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by john_001
Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Headstock removal and installation
Replies: 5
Views: 938

Re: Headstock removal and installation

One caution about removing the tie bar. If it's stuck, don't beat on the webbing between the tubes - it's cast aluminum and can crack.
by john_001
Sat May 06, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Three Deminsional Eight Pointed Srar
Replies: 26
Views: 7370

Re: Three Deminsional Eight Pointed Srar

BTW, a pyramid has four faces, but it isn't a "regular" tetrahedron, because its base is a square, not a triangle. I know what you're trying to say. However, a pyramid with a square base is not any kind of tetrahedron because it has five sides, making it a pentahedron. And it is extremely...
by john_001
Thu May 04, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Woodworking apron
Replies: 6
Views: 1387

Re: Woodworking apron

Packard Woodworks makes an XL turners' apron (goes all the way to the neck) that's good to a 50" waist, if that helps.
by john_001
Thu May 04, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Sanding Walnut
Replies: 12
Views: 7202

Re: Sanding Walnut

If you imagine the wood to be like a microscopic bundle of straws, no matter how much you sand, the ends of the "straws" will still be exposed. If you want a gloss finish, I think you're going to have to fill the grain, either with wood filler or fine sawdust mixed with finish.
by john_001
Thu May 04, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Three Deminsional Eight Pointed Srar
Replies: 26
Views: 7370

Re: Three Deminsional Eight Pointed Srar

Impressive. I can't imagine how to go about making one.

BTW, a pyramid has four faces, but it isn't a "regular" tetrahedron, because its base is a square, not a triangle.
by john_001
Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Maintenance under severe use
Replies: 5
Views: 886

Re: Maintenance under severe use

The two sleeves that you lubricate on the motor and intermediate shafts only slide back and forth as you change speeds, so they shouldn't need any extra lubrication. There's no friction there when the motor is running at a constant speed. Be careful about overdoing the lube so it sprays onto the bel...
by john_001
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: JOHNSON PASTE WAX
Replies: 9
Views: 2293

Re: JOHNSON PASTE WAX

If you're using it on your machines, I've had a can of Bowling Alley Wax (Butcher's Wax) for decades and it works just fine. I believe it's pretty similar to JPW. For wood finishing, FWW preferred Renaissance wax, a microcrystaline wax that's quite expensive. In tests, it buffed out well and didn't ...
by john_001
Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: Strip Sander for notching Leather
Replies: 2
Views: 1163

Re: Strip Sander for notching Leather

Not to change the subject, but can you recommend anyone who can repair these watches? I have an Accutron Spaceview that has stopped working.
by john_001
Sat Mar 25, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Drought in the West
Replies: 7
Views: 1995

Re: Drought in the West

Here in NJ, we almost have a record in the other direction: this is the second least snowy winter since WW1. And even when we had a snowstorm, it was above freezing during the day and the roads were just wet. Our snow plowing guy, who comes when there's more than 2", has never showed up this ye...
by john_001
Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: New shopsmith owner, needs advice
Replies: 8
Views: 1251

Re: New shopsmith owner, needs advice

Try running the bare motor without the belt to isolate motor issues.