Glad you liked it! And wow that’s a lot. How long are the pieces you need to cross lap? If they’re longer than can be reasonably managed on the table saw with a dado stack, I would use the router. If they’re short enough to handle on the table, saw, I would use it. I may also see if you can clamp all your pieces together to cut the cross laps for one spot in one or two passes. This should be possible with either method.

Thanks! I appreciate your kind words.

All good! I was there not long ago 😊 one way that you could use remember it is the tenon is like the tail or the tip whichever makes the most sense to you 😊 but in a pinch, you communicated it very clearly.

You can, the issue you’ll run into is replacement air. If you’re fine pulling in outside air, absolutely. Just give yourself one of those passive dryer vents pointing into your shop. If you condition the air in your shop (hotter or colder) then getting a filter and dumping back into your shop is the best bet.

Great question! It’s handled all the normal stuff I throw it at but I’m certainly still looking for something with more power and vertical capacity. For most of your standard holes, this thing is great. For anything over 1/2” or something other than wood, I’d go with something that has more power.

Wow! Thanks for the fast reply! I’m also considering the 10” vevor for $30ish more. I think you answered my main concern about the 8”. I’m drilling wood and acrylic so I think the power is more than adequate. I appreciate your honesty and quick reply!

@@adamferguson2101 oh yea! It should be great for acrylic! And for $30 more, that makes sense!

Yes, that can be a challenge and honestly, it’s something that just about everyone confuses, even Home Depot. Which part are you looking at?

Thanks Brad!

I’m sorry 😂 it’s a challenge finding good, licensable music, that most folks like 😂 I did go through this fairly annoying phase though, thanks for sticking through it 😂

Thanks for sending me an email! Glad I could help!

Glad I could help!

I appreciate your kind words! 😊 good luck with your work!

Sure! I can’t guarantee that I will be able to help but feel free to shoot me an email with pictures/video of what’s going on and I’ll see if anything comes to mind. My email should be on the about page for the channel.

@@NorthwestCraftsman Having trouble with the tension adjustment mechanism. I would appreciate your advice. Here’s a short video of my issue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX3JhX-nj76Crs0si=47zZT6to8Dgc8p1i

@@612nw62ndhey Tom! Thanks for sending that video! That’s a fascinating issue. Unfortunately I don’t think I’m going to be much help as mine is both a different model or at least has a different tensioning knob and I haven’t disassembled down to that level before. That being said, the way it’s moving makes me think you might be missing a nut or are uncoupled from the threads at the base of your tension adjustment rod. It’s probably worth doing what you suggested (removing the wheel) to take a deeper look at the mechanism behind. If not requires pulling that bearing, I may do some more troubleshooting from the outside.

Oh trust me, I know I messed up the audio mixing on this video KZbin just won’t let me go back and adjust that without replacing the entire video. 😂 I do appreciate the feedback though!

Glad I could help! If you have a router, you may also look at getting some TnG bits. Makes it a lot easier and more repeatable. Freud TnG Bit amzn.to/3yxFsJm

That’s a great comment. I have actually heard the joke that Rubio Monocoat should really be Rubio Duocoat 😂 I’ve heard the second layer helps a lot and an additional protectant is a ceramic coat on top of that. I hope to give these variations a shot in a second run through of this test soon.

@@NorthwestCraftsman i have just recently started using a second coat of Rubio, on some projects and it truly makes a difference in the looks, giving the wood a very subtle sheen, but very even....I am truly curious if it will enhance protection too....looking forward to seeing your next tests!

Glad you found it helpful! I’m hoping to get a second round done soon.

Honestly, the smaller dominoes aren’t worth it for me. I’m not doing fine work with them. I do much heavier furniture. I would do the XL if I was to go back. But it really depends on the work you do

Thanks! I appreciate your kind words. Thats a good idea with the thicker chop for the dogs. I would also go with hardwood if you can. Mine has been too flexible and needs replacing. The leather would be fine but I think I’ve decided against mounting it because there are cases where I don’t want it. If I do, I’ll have two strips I can put in on demand.

Glad you’ve had so much luck with them! I’ve grown to like their tools.

Glad to hear it! Hope you get lots of great use from it!

Thanks for the heads up! He did upgrade the design and I updated the links. His Etsy page in general will have the most up to date designs.

@@NorthwestCraftsman Thanks!

Great question. Having a pre-filter like that should help but I’m not sure how much of a functional difference it’d make. I still take mine down every few weeks and blow them out with the air compressor. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt though.

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful.

Glad I could help 😂

I have also since found a better supply for the dust collector on this router. Digital Contrast 3D prints a variety of designs for a variety of routers. You can find his stuff below: Fixed Base Collector: tidd.ly/3MUMg6r Shop: creatoriq.cc/3lXYjr3

You are eagle eyed! I initially used Krud Kutter but it was too messy. Paul Sellers uses Windex so I assumed it was a good enough lapping fluid. It’s works so far 👌

Thanks! Hope you get as much use out of yours as I do out of mine!

@@NorthwestCraftsman just finished my table faster because of it.

Fantastic!

Oof! Yea, good reminder. They. Are. Sharp.

Saw your form submission earlier today, I sent an email. If you don’t see it, let me know here 😊

Hahaha, that’s amazing 😂 I think if many in my generation and after had the same level of freedom during childhood we’d be in a better place 😂

Awesome question! It’s less of an issue but is still present. I have some coasters I finished early on in woodworking and you can see the yellowing on the walnut. It’s not severe but definitely still there.

Glad you found this helpful! This is the shop vac I still use, or very nearly it. Though, if you go into your local home store, you should be able to find one that works great. Honestly, shop vacs are pretty robust and I wouldn’t break the bank on it. If you can wait until Black Friday or another summer sale, you can probably get one for under $100. Shop Vac amzn.to/3QyNfMS Something that is well worth the money is a cyclone. I’ve only had to change my vacuum bags twice in the 5 years I’ve been woodworking and it keeps your vacuum’s performance high. Cyclone amzn.to/3WoJkWQ Dust Bin amzn.to/4a8LzRa Hose amzn.to/4a9nmKK

@@NorthwestCraftsman Thanks so much for your detailed response! I'll be sure to pick them up when I can.

Glad to help! Good luck and hope you have a great time with your new table!

Shoot! I’m sorry to hear that. I know that I’ve seen some feedback regarding it being tight. In fact, I had that happen on mine as well. I tried reinstalling it and all of the spacing worked out properly. Not sure if this is what happened with yours as well but it may be worth a shot

@@NorthwestCraftsman I took it completely off the frame, it was still tight

Man, that’s so strange. If it was recently purchased, you should be able to return it. Something’s not right there.

Easiest was no finish 😂 Just kidding, Rubio was the easiest for sure and potentially the most fun. Epoxy was certainly the most involved, however, it was really cool to see the wood character pop once I had it on.

Hey! Not a problem, that's a great question. I was actually doing something similar in my shop tonight. If you don't have to be exactly 2-5/16 but can be a hair shy, I'd put that first piece up to the mouth and lower it down until you just barely see the gauge move. Run it through the planer and you should hear barely any material being removed. If you didn't hear anything, move it down a hair and run it again. Once you have this height set, run the rest through; it shouldn't have any issues taking off that amount on 2x4's. I have it now as a standard practice when dimensioning to finish all my parts that need to be the same thickness with one final pass to ensure all of them are exactly the same thickness. Also, if you need both sides to be planed to create a nice face, you'll repeat this on the back for all of your pieces. This second pass should be the same amount of removal for each piece since you made them all the same thickness in the first step. Good luck! Josh Northwest Craftsman

@@NorthwestCraftsman hi thanks for the quick response. That is an excellent idea.

Totally could if you have the means for working with plastic. I’m assuming you’re thinking of plastic sheeting?

Man I’m so sorry 😅 it kills me too and I’m trying to find a good solution to it. I appreciate the feedback though!

@@NorthwestCraftsmanhope that didn’t come off to mean! It’s more my problem than anything else lol

Oh you’re totally fine 😂 it’s seriously an issue I’m trying to figure out. It’s especially bad when I have my audio headset on.

You could run a copper wire through it but you'll need to make sure it's grounded. This is no statement of authority, I've just never heard of a dust collection explosion in a hobbyist shop which is why I never grounded my system. If you're worries about it, it'd be pretty easy to help drain the charge. On the note of putting the dust collector outside of the working space, you'll need to find a way to provide the "make-up" air. Since the DC is pulling all of its air from the work space and pushing it out in another, the air in the work space needs to be "made up". I've seen some folks just put an external vent in their shop for this.

@@NorthwestCraftsman thanks yes figued to ground to the frame of the metal building , and we leave an upper window in the loft of her shop open . could you just ground to screws in your couplings if they go through a little bit i wonder?

Both of those would be perfect 👌 and you absolutely can ground to the connection screws so long as those are connected to ground on the outside

Should be the next one up! We finished construction just a little while ago!

Thanks! I'm glad you found it as interesting as I did! I'm prepping a second round for sometime this year and I'm excited to see how that followup comes out.

Great question! It depends on your use case. As an entry level, wood, drill press for small but precisely placed holes, it’s perfect 👍 once you want to start hogging out large amounts of wood (3/4”+) or want to work with hardwoods or metals, it starts to feel a little anemic. For my needs, it was perfect as I just needed small, perpendicular holes in my workpieces.

@@NorthwestCraftsman Thank you for the reply. I just need a more stable and accurate tool other than my hand drill for small proj. This might be perfect for me as well.😁

I’d say so! And at this price point it’s hard to beat!

Glad you found it helpful!

Glad you found it helpful! Good luck putting your system in!

Hahaha, I was very lucky to have received a well tuned planer. Or just lucky on my setup of the wings. I will say, I get more noticeable snipe when planing heavy boards that aren’t supported.