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Yesterday,
11:57 PM
Bill Dufour
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Weed Control for Rock Beds
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There are companies in Southern California that will come out and paint your gravel when it gets old and dusty. Some will also paint your dead dry...
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Yesterday,
11:45 PM
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hardware for patio doors?
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Why not French doors? Bill D
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Yesterday,
11:44 PM
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VFD wiring questions
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Just slow down the start acceleration curve to keep amps under control. I would start at 3-5 seconds slow start. For most use never go below 3...
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Yesterday,
10:21 PM
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VFD wiring questions
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Input #12 or #10. Output #12. Consider metal flex conduit to motor, probably not really needed. Maybe a fixture whip. A load reactor can be used...
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Yesterday,
7:38 PM
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Timesaver Switch
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Best, safest, method is to use the normally closed terminals for control switching. Bill D
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Yesterday,
7:33 PM
Bill Dufour
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Timesaver Switch
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You need to figure out the control voltage for the correct indicator lamp inside the switch. I would guess 12, 24 or 120 volts. I expect the...
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Yesterday,
7:26 PM
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Weed Control for Rock Beds
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Propane roofers torch. Bill D. https://www.harborfreight.com/propane-torch-with-push-button-igniter-91037.html
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Yesterday,
4:58 PM
Bill Dufour
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Festool tracksaw t75 just stopped working mid cut
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Easy enough to jump the overload and see if the motor still runs. You should be able to replace the overload with a generic one if you can not source...
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Yesterday,
4:54 PM
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Delta 8" Jointer outfeed table and table lip
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I meant shimming to get the nose piece coplaner with the tabletop. Once all this gets sorted out the knives may need to be adjusted parallel to the...
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Yesterday,
4:48 PM
Bill Dufour
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Keeping round duct together (HVAC)
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I used a hunk of 2x lumber supported at each end on a sawhorse or block of wood larger then the duct diameter. Thread the 2x down the duct then...
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Yesterday,
11:55 AM
Bill Dufour
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Timesaver Switch
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Furnas was bought out by Siemens in 1996. I am not sure if they are still using the name or not. What does this switch do? maintained or...
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Yesterday,
11:46 AM
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Brushes on Ridgid Miter Saw
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Brushes are fairly universal. Need to sand/file to fit if you can not get the correct ones. The other thing is the rear end and how it conenects to...
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Yesterday,
11:35 AM
Bill Dufour
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Delta 8" Jointer outfeed table and table lip
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Glad to hear it is not at an angle. No shimming required. Of course thre may be shims under it now. I recommend do not remove it all the way, in...
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Yesterday,
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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03-27-2024,
10:05 PM
Bill Dufour
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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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03-27-2024,
10:02 PM
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Turn wood into crude oil
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It is called turpentine. It is done with a still. Bill D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzNxPY3ewas
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03-27-2024,
10:00 PM
Bill Dufour
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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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03-27-2024,
9:56 PM
Bill Dufour
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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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13 replies | 491 view(s)
03-27-2024,
2:59 PM
Bill Dufour
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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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15 replies | 834 view(s)
03-27-2024,
2:54 PM
Bill Dufour
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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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03-27-2024,
2:52 PM
Bill Dufour
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My new bandsaw, I hope...
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
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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03-27-2024,
12:29 PM
Bill Dufour
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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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03-27-2024,
10:41 AM
Bill Dufour
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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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16 replies | 694 view(s)
03-27-2024,
10:33 AM
Bill Dufour
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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
Bill Dufour
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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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General Woodworking and Power Tools
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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7 replies | 454 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:03 PM
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
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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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
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
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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31 replies | 1288 view(s)
03-26-2024,
11:23 AM
Bill Dufour
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Planer advise needed
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
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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