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by davebodner
Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Speed dial handle
Replies: 7
Views: 686

Re: Speed dial handle

I think the tiny handle acts as a welcome force-limiter. Would applying too much force to the handle be akin to turning the handle without the motor spinning? The tiny handle might also make it easier to tell when the innards need to be lubricated.
by davebodner
Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Glue-joining of Cutoff Pieces for Lumber Recovery
Replies: 26
Views: 49832

Re: Glue-joining of Cutoff Pieces for Lumber Recovery

You ask, "is it worth the time and effort?" I think the answer is clearly, no. But, is that really the measure? Most of us are woodworking as a hobby, not as a profession. It's fun to accept a challenge and succeed--or fail. Who cares if it's worth it? Personally, I would probably be frust...
by davebodner
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Check Your Belt Sander Platten Screws
Replies: 8
Views: 10645

Re: Check Your Belt Sander Platten Screws

Chapmanruss, I just made that discovery--about 6 hours after you posted. For you, and any other Shopsmith archeologists, my printed manual from 6/82 shows the doubled-up washers. They were item #29 on the parts drawing. The current drawing on the website skips #29. I was scratching my head over why ...
by davebodner
Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: bandsaw stalling
Replies: 12
Views: 16896

Re: bandsaw stalling

What's moving, and what isn't?

So, the blade stops moving. Does the power coupler stop rotating? How about the quill end? Is the blade slipping on the bandsaw wheels?
by davebodner
Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:37 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Check Your Belt Sander Platten Screws
Replies: 8
Views: 10645

Re: Check Your Belt Sander Platten Screws

You made me check.

One screw was finger-loose. All the rest could use a good tightening. Most concerning of all was that I discovered I was missing three of the 12 washers the platten sits on, so my platten wasn't sitting flat or square. What kinds of problems had that caused me?
by davebodner
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:47 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Twisted sanding strips
Replies: 1
Views: 2260

Twisted sanding strips

My newest 42" sanding strips have twisted themselves all up. I can get them untwisted so they'll mount on the strip sander, but then they twist themselves after demounting. Is there a way of untwisting them so that they'll stay that way?
by davebodner
Sat Dec 17, 2022 11:04 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: table alignment
Replies: 108
Views: 41023

Re: table alignment

If your table aligned, I can see not drilling out the hole. My mid-90s production 510 (bought second-hand but never out of the box) wouldn't align. I'm not sure I'd read about this issue before I decided to enlarge the hole. I used a file.
by davebodner
Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:15 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Cordless Power Tool Battery Prices
Replies: 26
Views: 6237

Re: Cordless Power Tool Battery Prices

I'm in the same position. I've also been looking at Milwaukee batteries. I bought into the Milwaukee line a few years ago, and now I figure I bought a higher-end product than I actually needed. Regardless of whether Milwaukee tools are really better than the others, they've succeeded in marketing th...
by davebodner
Fri May 27, 2022 11:52 am
Forum: Community
Topic: battery powered lawn mower
Replies: 38
Views: 9586

Re: battery powered lawn mower

I might have the record here. I bought my B&D battery mower some time around 2005. I had to replace the batteries a couple of years later, but it's been trouble-free ever since. 24V from two lead-acid batteries. I bought into the Milwaukee brand of cordless tools. I've eyed their new mower, but ...
by davebodner
Mon May 09, 2022 6:26 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Make or Buy?
Replies: 22
Views: 9647

Re: Make or Buy?

You're in Baltimore. Take a ride down the BW Parkway and check out Smoots in Alexandria. They sell all the traditional woodwork and moulding. For instance, my old paper catalog lists 3 different widths of T&G in yellow pine. In the old days they would run any of their mouldings in an alternate w...