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Last Post By: Frederick Skelly Yesterday, 2:14 PMA couple of weeks ago I took advantage of a Black Friday sale and purchased a Nova Voyager drill press for a great discount. This replaced a Taiwanese model I had for 25 years. Yeah, I know this machine is OTT, but it is an amazing tool. For those who are not familiar with the Voyager, it is a...
Last Post By: Derek Cohen Today, 5:07 AMAfternoon everyone, I've been calling around to every place I can find in KC that might carry bb plywood to find the lowest price. Right now the cheapest I have found is $78 for a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 and $51 for a sheet of 5x5 3/4. Someone I know in another part of the country pays $42 for 4x8...
Last Post By: Leo Graywacz Yesterday, 10:34 PMAnyone converted most of their operations to metric? I'm really getting tired of dealing with fractions, and one millimeter equaling about 1/25" seems plenty accurate enough.
Last Post By: Frank Pratt Today, 12:16 PMWhat brand and model of lathe did you get, and why did you pick that one? Things you do, and do not like about it....
Last Post By: Kyle Stiefel Today, 10:17 AMYES (Votes: 12)
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I've had one for past 10 years.
Well made, heavy duty. You can't go wrong.
Don,
Why don't you check out Patrick's Blood & Gore description of the #48 & #45. Then for fun check out his description of the successor
Why on earth would I be converting back & forth all the time? I do occasionally have to do a conversion if there is some imperial measure that for
Frank Pratt Today, 12:16 PMI have three marking gauges. Two are home made classical style with finish nails filed down for the pins. I also have the Veritas mortise marking gauge.
chris carter Today, 12:15 PMAnother follow up. Thought I’d solved my issue with the clamped workpieces, but then I cleaned the filter on my shop vac. RIGHT back to an erratic sander.
Seth Clayton Today, 12:12 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 Today, 12:11 PM