Saw this today while reading a story about the prospect of electrical distribution networks failing due to heat: When I mentioned to Candy that transformers don't "slow down" high voltage, but "step down" high-voltage to a lower voltage, she said, "it's just semantics." Though it seems...
Last Post By: Stan Calow Today, 9:00 PMPlease, this is not a question asking how to best sharpen hand tools, it is a simple question to ceramic stone users. How hard are they to maintain? My diamond plates are years old and do not cut as aggressively as in the past. I have a selection of water stones of known and unknown grit for...
Last Post By: John C Cox Today, 4:35 PMLooking to upgrade from my old 6" Jet JJ-6cs jointer (which I put a helical head on). I just have a hobby shop for personal use but would like to get an 8" jointer since I find the 6" too small. I've for the most part settled on Grizzly for their affordability and overall good reviews. G0490ZX:...
Last Post By: Warren Lake Today, 10:23 AMWifey said I have to wait until tomorrow before opening the Shaper Origin but I tricked her into allowing me to open the workstation early :) Got the workstation mounted on my Husky toolbox with a raising table so I can do some box joints on 48" long stock, for an upcoming project. I've also...
Last Post By: Michael Burnside Today, 9:16 PMHad a 7.5 baldor, had a seperate post on this because I thought I figured out what was going on but evidently this is beyond my knowledge or experience. I replaced caps on 7.5 baldor, no difference, bought new leeson 7.5 hp, both single phase motors, got it hooked up, check wiring, cranked...
Last Post By: Bill Dufour Today, 10:15 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
7.5hp at 240 will be about 45+ amps. So you need a 50 amp breaker at the sub panel. That means at least #6 wire from breaker to motor. How many amps
Bill Dufour Today, 10:15 PMMake sure to design the floor to take the tonnage of weight. Story of the San Francisco library is the night before the shelves came in the architect
Bill Dufour Today, 10:10 PMI refuse to buy Dewalt for that reason. Porter Cable had a line of professional tools that were industrial strength, and many that have just disappeared
Larry Edgerton Today, 9:55 PMI think every 690 I have, which includes one with the Rockwell name on it bought new in the 1970's, has a dedicated job. I don't think I've ever used
Tom M King Today, 9:52 PMNice!
I hired a blues band for my last wedding, and everyone was grumbling, Blues? By the end of the night Sherry and the Violaters had
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Thread Starter: steven c newmanHas been restocked.. Bought 10 planks...for $30...had to cut a few of the 10 footers down, to fit into the Trunk of my Chevy Equinox... Eight 1 x 6 x 6' Five 1 x 4 x 6' And he threw in a stack of shorts And a 3/4" x 8" x 39" slab..
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