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Sounds good, Jim!

Bill, I agree with your recommendation. FWIW all of the European machines I’ve run into so far have had Morse tapers.

I’m aware that the genuine article also may come from China and the fakes also commonly come from there, so buyer beware.

Outside of that basic sentiment, I never stated that your comment was...

Wow, it's not common to see a nut requiring a hook spanner to be used inside of something.

They sell sockets for this, but I think they won't work because you need to hold the end of the spindle...

When taking any machine apart, no matter how simple it may seem, take a lot of photos as it comes apart. This helps when memory fails.

I replaced the spindle bearings in the Graule radial arm saw...

That’s not really where I’m aiming that comment, but rather simply that one should do their research when buying on eBay.

Jim, I bought a few used Albrecht chucks that were in good shape, then replaced a few parts on them with replacements from McMaster. I probably have $200-$250 into each one.

I would imagine most of those efforts are driven toward things that require common replacement like bike wheel bearings. So there may be some overlap.

I buy most bearings from McMaster,...

Take the belt off and rotate the motor and spindle by hand, listen closely and feel carefully for any grittiness in the rotation.

The belt may contribute or cause the vibration if it’s older and...

I would use Tibebond 1 or 2 unless this table is planned for outdoors.

Certainly could be the case.

When I received my super surfacer from the previous owner, someone had rigged up the 3ph motor with a start and run capacitor and over stamped the name plate with a 1....

Thanks, Joe! Glad to hear it!

I think the original single phase motors in this case are actually a 3ph motor with a capacitor on one leg, so it cuts the HP down a bunch.

The Erika tablesaws look impressive. My Ulmia tablesaw has a push feature, and double miter, it makes life easier for mitering.

Also the Erika cuts 2-13/16 or 3-5/16” depending on the model. The...

Perhaps consider instead ‘are your methods and practices dangerous’.

I also try to avoid LTL as often as possible. I would do as John suggests and rent a forklift on both ends. Unfortunately there is no inexpensive way to do this, unless you rent a trailer and are...

These are just a standard 30mm arbor with a left hand bolt.

Howdy Derek, I wouldn’t do it with the drill press, the Morse taper is one thing but the taper into the top of the chuck is also very short. Drill chucks also complain a lot about being used in...

Little paint, fix a part, wha-lah

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Bench top units are not very good.

As far as sharpening chisels goes, it’s pretty easy and I cut a lot of mortises between sharpenings and the setup is quick.

I cut deep mortises for tables,...

This is not quite accurate in my experience. I cut very accurate mortises on the chisel mortiser in 10-15 seconds. Unlike a router, I'm not anywhere near as limited on sizing, so if I'm cutting...

I’ve occasionally used the mill for round end mortises, using dedicated machinery works a lot faster.

If you have good dust collection and your mill is oiled routinely, it’s fine. I have a few...

No, I suspect they’re trying to meet a price point all while packing in technology that is desired at the sacrifice of durability in the long run to meet that price point in the typical situation. ...

I’m writing in generalities, but referring mainly to machinery built for industry. The stuff produced by manufacturers like Northfeild, Porter, Yates, Whitney, Wadkin, Robinson, Martin, Marunaka,...

You may start to notice that a lot of solo craftsmen, or shops with a handful of people, often rapidly move from typical grade machinery to very heavy duty machinery once they become busy enough that...

Shops must maintenance their own equipment, it’s part of the requirement of owning and operating equipment. Large shops in days past would have at least one employee capable of doing so.

I have a...

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Personally I use the 1.3TPI and I have similar experiences to Tom. I recently ordered a pair of blades from CT Saw in CT and they laughed at the order history...