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Bill, as you suspected, changing out the spindle pulley was not a walk in the park. Minor issues:
There is a snap retaining ring to remove; easy if you have the right tool, which I do not. The...

Reached tech support at Rikon today after sending them photos of the mislabeled indexing holes on the spindle pulley. They immediately
acknowledged the problem and are sending me a new pulley which...

No question that I could have avoided the problem by counting the holes (yes, there are 24). Nevertheless, there is
also no question that the manufacturing was sloppy and that the whole purpose of...

For my first turning project with a new Rikon 70-220VSR lathe
I chose to make the Shaker candle stand which is written up
in Fine Woodworking magazine. The centerpiece of the stand
is a pretty...

Thanks, John. The issue was not at the far end of the outfeed table; it's that it was not possible to have the outfeed table match the cutterhead
height front to back. The reason turned out to be...

I've been using a Grizzly G0856 8" jointer with a helical head for
a while now. Basically, the machine works well, although I've had some
difficulty setting the outfeed table height as accurately...

Hi Jim, I went through the sawstop cleaning procedure and yes, indeed, there was a lot of gunk on all
the relevant gears, etc. Cleaning them up was a lot more fun than watching election returns! ...

Thanks, Jim. I'm going to do a thorough cleaning and see if that helps. It's puzzling, I agree. Aside from this, the PCS has been excellent.

Thanks Paul and Aaron!

Wondering about the blade height adjustment on my SawStop 3hp PCS. I find
it to be surprisingly crude. Even when moving the blade in one
direction (to avoid backlash), the blade does not respond...

Again, thanks all. Gave Bohnhoff a look today; was impressed. It is all
rough, but that's ok for me. May try House of Hardwoods, but its a significantly
longer drive for me in Pasadena.

Thanks, Mark!

Thanks guys for these tips! I once tried Bohnhoff, but not for hardwood. Haven't been
to House Hardwood yet. Will give them both a try.

Finding a good source of domestic hardwood (QSWO, cherry, the usual stuff)
for furniture-making has proven more difficult in the LA area than I'd expected.
I've had pretty good luck with Hudson...

Thought it was time to complete this story:

I contacted Ridge and they asked me to return the
blade for inspection. Although they never made a cut
with the blade, they did remark that they...

Spot on, Jason. As I understand the problem, the dip in the infeed table is localized on the operator side of the machine. If so, one
can't argue that it was intentional so as to produce sprung...

I recently bought a Ridge Carbide TS2000 FT box
joint blade. The blade cuts a beautifully flat topped grooves
as expected, but oddly they are 0.142" wide instead
of the expected 0.126". I have...

Thanks again, Mark. I may try going bag-free (after I close off the hose as per instructions...)

Mark,

Yes, I indeed missed your previous response. The plastic hose you refer to (for pressure
equalization) is in place and free of obstruction. Others have suggested placing various...

The dust bag for my Oneida Mini-Gorilla DC occasional gets pushed up
against the cylcone body resulting in the chips heading straight into
the hepa filter. I'm guessing that this may be due to a...

don't know, haven't tried. in general I would be heading to the planer for thicknessing after face jointing. the planer produces an excellent surface.

Something is wonky for sure. Attached photo show 1 of 4 rows of inserts on the cutterhead. Other rows appear
the same. As bad as the scalloping looked in the previous photo (taken in oblique...

Thanks, Brian. I'm not really familiar with Tersa, but are these carbide straight knives retrofitted into a pre-existing machine?

Well, this thread has evolved well beyond my experience and expense level. It seems to me that a hobbyist machine
like my Grizzly 8" ought to be able to produce decent results without the user...

Over the last several days I have cleaned and reset the inserts several times. I'm ridiculously careful to clean the inserts, the screws, and the cutter
head beyond reasonable expectations. This...