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.

We have the Brother HL-L3230CDW and are happy with it. Works fine with inexpensive toner cartridges from Amazon.

What was your project?

There’s a groove on the insides of the walls that the plywood fits into.

Plain wood glue for the corners but the bottom is not glued in order to let the sides move with humidity changes.

Our toddler messing with this glass scale was the inspiration! I bet an off the shelf letter holder would work.

Router table but yeah a table saw would do it too.

https://youtu.be/HQXHzvJNsoA?si=RymjYrCY8YK__Foe

Yep FB is the way to go for local sales. I’m in a large metro area and exclusively use it.

Yep! They let the top expand and contract with the seasons.

Gotta spend about 10% of your “shop time” on organization and cleaning!

Thanks! We’re joking that it’ll wind up as a dorm room coffee table some day.

I haven’t done a shop post. I’m lucky to have a large, clean space for my hobby and posting about it would feel like bragging to me.

That just refers to the source code. How instances operate is a separate thing.

I made something similar as a personal serving plate / cutting board for our toddler. We often cut up his food, and it saves a dish to combine the two tasks.

Yep just some grooves from a V-shaped scraper.

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.

Used upper cabinets out old kitchens have served me well for storing odds & ends.

What kinds of things do you have left to make hangers for?

Thanks! I was pleased with how simple it was to hang the two saws.

Don’t worry it’s the same size 😂