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I have to make a bunch of Shaker doors for some cabinets at home, but I hate gluing these things up. Too easy (at least for me) to mess up alignment when fitting all the parts together while laying...

Appreciate your thoughts. I've seen your cover design before and I considered whether the grooves on my cover not going all the way to the outer edge might be an issue. But I looked closely at my DP...

Original cover, new screw.

Outside the machine, the screw and cover seem to go together properly. I just can't get them to play nice with each other in the machine.

When I bought an old Rockwell 15-017, I knew I needed to replace the quill return spring. I found one on Amazon that fits. Then I noticed that the spring tension adjustment screw was missing, so I...

You post reminded me of a CL listing I saw today. Here's a Clausing (at least most of a Clausing--no base) on Craigslist in Baltimore:
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I'm sure you'll get the rust under control with the great suggestions here--and I'm sure you'll enjoy the G0833P. Unless you start doing a lot of work with very thick wood, it should be a great saw...

I seem to always be toying with the idea of getting a bigger drill press. Why? Maybe I just suffer from "Tool Time" disease--always wanting more power!

Comparing, say, a 12" press to a 20", the...

One other question while I'm here: As I said, the DP and the motor are ancient--probably early 1960s, which I guess means I'm ancient as well.

In any event, the motor has no ground wire. Should I...

Thanks.

Extrapolating from this: Dumb Move #2 was not reading the wires before posting the question! I saw writing and figured it was the standard info you find on most wires--AWG and the like....

I bought an old Delta drill press with a 3-phase Rockwell motor and ancient Arrow-Hart motor starter. I don't have 3-phase wiring in my shop, and the rubber around the wires in the starter was...

I recently ran across something similar (maybe even the same website--can't recall for sure), where a certain tool was priced WAY below market rate. I googled reviews of the site and several people...

I went through the same journey: BT3100 and now have a SawStop PCS with 36" fence (with a Delta contractor's saw for several years between those two saws). As much as I love the PCS, even with...

It's a fair question. While I'm pleased with my Triton, I haven't put it through heavy usage and have only had it about a year. I trust others with longer experience will be able to weigh in.

For...

A correction to my post above: Street price of the big Triton is about $250, not $350. Apologies for the typo.

I can't speak to anything substantive about Hitachi, but thought I'd post this as a public service annoucement of sorts. Hitachi's parent is Metabo and they are rebranding Hitachi tools with the...

I have the TRA001. It is a beast (in the good sense). While beastliness might be a disadvantage for handheld use, for table use it is excellent. 3.25 Amps. Built-in lift with above-table control. It...

One other pulley question for anyone still paying attention: The shaft on my motor is 2.25". I'm looking at a step (pyramid) pulley that is 3" high. So, .75" would overhang the end of the shaft....

My old Delta contractor's saw had a mobile base like that (i.e., hook a lever handle in one end to raise and drag/push the unit). Likely because of the with of the saw base, which included the ~30"...

Dan--Yes, I did see your write-up. It was very helpful and one of the things that made me think this is a viable course of action. Thankfully, no splines on the quill. I'm more concerned with the...

As the title says, I'm adding a VFD to my drill press. For various reasons (with which I won't bore you), I need to replace the pulleys. This leads to the question of what size pulleys I should get....

Been wondering why no other manufacturer (at least that I'm aware of) makes a mobile base with 4 swivel casters. Most have 2 fixed and 2 swivel, which makes maneuvering the saw much more difficult. I...

I'm looking for a new table saw and I want it to be the last table saw I buy. I'm looking hard at a SawStop for all the obvious reasons. I'm posting these musings and questions because I assume other...

Please register me. Thank you

I'm the last thing from a VFD expert, but have been doing a lot of reading lately on the topic. In terms of the whining sound, my understanding is that you should be able to adjust the parameters to...

I think you will find a contractor's saw (like the Delta 36-670 you referenced above) to be extremely difficult to get in and out of an 8x12 shed even with a ramp. Plus, it will take up a huge amount...