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Jerry, I had a metal worker mill a key slot into the main roller shaft that matched the key slot in the bushing that fit into the main chain sprocket. Pretty typical setup for anything sliding onto a...

I would say "yes". This is a pic of a cypress bench, that's been sitting in the Houston sun/heat/humidity for 6 years, unmaintained. Originally coated in Thompson's until it wouldn't soak in...

The "Baomain" LEDs that Dan linked too seem to be the closest to what I'm looking for. Since I would probably have to make my own cover plate anyway, I could use a double or even triple gang box and...

I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for, but hoping someone can say "oh, you need a model Q Blurfl 9000".

I have a machine with sensitive electronics that uses a standard NEMA 6-20 receptacle...

I have no idea why it was required, I didn't notice alot of flammable things on board, but I can assure you there was nothing "modern" anywhere on that ship back then. Even the "Architectural Digest"...

I'm not a sailor, but I did get a chance to spend the night on the Texas years and years ago with my kids Cub or Boy Scout troop (don't remember which).

It was wintertime and cold. Someone had to...

Well, I tried shellac, lacquer, Watco (and maybe something else, I can't remember), but slightly thinned wipe-on poly is what I ended up with. I don't recall it taking long to dry, but I was probably...

These were actually finished just before Hurricane Harvey hit, but were boxed up in a hurry before my house flooded, and I'm just now re-discovering them.

All these are from the Raymond Levy book...

It's definitely not "protected" at least not anywhere near where I live (20 miles south of Houston). They are very abundant and I see them being cut down all the time as they are frequently planted...

Lowell, I also got flooded by Harvey (20 miles south of Houston), and had a similar experience with an old Emglo twin-hotdog compressor that went totally under. It actually (briefly) started (spewing...

This was maybe 15'ish years ago, and I don't recall the vendor (it was maybe 3" long) but as soon as I powered up, it was obvious that it wasn't balanced properly. It started things shaking and I...

I used an upside down Dewalt 625 for years in a router table and was never very happy with it either. I've since gone to a PC 7518 (motor only) in an INCRA Mast-R-Lift II and really like it. I could...

Simple - unplug your table saw and live without it for the next three months. That should tell you everything you need to know.

Ben,
I'm going thru the early 1990's Raymond Levy book "Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood", trying to keep things as tight as possible and still function smoothly. It's the first woodworking I've...

Well obviously I thought using a circle cutter would be the easiest!! ;-) (with that minor issue of actually finding one)

Yes, I agree using a lathe with pre-bored hole is next in line in terms of...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm sure there is a micro circle cutter out there somewhere, but I can't find it.

These "Mechanical Marvels" models have considerable precision (I've built 8 so far,...

I want the "wheels" (eg plugs/disks), not the piece with the hole in it. I've thought about using a 5/8" hole saw, but by the time you cleaned up the disks they wouldn't be 5/8" anymore. I'm leaning...

I'm looking for a small circle cutter, something that will go down to 5/8" diameter with a 3/16" center hole. Does anyone know of a source for such a thing? I'm pretty sure they existed at some...

Isn't that the truth! I got so frustrated with mine I finally yanked it out and have a 2" cord coming out to a simple rocker switch that just dangles on the top of the unit. I sealed up the gap with...

Art,
Well actually I make cane syrup, not sorghum syrup (mistakenly called "sorghum molasses" by many), since I grow sugar cane. But further away from the coast, where cane won't grow as well,...

Actually rum was my first thought when I first started growing some cane several years ago. And you can get beautiful copper stills off Amazon (strictly for "water distillation only", of course)....

You could always plow over with a straight bit on a router and stick in strips of walnut and call it a design feature....

Part II - the fun part - motorizing it.

I spent a week doing RPM/torque calculations, trying to figure out the least expensive way to drive RPM down and torque up. I settled on a 60:1 gear...

While this isn't exactly what most of you would consider "metalworking", it's probably as close as I'll get for awhile (plus it was a great excuse to buy a welder), and I had alot of fun in the...

I don't have the Excell II, but I have the Incra Mast-R-Lift II installed in a home-built cabinet, which is patterned after the one in Bill Hylton's "Router Magic" book. The main cavity under the...