The lathe pictured below is for sale for $500. Members only please.
Author: Dave Bourque
Jointer to be covered at the end of the day
Monitors are asked to cover the new jointer (arriving this week) every night at closing to keep it dry. This is to protect the jointer from the ongoing problem of […]
Track saw use now limited to sheet goods ONLY.
March 6, 2023 Effective immediately, the use of this saw is limited to sheet goods. If you wish to cut other materials, use the SkilSaw in the large red Milwaukee […]
Maintenance Update Mar 6/23
Horizontal SanderThis machine was purchased in 2004. It has been out of service for more than a week with an electrical fault that trips the breakers in the main panel. […]
Thanks for paying into the coffee fund!
Thanks to the members who paid up for coffee this week. Many of you have done so and we ‘raked in’ a ‘veritable fortune’ after folks read the last newsletter. […]
Contact Us Menu Item
There is a new menu item with links to a contact form. This menu item is visible before you log in. Click on it and you will find an email […]
Payment now required for sanding belts
The shop no longer supplies belts for the belt sanders. You will need to purchase a 3″ or 4″ belt from the monitor. Cost is $2.00 for a 3″ belt […]
Drum sander use & misuse
The drum sander is never used for flattening stock, rather it is used to lightly sand stock already flattened. The drum sander is for sanding to complete your finishing process. It is 80 […]
Shop Rules and Etiquette
We are a community shop. Everything runs better if members have courtesy for others. Courtesy appears to be in shorter supply lately. Click HERE to remind yourself about shop rules […]
Please pay for coffee!!
Some members have been helping themselves to the coffee without paying. The coffee is not free. It is a mere $0.25 per day, $1.00 per week. Compare this to the […]
Training overview of Nova lathe features
Denny is giving a training overview of the new features on these lathes, 9 am and 1 pm on Thursday March 2. If you plan on using the Nova lathes, […]
Maintenance update Feb 27/23
Drum sander damaged (again)The drum sander was damaged due to improper use. The housing at the front is slightly bent – the belt drive and sandpaper also needed replacing as […]
Maintenance Update Feb 20/23
Routine maintenance – routers, band saws, radial arm, chop saws, table saws. We are upgrading the shop sign in computer. The outdoor DeWalt planer is not moving material through the […]
Usable scraps bin by table saws
While the effort to recycle scraps is appreciated, there seem to be too many unusable scraps being placed in the scrap bin. There were short wedges, really thin strips, pieces […]
Workshops in March
Registrations are open. Click HERE to register for a workshop. Scroll through the calendar to find the first class in the course in which you are interested. Registrations for these […]