Search:

That says it all right there. Nothing else to know.

I'm not a lawyer, but a suit brought by a plaintiff using a router as a grinder in what a manufacturer could easily prove was beyond the scope of the tool and an utter disregard of safety warnings,...

I agree that setting up a bandsaw involves many things that must be in place to achieve the best results.

It is not "setting" high tension. It is setting the correct tension. And unless you have...

I am a gray hair, but at least 85% of all my purchases of everything are online. My last big power tool purchases (table saw, bandsaw, jointer, planer) have all occurred online without seeing the...

I use a Ridgid Octane Recip saw w/9amp battery. I use 9" carbide pruning blades if the wood is clean, and 9" Lenox carbide blade if the wood is suspect. If the wood is clean and 6/4 or less I use a...

Considering the prices at WP it shouldn't be just a Woodpecker. It should be a titanium pecker.

James Hamilton at Stumpy Nubs Journal recently had an interesting video about table saw lubrication. I can find nothing about his conclusion to disagree with.
...

Unless you desperately need a planer, I'd wait. Grizzly has always provided fast and efficent service in my orders.

Plus, if you cancel your order now and later decide to re-order, you'll be stuck...

Good idea!
At my local Habitat for Humanity Store, they'll take donated power tools and use them in the store shop to build and teach. Then these people will help work on Habitat Homes being built.

Thanks for the heads-up on the Blue Max tires. Just ordered a set for my Grizzly 513X2BF. Not having any trouble with the originals, but since the Blue Max come with a lifetime warranty it won't hurt...

Iturra Design's catalog was eye-opening for me. I bought his blade tensioning meter. Once you use it, you'll understand why the flutter and/or deflection methods fail except for the very experienced....

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have tapered bits and countersinks for drilling, but sometimes a stand-alone countersink is very useful.

Today, a 20 year-old 3/8ths countersink rolled off the table and was damaged. I can't remember where I got it or what brand it was.

Need recommendations for new ones. Thanks.

You should be careful if that tension spring is the original. Are the blades you've been given new and unused? It's not fair to you or the saw if the blades aren't new. Spring for a new 1/4 flex back...

Contact Iturra Designs via email (there's no website) and ask for their bandsaw catalog. It's a wealth of knowledge about bandsaws in general and vast information about Delta bandsaws. Iturra sells...

I anxiously await news of your Macarthur fellowship.

Sorry. We all can't be the self-styled genius you think you are.

For boards wider than 6 3/4 inches.

You may not. I do.

Perhaps you might focus on a bandsaw that will give you professional results. And that depends on you.

There are people who use a 70 year-old-Delta that turn out marvelous works of art.

There...

I have three sets. One set, from 30 years ago, homemade with 2x4s and hardware brackets. Cut the legs at an angle and very solid.

The second set are Toughbuilt TB-C700. Heavy, very adjustable,...

Curiously, what are the "problems" you find with the Snodgrass method?

You're 73. Who cares how many years you get out of it? Buy what you want, enjoy it, and don't worry about it.

Thanks for the ideas. I'll try to make a riving knife for my 7 1/4" circular saw blade from an old blade.

I wish there would be two things as far as riving knives go.

1. A standardization on the table saw. Easier to change, remove, and adjust. It should be as easy to change the riving knife as to...