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by SteveMaryland
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.
by SteveMaryland
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 ...
by SteveMaryland
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.
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by SteveMaryland
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...
by SteveMaryland
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...
by SteveMaryland
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...
by SteveMaryland
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...
by SteveMaryland
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...
by SteveMaryland
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...
by SteveMaryland
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...