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Jim, I went with Clay's advice, and just got a pair of cheap ones to start. They play at the same tension right now, and there's no vibration. The saw can balance a nickel at start up pretty easily. We'll see how they hold up. I think the actual brand listed at Amazon was ChanTa or something like it...

Well, this old workhorse is cleaned up and running. New belts, new switch and power cord, new blade, new inserts. As this space keeps coming into shape, I’m starting to have visions of a project NOT meaning two hours of clearing a space before I start.

I like the tool, and love the production. Thanks’

Wow is right. Glad to hear you’re recovering well.

Good to know, Jim. Thanks.

Eric,
You had a heart attack this week? How are you?

I feel you on the humidity Eric. My shop's on a cement slab and it just feels clammy on those humid days. Wisconsin can be pretty swampy in the summer.

Thanks Bob. It takes a matched set of three V-belts. I've read, but not verified, that the linked belts of that design will often stretch with enough variance that it causes problems. I'll take a look at those when I replace the drive on my joiner. I've read all sorts of reviews and gotten advice fr...

My school shop updated to a SawStop, and I bought the old Unisaw. It’s in good shape, but the belts are crumbling.

What is your preferred source for a matched set of three drive belts.

Congratulations folks. Thanks MIMF!

Hah! I love this thing. I suppose if you got really motivated you could drill out the dots and enlarge them to squares. But then again, maybe the round dots are connect the design just enough to standard designs that it helps create that loopy effect. The pixels were around the sound hole are really...

Tru-oil would be a pretty solid option. Not hard to apply. And I do like the feel of it.

Alan, I like this very much. You definitely put joy in the clown's face.
Is there historical precedent for a Harlequin fiddle, or is this your own design and own term.

This depends a lot on your cousin, and of course on you. Decide what the end goals are. Is it more important for him to emerge with the beginnings of solid craftsmanship -e.g. sharpening, 4s hand planing - or more important that he can say “Cool, I made this thing!” Or more important that you’re con...

Thanks for posting! Like Bryan said, that’s a great save!

A loss. I hope he took joy in knowing how much he enabled so many people.

Hey, sign me up! Thanks.

The maker clearly knows his material and knows the instrument. Very few measurements are shown. Unless he left that out, other than a than those few templates, he’s simply proportioning and eyeballing. I wonder how much natural variation is expected in each tar.

Thanks for posting!

Another that is on my long list. You post will help a lot. Thanks for sharing!

It’s been good to check in here and have one more small connection to a wider world. We got Covid in December as well - it was a miserable week or two, but no respiratory issues. Still some fatigue. Mostly I’ve been rewriting my shop, and fixing dumb issues (like dropping an oversized breaker lug in...