?

Was doing a full dry fit of the DVD Case's door....when Ser Uncle Charles ( Horse) decided to pay a visit to the toes ( ALL of the them) on my left foot..shoptime ended...

Are you saying you have a horse that just randomly walks through your shop?

Hmmmm...a Charlie Horse CRAMP, that involves the toes of one's foot....makes things like stairs a bit mean to use...