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Hi all,

I wanted to give a quick update (and thanks for all the suggestions) to this post on the resolution. I did end up taking the fence to a few machine shops near me. Most of these places...

Thanks Cameron. I’ll see if I need to go down this path. Right now I’d rather not lose another ~1/2 inch of my jointer width. But this is far cheaper and easier than having to take it apart and...

Thanks Maurice. Quite an involved repair but worth it in the end.

Thanks Ken, will look around and see how much this will cost me.

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Hi John,

yes I did check that just using my 24 inch level. All appears good throughout the fence region. How would you face join the added fence wood once it’s screwed onto the cast iron fence? ...

Ok I went down to the shop this afternoon first made sure that all 3 knives are set to the correct height of the outfeed table and they were. Then I used the best straight edge that I own which just...

Thanks all for the replies. Will let you know how I resolve this.
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Richard,
The digital measurement was my 2nd approach to determining if the table is out of kilter. The first method was that when I have the infeed table square to the fence, the outfeed table is...

Hi

I have a Delta Model 37-190 Jointer and am having issues with the beds being out of level wrt the fence. I am the original owner. When I set the fence to 90 degrees wrt the in-feed table, the...

Hi All,

I just got the PEC 4” double square tonite from Amazon. And this unit is the most accurate of the bunch. I do see a shimmer of light when comparing it to my other squares, but it does...

Thanks Derek, that would be acceptable for a square that I've owned for sometime, but to me, its not acceptable that I'd have to "tune" a brand new unit.
Perhaps i should look for a used double...

Hey Derek

wondering how old your Starrett’s are? I heard from another ww that Starrett’s quality has really gone down. I have a Starrett 6” combo square from maybe 8 years ago and while it still...

THanks Jimmy,

well the original Lee Valley Double square (~$51.00) was made in the USA. This square was off more when the sliding part was at one end of the rule than the other when comparing it...

yeah agreed, was doing a quick and dirty test. When all of my existing squared lined up perfectly to one another and the new Double Starrett did not, then I got suspicious and just returned it. But...

Yes I thought about that, but then I compared the Starrett and the other 2 Lee Valley Double squares to 2 of the fixed Woodpeckers I own, and also to an no-name engineering square and and adjustable...

thanks - I just returned via Amazon. This one (13A) was not adjustable, as far as I can tell.

'mark

Hi,

I was trying to purchase a descent Double square and I seem to be having some issues with tool quality. I have gotten 2 Lee Valley units and when I push adjustable square cleanly to either...

Hi, that won’t work in this case because the nails were drivien in on the back side of the frame and do not protrude out the front of the plane.

I think the hole cutter approach is what I‘ll try...

Thanks Mike, yes the nails are set too deep so I think the plug cutter is a viable answer for this one.

Thanks. The upper joint of the frame which has mitered corners was not nailed and I was able to get that top horizontal board off without too much difficulty,. Unfortunately they used an oval...

Thanks Steve, thats a great idea. Much appreciated

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Hi,

I have an old (antique) chalkboard frame which I need to take apart so that we can fit it in our SUV to transport it to our son’s home. The size of the frame will not fit into the hatchback...

Thank you Wally

``Hi, I have a Spalted maple blank, which I’ve waited too long to twice turn. Even though I had anchor seal on it, it still cracked. I’m turning the outside of the bowl and I put CA glue in the...

thaniks - Agreed.