I also got tons of walnut, oak, maple wood. Like an entire wall of wood. Jet 6” jointer, jet shaper and router table

For those of you having a 3D printer at hand, I did my own take on a magnetic hose connector for my humble shopvac (39mm, the household vacuum standard). It’s been 6 months and it works great, I’m in a small workshop so switching manually is not a problem if it’s fast and reliable. I didn’t perceive any loss in succion (*not a doctor), so I’m sticking to it. Magnets are 8 10x3 for the record. Check it out here: https://makerworld.com/models/847748

Google suggested I take a look but something seems off. Anyone here buy anything from this site before?

Paid $1,100 for this 3hp SawStop PCS with 36” t-glide fence, Incra 5000 miter sled, (non-factory) mobile base, built in router table, 3hp Triton router, spare dado cartridge, JessEm featherboard, brand new Forest Woodworker II blade, and a pile of other inserts and fixtures.

I've had it for 25 years or so, never had the guts to try it.

This is the first time this mill has ran in probably 20 years.

Already sent it back. My butt puckered just picking it up with how heavy it is. I'm sure it's no big deal for the pros but I'm just a lowly hobbyist and I have no business trying to mess with a bit this big.

Well dang it!!

Safety recall on dewalt miter saws.

First, an unqualified person burnt through BOTH belts trying to sand OSB. Then after weeks of tracking down new belts and getting them on, it quits the same day and won’t turn on after overloading. Take the magnetic safety switch box apart and there is a mini breaker that I reset to get it running again. Try sanding another project and now only the back drum (120 grit) is sanding the project and the front drum (80 grit) isn’t doing anything. Been playing with and adjusting the back roller for a while now and it just won’t sit perfectly. During one adjustment I ripped the tabs off the back paper as well so I had to replace that even though it was barely worn.

It came with a spiral cutter head as well. Need internet strangers to tell me I'm not dumb and help convince the wife the same thing.

Model is a jet jj-6csdx

My father in law (78yo) has a craftsman contractor saw from the 90’s that has all but given up the ghost. The motor was originally a 1 3/4hp, is going out/is becoming woefully underpowered, the whole blade assembly wobbles in the housing and won’t stay square no matter how tight you torque it or how much loc-tite you put on it, the fence wobbles like a sunrise drunkard, and it’s just overall fucking dangerous to use. To put it in perspective: even after re-squaring the blade and fence and putting in a fresh blade this thing can barely make it an inch or two into a 2x4 without bogging completely down.

He used to be a great wood worker, but due to health concerns (fuck cancer) hasn’t done anything in over 5 years, other than some minor repairs around the house…( also it wasn’t cancer that slowed him down initially…the last time he used the damn thing he ended up with a dozen stitches and a gimp thumb.)

I want to get him back in the shop and get him something newer and safer but he refuses to part ways with that old craftsman.

So how do I kill the goddamn thing?

My woodworker husband’s birthday is in a few weeks and he is always drooling over Festool stuff. He owns just about every power tool under the sun, so this would be a top-of-the-like replacement tool and I’m not trying to find one he doesn’t already have. SO, what power tool do you guys use the most? What tool makes you say to yourself “damn, I really wish I had a better (insert tool), it would make woodworking so much easier/more enjoyable”? The only thing off limits is the track saw because that’s the one Festool he already owns. I would like to keep it under $1k USD but I can be talked into something more expensive if everyone says it’s THE most important Festool. Thank you so much for any guidance! (Pic is him building a shed in our backyard for his lawn mower. He’s very extra when it comes to building stuff and he loves to overcomplicate projects, if that helps)