Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Rollie Johnson answers a batch of listener questions about dust collectors, homemade bandsaws, tool steel, cutter speed, power feeders, classic furniture drawings, machine restoration, and drying lumber.

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0:00 - Intro
3:17 - One stage vs. two stage dust collectors
11:59 - Should I make a bandsaw or buy one?
18:55 - Why aren't chisels and planes made of high-speed steel?
22:37 - How does speed affect cut quality?
29:32 - Uses for a power feeder
37:20 - What to do with all these machines?
45:16 - Furniture drawings
50:33 - Using a greenhouse as a lumber kiln

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