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I am trying to use up some shorts on this piece as there will be a lot of "secondary" material positions that will not show; inside or behind the drawer case and so forth. Here I am grooving the upper and lower rear stretchers to receive the back slats. I use my standard resaw setup to cut...

Yeah, what's up with that. I am definitely not into body shaming but I do not go around with my shirt off nearly as much as I used to. I don't want to scare the neighbors :D

A buddy in college had a Power Wagon that looked similar to that (original green paint and oxidized as could be). He had rebuilt the engine and drive train. The thing was a beast.

Dust collector is back up and running so we're off . . . This is my typical setup for resawing things up to 8" or so. I am resawing some spoil off of some 5/4 stock. I will use this spoil as veneer for the leg area of the vanity. It will be laminated to a plywood slab that will support the...

Oh yes, winter has arrived. It is a blustery 68° out there so I am wearing my traditional winter wear… Sandals, shorts, and a tank top. We actually got some sprinkles last night. Barely enough to make the sidewalk wet. In SoCal we call that a hurricane.

Thanks as always Charley. I had a cent switch failure early on with this unit. Erroneously replaced the blown cap and immediately blew it again so, lesson well learned :D . That replacement switch had a bit of irregularity on the surface that contacted the spring. I stuck some 600 grit...

I have a clock / pen oiler that allowed me to get some super refined oil onto the shaft and therefor down into the motor works. The rubbing sound abated and the unit seems to be working OK. One thing or another will happen eventually but I am going to run it for now, checking frequently, and...

OK, $16 in shipping and 8 days later . . . Breakers off . . . Disconnect off . . . Remove destroyed spring switch . . . Discover two missing screws (probably put them in the pocket of whatever I was wearing during teardown and lost them. Amazingly they are 10-24 so easily replaced. I...

Sorry Rennie. I meant to answer on this the other day. I have replaced bearings on my Bosch routers more than once but none of the Mils have needed them yet. The point is that it can be a bit of a balancing act. It is easy to misroute wiring, pinch parts, or damage smaller fixtures during...

Not normally one to comp[lain but how can it cost $16 and take over a week to ship me something that is about the size of a Zippo lighter?

No problem for me Charley. Like I have often said; always enjoy your posts and often learn from them. Any of us who have done something for decades will have tales to tell. We have at least two generations who will never experience that . . . uh . . . er . . . experience. Many of our jobs...

I think it is great that we have =thread&c[users]=Bill+Arnold&o=date']so many of his threads. A prolific woodworker and an inspiration to me on more than one occasion.

Spilled milk is always frustrating. When we work with our hands and natural materials, things happen. I had a doozy the other day but recovered. I am sure you will as well. That doesn't make the emotional explosion go away but, after a deep breath sure you will find your way forward.

Reminds me of the story about a retired aviation engineer who got called in to solve a problem on a fighter jet that no one else could. He took a small crescent wrench out of his pocket and tightened a bolt. Then he handed them a bill for $20,000. When the plant manager said "$20,000!?! It...

I already checked the dual-reverse-giggle-bearing and ran to the store for an ID 10 T. Talked to Grizzly again this morning and confirmed the appropriate part for the appropriate year and serial number is in Route.

@Charles Lent - Thanks Charley. Your experienced input is always welcome to me. It’s great having you here!

Yep. that was it. Parts ordered.

Confirmed everything with the energy supply to the disconnect, through the fuses and on to the mag switch. Time to look under the hood. Pull the bell cover. Pull the TEFC fan. Pull the Cent-switch dust cover. Pull the cent-switch. Huh? Think there could be a problem here? I believe I...

That is awesome Tom. Thank you for that.

My brother had the pessimistic saying of "nothings ever easy". I do not subscribe to this but, here I am . . . While milling material for my current project my ever-faithful Grizzly cyclone failed to start. I noticed this when the spoil from my jointer was not magically vanishing like usual...