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In the meantime, what I have now is bar clamps and pipe clamps. How can I make these work? Pete: Here is a photo clipped from a Fine Woodworking article on clamping. In the picture you can see that the cauls span the boards that are being edge joined and downward pressure on the cauls is being appl...

What are your recommendations for glueing the boards together and keeping them flat? What type of clamps should I be using? Are there clamping techniques that work best? The key to keeping panel glue-ups flat is using cauls with the clamps. The clamps apply pressure across the joint and the cauls a...

One does not need to use dowels to make a cutting board or a table top. In fact, it is probably a waste of time and effort. As long as your edges are well jointed, glue is all you need. Doweling is for reinforcing joinery where things come in at (usually) right angles. It is an alternative to morti...

Traveled all the way from "Down Under"...New South Wales in fact.

Part 845246, according to the SS web site. They show a cost of $5.99...probably some additional for shipping.

I have a tailstock for the 500 I would enjoy contributing. Where to send it?

roamer 46;

That is an impressive rebuild of an impressive boat! Thanks for the video from the helm...looks like its a lot of fun to pilot that beauty! Congratulations on carrying such a large project through to an amazing finish.

The carriage on my 500 is from an old Greenie, and it is threaded on the side facing the headstock for a stop bolt which does the same job the spacer ring does. The stop bolt is adjusted to provide the correct spacing, then locked down with a nut. Stop Bolt Photo.jpg Maybe your old carriage is threa...

Hi Midwest Preacher;

Here is a chart that gives serial numbers and approximate dates, but it does not seem to help with identifying the date of your machine. JPG is correct, more information and a picture or two would help.

Interesting idea! The hardware will be the critical part. That 'whitewood' resembles spruce. I agree...a VERY interesting idea. That will be a lot of weight, though, so the hardware may turn out to be some sort of roller bearings and not just oversize lazy susan hardware. Maybe an opportunity for s...