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Today Amazon’s got a good price on a Porter Cable Random Orbital Sander.

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The challenge is basically this: what is the best way to glue up multiple hardwood boards to make a nice flat tabletop?

I grabbed a big crescent wrench to get some more leverage. As I was tightening it, the wrench slipped off and my fingernail slammed into the neighboring pipe clamp.

After a few more hours of ripping 5/4 walnut with this blade, I’m happy to say that it’s delightful and a joy to use, although not quite as miraculous as I had expected.

If you do decide to hit the tent sale, prepare by printing out the parts diagrams of any machine you’re interested in and do a thorough checkout before you buy.

A couple of weeks ago a friend and I decided to check out the Grizzly tent sale. We live in the Redmond, about an hour and a half south of Grizzly’s HQ, so this was a bit of an undertaking.