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Energizer model # CHPRO-DE. Charges AA and AAA only. Has worked well for me.

Speaking of flashlights and batteries... I don't own stock in Thrunite, but they make a great flashlight. O-ring seals and aluminum construction like Maglite, but smaller. 3X brightness options. See photos. Instead of a long stack of D's, they put 4X AAs side-by-side in a drop-in carrier. I have an ...

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The 'trick" is to hold the workpiece in place without distorting it. This is done by running "setscrews" into both sides of the board.

The "setscrews" hold the workpiece securely during the cut, with no distortion.

Thanks everyone for your valued and informed inputs. I asked the question because soon I will be heading outside again for more house-renovation work, much of which needs lots of long (8 ft) lumber. My router sled works OK for cleaning up long lumber but I did want to verify my ideas about planer li...

I have a question about planers. I have never owned or used a (power) planer. I assume that planers can't straighten a board. PTWFE says planers are "not the best for straightening cupped or warped stock", but then says to to use the jointer for this. I don't understand how a jointer could...

No, I don't know the specs on the Mark VII rack gear (and I dont own a Mark VII). But if both the rack and the pinion were replaced as a set, we would not need to know, just know the center distance between pinion and rack, and shim up the rack accordingly. I don't even know if the original rack was...

Expensive, but I would replace a plastic rack with new steel or aT least aluminum. Beats having something that soon breaks. I think a used plastic rack would by this time be brittle. I would not trust a printed part for the same reason. Reid and Stock Drive still sell small gear components including...

I use about a 75 ft extension cord on my Shopsmith because it's outside and I don't have an exterior outlet. Guess I'm living dangerously... I don't want to start a brou-ha-ha with this but I thought that stranded wire was supposed to carry more current than the equivalent-area solid wire. I thought...

Good work with the crazy glue + baking soda! Good to put this on the forum because it is a useful trick that many may not know about. I use the thick CA glue because it does not cure too fast. Also I keep the glue in the refrigerator until use. That provides enough time to mix the glue and soda powd...

Latest layout showing DLB's data: DRIVE SHEAVE AND BELT PROXIMITY TO COMPONENTS PER DLB DATA 1.JPG DRIVE SHEAVE AND BELT PROXIMITY TO COMPONENTS PER DLB DATA 2.JPG Capacitor sounds like the cause of this issue. Did Shopsmith put this offset in only on units equipped with capacitor? Or on all units a...