I have a cast iron Davis Wells horizontal boring machine that I rebuilt. It gets some use. A two head (2 drill bit head) would be faster and more useful. Most joints I use dowels for I usually use...
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I have a cast iron Davis Wells horizontal boring machine that I rebuilt. It gets some use. A two head (2 drill bit head) would be faster and more useful. Most joints I use dowels for I usually use...
I agree. My 16" saws (2 radial arm saws [both 7.5hp] and 2 table saws [One 7.5hp and one 5hp]) come no where near pulling full current and start/run easily on my RPC.
When I think of a heavy...
Part of my routine is removing my glasses and blasting them with the blow gun connected to my air compressor.
Darned annoying isn't it!
My daughter started college last fall. Ever since I have been getting a huge number of Top Ramen noodle commercials on youtube. Coincidence????
It was late, I was tired, the Philips screw driver (hand tool) slipped and went right into the joint at the base my fore finger on my other hand. Right to the bone! Instant buzzing nerve pain which...
My 10hp rotary phase converter has no problems starting and running 7.5hp motors. It will also start and run the .5 hp 3ph motor on my stock feeder which is mounted to my single phase shaper. (I...
Breakers do go bad. When my parents moved into their house about 30 years ago they were constantly tripping breakers. We replaced EVERY breaker in the panel and they haven't had any problems since....
I have been pleased with my 15" moving table Sunhill planer for the past 25 years. About 6 months ago it was getting a little "long in the tooth" and I started looking around. I ended up putting a...
The red substance is sealant and no additional sealant is necessary.
I have been using PTFE paste and only PTFE paste (water, air and natural gas) for the past 30+ years and have never had any...
In Oregon putting a trigger lock on a firearm is considered safe storage. In Oregon a gun can not be transferred without a trigger lock or other locking storage device accompanying the transfer.
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I have been using dowels for joining wood for decades. I have never had a work piece split from a dowel swelling.
40 years ago I bought some 30" x 34" cabinet doors made out of 1" plywood. I bought 50 of these blems for something like $2 each with edging already applied. One of them has made a great outfeed...
A laser printer can sit for a year (or longer, a lot longer) covered (to keep the dust out!) and be ready to print in under 30 seconds. The only place they fall short of inkjet printers is in...
I buy 10 packs of drill bits in common sizes that get used a lot (1/8, 1/4, 5/16, etc.). I really like these Cobalt bits, especially when it comes to drilling steel:...
I use 6" duct on my Jet 2hp dust collector with a 5" port (it came with a 5" to dual 4" Y fitting) and it works just fine. Some day you might upgrade your dust collector and you will be happy you...
When I bought my 4 wheel feeder (used) it had also been through the blades several times. Replacing the wheels was quick and pretty cheap... something that might be worth considering.
There are no trade schools in my area and the quality of workers and work is abysmal! I won't even call a "trade" business any more. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, construction, repair, installing...
CEC lets components talk to each other and share functions like volume control power on/off, input select, etc. CEC has to be enabled on the components, most that I am aware of come with it...
I have a large 2 stage compressor for the shop so I bought the smallest lightest compressor I could find with a good reputation for my house/garage. Yep, a California Air compressor:...
What manufacture VFD do you have? I have a couple Hitachi's that are very capable, very complex and very difficult to program. My last VFD purchase was a Huanyang. It was MUCH easier to program.
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You are not supposed to cut the power to a VFD when it is currently powering a motor... or cut the power between the VFD and the motor while the motor is running.
The good news is you should be...
I have heard of MDO (probably from Norm) and HDO but I have never used it. The lumber shop around here doesn't carry it. Of course HD or Lowes doesn't either. I was looking for a table for my...
Thank you.
Most of my Workmate table have been ruined by getting wet, mainly the particle board ones... and I don't think I am ready to take out a second mortgage to put baltic birch tops on my...
Do you know if it is as strong or stronger than Baltic birch?
Thank you.
I picked up my last Delta 10" compound miter saw from Craigslist for $20. It had been left out in the rain for a little while but since it is mostly aluminum it just took taking the saw apart,...