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Cake Boss
There are router bits, and router bits. They come in a substantial number of shapes and sizes for a vast variety of functions. Signwriting is a rather popular use for routers, given its particular...
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Super Miniature Bearing Bits and the Baby Hippo
When I first saw the miniature bearing router bits from Toolstoday.com, I immediately knew one job that they would be perfect for – kids’ toys. They often have many curves and tight sections where a...
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Episode 91 Amana Tool Melamine Blade
A blade designed to cut double sided melamine, by Amana Tool. Available from Toolstoday.com Filed under: Podcast Tagged: Amana Tool, Blade, Crosscut, Melamine, RIP, Sheet, Toolstoday, toolstoday.com
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Bending Timber
Many years ago (I can say that now, being 5 or so years ago!), I wrote a post about bending timber using kerfing. To this day, it remains one of the most clicked-on posts of all time. It would...
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Groove is in the Heart(wood)
The dado blade (or dado set) can be a particularly accurate tool when it is understood correctly. With a combination of spacers and shims, a dado (or groove) of very precise width and depth can be cut...
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Episode 92 Amana Tool Dado Blade
Click here to see the blade at Toolstoday.com Don’t worry that the blade is not blue – the photo has not been updated yet to include their latest coating that is now standard on their blades. Filed...
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ManSpace 2013
It may seem way too organised, but ManSpace is out for 2013 already! We collectively achieved it by getting the articles submitted mid December, which was busy at the time, but we reap the rewards now...
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Episode 92a Enter the Dado
A short (approx 5 min) version of the dado video, on the Amana Tool Dado from Toolstoday.com Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Podcast, Tools Tagged: Amana Tool, Dado, toolstoday.com
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The Hydra and the Router
The hydra is a mythical beast, with multiple heads, and when one is lost, another grows in its place. I’ve never imagined I’d speak of the creature, the hydra, and router bits in the same sentence,...
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Who says drill bits are boring?
Some can do more….. Where it comes to the reasons for drilling holes, the reasons can be many, and varied – I’m sure you can think of dozens of reasons without me making a list. One of those reasons is...
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SSYTC047 Profile Pro on the C26 Genius
Another tool I got to play with at the wood show was the C26 Genius, a MiniMax combo- again from Gabbett Machinery. Trying out the Amana Tool Profile Pro from Toolstoday.com, with a rebate cutter, then...
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Time to don those 3D glasses
We are moving into a new dimension. CNC machines are not restricted to 2D patterns and simply cutting in to produce a raised (or recessed) pattern. Nor are they restricted to 2.5D, which is how...
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In Disguise
When you do need to use screws in a project, why not try to disguise their use as far as possible? With the following line-up of bits from Toolstoday.com, this is a very easy task indeed. From left to...
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Natural Art
Sometimes a piece of timber catches my eye, and although at the time I have no idea what it will be used for, I grab it and store it until it has a chance to tell me what it wants to be. It has been...
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Episode 101 David and Goliath
Featuring the smallest, and largest Amana Tool router bits from Toolstoday.com (at least those that fit a standard 1/4″ and 1/2″ router). Surfacing is done on a Torque Workcentre. Music by Lis Viggers...
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Busy weekend
Just managed to knock off the next article for “The Shed” magazine. This one is on using a router to make a bowl, using the Amana Tool bowl-making bit from Toolstoday.com Haven’t tried it before, and...
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Bowled Over
Click to view slideshow. Routing a bowl, using the Amana Tool bowl bits from Toolstoday.com Including rounding over the edge with about the smallest 1/4″ roundover bit there is (and the smallest...
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Episode 105 Freeform Router Bowl
Using the Amana Tool bowl bits from Toolstoday.com, I create a freeform double (interlocking) bowl Filed under: Podcast, Project, Techniques, Timber, Tools Tagged: Amana Tool, Bowl Bit, Freeform, Rouer...
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Episode 107 Miniature Copy Bit
Filed under: Podcast, Techniques Tagged: Amana Tool, Bearing, CNC, Copy Bit, Inverted Router Bit, Miniature, Pattern Copying, Router Bit, toolstoday.com
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A matter of scale
In Episode 107, I had a look at the Amana Tool miniature inverted copy router bits from Toolstoday.com. Although you get an idea of the size from the video, I thought I’d give you a closer look, and...
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