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Ron, If you have fractional bits you might try drilling a starter hole a 64th inch bigger. You might even try two holes bigger with two steps down to...

don't usually have this issue with my lasers, but I've had to splice together many large engravings on my tool machines, this one was fun- what...

Some real nice stuff and most things being sold as kind of a package deal. Though not the case with the vintage hand planes. I literally looked...

Great work, both design and execution. And I agree it is amazing how the last 10% can feel like much more! Thanks for sharing

Acacia :confused: - what ever that is. Acacia is in the pea family same as koa wood. It is very dense and does not float in water. The street...

The flareups are caused by the residue left behind from whatever you've been cutting... What works for me to clean the table is a propane torch...

Wish I'd known about these Wago connectors a year ago when I was changing out the old bathroom fan for the newfangled one with lights too.. ...

Oh wait! We're not talking about dead bodies. My bad.

I know one that will do it for fifty. Kidding! Just loved John's post. They might take forty. :D

Thanks Alan, bit inserts are from Rockler. I used a drill press to create rows of 5/8” diameter holes in a 20” long piece of 3/4” maple. The bit...

I have a Buffalo Forge 15" drill press and it's a very nice machine. Here's an article with the history of the company and how the various divisions...

Looking forward to seeing how it turns out Ron. With pics! :0)

Unless your are storing dead bodies you might be better off finding a local mom and pop liquor store and paying them a hundred bucks or so to store...

Thanks Jason. Roller guides are ok, a bit stiffer than I expected. Maybe with time and use they’ll grow on me.

Yes, yes, yes! To put a finer point on it- of course you want to plow your early gains into the new business. A new tool expands your abilities!...

Harbor fright and N. Tool has the clamp on type that works well. About $20.

Everything back there to do with brakes was replaced except parking brake. Some pads come with a composite thin slab on the back for anti squeal but...

In the 15" planer world, fix vs movable heads have nearly the same build. Movable tables are easier and cheaper to build so most of the clones have...

This forum will be very helpful to young ones starting out. Save, save, save your profits. Live UNDER your means. Pay attention to the economy and...

Delta sold re-badged SCM and Invicta machines for some time so there's metric overlap there.

Easy until you need to pack a twisted group of 5 number 12s into a box with any other wiring. Nothing will give you arthritis faster.

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It’s a good thing the marketplace is large and diversified so that Mark doesn’t have to work with the used car salesman in this thread and that there...

Pete , be careful. SCMI will have metric size and metric pitch threading. The Delta will not. Even if the diameter is compatible , the threads...

Some of those “pro” astronauts haven’t even been to the moon. Yes, they have been in those NASA simulators , but they are pretty tame compared to...

Now that we know it has rear disks, yes they should have put anti squeal on the pad backs before installation. I do not understand why that is not...

As an electrician, that is no problem. 2 tricks are to cut the ends longer than needed and to lay them straight against each other with all...

Thanks all, I think you solved it for me. Mike, the link you sent looks very similar to what I have. My bolt is about 13cm or 9/16 in diameter. Is...

When I find a cut resistant glove ....I will throw down the gauntlet !! ‘Cuz I’m getting real tired of spraying it with WD-40 !!

To me a heavy duty planer is like the rockwell wedge bed 18" which weighs about 1,000 pounds. I expect the motor is not included in the weight...