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I would use a drill bit with a flatter angle. A 135 deg bit will cut much better on harder steel and when enlarging holes. It would be better to use a drill press and clamp the work down while...

Brian,
Glad you resolved your problem with the drill press. It's a nice feeling to do a repair and have everything working as it should after the anxiety of it having a problem.

Gary S

Also the holly will stay white. Maple will yellow and darken giving you lower contrast.

In that case, the cost of repairing the key-way may be more than a new motor. I would be careful with the cheap Harbor Freight motors. It may say 1hp but the actual usable hp is lower. They will rate...

The aluminum pulley will wear out first so the shaft of the motor is most likely OK. The key should fit snugly in the key-way. If the one you removed from the drill press is loose it may have been...

If the multi-step pulley is wobbly, sounds like the bore in the pulley is wallowed out of shape. If the bore is loose on the motor shaft, no key will maintain trueness. The key is there to prevent...

Hi Greg,
It would depend on what you cut the most in your shop. If you never cut anything bigger than a pine 2 x 4 you'll be ok with the smaller machine. But if you cut a lot of hardwood you'll be...

I'm going to look at a Rockwell bandsaw this weekend. The guy says he thinks it's about a 15" saw. It has a 2 speed gear box. He also has a Parks 15" planer with a 5 hp motor on it. He said both...

Thanks Everyone,

I think i"ll pass on this one. It may be a good machine but if I have a problem later on down the road, parts will be hard to find. The Hitachi site says they stock parts for a...

Has anyone here ever used a Hitachi Cabinet Saw? I found a C12Y Hitachi cabinet saw the guy wants $400.00 for. It uses 12" blades and has a 3 HP motor. I don't remember seeing one of these before and...

Thanks for the response, but I have already spend about 4 hours searching on the web, checking out used book stores, and making phone calls to different ones around the country, and having my name...

Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to locate a copy of Jim Kingshott's book "Making and Modifying Woodworking Tools". Does anyone have a copy they would like to part with or know where I can locate one?...