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I currently am a full-time wife/mom/remodler of our home/chauffeur/cook. God has blessed me with the best job in the world and it also allows me to take what used to be a woodworking hobby to a new level. I was a youth pastor and also owned a small-business marketing and ecommerce development company for 11 years. The majority of my creative outlet has been in programming for internet and companies such as Onkyo, WebTV... (remember them???) and developing Flash annimation and training modules. I may not remember punch cards but remember well the line by line DOS and monochromatic screens that we thought were so advanced!
I've been woodworking since I was a child and was only allowed to use chisels and a coping saw. Woodworking as an adult became a great stress reliever and way to create tangible things as opposed to the often intangible industry of the internet. After having my fill of the less tech savvy public, crashing servers and computers, and dealing with employee stress, I closed up shop and focused attention on my family, remodeling our house, and substituting high school. Then discovering the Kreg Jig took building to a new level and making me more productive! I can honestly say it rekindled my love of woodworking and I am incorporating it more and more into my "daytime job"!
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Great topic. Semi retired from selling hydraulics and looking for ways to fill the void. Started using Kreg tools to build lawn furniture and repairing a picnic table for the neighbour. Gorilla glue and pocket screws will fix any broken leg or table top. Now venturing into Muskoka/Androndack furniture inspired by a trip to the Museum in NY last Summer. My creative genes have lots of ideas, but the day-job keeps it to a minimum. This KREG community is the best.
Just a little gallows humor. Obviously it is a tragedy when any woodworker gets injured, but a professional pilot is especially vulnerable. There are a lot of injuries I could get that would cause me to lose my license (and my job along with it). Reminding myself of this before I hit a tool's 'on' switch help's me be careful and focused.
michael pope said:dumb hobby?
Joe Racz said:I am an Airline Pilot. Every time I flick the 'on' switch on a power tool I remind myself that this is a dumb hobby for an airline pilot. I do it anyway because I reall enjoy it.
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I making a hex ring out of 2x4s ripped to 2 ¾ inches wide with 30 degree miters. What setting on the Jig should I used? 1 ½ is too much. Thanks.Continue
Started by Patrick Halinski in Kreg Jig® Operation Dec 30, 2023.
Hi All.....I have the 35mm Kreg Jig hinge drill guide. The guide is great for 35mm Hinge Cups, but I have a speciality 40MM hinge cup to drill.Has anyone adapted the Kreg guide to work with 40mm Forsner drill bits? Or have a guide that works…Continue
Started by Ed Anderson in Beginners' Zone Oct 3, 2023.
I saw the video Kreg put out for this new jig and had high hopes for it.
I purchased one today and am very disappointed with it.
First the docking station is extremely cheap. The plastic is pathetic. A Lego has more…
ContinuePosted by Duke Leon on February 15, 2021 at 9:00pm
Several months ago, I purchased the Kreg K4MS so that I could build the Lego Table as outlined on the companion "buildsomething" web site which exclusively uses pocket hole construction. I have considerable experience with conventional…
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