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- Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:13 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Beach life...and rust
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2492
Re: Beach life...and rust
Congrats on the retirement and the move! Curious if you were able to buy the property in Mexico or is it a lease? I ask because I had a co-worker that I knew who moved down to Mexico on a place near the beach but he told me he couldn't buy it outright. I think it was a 20 year lease on the land but...
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 1:03 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Beach life...and rust
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2492
Beach life...and rust
Since we last left Will and the Robot... I have retired, sold my place in San Diego, moved to Mexico and bought a house on the beach. Construction on my shop is well underway while all the tools remain packed in a little bodega. Building a shop from scratch is fulfilling a lifelong dream. (It even h...
- Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:46 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Packing & Moving a Shopsmith
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2742
Packing & Moving a Shopsmith
Looking for help & suggestions...tips & tricks for packing and moving my Shopsmith. Should I disassemble it? Does Shopsmith have shipping materials available?
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Shopsmith hacks
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33738
Re: Shopsmith hacks
Here I have my Shopsmith set up to mix drywall texture compound.
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:58 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: RPM Low notice PowerPro Unit
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9010
Re: RPM Low notice PowerPro Unit
So if I understand correctly, this problem only occurs during table sawing operations and all other setups work fine? That creates a very curious scenario indeed. My newly upgrade PP performed fine yesterday ripping a long piece of 2" close-grain pine. (a piece that came from a house built in 1...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Bandsaw Overhaul
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4015
Bandsaw Overhaul
Did a thorough clean, lube & adjust on my bandsaw. I removed and completely disassembled the upper and lower guides, cleaned lubed and reassembled. I had no idea how out of whack it had gotten over the years. Installed the upgraded bearing kit, and then went through all the adjustments. That hei...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:39 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: The Buck (Saw) Stops Here
- Replies: 22
- Views: 51148
Re: The Buck (Saw) Stops Here
That is awesome! Beautiful work!!
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:19 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: PowerPro Headstock Upgrade
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23510
Re: PowerPro Headstock Upgrade
I just completed a PP upgrade...ask me anything! The first thing I would recommend is complete disassembly, go ahead and remove the quill feed. Then you can clean the main housing thoroughly. Polish the waytube and quill bores to a mirror finish. The instructions say to place the new labels over the...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: My newly upgraded PowerPro maiden voyage project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8593
Re: My newly upgraded PowerPro maiden voyage project
Thank you! I agree, you can never have enough room for coffee, or beer, or whiskey... Maybe I should have called it more of a shakedown cruise than a maiden voyage. Overall I like the PP...a lot quieter, and it does seem to be able to deliver more consistent power with things like heavy rip cuts. Re...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: My newly upgraded PowerPro maiden voyage project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8593
Re: My newly upgraded PowerPro maiden voyage project
Thank you! I didn't put a finish because I really wanted to keep the natural weathered look of the fence boards and the old bed frame has a factory--probably lacquer--finish.