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Looks like someone trying to re-invent the wheel. Sears used to, and may still, sell a unit called a "Router Crafter" which looks the same as the jig in the photo. It wouldn't turn an 8 ft. piece, but as pointed out earlier, the best approach for safety and finished product is probably to make the ...

I know a lot of folks with better advise will jump on this to help. but the easiest answer is to check that you are screwing the set screw onto the flat, dead on. Turn the shaft in both directions and try to tighten it further.

The problem. if this wasn't it, is probably in the quill or bearings ...

Dusty, I tend to agree with Ed in Tampa, this looks like heeling which indicates something is not square to the blade. Could you have bumped the table with the heavier board?

Big Ed

Vote from New England says "fill 'em" As is they will collect dust and other spooge which won't look very nice compared to the great job of restoration you did.

Good luck!

Big Ed

I own 3 of the Shopsmith double bar clamps and I love them. I wish I had a dozen. They are not easy to use and you don't really get the benefit from edge gluing with biscuits or dowels because if they are off you'll never pull the boards flat. But, for plain edge gluing, they are great. (Sometimes ...

Turning the old bandsaw table into a router table sounds great. I took a look at the old cast iron table today and there are ribs underneath that look like they would prevent the router being attached there. Sooooo, as the above post, I would love to get detailed instructions if anyone manages to do ...

I took a quick look on the OWWM site under Magna. Is this your saw?

http://www.owwm.com/mfgindex/pubdetail.aspx?id=2703

A friend of my wife's told her that sanding the inside of a cedar closet would renew the aromatic cedar. Does anyone know if this is true? If so how much sanding is required? Sorry is this sounds dumb but not something I have ever encountered.

Thanks, BigEd

Excuse me Mike! There is no "r" in Chowda...

I am in the same boat as "w4f".

I work around the limitations in somewhat the same fashion as Francis. I have a small 10" Delta bench saw butted against the end of my work bench which I use as the outfeed and when necessary use rolling stands to act as the infeed.

That said, I do most crosscutting ...