An interesting page.
Honeycombing is the worst of the defects shown. When that one strikes, there is no cure. Usually no salvageable material can be found. A plank can look perfectly sound and free of defect and be nothing but ruined wood on the inside.

Carbide, either solid or brazed-on.
Spirals ok.
Do it everyday.

Well done.

Like you I have had the HF dust collector for a long time
My switch has never gone bad, But then again I never turn off the switch
I have a remote switch to turn my collector on and off

Yes, the switch in the HF collector is subject to the problem you mentioned
The switch is just has copper contacts and is subject to corrosion and carbon build up due to the ark that happens when opening and closing of the contacts
This can lead to the switch having a higher resistance then normal and this can lead to the switch over heating

If the collector was mine, I would bypass the switch and use a remote switch.

But if you want to replace the switch, you can try and contact HF customer service and see about getting a new switch

I like THIS ONE on your local CL much better. It is a clone of a Delta. The Craftsman you show wouldn't be worth buying IMO. I'd offer $150 for the one I posted.

Orient it so the wedge will not split the chair seat (perpendicular to the mortises grain). Does that make sense? Wedge is parallel to tenon grain.

Not to nitpick, but it went for 3,350.00, not 3500.00.

And while it's a difference of only 150.00, I think it's worth mentioning, since the point of the post is the dollar amount.

Also, this plane is not smaller than the Stanley No 1, but actually its equivalent.

IME, thats fine. I go straight to poly depending on the project, but also know that the overall final pigment didnt match - at least with maple. The projects where I applied Sealcoat first were just slightly darker overall.

Once again...nice haul! That's even better than how you described it to me over the phone. I can certainly use what you picked up for me today.

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14" SE bandsaw, using a 1" resaw blade

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