OK, let's see if this gets legs. Some time ago I asked (in the Forum Tech Support forum which apparently almost no one reads) if we could have a separate forum dedicated to workshop tips and tricks. Well that didn't go anywhere, so why not just have a thread dedicated to your ideas around the...
Last Post By: Bill Carey Today, 3:33 PMThe current chisels I am using I bought over 30 years ago in a hardware store in a Chicago suburb. I'm in the market for a new set of bench chisels. I can't justify a really expensive set but would like to have some reasonable quality chisels. I'm not a hand tool expert so I'd like some opinions on...
Last Post By: Mike Henderson Today, 4:31 PMWhat I have figured out. Most I have seen have the two part design with "registration pins" in the center section where one installs shims to vary the thickness. They all seem about the same. Question is any brand noticeably better than others ? Do most of these use generic insert cutters available...
Last Post By: Taylor Buckalew Today, 5:13 PMI currently have my shop in a two-car garage. While I don't necessarily use both bays of the garage solely for wood working; for me the footprint of one bay is not adequate space to efficiently work. We are down-sizing and have just purchased a 100-year old house north of where we live now. The...
Last Post By: Kris Cook Yesterday, 10:25 PMI'm looking at a Felder AD941 that is a 3-phase machine. I'm wondering if I can just put a VFD in front of the whole machine, or if VFD's are really only designed for handling one motor. The machine has peripheral electronics like the power planer bed height and digital readout. I do not know if...
Last Post By: David Atterbury Today, 3:20 PMInteresting reading. I have no complaint with Dewalt. My cordless 18 volt drill is 18 years old. It doesn't get used heavily but when it does it is worked
Ronald Blue Today, 9:50 PMI'm replacing the Reeves drive on my Delta lathe. The movable pulley half ( looks like it's made from pot metal) is broken.
Can I run the
Our area Kroger stores closed last summer. Wife is ADDICTED to Kroger cinnamon jelly hearts. Closest Kroger is a 250 mile round trip from here. Road Trip!
Bruce Wrenn Today, 9:42 PMWilliam,
Ask and you shall receive .
There is a tool tray that I pulled off so you
It is a step up transformer.
I got it with a piece of equipment where the guy didn't have have 480, and the machine couldn't be switched
Vintage Martin T75 restoration
Thread Starter: Patrick WalshSo I have a opportunity to purchase the above machine for a fair deal from my employer. I am aware of the phenolic guides being pop riveted I the the sliding table along with not availible for replacement. So my question is as follows to those in the know with regard to the phenolic ways....
Last Post By: Martin Wasner Today, 9:31 PM