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by Bob Hammond
Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:35 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Taking care of dust in the shop
Replies: 14
Views: 14463

Re: Taking care of dust in the shop

I bought a Dust Stopper, and it's fundamentally a Thien-type separator. The slot for the dust fallout starts with a hole about 2 inches diameter that tapers into the slot that is about 9/16" wide. The baffle for the exhaust port is a small section of a circle, about a 1' arc of the 1-1/4" ...
by Bob Hammond
Wed Jan 01, 2020 5:24 pm
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: it looked pretty rough
Replies: 3
Views: 7723

Re: it looked pretty rough

maybe he'll play in the lap position with a slide
by Bob Hammond
Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:04 pm
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: it looked pretty rough
Replies: 3
Views: 7723

it looked pretty rough

it's better than the one he didn't have

https://youtu.be/HF2LJ7JDauU
by Bob Hammond
Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Taking care of dust in the shop
Replies: 14
Views: 14463

Re: Taking care of dust in the shop

my shopbuilt wall-mounted system has worked very well indeed with no appreciable collection of dust in the upper grey bucket where the HEPA filter is (see pic, also a construction thread from a few years ago). However, I later built a movable version on a furniture dolly that is a bit too clumsy to ...
by Bob Hammond
Tue Dec 17, 2019 2:14 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Taking care of dust in the shop
Replies: 14
Views: 14463

Re: Taking care of dust in the shop

is the Thien design scalable various diameters? What might be the minimum and maximum diameters, and how wide would the circumferential slot be?
by Bob Hammond
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:17 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Taking care of dust in the shop
Replies: 14
Views: 14463

Re: Taking care of dust in the shop

Here are a few reviews from users. I don't know if some minor modifications can deal with the complaints in the reviews, but I'll have a look. My shopbuilt wallmounted mini-cyclone system is still working perfectly, but it would be nice to have one that is portable. https://www.lumberjocks.com/revie...
by Bob Hammond
Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: a wooden plane for sharpening blades & chisels
Replies: 6
Views: 6757

Re: a wooden plane for sharpening blades & chisels

No worries. Oh, I forgot to mention stropping afterwards, for the razor edge.
by Bob Hammond
Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: a wooden plane for sharpening blades & chisels
Replies: 6
Views: 6757

Re: a wooden plane for sharpening blades & chisels

Barry, I think a simple block is fine for smaller blades. But for larger items such as bench chisels and plane irons, I've found that a wooden plane gives a secure, wobble-free grip on the tool and thus provides consistent results in a short time. I might make another one for my lathe chisels such a...
by Bob Hammond
Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:52 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: a wooden plane for sharpening blades & chisels
Replies: 6
Views: 6757

a wooden plane for sharpening blades & chisels

Hello, Sharpening has never been an enjoyable activity for me, and I doubt I'll ever acquire the 'muscle memory' to do it freehand. Also, I've been disappointed by the roller-type guides. So I made a sharpening plane that works very well. I use coarse abrasive paper on a granite floor tile for badly...
by Bob Hammond
Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:38 am
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: the old guitbox sings the Mello Kings
Replies: 0
Views: 12522

the old guitbox sings the Mello Kings

I thought you might enjoy this, that I posted for a friend on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/1279231298/vid ... 552344004/
by Bob Hammond
Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: How thin?
Replies: 2
Views: 6425

How thin?

by Bob Hammond
Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:03 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Source and Band Saw Blade recommendations
Replies: 10
Views: 9643

Re: Source and Band Saw Blade recommendations

Well, i never discarded the broken Lenox blades. I've toyed with the idea of making a walking beam saw with a piece of a Lenox blade, but I have absolutely no room for such a thing indoors. hmm, i wonder if I could build an outdoor model. If the blade cut properly, it might just last forever since t...
by Bob Hammond
Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:33 am
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Source and Band Saw Blade recommendations
Replies: 10
Views: 9643

Re: Source and Band Saw Blade recommendations

Louis Iturra (Iterra Designs) (iturradesign@gmail.com) will make you blades of any length that you need. And, if you tell him what you’re trying to do, he’ll advise you on which type of blade you need. It is worth ordering from him just to get a copy of his catalog, a fantastic resource with all ki...
by Bob Hammond
Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:19 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: reasonably price variable height bench
Replies: 9
Views: 9259

Re: reasonably price variable height bench

After using the bench for about a month (see the original post), I'll say that it's a good thing. I'm going to add a toolchest below, with drawers that open from either side, and drill some dogholes too. I'll figure out a way to jack it up/down so that the casters can be used if needed. It'll make a...
by Bob Hammond
Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Tape measures aren't what they used to be - they're better.
Replies: 4
Views: 5391

Re: Tape measures aren't what they used to be - they're better.

Steve, There's still a lot of precision tooling around Detroit, from back when it was the Arsenal of Democracy during WWII. During the war, the Federal Gov't put out a call for home manufacturers for the war effort, and they published specifications for a test piece to apply for a contract. As I rec...
by Bob Hammond
Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:17 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Tape measures aren't what they used to be - they're better.
Replies: 4
Views: 5391

Tape measures aren't what they used to be - they're better.

Some years ago, a guy at the hardware store sold me his Dad's 8ft Starrett aircraft layout rule for $20 because he knew that I would appreciate and use it . It's been my shop standard that I compare every rule and tape that I buy, with tapes at 24 inch intervals. Nowadays, I'll say that most rules a...
by Bob Hammond
Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:08 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Motor help
Replies: 14
Views: 11601

Re: Motor help

Bob Francis - I wrote that up as an article, and it was provisionally accepted for a major woodworking magazine in 1990, and i was told that a certain plaid-shirted carpenter liked it. Unfortunately, the mag hired a new editor, who thought that was of little interest because no one used RAS anymore ...
by Bob Hammond
Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:59 am
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Motor help
Replies: 14
Views: 11601

Re: Motor help

There are no safe machines - only cautious and mindful operators. That said, I would say that your motor needs some maintenance. It's likely that it starts slowly or not at all because the starter windings are not energized due to gumming up of the centrifugal switch, which disengages after the moto...
by Bob Hammond
Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:53 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: An impromptu binding steamer
Replies: 4
Views: 7784

Re: An impromptu binding steamer

Marshall - A pipe coupler is pushed on to the spout of the steamer, and the pipe is just put in the coupler. Because the coupler is not firmly attached, there is some water leakage and you can see a cup to catch that. The pipe can be any convenient length, and there's sufficient steam to heat the en...
by Bob Hammond
Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:48 am
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: An impromptu binding steamer
Replies: 4
Views: 7784

An impromptu binding steamer

Hello, I was having trouble dry bending some granedillo into tight curves, and so I came up with this. It's a hotshot steam cleaner, and some copper pipe. It works.

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