Aaron Inami
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I think it really depends on how strong your dust collector is. With 8" main, I would think you need at least a 15" impeller (but a 16" is likely...

A 5" duct will only carry 1.56 times the amount of CFM of a 4", so it is not recommended if you have a 2x4 wye branch. A 6" branch will carry 2.24...

Yeah, totally understood that these saws are likely made in the same Chinese factory. It's not necessarily "Harvey" that is making them, but the...

That may be true for there cabinet table saws as they do look exactly the same. However, I actually think their sliding table "panel saws" are...

I understand you don't have space to build a full sound closet. If your filter is closer to the wall, one thing you can do is build an acoustic...

I just received my EF5 kit with a Baldor 5HP 3-phase last Friday. The Baldor model number is CEM3613T. If you look at other motors, make sure you...

I've got a DOR sticker on my new Clearvue EF5 metal cyclone. It will definitely help once I get it up and running (still waiting on filters). I...

The only other potential saw here is the Maksiwa BMS.1600.IR. It's priced at $5k plus freight shipping. Based on specs, it appears to be a...

My comments are not from direct experience, but from reading a whole lot of threads/comments and experience with other different levels of machines....

Ah, no I had not read that. I assumed that I would just set the VFD parameter to reverse direction if I needed it, but the 2-wire swap is an easier...

Thanks guys. I did more research last night and kind of came to the same conclusion, but I wanted at least a couple people chiming in here. My...

A measurement of .0015 (which is under 2 thou) is so tiny it's not even worth mentioning, so I suspect you mean .015 (15 thou). I would assume that...

I've searched a lot of threads on this subject. I'm not the authority, but it seems that the Felder "official/unofficial" threshold on this...

It could be electrocoat galvanized. I'm not an expert in metal finish production. As far as the length goes, I looked at the Norfab website for...

I'm sure there are going to be a whole lot of people responding to this. Technically speaking, both the in-feed and out-feed tables on a jointer are...

If you are talking about home garage / home shops in the U.S., it is standard to have 230V single-phase run to the main power panel in homes (using...

I was thinking about this earlier and had to do some measurements. I believe the length of the branch has less to do with who manufactured it and...

A note on pages that say "free shipping" on tools such as these (i.e. drill press, belt sander, etc.). They are all usually anywhere from 60 lbs up...

The small sliding table was going to be part of my purchase when I was considering a Sawstop ICS. This was before I radically changed directions,...

Grinder is SOLD.

My understanding of a magnetic switch is that you enable the magnet and the power output by pressing the "ON" button. The current flowing through...

One thing that you should know is that VFDs need to be wired directly to the motor. This means that you cannot use any existing power switch...

I have re-surfaced the cast iron support tables and attached better pictures here. It also include some accessories (in pic).

I have seen braking done on a table saw (Felder K700S for example), but the saw blade is a very light item. If you do braking on a bandsaw, those...

I don't know about industrial stuff like these soft-starts, but "refurbished electronics" in the audio industry is really a misnomer. It just means...

Did you make any decisions yet? That Powermatic looks really nice and I think you won't be able to get anything better. It's essentially brand new....