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- Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:58 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: AA C and D batteroes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33248
Re: AA C and D batteroes
Energizer model # CHPRO-DE. Charges AA and AAA only. Has worked well for me.
- Fri Apr 11, 2025 10:36 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: AA C and D batteroes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33248
Re: AA C and D batteroes
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 ...
- Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:01 pm
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: question about planers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 161629
Re: question about planers
See attached photos.
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.
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.
- Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:47 am
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: question about planers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 161629
Re: question about planers
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...
- Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:24 pm
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: question about planers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 161629
question about planers
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...
- Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:44 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Mark VII gear rack
- Replies: 8
- Views: 43161
Re: Mark VII gear rack
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...
- Wed Mar 19, 2025 2:20 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Mark VII gear rack
- Replies: 8
- Views: 43161
Re: Mark VII gear rack
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...
- Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:36 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Mark V Electrical Requirement
- Replies: 42
- Views: 178878
Re: Mark V Electrical Requirement
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...
- Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:53 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Gallery of Restorations
- Replies: 313
- Views: 589980
Re: Gallery of Restorations
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...
- Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:19 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Belt hitting way tube
- Replies: 43
- Views: 18956
Re: Belt hitting way tube
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...