Bill Dufour
Contributor

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Thanks for the info. I was thinking shapers with the mention of cutter heads and knives. Bill D

Do not use sand for ballast, use gravel instead. Much easier to contain and easier to clean up before it gets into moving parts. BilL D

I think you got scammed. I think he was really a french waiter. Maybe a Scotish waiter in a french restaurant. Bill D.

I have no ideas what those machines are. Do they do the same job? Some kind of woodshop tool maybe? Bill D

The door knob. I use it everytime I go into the shop. Also the door and really the doorframe where I walk through. the wall. Bill D

Scam calls seem to have dropped off for me. The last five or six they sound like they clipped off the intro and just say your service will be cut...

General help is to remove the bolts and polish the head or tail that is the actual stop. Smooth and rounded is better then any lumpy bits. ...

Any chance of indoor pipes freezing with no heat? Bill D.

My saw does not run away when I push wood into the table. If it did that would be a problem. I prefer a stationary saw. Bill D

My abrasive cutoff saw has no teeth and works fine, for what it is. Bill D

Good to know it is not just me. I bet their staff and stockholder meetings are terrible and do not stay on topic at all. Do their press releases...

The odds of one of us being audited is slim with so many unfilled irs positions. They are required, by law, to audit the presidents returns every...

Be aware the single phase motor is special. It is instant reverse. no need for the rpm to drop enough for the centrifugal switch to engage before...

I would tap as deep as possible with a conventional tap then switch to a nut tap for final depth. The nut tap is more likely to snap so clean out...

A word of warning, double ended endmills and drills are too long to grip well in some collet systems. BilL D

I wonder how big the wires are for hybred cars? Big enough to weld? Bill D

My mom grew up in a small oil town near Bakersfield. The company ran an icehouse and workers could pick up ice blocks for free as part of their pay....

https://whereismymilkfrom.com/ Brown cows give chocolate milk. Guernsny cows give yellow milk Bill D

In southern California many sprinkler heads and fire hydrants are purple. My local industrial pipe supplier sells purple pvc pipe. I think the...

If it is Zinsco or federal pacific I would replace the entire panel and be glad the breaker was able to trip out. Bill D

candle wax and. a propane torch. Bill D

Any left over chopsticks in that water? Bill D

Your gas company should come out and check stuff for free. Bill D

Glass. Bill D

Get a hunk of metal, drill a hole at each end and get it surface ground on both sides to be parallel.

Be careful for the high speed bearings. Too much grease is bad and will cause premature failure. About 1/3 fill is standard. Bill D

See page 6+7 for lube recommendations for the Powermatic 18" planer. Bill D. Lubriplate 630AA is the grease I was talking about. ...

I remember an episode of life in the 21 century where the family ate the meals, cooked by the wife, with plastic plates and silverware. After they...