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Brian Holcombe
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T120 shaper vibration.
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I would imagine most of those efforts are driven toward things that require common replacement like bike wheel bearings. So there may be some...
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10:00 AM
Brian Holcombe
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T120 shaper vibration.
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Take the belt off and rotate the motor and spindle by hand, listen closely and feel carefully for any grittiness in the rotation. The belt may...
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05-03-2024,
8:55 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Epoxy glue joint opened
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I would use Tibebond 1 or 2 unless this table is planned for outdoors.
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04-24-2024,
1:17 PM
Brian Holcombe
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Graule ZS135 Radial Arm Saw voltage question
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Certainly could be the case. When I received my super surfacer from the previous owner, someone had rigged up the 3ph motor with a start and run...
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04-24-2024,
7:23 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Graule ZS135 Radial Arm Saw voltage question
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Thanks, Joe! Glad to hear it! I think the original single phase motors in this case are actually a 3ph motor with a capacitor on one leg, so it...
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04-21-2024,
7:01 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Is there a small, accurate table saw?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
The Erika tablesaws look impressive. My Ulmia tablesaw has a push feature, and double miter, it makes life easier for mitering. Also the Erika...
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04-19-2024,
1:19 PM
Brian Holcombe
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Are your tools dangerous?
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Perhaps consider instead ‘are your methods and practices dangerous’.
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04-17-2024,
4:43 PM
Brian Holcombe
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Shipping Large Power Tools
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I also try to avoid LTL as often as possible. I would do as John suggests and rent a forklift on both ends. Unfortunately there is no inexpensive...
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04-13-2024,
12:10 PM
Brian Holcombe
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Graule ZS135 Radial Arm Saw voltage question
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These are just a standard 30mm arbor with a left hand bolt.
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04-13-2024,
9:11 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Milling machine as a mortiser
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Howdy Derek, I wouldn’t do it with the drill press, the Morse taper is one thing but the taper into the top of the chuck is also very short. Drill...
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04-13-2024,
1:51 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Graule ZS135 Radial Arm Saw voltage question
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Little paint, fix a part, wha-lah
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04-12-2024,
8:37 PM
Brian Holcombe
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Milling machine as a mortiser
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Bench top units are not very good. As far as sharpening chisels goes, it’s pretty easy and I cut a lot of mortises between sharpenings and the...
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04-12-2024,
11:28 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Milling machine as a mortiser
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This is not quite accurate in my experience. I cut very accurate mortises on the chisel mortiser in 10-15 seconds. Unlike a router, I'm not...
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04-11-2024,
2:02 PM
Brian Holcombe
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Milling machine as a mortiser
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I’ve occasionally used the mill for round end mortises, using dedicated machinery works a lot faster. If you have good dust collection and your...
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04-10-2024,
11:11 AM
Brian Holcombe
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So who fixes large power tools if the manufacturer won't?
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No, I suspect they’re trying to meet a price point all while packing in technology that is desired at the sacrifice of durability in the long run to...
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04-09-2024,
6:23 PM
Brian Holcombe
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So who fixes large power tools if the manufacturer won't?
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I’m writing in generalities, but referring mainly to machinery built for industry. The stuff produced by manufacturers like Northfeild, Porter,...
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04-09-2024,
2:01 PM
Brian Holcombe
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So who fixes large power tools if the manufacturer won't?
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You may start to notice that a lot of solo craftsmen, or shops with a handful of people, often rapidly move from typical grade machinery to very...
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04-09-2024,
10:02 AM
Brian Holcombe
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So who fixes large power tools if the manufacturer won't?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Shops must maintenance their own equipment, it’s part of the requirement of owning and operating equipment. Large shops in days past would have at...
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04-09-2024,
8:59 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Ask a question about CT Blades :D Personally I use the 1.3TPI and I have similar experiences to Tom. I recently ordered a pair of blades from CT...
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47 replies | 5187 view(s)
04-08-2024,
9:17 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Speeding up edgebanding?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I used the conturo on a job last year, it worked ok. I used it for site-installed paneling. One seriously annoying part of using it, once you start...
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34 replies | 3701 view(s)
04-08-2024,
9:05 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Basement Shop Flooring
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I have vinyl that I rolled out, It's fantastic for practical reasons. The biggest reason is that it adds some cushion so that if you drop something...
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04-08-2024,
8:58 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
On my saw, I adjusted the wheels to be co-planar as best as possible. I also adjusted the table to square to the machine (and to the blade), then...
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04-06-2024,
8:52 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Vintage bandsaw motor failure
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Resawing 10” material takes some HP, I would opt for a 3ph motor in 3hp and run it with a vfd. This gives you the option to run it faster if need be.
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04-05-2024,
1:04 PM
Brian Holcombe
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It's not just table saws that can bite you
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That’s a terrible thing that Jamie Perkins went through, glad to see him making a strong recovery and working.
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04-05-2024,
11:36 AM
Brian Holcombe
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Vintage bandsaw motor failure
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How do you all know where the OP is located? I am assuming Europe, finding a used Frommia saw in the US would be difficult to say the least, but...
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