Steve H Graham
01-26-2009, 5:22 PM
Two questions.
1. How far in should a bandsaw table pin go? I just bought two Grizzly pins for my Shop Fox W1729 19" saw, and the pin appears to go in about half an inch. I have never seen this saw with the pin installed, so I have no idea whether this is normal. The manual photos are not very helpful. I'm not positive the Grizzly pins are the right size, but it would be pretty weird to change this detail when designing a sister to an existing saw. Also, how hard do you push the pin in? I tapped it with a piece of wood, just enough to get it snug.
2. What's a good choice for sanding on a small scale? Now that I can finally do a few things with my tools, I want to make a few little boxes, to get some experience. My air compressor puts out around 17 CFM pretty much regardless of pressure. I posted earlier about Dynabrade air sanders. I thought they might be good choices, because they're light and have no motors to wear out. I'm not too worried about the duty cycle, because I don't plan to do really big projects. I don't know which model I should get. It would be nice to have one with some provision for dust control.
1. How far in should a bandsaw table pin go? I just bought two Grizzly pins for my Shop Fox W1729 19" saw, and the pin appears to go in about half an inch. I have never seen this saw with the pin installed, so I have no idea whether this is normal. The manual photos are not very helpful. I'm not positive the Grizzly pins are the right size, but it would be pretty weird to change this detail when designing a sister to an existing saw. Also, how hard do you push the pin in? I tapped it with a piece of wood, just enough to get it snug.
2. What's a good choice for sanding on a small scale? Now that I can finally do a few things with my tools, I want to make a few little boxes, to get some experience. My air compressor puts out around 17 CFM pretty much regardless of pressure. I posted earlier about Dynabrade air sanders. I thought they might be good choices, because they're light and have no motors to wear out. I'm not too worried about the duty cycle, because I don't plan to do really big projects. I don't know which model I should get. It would be nice to have one with some provision for dust control.