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Cake day: July 19th, 2023

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  • This is what I did for you our kids. Used a bull nose but in a router for the engraving. The graduations were done with a straightedge while the numbers were freehanded over pencil lines.

    I then spray painted it black and sanded off the paint from the flat surfaces, leaving it paint in the engraving troughs.

    Their heights are simply penciled on.

    We’re pretty pleased with it. It looks nice and doesn’t feel out of place.























  • I’ve had the Laguna 1412 for a long time and am happy with it. A bigger saw will have a couple of advantages:

    • The larger wheels allow the blades to bend less and therefore will have longer life
    • The longer blade length gets you more teeth per blade so your blades will last longer
    • A larger saw will be able to exert more tension, allowing you to use thicker/wider blades

    So the usual advice is to get the biggest saw you can afford, assuming you have the electrical setup for it. Footprints are pretty similar.

    With my 14" saw I primarily use 1/2" x 0.035" Lennox Dimaster Bimetals blades and get great results. With a 17"+ saw I could use a wider blade with lower TPI and resaw faster, but as a weekend warrior those time savings don’t add up.