I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?

--
A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if
one's life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself.
-- Louis L'Amour

In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

Helluva a truck bed to handle a 55 foot box, C-less...

--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t. *
John Gierach

On 9/16/2012 1:07 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?


Cool! Why did you not buy the Makita guide bars?

"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
news:160920121318157542%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

Helluva a truck bed to handle a 55 foot box, C-less...

He lives in Oregon. They do logging there. Sooooo......, 55 foot trucks
beds are common.

In article om, Lee
Michaels wrote:

"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
news:160920121318157542%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

Helluva a truck bed to handle a 55 foot box, C-less...

He lives in Oregon. They do logging there. Sooooo......, 55 foot trucks
beds are common.

I can picture it. C-Less on a truck trailer bed with a big ol' jummy
wood log and a bowsaur.

ROFLMAO!

--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t. *
John Gierach

On 9/16/2012 1:07 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?

Well done ... I have three guide rails and need to do the same thing.
One of these days.

BTW, you sure you don't want one of these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6F97WFYwkU

My drug dealer twisted my arm and made me do it ... only $99 ... c'mon
now, C_Less, in for a penny in for a pound, after all, Fast Efficient
Safe! LOL

--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:33:03 -0400, "Lee Michaels" leemichaels*nadaspam* at
comcast dot net wrote:



"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
news:160920121318157542%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalders tone.ca...
In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

Helluva a truck bed to handle a 55 foot box, C-less...

He lives in Oregon. They do logging there. Sooooo......, 55 foot trucks
beds are common.

What does a 55' Festool track cost?!

Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:



Now you need another box to protect the hand rubbed finish on this one.
--
G.W. Ross

It is better to die on your feet than
to live on your knees.

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:07:05 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?

So you use a semi and a crane with that 55 foot plunge saw guides?

Mark

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:36:53 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 9/16/2012 1:07 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?


Cool! Why did you not buy the Makita guide bars?

They don't make 'em. Go figure.

Y'know, the more I use that thing, the more I love it. I can set it
up and cut a very small piece of moulding and never get a splinter.
Loverly! And the more I use it, the more possibilities I see. I'm
glad you Texas Twins suckered me into the game. gd&r

--
The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most
likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often
than not, unconsidered.
-- Andre Gide

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:33:03 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net wrote:



"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
news:160920121318157542%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalders tone.ca...
In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw

Finger fart. Where'd that Shift key go, anyway?


guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a

See? I got it right here.


quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

Helluva a truck bed to handle a 55 foot box, C-less...

He lives in Oregon. They do logging there. Sooooo......, 55 foot trucks
beds are common.

Nope. The logs ARE the "bed". http://tinyurl.com/8q8nn85

--
The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most
likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often
than not, unconsidered.
-- Andre Gide

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:41:32 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 9/16/2012 1:07 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?

Well done ... I have three guide rails and need to do the same thing.
One of these days.

I finally got a round tuit.

I want to see the one you build for your 106" long guide, Swingy.


BTW, you sure you don't want one of these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6F97WFYwkU

My drug dealer twisted my arm and made me do it ... only $99 ... c'mon
now, C_Less, in for a penny in for a pound, after all, Fast Efficient
Safe! LOL

NO MORE, ya filthy pushers.

Besides, I can live with an RCH of curve in my longer cuts.
I don't need the $1,000 MF setup table, neither, ya thugs.

(MF stands for MultiFunction, or...)

--
The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most
likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often
than not, unconsidered.
-- Andre Gide

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:13:20 -0400, "G. Ross"
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:



Now you need another box to protect the hand rubbed finish on this one.

Nah! The Waterlox is tough, but when it gets scuffed, the nice thing
about Waterlox is that you can simply take an old sock or sumpin' and
rub some more on. Done in 15 minutes! I love my Waterlox. /gush

--
The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most
likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often
than not, unconsidered.
-- Andre Gide

Larry Jaques wrote:


Nah! The Waterlox is tough, but when it gets scuffed, the nice thing
about Waterlox is that you can simply take an old sock or sumpin' and
rub some more on. Done in 15 minutes! I love my Waterlox. /gush

How can it be "tough" when repairs work as you describe? Never used the
stuff but you make it sound more like a shellac than a tough finish. Oh
wait - it's a Tung Oil. Nice finish for sure, but tough? Nope.

--

-Mike-

On 9/16/2012 7:11 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:36:53 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 9/16/2012 1:07 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?


Cool! Why did you not buy the Makita guide bars?

They don't make 'em. Go figure.

Y'know, the more I use that thing, the more I love it. I can set it
up and cut a very small piece of moulding and never get a splinter.
Loverly! And the more I use it, the more possibilities I see. I'm
glad you Texas Twins suckered me into the game. gd&r



With most of these caliber of power tool you never realize what else it
will do until you start using it.

On 9/16/2012 8:54 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:41:32 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 9/16/2012 1:07 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox1.jpg

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox2.jpg
Q-sawn, even!

http://homeandgardenhandyman.com/MakitaGuideBox3.jpg
Note to Leon: Those are genuine Festool guide bars in those Makita
guides. Pricy bastids, eh?

Well done ... I have three guide rails and need to do the same thing.
One of these days.

I finally got a round tuit.

I want to see the one you build for your 106" long guide, Swingy.


BTW, you sure you don't want one of these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6F97WFYwkU

My drug dealer twisted my arm and made me do it ... only $99 ... c'mon
now, C_Less, in for a penny in for a pound, after all, Fast Efficient
Safe! LOL

NO MORE, ya filthy pushers.

Besides, I can live with an RCH of curve in my longer cuts.

Ohhhhhhh! the SHAME!

You say that now but..... LOL

On 9/16/2012 4:48 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:33:03 -0400, "Lee Michaels" leemichaels*nadaspam* at
comcast dot net wrote:



"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
news:160920121318157542%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

I've been needing to build a drag box for my 55' Makita plunge saw
guides, so I finally broke down and built it yesterday.

Using pristine Lauan plywood from some januwine Chiwanese package I
received, I cut several strips of the beautiful stuff. Then I sawed
a little slot in the middle of a couple shiny white fir furring
strips. The middle strip is sandwiched between outers, creating the
pair of roughly 5/8" x 57" pockets which protect the guides. For a
quick cap, I stapled velcro strips onto another piece of fir, for a
nice, secure retainer.

Well, during the staple-down, I found that half the bloody 1" long
1/8" crown staples had blown out the side, preventing the open pocket
inside. sigh One side worked fine, so I just had to remove the
other. About this time, I spied the spare piece of 1/4" oak ply in my
lumber stack and decided to fab the top from that. It's much, much
nicer.

4 hand-rubbed coats of Waterlox later, we have this box which I can
toss into the bed of the truck when I take the plunge saw to a client
site:

Helluva a truck bed to handle a 55 foot box, C-less...

He lives in Oregon. They do logging there. Sooooo......, 55 foot trucks
beds are common.

What does a 55' Festool track cost?!


The government bought one. One of the reason for one of those trillions
spent.

[...snip...]

He lives in Oregon. They do logging there. Sooooo......, 55 foot trucks
beds are common.

Nope. The logs ARE the "bed". http://tinyurl.com/8q8nn85

Hmm, he's from Arkansas, right? In Orygun, we have REAL trees. Or used
to.

I have to say, this isn't what I had in mind when I read "real
woodworking post". Should woodworking posts now have the subject line
prefixed with "OT:"?

Jim