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I'm looking at getting either a used Lion miter trimmer or a new Taiwanese clone. I'm looking for a way to fine tune inlay work. It looks like these trimmers would work well to shave off thin...

Over the last few decades they have been salvaging the covered bridges on this side of the state. Usually it involves replacing the stone abutments with poured cement. The problem is that they...

Rivnuts were popular back in the 80s when you wanted to add a set of wide mirrors to the doors on a pickup. I have one I occasionally use, Astro-pneumatic I believe, but I don't think I would use it...

I use magnetic sign material for car doors. Another member here suggested it and it works great. Plus there's not residue on the cast iron that can contaminate the wood. Any moisture that forms...

What are you planning on using it for? Just curious. I got a cheap Porter Cable one from Lowes that I mainly use to flatten wood turning blanks. I found the rough cut chainsawed edge to be a bit...

Thanks for the replies. I've never been to this lumber store (it's about 3 1/2 hours away). It's just minutes away from my niece and actually drive right by the store on the way to her house. ...

There's a hardwood lumber store not too far from my niece that carries figured big leaf maple. But it's rough cut. How hard is it to tell just how much figure a board has? At $25/bf it's not cheap...

IIRC the last time I needed a lovejoy connector I got it from Fastenall. They had a really good price and I just went to the store with the old one and they did all the searching to make sure they...

It's not just the mills. Loggers are doing the same thing around here. In the past they would just harvest the logs that would make the most profit while leaving the smaller stuff in the forest. ...

I also think it's too small. However, if you want to try something that could get it to work do this. On some contactors they need to see current going through all 3 legs. If one leg is dead it'll...

Personally I think this is a push to end retail stores. Simply put a warehouse can hold more goods per square foot than a retail store. It can operate with fewer employees. Theft is a much smaller...

To answer your question, upgrading the motor will not be cheap. To do it correctly you need to not just swap the motor but all the high voltage wiring and contactor (if it has one) also would need...

While not technically "dumpster diving" I'm amazed at the things you can get for free. Tuesday I got an old Bridgeport knee mill that was headed to the scrap yard. It's an old 70s machine that uses...

You may have damaged the chain beyond repair. If so even if you sharpen it the chain will loose it's edge very quickly. I have several different ways of sharpening chains but I usually resort to...

I use corn. A few piles spread around the woods has built up a population of wild turkeys that decimate them. Fleas as well.

I would measure the voltage at the motor under load. It's very possible to measure 240v when not loaded but have it drop once the motor starts to draw larger amounts of power.

When I was much younger I worked at a location that wasn't in the greatest part of town. At least once a week someone would come to our shop offering to sell us used stuff. On occasion one of the...

I've always told people that you really need to live in a place to get an idea of what you actually want. Even then things change. Then you have the "that can be done" question. Your daughter...

Back in the day you had to wire it yourself. Finding power was easy but tapping into the wire coming off the switch on the brake pedal was often a test to see just how many ways your wrist could...

When I was in HS the teachers were all excited because we just got (a hand me down) new computer. It had 12 terminals which used 6 monochrome monitors. Each monitor faced up and was split so two...

I was set to buy the 495X when I found a used Powermatic 882hh. I would buy the longest tables you can fit into your shop. When it comes to Grizzly I usually (but not always) find their made in...

I believe in Germany it's called "drive right". As in drive in the right lane except to pass and move over when someone faster than you is coming up on you. Wouldn't work here. Too many people...

Over a decade ago I put in two in the garage I built. To get them to work well I had to make a few adjustments. The first was the track that follows the ceiling had to have a pretty good slope to...

Most of these laws are made by pols who live in gated communities thinking everyone lives like they do. Battery power is great for some but just not a solution for others. I couldn't even guess at...

It's not being able to use google. It's just a matter of clicking on the map that's in the page that shows the item. If you can navigate Craig's list or Marketplace to find what you are interested...