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DIY Selfie Stick w/ Wind Screen

 I use my Inventables x-carve to build this DIY selfie stick hack for monopods and tripods.

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What Does Darbin Orvar Mean? - July 2015 Shop Update

Subscribe for weekly projects! In this shop update I go over a little of the woodworking and project summer so far - the beach, new wood, Q&A and more...

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How To Make a Circle Cutting Jig for a Bandsaw

 In this video I show all the steps to building a circle cutting jig for a bandsaw. 

Cut List and Metric Measurements
The distance from your blade to the miter track runner will vary with brand.

Wood: 1/2 " (12 mm) Baltic Birch Plywood

A) 1 @ 19 x 15 x 1/2" (483 x 381 x 12mm) - main board
B) 1 @ 10 x 15 x 1/2" (254 x 381 x 12mm) - top side 1
C) 1 @ 7 x 15 x 1/2" (178 x 381 x 12mm) - top side 2
D) 1 @ 2 x 15 x 1/2" (50 x 381 x 12mm) - main track 
E) 1 @ 1 x 18 1/2 x 1/2" (25 x 470 x 12mm) - bottom miter t track
F) 1 @ 2 x 15 x 1/2" (50 x 381 x 12mm) - bottom back stop
G) 2 @ 2 x 2 x 1/2" (50 x 50 x 12mm) - knob

3/4" Screws - 20mm
1 1/4" Screws - 30mm
1 @ 1/4" dowel 6mm, cut to 20mm
1 @ 1/4 " pronged tee nut
1 @ 1 1/4" bolt
15" Seamstress measuring tape 381mm

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Bandsaw Update & a Couple Jig ideas

 In this video I go over my new Laguna 14-12 Bandsaw. I made a quick log cutting jig and gave it a couple runs.

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How To Make a Cross Cut Sled for a Table Saw

 In this video I show how to build a cross cut sled table saw.  http://darbinorvar.com

I used baltic birch plywood and angle aluminium with some bolts and screws for this build.

Cut List:  1/2 inch (12 mm) Plywood: 

 A) 1 @ 18 x 14 inches (457 x 356 mm)
 B) 2 @ 17 by 3 1/4 inches (432 x 83 mm)
 C) 4 @ 18 by 3 1/4 inches (457 x 83 mm)
 D) 4 @ 3 1/4 by 2 1/2 inches (83 x 64 mm)
 E) 1 @ 10 15/16th by 1 3/4 inches (278 x 44 mm)
 F) 2 @ 3 1/4 by 3 1/4 inches (83 x 83 mm)
 G) 2 @ 2 by 2 inches (50 x 50 mm)

1/8 inch 3/4 " (3 x 19 mm) Angled Aluminum:

 2 @ 18 inches (457 mm)
 2 @ 1 3/4 inches (44 mm)

Screws & Hardware:
 1 1/4 inch screws (30 mm)
 1 inch screws (25 mm)
 3/4  inch screws (19 mm)
 3 1/2 inch long, 5/16 bolt (90 x 8 mm)
 5/16 inch nuts (8 mm)
 variety of bits

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