It's an update to an earlier video of the dust collection box build

Thanks!

Glad you liked it!

Awesome! Glad to help. The enclosure is working well. I'm totally loving the outfeed table.

There may be higher quality bearings available that are sealed better. These were one the saw from the factory.

Great idea! I still haven't put a latch on it. I'll see if I can get a window lock to work. Thanks! 👍

I added a window lock and it works perfect! Thanks for the suggestion!

Not quite 4 times the price. $33 for the regular and $120 for the carbide. George over at Middlefield Custom Sawmill has been raving about carbide blades. I think he said he got 13 logs out of one blade before he broke it on a nail, as compared to 3 or 4 for a regular blade. If the carbide blade lasts 4 times as long, it's a better deal. I guess time will tell.

@@thehappychiselllc It's George's fault that I am considering carbide 🤣

Good idea. I hadn't thought adding weight. I was considering bolting it to the floor, but that would be a pain if I need to move it.

Thanks Tim! The board was a guide to ride against the fence as I slid the work piece to the right. The idea was to keep the same angle as I made multiple cuts for the half lap. I should have shot more video to better show what I was doing. The blade I have on the RAS cuts incredibly smooth. It doesn't self feed on solid softwood and barely self feeds on 4/4 hardwood. That saw with that blade is more tame than a newborn kitten.

Thanks! In addition to the air holes, there's a gap across the top of the door that also lets in a decent amount of air. The motor was running for 3 minutes and was barely warm. I'll keep a check on it when I need to do longer runs, but I don't anticipate any troubles.

Thanks!

You bet!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks!

Thanks! It's coming along. I woke up the night it happened with the idea for the push blocks. Should have thought of it sooner.

Thanks!

I never expected to get so much use out of that saw, but I find new things to do with it on nearly every project.

Hi Tim! Several of my videos feature the RAS. It's not always in the teaser image. This blade review is one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWKciGONgpiBbsU If you don't already have one, I suggest searching out an owner's manual. There's a lot that goes into getting the saw set-up properly, but it's well worth the effort. At some point I plan to do another RAS only project. In the mean time check out The Northland Workshop www.youtube.com/@TheNorthlandWorkshop That guy has a bunch of RAS info.

I'll check out more of your videos for sure. I have watched a few of his videos. He's got good stuff too, just very long form. I'm interested in more on planning on shaping sanding attachments too. That's the stuff you don't see much on. Especially thing used with the aux shaft. I need to rebuild my table. It's good enough for now, but seen better days. I'm currently running an 80 tooth gen purpose because I needed to square up some 8/4 with minimal finishing for a project. Luckilywho i got mine from must have kept it dialed in. It came out pretty dead on.

If you haven't already, take a look on ebay. I've seen a limited selection of planing attachments and molding heads there. All I've found that fits my aux shaft is a drill chuck. It works okay chucking router bits but has more run out than I would like. I tried a sanding spindle. It works but the vibration is too much. The same spindle does fine on my drill press. Good luck!

@@thehappychiselllc good luck to you too!

Great idea! I didn't think about making the table adjustable. I suppose that could be useful when the RAS height adjustment isn't sufficient. Thanks!

This is the link for the one I bought, but Amazon says it's out of stock. www.amazon.com/R%C3%B6hm-1322223-R%C3%96HM-Chuck-20/dp/B07B3JQDNW/ The mount type is 1/2" x 20 UNF and it takes bits from 1 to 13 mm. Here's a link to another chuck I bought. www.amazon.com/Drill-Chuck-3-16mm-Heavy-duty-Capacity/dp/B09DYJ6QCF/ I replaced it with the Rohm thinking the Jeanoko had too much runout, but after using both I think the runout is coming from the RAS shaft. It's like the threads on the shaft aren't perfectly straight. It's still useful, I just have to accommodate the runout by sizing my tenons to fit the mortise.

Bought mine at Harbor Freight.

How's the quality? I've gotten some great stuff from them and some not so good.

@thehappychiselllc the quality was fine. Got it a bout 5 years ago though.

That sounds familiar.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

My guess is that it needs cleaning and lubricating. Nearly every moving part on mine was frozen from sitting unused for years. I had to completely disassemble, clean and lubricate everything. It was quite a project, but well worth the time. PDF users manuals for these saws are available online for free, if you don't have the original. Let me know how it turns out.

More versatile too, I think. This setup has been working better than I expected.

The cedar is left over from a tree on my father-in-law's place that got mistakenly cut by surveyors. He had a friend close by with a sawmill who cut it into planks for me. This plank is the last of it other than small bits. The picture is the bottom side. I have to do another epoxy pour to finish the top. Hoping to have it done soon.

@@thehappychiselllc I invested in an Alaskan chainsaw mill. It costed a little over 100 bucks and I've salvaged a pile of slabs with it. It's hard work and you need a powerful chainsaw but it's worth the trouble and the cost if you have access to logs or big limbs.

Cool! A saw mill is on my wish list. For now I'm getting by with my band saw.@@timkeel359

Thanks! It helps.

Thanks Tim! I usually cut integral tenons on my table saw. Recently I've started using loose tenons and I'm finding that method faster and easier.

But using the RAS is so much fun. 😁 Right now I don't do enough mortising to justify adding equipment, but that's something to keep in mind.

Thanks!