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Issue 247

In response to last issue's eZine, we heard from readers with firsthand experience of some of the areas we covered.
Ali Industries has been making consumer sandpaper and sanding products for nearly 50 years. The company's founder, Frank Ali, got into the business back in 1961 during NASA's space race heyday.
I think the notion of taking your woodworking efforts from a hobby to a vocation is a common daydream for many woodworkers, especially in these tough economic times.
About a year ago, Nancy Romalov gave up the college teaching jobs to focus exclusively on woodworking.
Makita has designed its new BO5041K Random Orbit Sander for improved user comfort and heavier-duty sanding tasks.
The woodworker who began this thread was shopping for a new table saw when a salesperson told him that, since he doesn't cut a lot of sheet goods, he didn't need one with a sliding table. He posed the question to forum members of whether their saws had this feature, and whether they found it useful. - Editor