Time for some levity

With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.

new bandsaw wont' cut straight

My first bandsaw, a new rikon 10-3061, set it up according to the manual and various youtube tutorials such as Alex Snodgrass's method (align the blade, tension the blade, thrust bearings and side guides) Now the issue is: the saw just won't cut straight, it will pull the wood off the fence...

Cost effectiveness of a slider vs. tracksaw & tablesaw

I thought about posting this to the business section, because I'd really like input from professionals who use their shop as a business. For those of you who make $ or even a living making furniture or cabinets, how long does it take for a sliding table saw to pay for itself compared to a track saw...

I finally did it... Grizzly G1033X 20" planer....

After debating and agonizing over it for years, I finally dove in and bought a Grizz G1033X Byrd spiral head 20" planer. UPS Freight delivered it today. Everything arrived in perfect condition. Super nice driver and my new best friend Levi wrestled it onto his pallet jack as the pallet isn't wide...

Only one mortise chisel?

I’ve seen it suggested by several woodworkers that you can get by with a single mortise chisel, e.g., 1/4 or 5/16. I’m interested in building shaker style furniture, and there are many 1/2 mortises. Many tables have a 1 1/2 leg, so that would be a 1/2 mortise using the rule of one third. That seems...

3-Phase vs Single Phase Equipment

My new location does not have 3-phase service so I will be installing a phase converter to power my sanders, spray booth fan, and some other smaller pieces of equipment. I am leaning hard towards the Phase Perfect. For new equipment purchases, when there is an option for either single phase or...

Stihl Easy to Start - Isn't

Take it to the dealer and make then show you it starts easily multiple times.

FS Small collection of shaper cutters

Sale pending.

bandsaw tires for the scm S400p/mm16

Seems to me, the UK market is still selling Centauro CO series.
I bought one of these for my acm star 600, should be piccies of the tire if you

Time for some levity

bandsaw tires for the scm S400p/mm16

While I think the advice sound in principle, will old dried out rubber bandsaw tires be any good ?