Hello, It's been awhile since I've posted, but I often read and learn here and am thankful for all the thoughtful contributions. I had read some archives around similar situations to what I'm facing, but thought a fresh thread wouldn't hurt too much. I have an older Grizzly 1023 3hp cabinet...
Last Post By: Bob Riefer Today, 9:43 AMA hand plane makes a better surface than a planer because it makes one long straight cut vs many short curved cuts. But a planer impacts the wood. Does blade speed also make a difference? This may sound like a power tool question but I've brought it to the Neandercult because here we think a...
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Today, 12:22 PMOne of my favorite chickens was attacked by a red-tailed hawk today. I heard the commotion and ran up the hill and chased the hawk away. At first examination it looked like one eye was missing but I think it's OK under an abraded eyelid. There were two places on the chest where skin was...
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Last Post By: Jim Koepke Yesterday, 8:43 PMI have a Porter Cable 690 in my router table now. I like it: it's variable speed, which seems hard to find with the 690 these days. It's on a 9" x 12" Rousseau phenolic plate, and I can make do with it –– have for a decade. There are times, however, when it's a royal pain to back off a precise...
Last Post By: Robert Hazelwood Today, 9:50 AMYES (Votes: 12)
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I do believe that probably is a 1.5HP motor as Bruce mentioned it is exaggerated. I also think that a 1hp replacement would more than suffice for this
Tony Shea Today, 12:29 PMThey are similar Dom. Both stories illustrate the concept of "different strokes for different folks."
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I would need to see a picture of what you're talking about. But yes grain direction absolutely does matter. Gluing endgrain in any orientation is a
Tony Shea Today, 12:21 PMLooks like you bought yourself a couple of fun projects.
The saw vise looks like my first one. The iron was a bit worn from use and needed
It is absolutely too much mass to heat that water up to the 212deg boiling temp in an oven operating at 400deg. It would take hours to get that water
Tony Shea Today, 12:03 PM
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: Patrick Walsh Yesterday, 6:14 PM