Curt Harms
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The bigger pulley on the motor equals higher speed. IIRC the smaller motor pulley = around 1400 ft./min blade speed, larger motor pulley = around...

I just thought about a new comp for Brian's saw. I think Grizzly's G0771Z is a pretty good comp. 2 h.p. but will run on either 120 volts or 240...

I had some leftover Corian scrap that I used. Epoxy on the bottom of the leg, sand any gloss off the Corian that will face with the leg and screwed...

I made my own 6" blast gates. The connections are 6" couplers cut in half. The gate part is 1/8" hardboard, smooth on both sides. I'd like to have...

Is that a "Zipcode Saw"? If so they had a pretty good rep AFAIK.

Yup. When the squeeze out is rubbery - hard enough to not smear but soft enough to cut easily.

A simple manometer - clear tube and colored water - seems like a good inexpensive way to monitor the condition of dust collector filters. Clean...

Some flex hose is unavoidable for most of us, all we can do is minimize it. All my machines are on wheels so no way to have rigid pipe all the way...

A small pry bar works pretty well for prying and wedging - maybe better than a screw driver. Particularly if screw drivers I have close to hand are...

That should work well. Short run, no turns. Let us know how it works once it's fully operational please.

If you go with the PODS idea, check the rating of the floor. Something in the back of my brain says machinery might exceed the lbs./square foot...

How long does the warmup sequence last? That seems like it would make using a spindle impractical for the way I use a router table.

I used solid surface material for guide blocks. The thing I didn't care for about really hard guide blocks if if they come in contact with the...

My thought re pipe is try to avoid sharp turns - like you get from most PVC fittings. Doing 6" PVC when making a 90* turn I did 2 45* with about 9"...

More funding !=! better education in my observations. You're right though, that would turn political in a heart beat.

:D Yes it seems like Grizzly does tend to use a few common switches. Useful for maintainability down the road.

I don't know the answer to that. I remember reading on Bill Pentz web site that you can 'neck down' piping over a short distance - a few inches -...

Avoid a Homeowner's Association if possible. When we bought our current townhouse a top criteria was no HOA. We're still subject to township...

You're not alone. I usually buy rough sawn that doesn't look like much in its native state. Few flat passes and a few edge passes over the 12"...

I have a somewhat similar setup - "2 h.p." DC with 12" blower. I'm led to believe that the 12" blower is more important than the 2 h.p. Wynn filter...

Somebody must have stocked up on Johnson Paste Wax. $14.25, says $5 shipping checking out as a guest. ...

I do wonder if having 'everything' on a phone lessens the incentive to learn to spell and do mental math.

I spent some time playing around with different insurance providers on Medicare's site playing "what if?" games. You aren't kidding about the ED...

I have a Humana PPO Medicare Advantage plan. Monthly premium went from $18 to I think $24/month which considering I didn't think is too bad. What I...

I was watching a video about fiber and local networking. A guy was using fiber to his device as a demonstration. He kinked the fiber, started a video...

My 1/4" narrow crown stapler is Accuset, like Jim B. If I had to replace it, I think I'd try Harbor Freight, but then I may drive 100 staples/year,...