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"And I believe B&D keeps going downhill in a sense simply because they innovate w…" François replied Nov 2, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Dad did rip some stock on the radial arm. You just rotate the head and lock it in pl…" François replied Nov 2, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Good to know I'm not alone in that situation :-)" François replied Nov 1, 2019 to What does your workshop look like?	28	Nov 11, 2019 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"I don't blame you for being scared of those saws. My dad has one and every time he u…" François replied Nov 1, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"My dad works for Lowes and he often told me that the new Craftsman and the old Craft…" François replied Oct 31, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"I remember seeing somewhere a guy who had a dishwasher with an electronic control th…" François replied Oct 31, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"These days mine look like the aftermath of a tornado... But after the crazy summer I…" François replied Oct 31, 2019 to What does your workshop look like?	28	Nov 11, 2019 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"This definitely put a smile on my face :-) After working like a madman all summer lo…" François replied Oct 27, 2019 to VIDEO: Songs Inside the Box, the Cigar Box Guitar Documentary	6	Oct 27, 2019 Reply by François
"Insulating the piezo a bit inside the box with foam does help with feedback. Also, u…" François replied Aug 15, 2019 to Overdrive and piezo pickups	8	Aug 15, 2019 Reply by Rick Tish
"The springs in the strat are just there to get the tremolo bridge to return to it's…" François replied Jul 29, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd

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François's Discussions (139)

"And I believe B&D keeps going downhill in a sense simply because they innovate w…"

"Dad did rip some stock on the radial arm. You just rotate the head and lock it in pl…"

"Good to know I'm not alone in that situation :-)"

"I don't blame you for being scared of those saws. My dad has one and every time he u…"

"My dad works for Lowes and he often told me that the new Craftsman and the old Craft…"

"I remember seeing somewhere a guy who had a dishwasher with an electronic control th…"

"These days mine look like the aftermath of a tornado... But after the crazy summer I…"

"This definitely put a smile on my face :-) After working like a madman all summer lo…"

"Insulating the piezo a bit inside the box with foam does help with feedback. Also, u…"

"The springs in the strat are just there to get the tremolo bridge to return to it's…"

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