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You can add a sliding jig to the sliding table. See post #27 in this thread. https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?282267-Straight-Line-Rip-on-Tablesaw-w-Feeders/page2 You lose some precision but...

Nicely done. I like the toolbox repurposed as the vfd enclosure. The saw should serve well and last you out.

You sure are centrally dislocated. I have had a similar issue dealt with by sleeving an arbor. It's hard to find a machinist job shop these days. I go to a metal fab shop with some machining...

Best thing I have found is the Crazy Horse dolly. https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?295465-Crazy-Horse-dolly

I lend and borrow tools with people I trust who trust me to take care of them. A fairly short list. It allows us access to a wider range of stuff with a smaller investment. My son has heavy gear for...

It's easy to make a simple thing seem complicated. Bandsaws are about the most basic machines one can find. I've used many through the years from 14" and 20" Deltas and 16"-20" Aggazanis up to a 36"...

Our turning club is adapting a recently deceased member's shop into a teaching /demo center, using his old equipment both from here and his winter Florida shop. There are two Tempest cyclones mounted...

I don't know. You will have to look around to decide your ish factor. No doubt the choices available used are limited in your region but if you can buy what you need from a trustworthy seller...

Mortises come in two flavors. square and round end. Square holes can be made with hollow chisels or oscillating chisels. Hollow chisel mortisers use square tools making overlapping holes for...

A handheld (non-captured) scraping tool like that soon reaches its limits. The tool rest should be located under the straight part of the shank to limit torque so there is already a sizeable overhang...

For sure the structure of Doug fir lends itself to undulating and corrugated surfaces through abrasion. Just the opposite of what I am typically trying to achieve in flatwork but valid in a different...

I'm surprised your widebelt won't do the job. Will the table not rise high enough to get the thickness you want? If so a sled with a stop at the back should do the trick. If it's because the stock is...

Not having turned it I would try three things:
decrease the grinding angle on the 40-40 gouge to 30* or 35*
hone/buff the edge and keep it as sharp as possible
try to use a shearing cut with the...

I think you would find a knee mill accurate but cumbersome for mortising due to the slow gear feed on the table. Perhaps one with motorized spindle and table feeds would be practical.

As with most...

It won't hurt anything to leave it out. I would use a shaped sanding block to ease the fit. As long as it's in there why not try it out? It's designed to smooth out the scratch pattern; the only...

Looks identical to Philip's which has a tag on the top of the motor.

What species is "oregon"? Could you mean Douglas Fir, a natural lamination of bamboo and balsa? If so it's not surprising that you find it challenging, I would try an acute sharpening angle, 40...

My guess is the original controls crapped out and somebody replaced the motor starter and put a massively oversized supply cable on it. Does the motor appear to be the original vintage? I bet there...

If you never use the platen, why not just leave it out? Did you repair it? If you do intend to use it, it might be wise to carefully ease the fit of the sliding parts so you can remove it when needed...

You might want to cough up $6 so you can post some pictures and get slightly more informed responses.

You won't get anywhere without 3 phase power, whether from a digital or rotary converter or a...

It does take care but can be managed. I hold the tools at a right angle to the wheel face to get a flat grind, using a very light touch and following with a fine diamond stone on the outside and a...

I do all those things using a light touch on a slow speed (1040rpm) grinder with a cbn wheel and a felt buffing wheel on another bench grinder. The Tormek is a good machine with high quality jigs...

Cleaning depends on the nature of the "buildup".For dirt try detergent and water, for grease mineral spirits or similar, for knife pitch try blade cleaner or oven cleaner. Start with the least...

What are they, besides grinding planer blades?

True, posting about this particular machine there would not fly, but those are the kind of people who know how to fix stuff. You just have to do a little digging to find them.