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Re: Tools: What would we do without Lee Valley?
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 4/1/2012, 10:27 am

: Such an ingenious bunch of toolmakers.

: http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=69302

Nice idea but I wonder how well that will work . . . I tried something similar but the shavings just clogged the hose. The 1-1/4" hose just wouldn't hack it and the 2" hose is too unwieldy. However it worked great on a power planer which delivers smaller chips, but there has to be good air flow as the chip volume can be huge. My planer has a vac port on both sides with a plug to close off the unused side; took me a while to realise it worked better without the plug. Most of the vac attachments for hand-held power tools are just for show . . .

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Tools: What would we do without Lee Valley?
Simeon -- 4/1/2012, 8:15 am
Re: Tools: What would we do without Lee Valley?
ancient kayaker -- 4/1/2012, 10:27 am
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scottbaxter -- 4/1/2012, 10:31 am
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ancient kayaker -- 4/1/2012, 5:09 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/1/2012, 11:10 am
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John Abercrombie -- 4/1/2012, 12:34 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/1/2012, 4:19 pm
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Charlie -- 4/1/2012, 12:37 pm
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Mike -- 4/1/2012, 5:23 pm
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Deano -- 4/2/2012, 10:56 am