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- Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:56 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Mark VII
- Replies: 83
- Views: 138094
I've tackled the base for the Mark VII...repainted it, cleaned the wheels, way bars and installed the new metal gear rack. I put the headstock on it and ran it back and forth and it works like new. I also added a steel plate in the vacuum box. Next on the list is all new bearings and paint for the ...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:20 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Table Tubes vs Trunnion Pivot Point
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16568
The most logical tool for milling railroad ties is IMHO a chain saw!] Yep. And a chainsaw is (IMHO) more dangerous than running your table saw or band saw without any safety guards and without push sticks, feather boards, etc. Especially for cutting half-laps. And embedded metal is a serious danger...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:32 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Table Tubes vs Trunnion Pivot Point
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16568
I will bet it is one of two things. Product liability or it is not patent-able. Without doubt some guy would try to rip Rail Road ties pushing the whole mess onto ... You stinker! I *hate* it when you guys read my mind!:mad: I was planning to use ties to border a new walkway around the house. Now I...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:07 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Table Tubes vs Trunnion Pivot Point
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16568
- Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:58 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Table Tubes vs Trunnion Pivot Point
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16568
Blast! URL no longer works
Dusty, I was just going through the Hands on Line videos and found this one [url=http://[color="Blue] blip.tv [/color]/hands-online/ss120-ripping-bevels-with-a-tilted-table-966396"]SS120--Ripping Bevels with a Tilted Table[/url] where Nick and Drew show how to modify the outfeed table to ...
- Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:51 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Shopsmith Safety Grip (505625)
- Replies: 41
- Views: 30889
No. I wanted to but there was not enough room. The right way would probably be to get two thinner washer and do just that. I would be very concerned about galvanic corrosion (even in your region). You could use something non-conductive (something like a nylon or phenolic washer perhaps), sanded/gro...
- Fri May 17, 2013 3:24 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Today in the shop (Be all that you can bee)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 38047
I'd be surprised if you received any complaints about the cracks. I'm curious to know more about your plans -- do you intend to make a condo-style arrangement, or lay it out like a suburban neighborhood? And where will you locate them (or is the last photo the final destination -- in which case, I'm...
- Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:17 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Ooops, I did it Again!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4062
... I was not sure what the residue was around the medallion. ... Todd First, a disclaimer: I don't know what I'm talking about! Now that my credentials have been entered into evidence: I've read that old machines may have an unusual residue in the headstock from machining wood with some amount of ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:57 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Well, I guess the sickness has started
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1439
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:07 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Difficult to raise/lower 520 worktable
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2234