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Today,
1:19 AM
Bill Dufour
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My new bandsaw, I hope...
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Good idea to cut one or more plywood pieces to fill in the base. Then throw in some heavy iron stuff to add ballast. Especially if you add wheels...
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Yesterday,
10:05 PM
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My new bandsaw, I hope...
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Are you a welder? Mobile bases get a lot easier if you can do that. I bought. a power hacksaw to cut the iron square. Works well, patented in...
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31 replies | 2226 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:02 PM
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Turn wood into crude oil
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It is called turpentine. Bill D.
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3 replies | 159 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:00 PM
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Delta 8" Jointer outfeed table and table lip
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Before adjusting ask was it always this way? What happened to change it. Check it with a good straight edge. Is it coplanar with the other two...
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Yesterday,
9:56 PM
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Delta 8" Jointer outfeed table and table lip
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Sounds like it is too low. Do not try to pry it up by resting a pry bar on the infeed side. You risk getting that side off as well. I suppose you...
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Yesterday,
2:59 PM
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Horizontal Boring Machine
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Seems like a dowel machine has to be set up for each cut as accurate as a mortice. A biscuit or domino just has to be pretty close on one axis. A...
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Yesterday,
2:54 PM
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Router Bit won’t budge.
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I thought the o-ring was on the shank of each and every bit. Bill D
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Yesterday,
2:52 PM
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My new bandsaw, I hope...
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When my brother picked up used engines to be rebuilt. talk about wierd shapes with no good balance feet. He took along a few old tires with no...
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Yesterday,
12:29 PM
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My new bandsaw, I hope...
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Good move, nothing got hurt. I thought a bandsaw normally was laid down on the spine for moving? Bill D
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Yesterday,
10:41 AM
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Modern manufacturing is mind-blowing
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I chuckle at the adds on clist or facebook where someone is selling a junky horrible fright level tool. Clearly labelled "industrial"....
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Yesterday,
10:33 AM
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Time for some levity
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Not YET a clinically recognized phobia, but relates to the broader category of ornithophobia (fear of birds). Fixed it for you. Bill D
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03-26-2024,
7:01 PM
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Hvac heat strips blowing breaker
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Any chance this is a Zinsco or Federal Pacific panel? Bill D
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03-26-2024,
4:42 PM
Bill Dufour
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Timesaver Switch
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Need to see the front. looks like a standard 22mm switch operator with some contact blocks. Is the problem the operator or the contact blocks?...
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2 replies | 243 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:03 PM
Bill Dufour
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Old Rockwell 10 tablesaw- trunion bolt sheered off in table
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
For the drill guide bushing a piece of hardwood dowel will work well enough to get a centered hole started. Do you have a lathe or drill press. No...
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31 replies | 1110 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:00 PM
Bill Dufour
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Rotary phase converter sizing question
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I bet my 18" planer is a big starting load with the factory 7.5hp motor. Lots of mass to spin up to speed. BillD
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03-26-2024,
11:57 AM
Bill Dufour
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Old Rockwell 10 tablesaw- trunion bolt sheered off in table
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Where is OP located that he can not find an imperial bolt? You might just drill it out and tap to m8 or m10. If you can find a 5/16 set...
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03-26-2024,
11:23 AM
Bill Dufour
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Planer advise needed
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I looked at a 20" Powermatic wedge bed. I love old machines and it was a dandy... I do not think Powermatic made a wedge bed planner. Yates made...
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20 replies | 866 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:46 AM
Bill Dufour
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Ants
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There are sugar ants and grease ants. Different tastes need different baits to work. Bill D
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03-26-2024,
12:44 AM
Bill Dufour
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Hvac heat strips blowing breaker
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Off Topic Forum
Check main connections at the heat strips as well. They are more likely to overheat at that end. Got a laser thermometer? Run the heat for a few...
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16 replies | 609 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:41 AM
Bill Dufour
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How to blow an Aztec Death Whistle
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12volt blow dryer?
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6 replies | 394 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:35 AM
Bill Dufour
replied to a thread
Old Rockwell 10 tablesaw- trunion bolt sheered off in table
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Standard rule of thumb is 1.5 times the bolt major diameter for a good threaded nut thickness in steel. Cast iron I would want to see at least 2x...
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31 replies | 1110 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:27 AM
Bill Dufour
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Rotary phase converter sizing question
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
You might add a wall switch that is a twist to turn on as used for bath fans. Turn itself off in one or two hours? You can buy edison base led...
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20 replies | 748 view(s)
03-25-2024,
9:21 PM
Bill Dufour
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Are your tools dangerous?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Only time I almost saw it was cutoff wheel in a skillsaw. Wheel had ben dropped and a small divot taken out. Started it up and it shook a bit but...
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03-25-2024,
9:17 PM
Bill Dufour
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Old Rockwell 10 tablesaw- trunion bolt sheered off in table
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I would use a F drill to put a dimple in the center of the old bolt. F is the tap drill for 5/16 thread. Actually ,since I have a lathe, I would...
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31 replies | 1110 view(s)
03-25-2024,
9:00 PM
Bill Dufour
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Older Rockwell RC-33 model 22-650 outfeed roller jammed NEED HELP
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I would either make it from a block of brass/bronze or use iron and a bronze sleeve. BILL D.
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48 replies | 2081 view(s)
03-25-2024,
8:52 PM
Bill Dufour
replied to a thread
Planer advise needed
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I paid just over $400 for my 18" powermatic with 7.5Hp. Paid more then half that for a vfd and trailer rental. About the same for the grinder, It...
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20 replies | 866 view(s)
03-25-2024,
8:47 PM
Bill Dufour
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Are your tools dangerous?
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The one that surprises many, including myself, is the grinder coming up to speed and the wheel exploding into shrapnel. BillD
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59 replies | 2402 view(s)
03-25-2024,
12:23 PM
Bill Dufour
replied to a thread
Older Rockwell RC-33 model 22-650 outfeed roller jammed NEED HELP
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I was expecting a seperate bronze bushing in that rectangular bearing block(180). I suppose it is cast iron which is a decent low speed bearing...
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48 replies | 2081 view(s)
03-25-2024,
12:13 PM
Bill Dufour
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Rotary phase converter sizing question
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With a rotary converter does it need to be sized for the motor load like a static converter? Or will a 20 hp rotary run a 1hp motor at full power....
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20 replies | 748 view(s)
03-25-2024,
12:10 PM
Bill Dufour
replied to a thread
Best Shaper Under $5000?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
A static phase converter looses about 1/3 of the hp. A true vfd loses no power. A rotary may lose a few percent. Bill D
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