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- 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" ...
- 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
- Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:04 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: it looked pretty rough
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7723
- 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 ...
- 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?
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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/
https://www.facebook.com/1279231298/vid ... 552344004/
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:40 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: How thin?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6425
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.