I have the 52" extension and a roller stand that I put on the left side. Typically just yeet it off the edge tho.
To be fair, I'm typically not ripping a full sheet, usually cross cutting the 4' side. The last few inches are a bit dicey still, but still preferable to a circular saw and messing around with clamping a straight edge. I'll probably still get a track saw eventually
Definitely Iron Man
2,732 hours in Rust. I'm not proud of it
They're generally a great experience. It's way different than Lowe's/HD, and generally better selection for cheaper than places like Woodcraft or Rockler. There's typically a wide range in widths/thicknesses, so have a rough idea of what you need and be ready to mentally adapt your build if they don't have as many wide boards as you need. Some places will have a minimum purchase requirement, but the few I've gone to don't. Typically, I spend $200-400 for a trip, which covers a few projects for me.
Added bonus of going to a mill instead of a distributor, sometimes they'll have waste you can take for free/really cheap! Great for small projects or lathe stuff
It's hard man. I was living in Alaska when I really got into woodworking, and I had one overpriced option for a really limited selection of hardwood. I managed to get some old maple flooring from a guy that was contracted to replace a basketball court, and got some old redwood from a water tower that was taken down, but otherwise I just used pine for everything for the first few years.
Best advice I can offer is to find a local mill. Facebook groups are good for finding local people that just do it on the side and/or don't have a website. Ideally, find someone with a kiln, or be prepared to wait for months to years for it to dry. You can also find some good deals at auctions and sometimes on FB marketplace
The only wood I buy at Woodcraft nowadays is for small lathe projects when they have blanks on sale
It's relatively simple, if tedious, to clean up an old plane. Paul Sellers has a great video about it. #4 should be fine for 19x26".
No reason to drop $425 on a hand plane, especially if you're just starting out. Find someone with a 20" planer you can use for 10 minutes (local maker space or FB groups are good places to check), or buy a few used planes at an auction/FB marketplace.
Are there any requirements beyond a basic FDM printer that you need to help test?
Agreed on Training Day.
I totally forgot about Gattaca, I watched that in school in like 6th grade. Fantastic movie
As usual, the title of the bill has absolutely nothing to do with the contents of it.
Still my favorite series by a mile. I grew up with the series, and would reread the whole series before a new one was released. I was crushed when Robert Jordan died because I thought that meant the series would never be finished (and he seemed like a cool dude). I was ecstatic when they picked Brandon Sanderson to finish it, partly because he's also one of my favorite authors, but also because that dude is a machine that cranks out quality writing at an insane pace.
I just finished rereading the series for probably the 15th time a few months ago, it might be time to start again.
P.s. it's just getting started at book 3. Lord of Chaos (#6) is one of my favorites.
Another lefty in the wild! There are dozens of us!
Do you also look for left handed people in movies?
True true