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HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:14 am

JPG wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:44 am My earlier question was regarding the tooth set on the thin kerf vs the full kerf.

How would that be relevant WRT to the riving knife?

The thickness of the riving knife vs the width of the kerf!!! Very relevant.

lewparsell wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:21 am My son and I making our first payment ballbat.

Moments to Cherish FOREVER!!

I love my combo blade and very seldom mount either the rip or crosscuts blades. Back when I was heavy into building that wasn't the case but back then it was more like commercial shop work. Now it is all hobby like. II no longer have stacks of lumber to rip (or cross cut). Whatever you chose to use ...

Is this too good to be true. The House has voted and we now wait for the Senate. Could it be? IIUC the answer is yes, that is too good to be true. Tax fairness on SSA benefits is not part of the "BBB" just passed by the House. (It is still alive and part of something else.) No tax on tip ...

Is this too good to be true. The House has voted and we now wait for the Senate. Could it be?

Let me put it this way - If it was nearby and I knew it was going to the dump = i'd take it off his hands.

JPG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 2:40 pm I do not think the startup current of a fan motor would be significant compared to the humongous induction motor startup current.

You are correct about a fan. When I wrote that I was thinking more like a dust collector.

I saw the ad. However, the original post from SS was a limited time offer of the original head stock only. Not a complete MK V. Did they change their mind? Hmmm... The ad campaign is a bit confusing and now a bit more so. Today I see an ad for a Mark 5. Or is it really a Mark V. Would the only diff...

An idea would be to power the cooling fan by tapping into the motor switch output, but not sure if it will work. There might be a problem brought by the fact that the start currents for both the heasdstock and the fan motor are simultaneous. Two sources of power (separate feed lines) even if switch...

tdorey wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 1:12 pm I guess I was thinking in terms of sharing resources or maybe buy/sell boards. Get togethers? I guess by state could be done as well.

I see nothing wrong with your suggestion. I would love to see the community grow (in size and interest) with the addition of Canadian neighbors.