Issue 288
Issue 288
Your Opinion Counts
As is obvious, the tie that binds the eZine faithful together is woodworking. Cutting boards apart and sticking them together: it’s the essence of woodworking. When you cut them apart, it’s highly likely that you’d be using a table saw … and that you’d have an opinion about such a tool.
You may recall that, in the Feedback section of eZine 286, we shared comments from participants in a Woodworker’s Journal survey about table saws. Well, there’s someone else who wants to hear your opinions about table saws, too: the federal government.
Currently, the Consumer Products Safety Commission is taking public comments about a proposed rule for safety standards regarding blade contact on table saws. They’re looking for feedback from the public — that means your opinions and information — on the risks associated with blade contact when using a table saw, on the CPSC’s regulatory options, and on the economic impacts of the various alternatives.
Among the alternatives they have listed for their proposed rulemaking are: a voluntary standard from the industry; a mandatory rule from the CPSC regarding table saw requirements; or a labeling rule listing specified warnings and instructions.
The deadline for the Consumer Products Safety Commission to receive public comments in advance of their rulemaking, is December 12, 2011 — less than a month away. You can send email comments through the site www.regulations.gov, or written comments (they ask for 5 copies, with the agency name and docket number — Docket No. CPSC-2011-0074) to Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
You can read further details about the proposed rulemaking and the request for comments here.
We know you have opinions, and we’re glad when you share them with Woodworker’s Journal. This time, we’d encourage you to share them with the CPSC as well.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Rockler Workbench Caster Kit
For easily moving your workbench around your shop, Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has introduced a Workbench Caster Kit.
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Lamello Zeta Joiner
The Zeta dual-purpose biscuit joiner from Lamello, functions as both a traditional biscuit joiner and a tool for creating profile grooves.
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Handcarved Christmas
The Handcarved Christmas book contains projects and patterns for ornaments, gifts, earrings, several Santas and more.
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Fast-setting Gorilla Wood Glue
It wasn’t too many years ago that Gorilla Glue was mostly known to woodworkers as the maker of polyurethane glue.
Tricks of the Trade
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Sanding Disk Storage
I use a discarded computer floppy disc index box that held the old fashioned large size discs (5-1/4”) to store my orbital sanding discs.
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Pantyhose Filter Saves Shop Vacuum Power
A pair of old pantyhose saves me aggravation and helps me get the most from my shop vacuum.
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Clean Concept: Put All Your Messy Jobs in One Egg Carton
To make an awkward job easy and clean, I used egg cartons to support wooden knobs I was painting.
Today's Woodworker
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Chris Bryant: Wooden Boards for the Water
A few years ago, Chris Bryant was on vacation in Hawaii when his wife saw a wooden paddleboard and asked, “Do you think you could build one of those?”
Q & A
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Will Ballast Dampen Scroll Saw’s Vibration?
Is the purpose of the concrete mix just to add weight or does it deaden sound?
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What’s Wrong with My Rumbling Table Saw?
I have a Powermatic III that makes a rumbling noise when I turn it off.
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How to Avoid Sanding Swirlies?
I like using my orbital sander, but have trouble with chatter marks. Any suggestions?
Feedback
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Holiday Gifts, Plus Humility
A couple of eZines ago, Rob asked for ideas for holiday gifts to make — and many of you responded. The ideas in our last eZine prompted a few more suggestions and thoughts this time out.
Industry Interviews
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Gorilla Glue Hopes You’ll ‘Build It, Share It’
Have you built a project recently with Gorilla Glue? If so, it could be worth cash and product prizes, so be sure to enter!
Reader's Project Gallery
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Candy Dispenser
I made this out of walnut and use a wide mouth peanut jar. But they can be made of any sort of wood you have laying around.
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Display Case
These are some pictures of a salt/pepper display cabinet that I made my wife a few years ago. It has unique glass doors that open along the flora stem design.
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Black Walnut End Table
Black walnut end table. Thank you, Sam Maloof.
