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"Charles, The fasterner only needs to be snugged-up, (finger tight), to keep the tool from slippage. Over-tighening isn't necessary-- it only makes it more difficult to loosen.  Adding masking tape to one vertical face of the slide-bar, as…"

"Jason, What's the advantage of a high $$$ Forrest blade, for homeowner/DYI user cutting tasks? "

"Impact-drivers are very useful and effective tools---however, they're intended for ''specific duty use''. Impact-drivers are ''too aggressive'' for pocket-hole joinery. Impact-drivers were initially…"

"Rita, If you decide to make/or have made, a new and shorter shop-made mobile base, I’d suggest that it be larger than the base of the table saw. Your table saw is top heavy. A larger size base area, will improve stability.  (I’ve…"

"Raj, Cordless battery operated tools are very useful, and beneficial for many tasks. Great for the homeowner and DYI tasks. There are some HD tools, that are favored by construction workers.   Ryobi offers several a variety of 18V cordless…"

"Rita, Perhaps just remove and replace the stand with a shorter size shop-made mobile stand/base. "

"Nice construction."

"Rita, Re table saw working height   Can your table saw stand be shortened---so as to have a lower working height?   Have you entertained the idea of constructing an elevated platform, so as to make the working height surrounding the table…"

"Rita, One thing that is important, is for the work surface to be waist high.  Reaching too high and out,  increases the risk of danger. Before making a cut, I always plan ahead---the path the work-piece is taking and where the work-piece…"

"Re "GRR_Ripper System" http://kregjig.ning.com/profiles/blogs/grrripper-1?id=2900167%3ABlogPost%3A189860&page=1#comments"

"Nice job, Kevin."

"Joe, You don't need to wrap it ''the whole way around''--- start about 3'' from the edge--- then wrap it over the edge--- then continue on the underside, about 3''. Adhesive residue will be on the wood…"

"Re avoid chipping and tear-out Masking tape firmly applied over the end of the work-piece, where the saw blade exits, is effective. Just wrap a 2'' wide strip of tape, starting the on the top side, wrapping it around over the edge and then…"

"I'd suggest replacing the RAS with a miter slide saw, and use it in conjunction with a table saw. I made that decision many years ago, and haven't looked back. "

"Gary, What router table did you decide to obtain?"

"Gary, I've seen some RAS set-ups, that featured ''add-on'' dust chute/shroud, on the back side of the machine, and hooked up to a VAC system, that was quite effective. "