Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-5, страница 8
Letters Wif welcome opinions and comments (both pro ciml con) from our readers. .Address correspondence to: Letters Department. The Woodworker's Journal. PO. Box 1629. New Milford. CT 06776. 1 liked the Scroll-sawn Nativity Scene project from your November/ December 1992 issue, so I'm in the process of mating six of them for next Christmas. Right now, though, the project is at a standstill because 1 can't find a wing cuiicr like the one you show that cuts a ]M in. wide by '/■» in. deep groove for the sliding lid. All the wing cutters I can find cut a groove that is either i/> in. or ]/z in. deep. Can you help? Robert B. Preston Brooklyn. N.Y. You'll need to replace the hearing on your wing cutter with one that has a larger diameter, thereby reducing the depth of cut to 'U in. .4 number of mail-order companies sell bearing en-larger kits that will do the job. Before ordering, though, check to make sure the bearings in the kit will fit the pilot diameter of your cutter. Woodcraft Slip-ply. 210 Wood County Industrial Park. Parkersburg. WV 26I02-I6S6; tel. IS00 535-44H2. sells kits that will fit bits with 'lib in. ID pilots. Their three-piece kit tpart number 24D91) sells for $18.75 and includes J/x in.. in. and in. diameter hearings. Your November/December issues in 1989 and 1991 included Saint Nicholas carving projects by Rick Riitz. While I'm not an expert. I carved both of them and. if I do say so myself, they look very much like Rick's. I have started a collection for my wife, and now even my co-workers want them. I hope you'll make this a Christmas tradition and include a new Saint Nicholas carving every November/December issue. David Kuhlmann. Dublin. Ohio You'll be pleased to leai 7? that Rick is working on another one for our November/December 1993 issue. Should a St. Nicholas carving he a yearly tradition'.' If our readers want it. we'll do it. Drop us a note and tell us what you think of the idea. I made the Universal Table Saw Jig featured in your September/October 1992 issue. Of all the various jigs I have, this is the one I use most often. H. Arlellaz Cleveland, Ohio Can you tell me where I might locate double hung hinges, the kind used on folding screens? Art Young. Helen, Ga. They are available from the Period Furniture Hardware Company, P.O. Box 314. Charles Street Station, 123 Charles Street. Boston, MA 02114. tel. <617) 227-075S. firs ► 12* jointer • 12' planer • 10" table saw • ST sliding table • 3HPshaper • mortiser • cast iron The Roblaml X 31 is designed to make maximum use ot minimum spacs ideal for the small professional shop and the demanding hobbyist Change from one tool to another in 20 seconds or less? Solid, sturdy, reliable. CALL OR WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION NOW! 2965 IAHM CANYON RD UVGUNA BCACH M 92651 1 -800-S34-1 976 or 71 4-494-7DQS "All my tools should be this good!" The Accu-Mifer' is a professional miter gauge that makes perfect angles easily. Shot-pin action assures dead-on accuracy for common angles — plus a precise protractor scale for ZS^SSSlTS everything in usp*<em twMMt between! Optional accessories: manual clamp- ___ _ _ rf&SSs: COMPANY Precision Woodworking Equipment Call or write for our free 800 Dutch Squat Blvd. Suite 200. Columbia. 5C J92I0 brochure, I -800-382-2637 / SC 803-798-1600 Please circle No. 4 on the Header Service Card. The Woodworkers Journal |
