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HSS stands for High Speed Steel.

For a table, make a 4'x8' rectangular frame out of 2x4's, like you are studding up a wall on ~12" centers so you can lay a sheet down on it, be fully supported and run the saw blade through the studs when cutting your sheet. You then have a place to securely place your heavy ass piece of plywood and clamp to, won't move around, and a sacrificial table that it doesn't matter if you cut into.

When I get the space for it, I plan to get one of those 10" ryobi table saws and build a longer and wider table around it. The saw itself is only $114 from the Depot so you could put it together real nice and sturdy for $200 which is very cheap considering how much the bigger ones are. Just a though J. A quality table saw is so much more than a large table. A cheapo bench top 'table saw' with a big table around it isn't much at all. I can not say this enough. On a table saw, save once, buy once. PERIOD Also, another necessary investment is a book, pamphlet, one on one time with a quality woodworker (not a neighborhood hack), or a class for learning how to properly use a table saw (or just woodshop). There is so much more one can do than cut a straight line with one. Im not trying to say this was a "quality" table saw. I know how much they cost and how precise they are. I was merely suggesting a cheap alternative to cutting large sheets of wood safely and accurately by table saw instead of a skillsaw. If everyone had the money, we can get the best of everything. But thats not always the case. The best alternative to cutting full sheets on a real table saw is a quality circ saw, a cutting table (read table to put wood on that you can run the blade through) and a saw guide like what I linked in a prior post. They make the guides in various lengths to accommodate different sized lumber.

Unless you absolutely need a small portable saw, do not ever buy one. For cutting large sheets they are almost flat out unsafe. With a real saw one can do straight cuts, angle cuts, box joints, cove cutting, molding head, jointing, miter joints, tenon cutting, dovetails, etc. With a cheap saw, one can only do straight cuts, and some angle cuts accurately. Also from the beginning you are behind the eight ball on power, quality, repeatability, durability, stability, etc.

When I get the space for it, I plan to get one of those 10" ryobi table saws and build a longer and wider table around it. The saw itself is only $114 from the Depot so you could put it together real nice and sturdy for $200 which is very cheap considering how much the bigger ones are. Just a though J. A quality table saw is so much more than a large table. A cheapo bench top 'table saw' with a big table around it isn't much at all. I can not say this enough. On a table saw, save once, buy once. PERIOD Also, another necessary investment is a book, pamphlet, one on one time with a quality woodworker (not a neighborhood hack), or a class for learning how to properly use a table saw (or just woodshop). There is so much more one can do than cut a straight line with one.

For drills, I have a Makita 18v Li-Ion. GReat drills. Don't skimp on a drill. I have a 18v craftsman and it was junk. As for the rest of that, I have no idea. I couldn't tell you what we have at work. I run Milwaukee cordless tools, but we use Craftsman at work and at home and they are pretty decent drills for the price. They put up with a lot of abuse and keep on going with admirable performance. Always get a drill with a 1/2" chuck, look the other way from 3/8" chucks.

I wouldn't call a table saw a hand tool, lol. Not too many entry level choices. The $100 Makita Circ saw I have has been awesome, for Routers I'd go with P-C or Bosch (unless you get the big Hitachi). As for drills, I like them cordless and bought the Ridgid exclusively since when the batteries die you get a new drill. Lifetime warranty ftw. Sean is right, a table saw is not a hand tool, nor should a little hobby one even be considered in my opinion. For a table saw you are going to be looking to spend anywhere between 500$ at the low end all the way up to about 7,000$. Get a good circular saw, guides, and a straight edge. Good saw brands are along the lines of Makita, Milwaukee, etc. *Not Ryobi or Skill* For a guide, use something like this. Make/find a cut table to support your pieces, pay attention to what you are doing and it'll serve your purpose just fine. http://www.amazon.com/E-Emerson-Tool-T-50-50-Inch/dp/B0000DYVA9/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1260153627&sr=1-8 Routers, Porter Cable, Bosch and Ridgid are the ways I would go. Router bits that are going to be used with any frequency, get quality carbide ones, don't cheap out on the low end ones, they are not worth. Often overlooked quality blades and router bits (READ: FREUD), along with drill bits, don't get the cheapo gimicky ones, pay money for quality HSS bits if you are planning on actually using them and not just tearing the shit out of things. Also, wear fricking hearing protection when using power tools, yes, they are loud.

That beer cheese soup is damn tasty.

Beer cheese soup on the stove.

I've never been that big of a fan of buffalo. But definitely don't cook it to much, dried out buffalo is nasty.

Here is a recipe I found for the beer cheese soup. Does this look halfway right Sean? Ingredients * 1 1/2 cups diced carrots * 1 1/2 cups diced onion * 1 1/2 cups diced celery * 2 cloves garlic, minced * 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce * 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 1/4 teaspoon black pepper * 3 cups chicken broth * 2 cups beer * 1/3 cup butter * 1/3 cup flour * 4 cups milk or half and half * 6 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese * 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard * 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce * 1 teaspoon dry mustard * popped popcorn, for garnish Directions 1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Stir in hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Pour in chicken broth and beer; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat. 2. Meanwhile, heat butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Stir in flour with a wire whisk; cook, stirring until the flour is light brown, about 3 or 4 minutes. Gradually stir in milk, whisking to prevent scorching, until thickened. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in cheese. Keep warm. 3. Stir beer mixture into cheese mixture. Stir in Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard. Adjust for hot pepper sauce. Bring to a simmer, and cook 10 minutes. Serve topped with popcorn.

Hmm, I found some recipes online but figured I'd ask you first. Since the name has beer and cheese in it, I'm intrigued.

Do you have any particular recipe for said soup?

Ugh. Just feel out of it. Getting stuffed up and my throat is bothering me.

The first pic I posted of myself on this site was me holding a halved pig up. Ahhh yes, that one. I wonder if Tom has that to post up...

I'd rather just have displacement to begin with... Then look into forced induction.

These. http://www.planet10-hifi.com/fonken.html

Look up the miniFonken's.

that name is too awesome when combined with the cities name. I don't know if I mentioned it but the lawyer that I'm working against in my mothers case is Hitler. You don't happen to be jewish do you?

I really need to get new shocks on the ass of the Caddie, the rear tires are cupping bad.

Sean, on the note of you butchering your own pig, do we get the photo of you with a carved hog and a big ass knife?

Not sure, I didn't have internet this weekend as the inlaws farm isn't exactly in urban America. Hell at home we got fiber optic lines to every house in town. It was an rural development grant to give people actual internet rather than 33.6k dial up NICE! 33.6 makes me want to cry. I remember back in my 14.4 days.... I never had to experience 14.4, my friends had 28.8 since their phone lines were so crappy.

Not sure, I didn't have internet this weekend as the inlaws farm isn't exactly in urban America. Hell at home we got fiber optic lines to every house in town. It was an rural development grant to give people actual internet rather than 33.6k dial up

You probably need to check out the wires with a DMM/test light to find what the actual hot and remote wires are.

Camera was moved, you can see the entire photo is shifted, not just the cone. Moving this to the photography section too. Doesn't need to be here.