The Makita 9820-2 knife sharpener I just bought has a problem. The plastic housing has plastic boss areas where the 2 height adjusting posts slide in,and has nut retainers moulded into them. The nut retainers have broken off and height shafts can't be locked.
Other than a $97 housing, any fixes for this?

I'm thinking of attaching nuts to the outside of the housing. Not sure if epoxy would hold.
Maybe a bar thru bolted to the housing, with a threaded hole in each end for the lock screws.
Maybe fill the area where the nut goes, with JB Weld, then drill and tap. I think I might try this, and then if it doesn't work, another idea.

Any known cure?

Pick the auto shut off valve you like and install one.

Just an FYI

We have both diamond and rectangular parting tools. but both of us flat prefer the thin kerf parting tool we got from D-way

The NuMax pinner worked just fine.

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It's super bright and rechargable. Those are not AA batteries they are 18650 lithium cells. You can get spares but be careful. With the popularity of the e cigs now there are massive numbers of fake cells on the market. Some have a tiny battery inside and sand to make up the weight etc.

Probably overkill for what you want but I like it and it can be very bright if needed. Whatever you get make sure the batteries are rechargable.

Straight Simple Green and Baking Soda mixed into a paste, scrubbed with a stiff brush.

Try a strap wrench and a very large pair of channellock pliers.
If you can get the tool in a vise first even better. Might squirt
some WD40 or even better, Kroil inside the jaws in case there
is some grit, etc, locking them.

Just a suggestion, but that would be my first try.

I called them up about a flapper issue. Not sure it was the toilet or hard water they sent me out a couple of replacements. I am still happy enough that I bought another about 2 weeks back and depending on the outcome of a current purchase I might be buying another 3
They make the poo poo go away quietly and that is what I want

I have the same planer, installed a Byrd a few years ago. For my hobby shop use using rough sawn hardwood the 2hp Griz has plenty of puff to keep me happy. The install was straight forward, think it took me around 3 or so hours start to finish. well worth the $550 and probably less costly in the long run than buying a new machine and selling the old one.

Now, if you have your wife convinced that you need a new planer, disregard the above.

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Sounds like you're doing the right things but the print dialog on Macs is fussy. Try clicking in any other box after setting the scale to make it "stick".

Here is a review of the process of printing full-size patterns from SketchUp