which halotron extinguisher would be best?

hi! so my wife and i just leased a Epilog Mini 24 50w which is due to ship next week! We are going to be operating it out of our spare bathroom and are in the process of getting everything laser ready.

Can anyone recommend which size halotron extinguisher would be good for this size/power laser? We had been reading the halotron extinguishers will do the least damage to the laser, should it need to be used. They are more expensive and we don't want to purchase something bigger than needed. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I had also been reading on here some people have a second backup extinguisher (non-halotron) should the halotron not complete the job. Is this the norm? Also what type would you recommend as a backup?

Thanks!

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which halotron extinguisher would be best?

Quilting and embroidery forums

I know there are others on the Creek who have a spouse that is involved in embroidery and or quilting. I'm looking for a place to list an embroidery sewing machine and quilting frame other than e-bay or craigslist similar to the Creek with a something like our Classifieds forum. Anyone familiar with such a place? I've done some searching and even joined a few. But the last one I joined hadn't had anything posted to their buying and selling location for several months, it didn't seem like a very promising site.

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Quilting and embroidery forums

Forest Woodworker II - why are most blades ATB?

Here is the standard WWII blade - http://ift.tt/1O5NqIP

I was wondering why most saw blades you see have that tooth pattern that doesn't cut clean at the peak of the kerf? I hate it when I'm using the saw to cut a quick lap joint and I've got all these little spikes left over from the top of the blade, which I have to then chisel smooth and sand.

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Forest Woodworker II - why are most blades ATB?

Leecraft Zero Clearance insert or homemade?

I was thinking of getting a Leecraft insert for my PM2000 but before I do, I wanted to check in here and make sure I'm not "being had by marketing". Those inserts seem nice, but is it foolish to buy this when I can easily just make one myself? I do like that the leecraft has the height screws, and I suppose I could just add those to any insert I made myself. I'm also thinking, I would need one for a dado, one for regular cuts, and then one for angled cuts, so maybe it's more intelligent to make my own...

Thoughts?

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Leecraft Zero Clearance insert or homemade?

delta dl 40 lathe, is running, few questions

I am trying to locate a spacer/washer/bushing, it goes on the spindle needs to have 1 in ID and be about 1/2 in thick. but I have the lathe running, I purchased a dc motor controller with a spare motor, connected controller to my stock motor and it runs.

there are a few things I'm concerned about.

1. at very low speeds it hums quite loudly, is that normal for a DC motor? it stops when you get to just a slow speed.

2. the motor kinda lurches, every second or so (depending on speed), I think this is from the belt being in one position for along time, will this smooth out or does it just need replaced. any idea what size belt? I forgot to measure and want to try and get a new one today.

3.my faceplate seems to have a wobble when its on the lathe, I cannot see any wobble at all on the shaft, and it is missing the spacer/bushing/washer that the faceplate seats against could that be causing the wobble, I put the faceplate on the first time, and it had a lot of wobble, I put my chuck on and it seems to have either none or very little, I put faceplate back on and it seemed to wobble less. on my old lathe the faceplate runs true. (I called delta about some parts, tech said this was normal without spacer)

here is a video showing what I am talking about, and you can hear the hum.
http://ift.tt/1KTDUEj ... 4.mp4?dl=0

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delta dl 40 lathe, is running, few questions

Veritas Miter Plane for Shooting?

Oh my !

http://ift.tt/1VgWXmb

Has anyone gotten their hands on this puppy yet? The obvious question is, how does this compare to their dedicated shooting plane, as a general purpose shooter?

The price is almost the same. It seems to me that this plane would also work as a sort of "large block plane." Sadly, it doesn't have a skewed blade, though I guess a ramped shooting board would compensate for that. (How cool would it be to have a skewed-blade block plane?)

One thing in it's favor: Unlike the other one, this plane doesn't look like a giant penis. :)

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Veritas Miter Plane for Shooting?

Width of Boards for Honduran Mahogany Coffee Table

I am making a Greene and Greene inspired coffee table that is 24 inches wide out by 53 inches long of Honduran Mahogany. I have two, flat, 9 inch wide boards. In order to keep these wide boards from cupping, would it be better to rip those boards in half so that the top consists of six, 4- inch boards, or is Honduran mahogany stable enough not to have to do that?

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Width of Boards for Honduran Mahogany Coffee Table