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John,

I also purchased some from a supplier in CT. It was regular hard maple that had a lot of discoloration and streaks. I liked the color variation, LOML prefers less. It generally is...

No plan, but you should use IPE instead of treated wood. It will not burn and will survive forever outside.

The retaining spring broke on one side. I have ordered a new spring and will repair. Called PC tech support and they were totally useless. Told me to buy a new sander rather than attempt to fix...

One of the sand paper hold down levers on my PC 330 Sander vibrates back and forth when running so much that you can see the lever opening and closing very rapidly and the sandpaper becomes loose. ...

Model: 17-950L

The 20-959L is out of my budget for a drill press.

Thought I would show you a picture of the drilling arbor.

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The bearings are also damaged. I think it will be terminal.

Repair Estimate

Bearings $20
Tools $50 Need large...

That is one great piece and very unique. Please post the progress pictures when you get time.

Its a Jet DP only 3 years old. I paid about $280. I think I will buy a new one because I don't want to invest the money to attempt to repair this only to find out by the time I buy the right tools...

OK I bent the shaft and arbor on my drill press. Should I give up and buy a new one or try to repair this.

I am thinking the time and effort to repair is not worth it, but I am wondering if...

Jim is right. Both places are amazing and if you ever have a chance to visit they are worth the trip. I have personally visited both places and I would have to give the nod to Irion for Cherry and...

This is a myth. Recent study in Wood Magazine concluded that as long as you use the proper amount of glue you do not need to wet both surfaces.

I used a PC router with the built in adjustment for two years. I always had problems repeating my setups and it took forever to make fine adjustsments because of backlash in the sytem. I recently...

I have the old CMT bits and have built 6 cabinets with this system. I love using this system because everything is always square and the joints are very strong. The only limitation I have noticed...

Here are some pics of a few projects I built for my daughter.

High Chair from Woodworkers Journal. Cherry with Deft finish. She is 2 1/2 now and still uses this every day.

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I love your work Joe.

Can you give me an idea of the scale? Overall dimensions and thickness of the wood you used. The proportions are very much in relation to each other. I always struggle...

How much could you charge for the cutting boards?

Todd,

I too have been dreaming of building a dedicated shop. I have setup shop twice, both times in my garage. The one thing you are missing is a layout and assembly table. No matter how hard...

This is a great finish but it takes a lot of time and patience.

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Table above has 8 coats of RockHard then I buffed and polished. First coat was thinned 50% and I sanded between each...

Did you replace the bearings when you upgraded? I want to do the same upgrade and want to order the bearings before I take my planer apart. Any idea what size I need?

This sandpaper from www.industrialabrasives.com is supposed to be the best.

Anybody try this stuff using WB finish?

Any other comments?

Installed the new bearings today. Purchased the gear puller from HF to remove the damaged ones. I knew better than to use a hammer, but I was in a hurry. Sounds great now, thanks for the advice.

Looks like that to me.

Thanks guys! I will get some new bearings this week and try the freezer trick. I will post an update to see if this solves the noise problem.

I read all the praise on the forum about the Byrd Shelix and purchased one from Holbren. After installation my Jointer screams. It has a high pitched wine whenever it is running. Did I ruin the...