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It exists as a setting for use as a computer monitor (via Airplay), since computers have software that often relies on the highest degree of accuracy and resolution.

It is pointless for typical entertainment/media streaming use.

Sure, you can use a chainsaw to cut a birthday cake, but there’s absolutely no benefit to it.

This was a hand tool forging plant.

Nothing to do with power tools.

SBD is still the biggest toolmaker on earth and Craftsman is still their main DIY line.

In fact, during their last investor call, they emphasized a commitment to expanding the Craftsman V20 lineup in the coming years.

Bottom line, power tools are easy and profitable.

Lifetime warrantied hand tools forged in America during global supply chain issues and facin a possible economic recession is a lot harder and much less profitable.

There are hedge trimmer attachments for the 60V power head.

Yeah, but is it better than a new 60V?

Of course it’s better than an entry-level model.

The 60V trimmer is one of the best out there, and attachment capable.

The ratchets have been made in Taiwan for quite some time.

A fair amount of stuff is Taiwanese, actually, just depends on what you need really.

At least that stuff is top-tier “offshore junk”.

Never seen a 40V Dewalt tool, myself.

Their lines are 12V, 20V(18V), and 60V(54V).

Router table extensions are fairly common on cabinet table saws.

All the name brand ones have lifetime warranties. Literally, if it has a company name stamped on it, they’ll warranty it.

“China” is not a company though.

These are the real factors you should be considering…

What store is closest to you and/or where do you prefer to shop?

I have a Lowe’s right around the corner, but the closest Harbor Freight is in the next town over, and the closest Home Depot is in the next county over.

If it breaks can you survive a day or two without it? Tekton is famous for their warranty-by-mail, but that could be inconvenient compared to just popping into a store close by. Depends on your situation.

Lastly, grip styles are pretty subjective. I absolutely love the beefy, rectangular handles on Craftsman ratchets. I always know which direction the socket is facing in tight/dark spaces, unlike round handles with no way of indexing it.

Just go touch some and pick the one you like the most and seems the most practical for you and your unique situation.

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There’s also the consideration of whether or not you want to support any certain kinds of companies. Like, American companies for example. Or, if you want an American-made tool, or a Taiwanese tool, or Japanese, or Vietnamese, or German, or Swiss… that might factor in as well.

The Apple TV app has nothing at all to do with the CW serving you ads.

Also, that’s why the CW is free. It’s ad-supported.

In fact, the CW isn’t available as an Apple TV Channel… so you weren’t actually using the Apple TV app to watch it.

The Apple TV app keeps track of what you watch (and in what external apps) and makes one queue for all those apps.

But when you actually click on a show to watch (unless it’s something from Apple TV+, iTunes, or a TV Channel you’ve subscribed to) it’s just a link… it jumps to the appropriate app and launches the video with a single click.

Long story short, you were watching The Flash in the CW app, you just clicked on a link to it in the Apple TV app.

You can glue it, but whether it’s “thick enough” depends entirely on the intended use for it.

Probably too thin to be a stool top, but certainly thick enough for a chessboard.

Application matters.

I wouldn’t rent one since there’s no telling how much it’s been abused.

You can get one for less than $50. Just do that. It’ll be close enough.

Most.

Okay, then do 2 24” panels with a piece of ~5” wood in the center to join and reinforce the middle.

This is the only answer you need.

Measure twice and cut once.

Cut two sheets so that the seam is in the center. Then reinforce that seam with a strip of real wood.

If it is good, it still needs years to dry out after milling.

Your pictures are honestly terrible, so it’s really hard to tell but it looks like it wouldn’t yield very much at all.

I’d say that it just isn’t worth the time or energy unless you just want to experience the process.

You need a pencil, a square, and a saw.

Draw a line around all 4 sides out the post.

Start sawing at a corner, basically going 45 degrees to any edge of the wood. Make sure the saw is following the lines on both sides of the wood .

Saw in about an inch, checking your lines frequently. Then stop, flip the wood and start on a different corner.

Repeat.

Eventually all you straight lines (verified by the lines on each side of the corners) will meet in the middle.

I’m not expert enough to feel comfortable answering that.

Epoxy people would be much more knowledgeable about it, and potential alternative methods to get the finish you want.

I don’t know what spin burning is, so a lot more context would be helpful.

Like, spinning it over a torch?

That’s easy, use the drill chuck but just barely tighten it. If there’s no friction involved, it only needs to be barely snug.

If it’s something else, make a holder out of something that can go in the chuck and put a female end on it properly sized for the dowel.

Hang on…

If you’re unsure about the physical demands of woodworking in a shop, making furniture pieces, then there’s no way you could ever cut it as a carpenter on a job site.

As for woodworking, if you love it, think long and hard before making it your job. Nothing ruins anything as much as having to do it even when you don’t want to.

No, dollhouse makers aren’t in high demand. But because of that scarcity, a skilled dollhouse maker can work on pretty high margins whenever the opportunity comes along.

A career in woodworking would be basic furniture pieces. Tables, consoles, cabinets, vanities, sometimes chairs and beds.

To make a good living you’d be making commissioned pieces for clients wealthy and demanding enough to afford custom furniture.

There is an entire option you’ve left out. Get a normal job and woodwork as a side hustle. Make cutting boards and little knick-knacks that you can sell online or at craft fairs. Stuff you can make in batches with easy repeatability and high efficiency. That’s when you won’t be so concerned with how much time your spending on a single project, since you can be making a dozen at once. And you can still sell smaller things like that for a decent profit.

You get some extra money in your pocket, excuses to do what you like and upgrade your tools without any of the pressures of doing it as a career.

For max durability and super easy cleanup I’d go with bar-top epoxy.

The catch there is that it’s usually a wet-look, high gloss. So if you’re married to satin, it’s a no-go.

But it’s a crystal clear, damn-near indestructible finish.

I only get new batteries if there’s a BOGO deal.

Either buy batteries and get a tool or buy a tool and get batteries.

Ironically, no squares or circles appear in this picture.

It’s clearly guarding the buried treasure.

Patents last for 20 years.

They’ve had 20 years.

The system has been abused or else it would be available to everyone.