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get the blade to fit the job... only abot 300 different ones to pick from... compliments of Bosch and the blades are Bosch numbers.. JIGSAW BLADE GUIDE.pdf
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Drywall (DW) screws are really a bad choice for most all WW applications and do cause problems... often more than they are worth.. Heads break off the shanks... as they are designed to do... They are brittle.. No shear strength to speak of... Don't do tension worth a farthing either... They corrode quite easily.. Stain the work, PERMANENTLY... now or later.. DW screws and acidic woods do not mix.... Bugle heads spread/split wood easily.. The American Woodworking Institute (AWI) Quality Standards forbids them in the assembly or installation of casework. The reason being they are brittle and will fail in shear. http://www.npl.co.uk/upload/pdf/corrosion_of_metals_by_wood.pdf Wood screws are better than drywall screws for woodworking projects. Drywall screws are made of hardened, brittle steel, and the shaft will often snap during installation, especially if they're screwed into hardwoods. That can be a disaster when you're working with finished material and you want to remove the screw to re-position something ot for any other reason... it's nearly impossible to get the broken off shanks out of the wood without damaging the surface.... Hidden broken off shanks are not good for your saw blades at all.... Drywall screws are hardened so that the Phillips slots won't strip/cam out under the stresses of high-speed screw guns. Wood screws are thicker and made of softer metal, making them more snap-resistant... Different thread patterns make the screws work slightly differently too. Wood screws have a partial smooth shank rather than fully threaded just below the screw head as DW screws are... (Unless they are long DW screws intended for layered X board or thicker than normal material as used in commercial construction).. The smooth section of the shank slides by the top half of the wood so the head of the screw and the threads can/will, clamp both pieces of wood together.... Drywall screws being threaded all the way to the head (which means nothing to DW) and when you use a drywall screw to fasten two boards together, the top threads will anchor in the top board and more often than not, keep the two boards apart (slightly to a lot) unless the two pieces are tightly clamped to begin with or a clearance hole is drilled in the 1st piece 1st... Then when you try to draw your pieces together - the screw almost always snaps...
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Repairing Sanding Belts.. It's not worth the effort... IMHO... re-purpose them instead.. There's volumes on this subject... and the upshot is... no... But if you must... First, peel the remaining factory tape off the belt splice. Cut a piece of cloth bias tape (wide single-fold type, available at fabric stores) about 2″ longer than the width of the belt. Lay one end of the belt, grit-side down, on the bench; then apply cyanoacrylate glue to the end of the belt. Lay half of the bias tape’s width on the glue, place waxed paper over the tape, and use a weight to press down on it for about 30 seconds, or until the glue sets. Wrap the belt around and repeat the gluing process to reconnect the ends of the belt. Trim off the excess tape, and the belt’s ready to use... For a short while.... the manufacturers use a heat press (vulcanization process) set, Kevlar tape/glue and the belts generally have a one year shelf life... The seams deteriorate w/ time... AccuBind Pro Binding Strips will work the best for repairs but you need a 250 - 300 degree heated press (carpet seaming iron and lots of pressure) to apply them correctly and the price of them will hurt your brain... Some more uses for Sandpaper... Sharpen sewing needles Think twice before throwing out a used piece of Xfine-grit sandpaper; the unused edges or corners are perfect for tucking into your sewing box. Poking your sewing needles through sandpaper a few times, or twisting them inside a folded piece of sandpaper, will make them sharper than ever. Sharpen your scissors Are your scissor cuts less than crisp? Try cutting through a sheet of fine-grit sandpaper to finish off the edge and keep your cuts clean. Once or twice w/ the grit side up.. and then grit side down.. Remove fuzzy pills on sweaters If you’re fighting a losing battle with the fuzz balls on your sweaters, a little sandpaper will handle them. Use any grit, and rub lightly in one direction. Remove scorches on wool Take some medium-grit sandpaper to any small scorch spots on your woolen clothing. The mark left by a careless spark will be less notice-able with some light sanding around the edges. Roughen slippery leather soles New shoes with slippery soles can send you flying, so take a little sandpaper and a little time to sand across the width of the soles and roughen up the slick surface. It’s thriftier and easier than taking your new shoes to a repair shop to have new rubber soles put on. Remove ink stains and scuff marks from suede A little fine-grit sandpaper and a gentle touch is great for removing or at least minimizing an ink stain or small scuff mark on suede clothing or shoes. Afterward, bring up the nap with a toothbrush or nailbrush. You might avoid an expensive trip to the dry cleaner! Use to deter slugs Slugs are truly the unwelcome guests that will never leave, but you can stop them from getting into your potted plants in the first place. Put those used sanding disks to work under the bases of your pots, making sure the sandpaper is wider than the pot base. Remove stubborn grout stains Sometimes your bathroom abrasive cleaner is just not abrasive enough. Get tough on grout stains with fine-grit sandpaper. Fold the sandpaper and use the folded edge to sand in the grout seam. Be careful not to sand the tile and scratch the finish. Open a stuck jar Having a tough time opening a jar? Grab a piece of sandpaper and place it grit side down on the lid. The sandpaper should improve your grip enough to do the job. Make an emery board If you don’t have an emery board handy the next time you need to smooth your nails, just raid the sandpaper stash in the garage workshop. Use a piece of 120/150 grit glued to a Popsicle like stick. Some PDF's for your library... COLOR CODES NON-WOVEN PADS.pdf color-grading non- woven pads.pdf Grit Comparison Chart-3.pdf Making Sense of Sandpaper -P1.pdf Making Sense of Sandpaper -P2.pdf Grit-Mesh-MicronConversionChart-3.pdf
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http://www.carbideprocessors.com/pages/saw-blades/saw-tip-angles.html BLADE HOOK ANGLE.pdf
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just something to go along w/ your Fibonacci gauge and to help w/ your designs/layouts... Archimedean_Spiral.pdf
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some insights as to why, how come and a touch of get more from what you have... tool_geometry.pdf
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some collected information on fasteners and fastening... All About Screws.pdf Fastener-Basics.pdf fasteners.pdf SCREW Type-Chart.pdf Ch07 FASTENING.pdf
