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Checking the alignment as in the photo only shows where the blade ends up after the cut has been made. Unfortunately, it would seem that the blade...

If there is still dirt in the starter that would indicate it wasn't properly cleaned out when it was rebuilt. I am assuming the voltage drop is the...

There are a lot of things that could cause a situation like this. My first check would be the brushes. A piece of loose dirt could lift them off...

This plane is sold pending payment.

Richard, I will tag onto Mr. Strong’s statement about making your own screw chuck, and Mr. Walser’s thoughts on smaller pieces. Before you spend...

Seems I touched a nerve, which was not my intention. OP stated that they had been away for about 10 years, and it was unclear if they understood...

A quick few.

They hold extremely well, even with unbalanced blanks and large blanks, even when cutting aggressively. They do hold on end grain but I don’t know...

+1. And the bigger the motor, the slower the heat dissipates. We run a lot of 400Hp motors and programmatically limit them to 3 starts/hr; 150Hp ::...

No efficiency gains; resistance is resistance in either direction. Switching at the wall is easiest for 1 motor, but many industrial motor arrays...

Thomas- Thanks for the thoughts, that is about how I how I set it up :(. I've got a precise straight edge to get the fence correct and then used my...

The reason there's a recommendation on the number of starts of a motor is that there's a high starting current through the motor. This generates...

The sides are probably bowed. While Derek's approach is better, I would not hesitate to throw a few number 8 wood screws and into the center of the...

Bump for the weekend crowd. Will consider offers.

Okay, here is some more info. I bought this saw used from friend of mine (who painted it a puke green!) , who I bet only used it for rough cuts...

I have that exact saw and liked it so much, I had it re-built. This is what I do to align it from scratch. 1. Start with a new blade, and...

I think it's so all ther motors that might get plugged onto the same outlet run the same direction. '

saturday morning...went back down to see what I missed....town was PACKED with people...to the point you almost HAD to park somewhere and continue on...

I'd like to know this as well. When initially setting up a few of my machines, they ran backwards. I just reversed two input wires at the extension...

3ph motors can handle starting/stopping (cycling) more often than 1ph motors. At least that's what I've been told by a few in the motor industry. My...

Thank you Neil, I tend to use faceplates for things that fit but I like the quick change a screw chuck offers when turning multiple small to...

A three phase dust collector should be able to be used as an extra idler motor for a converter setup. I know a big disk sander works that way. I...

Thanks David, I can see myself using the smaller face for small ornamental items. The plywood disk is a good idea. Richard

Thanks for all the replies, did not expect to get so many! Not a drive by :) I have been putting up shelves and painting, but I will reply soon with...

If I was going to buy one right now, I'd get the 390. I don't like the gun that comes with the X17, so I'd have to figure in getting the better gun....

Hi John, I hope you are well, The quality of the screw is what initially caught my eye. I agree that the Nova threads are coarse and a little...

Powdered walnut shells are used to add grip to floor paint. Coarser grind is used to "sandblast" fine details without blasting them off. Bill D