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New DeWalt Miter Saw and Fence with Scale

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I needed to upgrade my saw from a DeWalt Table saw with a jig I made to a DeWalt Miter Saw DWS713 (cheapest one they make I think). I went with the Logan F100-5 Framers Fence which has been recently discontinued but found a place that had one left on stock. I made the platform and put on a high table I got at auction for $10. Turned out pretty sweet and cuts are excellent. Update: I recently made a purchase of some framing specialized equipment which included a Frame Square Mitre Table Saw which proves perfect mitre cuts, but the DeWalt miter saw gets regular use for rough cuts and general woodworking. John

eBay Top Rater Seller Stats for 1Q 2023 - No Substitute for Perfect!

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I have set a small side goal for myself to have a perfect record on all stats used in the eBay Top Rated Seller program and finally achieved it yesterday. What next? John

Beavis and Butt-Head - Origin Story?

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We went to the NC Art Museum and saw this picture and all I could think about was how similar these two guys ( Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon by Lucas Cranach the Younger) look like Beavis and Butt-Head. Perhaps the likeness Mike Judge wanted to emulate. Probably envisioned them as teenagers and went from there.  John

What Man Doesn’t have a Barber Chair in his Garage?

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Probably one of my best auction purchases! Misery loves company. John

Custom Picture Framing Portfolio - Volume #5

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Here is the fifth volume of framing projects, a continuation of  Volume #4 .  For pricing estimation information, go  HERE . This is a picture I framed for some family members using a photo we took during our visit to Kristy Kreme.  This was my first use of Mylar strips to do object mounting.  I had a customer who wanted one of my 45 record frames from Etsy in metal. The challenge is that it is hard to meet the price point with quality aluminum frames. It happens I have a good bit of stock of precut aluminum frames and if I was able to cut them, I could meet the cost and profit margin goals. With the recently acquired Frame Square mitre saw, I loaded it up with a Diablo 80 tooth aluminum blade and was very pleased with the results and will be doing my own chops from now on.   This is an original Peter Max and will have 2 more coming as well in the same style. Since he had other frames we were working to get in the ballpark of the ones which were framed by Peter Max group (see last pict