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My shopvac used to suck up 99% of the chips from my Rigid planar. Less cleanup.

A portable/jobsite planar that needs more dust collection than a shopvac? Yeah, that's perfectly sensible.

The install of the helix head isn't quite as simple as they make it out to be.

It won't really make dust per se, just little chips. Still messy, but not something you're going to breath in.

I'm getting you an audio book of waffle recipes for Christmas. I'll see you December 26th at 6:30 am.

I've worn Wellington boots, while cooking beef. Does that count?

Amazon never ceases to amaze me. I guess it was just a matter of time!

No judgement here.

^ And we had like minded ideas...

RIP K.T. Osline. She was a force in country music in the 80's, and the first woman to win song of the year with her hit '80's Ladies'. She was battling Parkinson's when she contracted Covid 19.

Or a Poplar choice. 🙂

Haven't you heard? Never put your nuts near a power cord!

10' Nema hospital grade power cords $1.43 ea. Only the 10' cord is that cheap. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27284

A lot can be done with a track saw, but there's really no replacing a table saw IMO.

I'm still full!

I got the feeling that sex wasn't a part of it. Which I found even more strange.

^ You need a router table with fence, because there's nowhere for the bearing to ride if you're cutting a full miter. Unless you tack a strip on top for the bearing to ride against. Still, not the cleanest way to miter plywood.

Sunday breakfast... Scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, grits, biscuits & Earl Gray. This should carry me through to dinner time!

The finer the sawdust, the better. Use one of your Festool sanders.

With the complex design you chose for your first big project, I'd say you did pretty well. I would cut the trim long, then put it against the actual box to mark the angles in place. But that's just experience. That comes naturally. What doesn't come natural is the eye for design and the ability to turn that design into an actual object. You seem to have that in spades. Most would have built an easy square box. Kudos! As for putty to match the Purple Heart, simply make some Purple Heart sawdust, mix with wood glue into a thick paste and putty all gaps before it dries. Over putty, then sand level after dry.

Thirded for Arm R Seal. That's what I used on the Colossus, as well as many other projects. I like to use foam brushes to apply. Put your brush inside a ziplock bag between coats.

Be happy you don't live in Valdez, AK., where the snow often covers houses completely.

If you want your ears to stop bleeding, here's a much better sung version...

Who is Shel? If you're referring to Shel Silverstein, I don't think he sings.

It's Dennis and Ray. They didn't give the whole group credit. That wasn't the greatest song choice, even though I love Elvis Costello.