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JPG40504 wrote:Did you paint it green and yellow?:):D

Green and yellow?

Oh, I get it, nothing runs like a .... Harley! Shop Smith! Subaru! Stihl!

No, wait, I think that might have been some kind of tractor....

I did my first SS project today! It is posted in the general woodworking part of this forum. Glad I'm pretty good at eyeballing, because I could have messed it up good had I been careless. The old machine performed well, but its new vise certainly left a lot to be desired.

A couple of years ago I was shopping for a set of Forstner bits & came across a comparison test of them in Fine Woodworking mag. Their best buy was a Grizzly 16 piece set for about $30 (at the time). It was made in China, but FWW found them to be good & I took a chance
I have found them to be great. Accurate holes, no tear out, minimal heat build up. I also bought a closeout HF set because it was really cheap and, even though I use & like many items from HF, that set was junk.
I've also rebuilt many Shopsmiths using Chinese bearings & none have ever come back.
There's good stuff coming from China, and junk as well. Kinda like life...it's a crap shoot, I guess.

JPG40504 wrote:Why "B"???????????

Just because~ no special reason. No reason at all except to leave a question.

teacherman wrote:Green and yellow?

Oh, I get it, nothing runs like a .... Harley! Shop Smith! Subaru! Stihl!

No, wait, I think that might have been some kind of tractor....

I did my first SS project today! It is posted in the general woodworking part of this forum. Glad I'm pretty good at eyeballing, because I could have messed it up good had I been careless. The old machine performed well, but its new vise certainly left a lot to be desired.

Just to avoid confusion...."Nothing runs like a Deere".

dusty wrote:Just to avoid confusion...."Nothing runs like a Deere".

My buddy Rich, who was like a father to me in the absence of my own, saved up for a new small tractor with a bucket on it, and he spends his retirement running that thing on his land with his little dog Guiness supervising him. He loves that thing!

He also has a 10 ER, which he is pleased as heck to have.

benush26 wrote:I enjoy the idea that I can look through a manual which is 25 years old, call a phone number, give the person a number from that manual and receive a part. Additionally, the person on the other end of that conversation has been bright, engaging and willing to go to extremes to help.


Be well,
Ben

What I enjoy more is using a machine that is 45 years old and never had to replace a part on it. I have a Sear Radial Arm that I have never had to do any repair work on, other than replace the wood table about 4 times.

Incidentally I have an old Sears Saber saw my wife got it for me as an anniversary present. My guess 40-45 years ago. The place where the blade fit into the shaft was shot. I called Sears gave them the model number and told them what I needed and I had the part in my hands 5 days later and shipping was $3.25.

In well constructed tools what goes bad usually? Bearings and they can be gotten almost anywhere. If something else goes I question how well the tool was designed.

Ed, I ran a 2000 MW fossil fueled PP for 20 years, I know all about generators!!! A friend has a sears 750w gen, ran but no juice, I told him it lost its "field", Took it to a Sears SC, they sent it out to a Chicago repair place, came back cant fix, NC, He could not get a real live person on the phone to find out why. He took it to an independent place that sells and repairs small equipment, lost its field, 45$!!!!! SEARS IS JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Friends dont let friends buy Sears/Caftsman Any More!!!!!!!!!!! Thats why Sears is been bought by KMart and still closing there stores!!!!

rbursek wrote:Ed, I ran a 2000 MW fossil fueled PP for 20 years, I know all about generators!!! A friend has a sears 750w gen, ran but no juice, I told him it lost its "field", Took it to a Sears SC, they sent it out to a Chicago repair place, came back cant fix, NC, He could not get a real live person on the phone to find out why. He took it to an independent place that sells and repairs small equipment, lost its field, 45$!!!!! SEARS IS JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Friends dont let friends buy Sears/Caftsman Any More!!!!!!!!!!! Thats why Sears is been bought by KMart and still closing there stores!!!!

Back in the days of automotive generators, one needed to 'polarize' the field poles, but actually it was creating a residual field to get output start up for the regulator to detect and turn the field coil on. Without 'polarization', they would not work!