Can someone explain how he attached the drawer slides to the carcass?  (About 21 minutes in.)  He didn't seem to push them flush against the side wall and they seem inset behind the face frame.  I didn't think the Blum slides had screw holes to screw them into the bottoms.  And, if they're not flush to the sides, how can he be sure that they are 90* to the opening?
And, do you think the face frame stiles are 2" wide?

I have a Jet 18" BS Stock no. 708750B and converted to 230V.  Was unable to find wiring diagram for my stock number so...using a diagram of another model with 1 1/2 hp, I installed a 21 to 25MDF capacitor; it would not start the motor.  The wiring diagram for a 1 3/4 hp called for a 40MFD; it starts the motor but slowly.  A friend, who mentored me through the conversion, was certain I was damaging the motor.  What say ye, the WN brain trust?  Do I need a different capacitor?

Quote:Is a Laguna Resaw King blade any good? I am at a point where I need to upgrade from a Wood Slicer blade. My Grizzly 17 inch Extreme takes a 131 1/2 blade. The blade says it is 1 inch wide. I now use a Wood Slicer 3/4 s on an inch wide. Is there perhaps a better choice?

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Tom

City water and sewer.
House built mid 70s; purchased in '86
As far as I know, the pipe to the street has never been snaked.
"Don't mess with something that works" or OR get er done now before the cowchips hit the windmill?????
Grew up when houses had cesspools....learned and still follow common sense when sending stuff to the sewer!!
For those of you who have had it done, things I should know??

An autumn inspired 10.5in wood/ resin hybrid vase

I said I would never buy a track saw. Just didn't see a need. I have posted pictures of what I have in the past and just recently I might add. and I have been perfectly happy with it for at least 18 years. But it was quite cumbersome when I was cutting some rough sawn ash boards into 4 1/4 inch wide boards.

I was in Menards the other day and I decided to buy their track saw for $199. They have a 11% rebate so it boils down to basically a $180. I thought if it was no good I could just return in and get my money back. I got 110 inches of track in 4 pieces. Let me tell you this is a bare bones track saw. Yes, you can adjust it so the saw slides in the track but that is all the bones it has. The depth stop is about the worst piece of crap I have ever seen but once set it does what it is supposed to do. I came with 2 blades. I used the 24 tooth blade today to do all of my cutting but I think I will get a better one in the future.  It came with clamps but I had a couple of Wren clamps and switched them out, didn't even try them. 

Since I was cutting rough sawn boards I clamped the track. I didn't want to find out it it would stay in place with out clamps. I ran into problems once the I couldn't clamp the track because only half the track was on the remaining part of the board and couldn't be clamped.

So to say the least , in my opinion, the track saw, even if it is a Festool, will never replace the table saw. But I did get 3 ( 18+ wide Ash boards) broke down into 4 1/4 inch wide boards. The boards weighed 54.6 pounds each and if you are a month away from being 79 it is quite heavy. So I cut up about 160 pounds of boards safely. Wrestling 18 inch wide boards 8 foot long would not been fun on a band saw or even a table saw  but here the track preformed very well and just the ease of use caused it to find a home in my shop.

I didn't try to hook up any dust collection Usually I only have a couple of sheets of plywood to brake down and I do it outside so I had no idea. I didn't get it all but the broom got 90%. 

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Any way thanks for looking. Even die hards change there minds.

Tom

On July 1st I had a total knee replacement.  For anyone who's had one, you know the drill.  For everyone else, let's just say the first week or two aren't much fun.  The pain wasn't that bad, really, but the lack of mobility because of swelling and limited flexibility made getting around a real challenge.  You spend most of the day with an ice machine hooked up to a pad around your knee, go to rehab, and otherwise don't do much of anything.  For me, that's torture.  Two weeks with a walker, a week with a cane, and then I was back to walking on my own.  My surgeon's PA says I'm ahead of schedule, but there's still a long way to go so I keep at it doing exercises and walking.  

I didn't go down into my shop for 3 weeks but started doing light stuff on my CNC after that.  If you remember the clock I designed and built, I finally figured out a completely silent motor drive to lift the weight back up.  It's pretty spooky to watch the weight rise up with absolutely no sound.  I learned a lot about stepper motors, stepper drivers, and Arduino controllers to do that.  It's week 5 now and I'm starting on a new clock, this one:


This one was designed by an English guy who I bought the drawings from.  I love how the twin pendulums rock back and forth.  Like my clock, it uses a grasshopper escapement, too, so it will be quiet while running which my wife will appreciate.  I'm making veneer and gluing it into the plywood panels I'll need to build it.  

It feels good to be back in the shop.  It feels really good to have a pain free knee.  I hope you're all having a good summer.  Mine's looking a lot better now.  

John

Maybe replace this...thing.
   
That is hanging on my bathroom wall?
   
MIGHT recycle the hardware? 

Problem, other than being cheap and ugly ( WalMart's finest) is that it does NOT match the rest of the cabinets in the Bathroom...not this..
   
Nor this..
   
I think I can do better....we'll see...have about 15bft of Ash on hand....

Stay tuned..waiting on Moose & Squirrel Express to deliver a Plan to the shop....maybe even a cut list?

Hi - not really woodworking but it is in a wooden box!  My cousin in Montana picked this up at an antique store for $10, didn't work but he thought it was just over-wound.  He was correct and managed to clean it up and get it working.  Unfortunately he didn't take any pictures of the movement, and didn't want to take it out of the case again as it was a bit tricky.  It has dual enclosed springs, and what sounds like a buzzer or alarm, dual copper wire wrapped coils or something.

Anyway,  can anyone shed some light on some of the features?

Thanks!

   

   

What does this do?

   

What is the tiny hand for? There is no seconds hand.

   

And finally there is a switch labeled 1 or 2 days, but the clock has run over 4 days.

   

Here’s a Christmas gift for a name I drew for this next Christmas.
It’s made from walnut cutoffs from past projects and finished with 3 coats of clear gloss lacquer.