Found the problem. The contact was bent not making contact to charge the capacitor. Bent it back in place, put back together. plugged it in and it about jumped off the bench. That ought to do it.
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Found the problem. The contact was bent not making contact to charge the capacitor. Bent it back in place, put back together. plugged it in and it about jumped off the bench. That ought to do it.
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Got an older Craftsman 12" bandsaw but the motor's got the blues. It will fire up on the bench, but when mounted it just sits and hums. Changed the capacitor, took it apart and blew it out and...
It was dry oak. I picked up a bunch of scrap chunks from a local sawmill so if one fails it's not a great loss. Had the speed about mid range. In hindsight I should have stopped and applied CA glue...
Got home from work, ate something and headed for the shop to see if I could turn something out. A bowl blank has had my eye for a while, good change of pace from little trees and snowmen. All going...
Started out turning little Christmas trees and ornaments out of cedar. Got some cherry that was cracked when I got it, but sections are large enough for ornaments and tops. My grandpups would love...
Got er done. Made a mount with plywood on my faceplate and used non slip padding, Still had the center spot from the live center and off to the races. Turned it down, sanded it to 220 grit and then...
I had an underpowered air compressor and it just didn't cut it. Spraying lacquer,paint, or using my impact wrench was a pain. Bought a larger unit and added a hose reel (free from my son in law who's...
Thanks for all your replies. Lots of good ideas. Looks like the jam chuck idea is what I need to try on this one. Kind of what I was thinking using the faceplate with plywood and a protective sheet...
More pics.
Get off at 7 so don't have too much time after work but went out to shop, grabbed a piece of 2" thick cedar I'd been thinking about making a platter or something with. Cut a 12" blank on the bandsaw,...
Bought a set of 5 carbide inserts on Amazon. Got a 1/2" bar stock at HD and went to town making some Carbide Tools.
Used some oak I had for the handles. Got the square one done and had the round...
I live near a sawmill with piles of scrap. A lot of chunks of green oak and pine scraps. Found some dry pieces without much checking. Turned a nice bowl with a piece of oak. Not bad for a rookie. Got...
Got myself a Harbor Freight lathe, a set of gouges, and just got a Barracuda 2 chuck. Now this is fun. After I got through with some honeydoing, went out to my shop and whipped out 3 little Christmas...
I had to use Firefox to do anything with HD website. IE and Edge are useless.
Googled Banksia pod. Learned something new.
Are you talking about tearout? A fuzzy patch in the endgrain that seems to get worse no matter what you do? I'm new to wood turning but I have been working to deal with it. What I've found is very...
I just bought the larger HF lathe and it runs like a big dog. I like that you can turn the head sideways to do larger pieces. Used a 20% off coupon which brought the price down to $305. Good learning...
Tru Oil is easy. Just wipe it on and rub it in. Sand it or use steel wool every few coats. Micro Mesh would work as well.
I love using PH for laminates. Might even use some for a top. The bass neck is walnut and Ipe. Talk about heavy. Made a fretless with an Ipe fingerboard. Super smooth.
Acoustic bass build going on as well.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/downandoutman/Under%20Construction/IMG_3079_zps5e1e66e1.jpg
Plus a neck for another strat build, with a trem,...
Pup layout
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/downandoutman/Under%20Construction/LayoutTracedout_zps25cf8058.jpg
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Some build pix:
Neck woods glued
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/downandoutman/Under%20Construction/Neckbeingglued_zps284e6321.jpg
Body wings...
Just finished my latest build. A neck thru Strat. Used GFS Texas Special Strat Pickups and GFS locking tuners (goodbye tuning problems). Golden Age Hardtail Bridge from StewMac. CTS pots and a...
Another bass player and guitarist. Have always been a DIYer and wanted better instruments than I could afford. So I started building. Have 2 basses, neck thru, and 2 guitars done. Now building 2...