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Refurbishing a Rockwell/Delta Overarm Pin Router

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April 1, 2024

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Mosquito aka Chris

Before I got my CNC machine I started with an over arm pin router. Even though I have the CNC for things like router trays and pattern routing, I still use the over arm pin router for a lot of my router table duties

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CNC Special Interest Group March 2024 Meet

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March 13, 2024

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Mosquito aka Chris

I hosted my local woodworking guild CNC Special Interest Group this month to show a Carbide3D Shapeoko 3 machine, and demonstrate some of its setup and features.

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Woodworking | Techniques & Approaches | Tools
Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane – Stopped Grooves (Video)

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July 11, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

Showing how the Veritas Box Maker’s Plow plane can be used for making a few types of stopped grooves

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Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane – Operational Functions (Video)

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June 29, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

Taking a look at some of the functional uses of the Box Maker’s Plow Plane while making the live edge box. This focuses on the plane, rather than the box, and the various (sometimes unintended) uses of the plane.

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Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane – Review & Feature Overview (Video)

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June 15, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

Mosquito takes a deep dive on the features and design of the Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane, including engineering feedback, and covering pretty much every little feature of the plane.

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Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane

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Stanley #42 Plane (Mostly)

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May 31, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

I find enjoyment in finding and using different variations of combination or plow planes. Part of that is collecting such planes. This is one of my recent additions, a Stanley #42, though a slight hodge podge of reproduction parts

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Handle for a Vintage Sledge

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May 22, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

I have a decent sized pile of inherited tools, and I decided that this cross peen sledge was one I wanted to get on my bench, rather than under it (figuratively, the inherited tools are stored in the house, mostly, until use). I decided to rehandle this one so I could get it back in…

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A Shop Made Plow Plane

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May 15, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

I recently acquired what I think is a user/shop made combination plane. It’s well made, but does not seem to be a manufactured plane. It’s a pretty cool example of a combination plane that a machine shop would be able to make, though.

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Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane – Quick Overview

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May 11, 2023

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Mosquito aka Chris

The Veritas Box Maker’s Plow Plane is a miniature plow plane based off the Record 043, and has some nice upgrades. Taking a look at the plane from a high level before I get in to an actual review/detailed dive into it later.

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