Hairy
That is unreal, you have a very inventive mind, looks good enough to eat. Beautiful job.

Mel

You will recall the thread I originated a couple of weeks ago concerning another failed variable speed switch on a Dewalt 618, the topic of several threads on here over the last several years.

Link.

On the advice of Pat and others, I sent an email to Dewalt CS, got a clueless boilerplate response. I replied with somewhat more blunt wording and finally Dewalt sent me a shipping label to UPS the motor to the nearest factory service center with a suggestion that something might actually be done for me. I just got off the phone with them and they offered me a compromise of parts, labor and return shipping for $67 and change. I got the sense that the service center was really trying to do the right thing, but that other than the shipping label they sent me, Dewalt CS was offering nothing. I reluctantly settled, but I'm still wondering if I wouldn't be better off putting the 67 bucks into something more reliable.

Both Dewalt CS and the service center claimed to be unaware that there is a chronic problem with the variable speed switches on these units. (The service center had only done two repairs for this in the last four years.) I suggested to them that maybe their own repair records were not a good indicator, as folks were just tossing the units instead of spending the money to fix them. If they really want to know what is happening with their products, they need to monitor forums like this. Had I not been a regular here, I would have considered this an isolated problem.

Not 100% satisfied with how this was resolved, but if I can save someone else from making the mistake of buying one of these lemons, I'm glad I posted. Too bad. If not for one fatal flaw, these are very good routers.

Isn't that essentially what was done last year in Georgia with timber sourced from France? If I recall Jameel, Jeff Miller, Raney, Ron Breese and others were involved in that project and Chris Schwarz?

At any rate, I believe that they are doing it again this year. Contact Jameel for more information.

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It works exactly the same way, I start with half a tail, and it works fine.

Thanks for posting this, it's amazing what knowledge and talent people have. I would love to be able to do a class like that!

David, you should get hold of the dovetail DVDs that Rob Cosman puts out. They are technically excellent. That divider trick is on the DVDs. It was taught to Rob by Alan Peters.

Regards from Perth

Derek

I would add a kick or if you want it to look more built in then raise it up kick height then run baseboard in front of it.

The issue with cabinets sitting on an uneven floor is how to install them so they will be level. That is what a kick accomplishes; build it separate of the carcases and make adjustments in the kick it makes installing far simpler including setting the cabinet carcases and by extension the face frames.

Post your pic, there are lots of tricks that likely would simplify the build

Here is one that is about 10' wide


this one was 14' wide

both have base instead of recessed kicks



Joe

Great score! Regarding the bearings, take them to store that sells all types of bearings. I'm sure there must be one in Duluth. They can mic the outside diameter, thickness and inside diameter and provide an exact match.

Scott Whiting is my guy

623 931 0633

Joe