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Today,
11:39 AM
Bill Dufour
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FYI Hoe despot now has Wago wire connectors on the shelf
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I was at home depot yesterday and saw they have bags of wago wire connectors on the shelf. Bill D
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Today,
10:09 AM
Bill Dufour
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For Clarity, Sometimes the Oxford Comma is Necessary
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My Ford ranger pickup is Oxford white. This has been a factory color for decades. No commas were hurt in the making of my truck. It is also vegan,...
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14 replies | 310 view(s)
Today,
10:04 AM
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Anybody Ever Actually Done This?
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Do a search about rescuing forklift batteries. Big lead acid batteries that can weigh a ton or more. An electric forklift with a bad battery can...
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8 replies | 270 view(s)
Today,
1:18 AM
Bill Dufour
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Grease..... and not the movie....
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Cost for our information? Single or three phase. Bill D
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23 replies | 1871 view(s)
Yesterday,
5:04 PM
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odd wiring results
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There should have been no load. The wiring to the switch was floating at the non switch end. It was just acting as an antenna. the switch was off....
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16 replies | 836 view(s)
Yesterday,
4:59 PM
Bill Dufour
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Diesel tractor over revving, why?
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Be glad this was not a giant engine in a container ship trying to thread the passage under the bridge as the engine failed. I agree with everyone...
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28 replies | 904 view(s)
Yesterday,
4:53 PM
Bill Dufour
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Seeking Recommendation on a Bench Grinder with Specific Features.
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Vfd recommendation is not more then 20% overspeed or underspeed without checking if the motor is designed for more. Lower speeds are not a problem...
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30 replies | 857 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:30 PM
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guiness records for liars
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They say practice makes perfect. Bill D
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Yesterday,
11:49 AM
Bill Dufour
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Just got a Powermatic 65
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I do not think that is a switch. Turn on the saw and unplug it while running. wait 10 seconds and plug it back in. See if it starts up or not. ...
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Yesterday,
11:42 AM
Bill Dufour
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Seeking Recommendation on a Bench Grinder with Specific Features.
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Replace the bearings with sealed ones not shielded. if needed. Bill D
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30 replies | 857 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:15 AM
Bill Dufour
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Seeking Recommendation on a Bench Grinder with Specific Features.
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Pretty much any three phase buffer/polisher will be very good industrial quality. As long as the shaft is not bent and the wheel arbor nut threads...
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30 replies | 857 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:04 AM
Bill Dufour
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odd wiring results
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I can see the thought about leakage but, leakage to where? I get no conductivity from any of the three switch wires to the hot lead. AFAIK the...
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16 replies | 836 view(s)
05-15-2024,
8:46 PM
Bill Dufour
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Diesel tractor over revving, why?
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First easy step, did any water come out of the filter drain. Drain the fuel tank and let any water settle out before pouring it back in. Bill D
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28 replies | 904 view(s)
05-15-2024,
8:41 PM
Bill Dufour
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Just got a Powermatic 65
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I would keep the switch and just add a remote station(s) with the buttons of choice. Most of those big paddle switches are just on off switches and...
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15 replies | 667 view(s)
05-15-2024,
8:37 PM
Bill Dufour
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Seeking Recommendation on a Bench Grinder with Specific Features.
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Buy a used three phase grinder and use a vfd to run it slower. Bill D
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30 replies | 857 view(s)
05-15-2024,
3:56 PM
Bill Dufour
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Helical vs Spiral vs Straight Knife Planers
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FPM must include number of knives, two, three or four are common. A four knife cutterhead at any FPM feed will do a nicer cut then a two knife head...
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17 replies | 1079 view(s)
05-15-2024,
9:55 AM
Bill Dufour
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odd wiring results
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THis is the way mine works. AFAIK the neutral is only needed for a pilot light type switch not an illuminated one. Bill D
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16 replies | 836 view(s)
05-14-2024,
11:55 PM
Bill Dufour
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Other woods with unusual movement like seen in rainbow Poplar?
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Title says unusual movement. Eucalyptus splits in vertical spirals as it dries and even while it is alive it can split. Splits easy enough when...
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11 replies | 1066 view(s)
05-14-2024,
11:31 PM
Bill Dufour
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odd wiring results
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I was standing in the shop and the lights went out after they had been on for five minutes or more. No noise,smell or smoke. I went to the breakers...
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05-14-2024,
9:23 PM
Bill Dufour
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odd wiring results
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I am having some problems figuring out the shop lights. There is one central junction box in the middle of the garage ceiling. It has one cable for...
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16 replies | 836 view(s)
05-14-2024,
7:08 PM
Bill Dufour
replied to a thread
interesting mobile base brake setup on facebook
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I missed the 2" throttle. I thought it was 4 inch all the way out. That will never work. Bill D
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7 replies | 869 view(s)
05-14-2024,
10:43 AM
Bill Dufour
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interesting mobile base brake setup on facebook
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This photo shows what is probably the factory dust chute. for the 12" planer. Looks like a 6" pipe output. Bill D.
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05-13-2024,
6:11 PM
Bill Dufour
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interesting mobile base brake setup on facebook
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I think those are jacks from a trailer tongue with a foot plate instead of a wheel on the bottom. Looks like some kind of ratcheting crank handles....
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05-13-2024,
6:07 PM
Bill Dufour
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Brads and finish nails in outdoor projects?
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Buy stainless pins at your local nail store. They will cost little more than plain iron from the box stores. My nail store is about 1/2 the price...
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15 replies | 26781 view(s)
05-13-2024,
2:30 PM
Bill Dufour
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Vietnam veterans....
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Spending too much time leaning over the computer keyboard is bad for my back, hips, knees and other stuff. Bill D
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41 replies | 2475 view(s)
05-12-2024,
6:39 PM
Bill Dufour
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Anyone with temperature controller experience?
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Any makeup air should go through some filters to keep out mice, snakes, bugs and flying insects. Exhaust air ducts should also be screened to keep...
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19 replies | 1218 view(s)
05-12-2024,
1:53 PM
Bill Dufour
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Vietnam veterans....
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WW2 vets have a harder time. there as a big fire of ww2 records and the VA pretty much has to take any paperwork a ww2 vet can come up with. My...
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41 replies | 2475 view(s)
05-12-2024,
1:01 PM
Bill Dufour
replied to a thread
Milling machine as a mortiser
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
AFAIK you have to make your own nut cage etc to make it a self ejecting drawbar. R8 tends to fall out on its own. Most other milling taper sare...
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58 replies | 6072 view(s)
05-12-2024,
10:34 AM
Bill Dufour
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Other woods with unusual movement like seen in rainbow Poplar?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Probably too cold in your area but I would think rainbow eucalypus would have varying coloring. Bill D
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11 replies | 1066 view(s)
05-11-2024,
10:45 PM
Bill Dufour
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Grease..... and not the movie....
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
If you were paying to use Kluber grease you would be using as little as possible. Probably cheaper to buy a used motor with good bearings then the...
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23 replies | 1871 view(s)
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