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Yesterday, 12:09 PM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Big table....big boards... in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I recently made a 40" x 7 to 8 ft long, ~2" thk out of 3 pieces. I went to a woodworking shop to get the flattening and the jointing done on the...

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02-15-2019, 2:48 PM

andrew whicker replied to a thread cutting stainless steel? in Off Topic Forum

Those are small pieces and I'm sure any cutting wheel you find will do the trick. However, it is nice to have a stainless specific wheel / brush /...

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02-12-2019, 11:27 AM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The transformer was reading odd outputs (40v+) when the sticker on the transfer says 24. The momentary remote switch seems to be acting properly...

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02-08-2019, 12:54 PM

andrew whicker replied to a thread To all engineers out there: What is it with everyone claiming your title? in Off Topic Forum

Just to clear things up because people tend to think that no P.E. (US based) tested engineers aren't real engineers... Usually only Civil (sometimes...

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02-08-2019, 12:12 PM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Also, this wiki article helps a lot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_starter It's cool to finally take the time to understand what the...

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02-08-2019, 11:37 AM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thanks. I was looking at the mushroom heads. I was trying to remember how they worked the last time I used them. You pull to start and push to...

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02-08-2019, 12:46 AM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I will try that. Tried it already once and now I'm way from the shop.

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02-08-2019, 12:16 AM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Okay, so Delta has a 'Remote Switch for a Magnetic Starter' and the link above is for a full on magnetic switch. That is interesting. From my quick...

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02-08-2019, 12:12 AM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I just have to keep pushing the red button in, push the green button in and so on until it finally starts. Tonight it seemed to be more of an issue...

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02-08-2019, 12:10 AM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Does a magnetic switch like this one (link) replace the wiring in the red squares?

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02-07-2019, 11:52 PM

andrew whicker replied to a thread Switch question for an 90's Unisaw in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Ah, it's a magnetic switch for the LCV (?) starter. I'm starting to understand what I was seeing during my Google searches..

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