I would imagine most of those efforts are driven toward things that require common replacement like bike wheel bearings. So there may be some overlap.
I buy most bearings from McMaster,...
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I would imagine most of those efforts are driven toward things that require common replacement like bike wheel bearings. So there may be some overlap.
I buy most bearings from McMaster,...
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 contribute or cause the vibration if it’s older and...
I would use Tibebond 1 or 2 unless this table is planned for outdoors.
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 capacitor and over stamped the name plate with a 1....
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 cuts the HP down a bunch.
The Erika tablesaws look impressive. My Ulmia tablesaw has a push feature, and double miter, it makes life easier for mitering.
Also the Erika cuts 2-13/16 or 3-5/16” depending on the model. The...
Perhaps consider instead ‘are your methods and practices dangerous’.
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 way to do this, unless you rent a trailer and are...
These are just a standard 30mm arbor with a left hand bolt.
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 chucks also complain a lot about being used in...
Little paint, fix a part, wha-lah
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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 setup is quick.
I cut deep mortises for tables,...
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 anywhere near as limited on sizing, so if I'm cutting...
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 mill is oiled routinely, it’s fine. I have a few...
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 meet that price point in the typical situation. ...
I’m writing in generalities, but referring mainly to machinery built for industry. The stuff produced by manufacturers like Northfeild, Porter, Yates, Whitney, Wadkin, Robinson, Martin, Marunaka,...
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 heavy duty machinery once they become busy enough that...
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 least one employee capable of doing so.
I have a...
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Personally I use the 1.3TPI and I have similar experiences to Tom. I recently ordered a pair of blades from CT Saw in CT and they laughed at the order history...
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 the band it runs until the material runs out. ...
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 it's far less likely the item will be damaged. ...
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 adjusted the fence to the cutting path. My machine...
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.
That’s a terrible thing that Jamie Perkins went through, glad to see him making a strong recovery and working.
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 pretty cool.
Personally, I would check to see that...