Time for some levity

With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.

My new bandsaw, I hope...

I had the high bid tonight on this Rockwell/Delta 28-350. I've been looking for and bidding on these for the last few years, and I was the back bidder a few times, but this one went for a very good price. My reserve bid was $600. It's possible that there's something terribly wrong with it, but...

Forget 'Baby on board'

I need a bumper sticker that says 'Nobody on board'. Tesla has opened up the 'self driving' app on newer Tesla's for a free 30 day trial. It is factory installed on all of them, they just don't turn it on unless you pay, which we didn't. All of a sudden there is an octogenarian who cannot...

Would you - borrow a tool?

A lot of people - myself included - make it a policy to really avoid lending out tools. The list is a really short one of the people I will lend a tool to. What about - borrowing a tool?

Powwermatic Machinery Gold Paint for 82-03 MY's?

I just got done reading what google offered from here-in, OWWM.com and a couple other places like FW magazine forum. Not one of those other threads covers the paint formula, so on, 1987 gold M66 table saw I just brought home. Just saying don't waste your time re-hashing them for my purpose as...

Build a case for some chisels?

At least one that looks better than this? I think I can build something a little bit better than that plastic blister pack... Maybe take a plan from Paul Sellers Masterclasses, and build a case? and.. Will have to change a couple sizes...

any advice for setting a LN No. 60-1/2 Rabbet Block Plane?

It never occurred to me to lay the plane on it's side when adjusting the blade- I just go for an even shaving and the blade centered in the body.

any advice for setting a LN No. 60-1/2 Rabbet Block Plane?

David, the message that should be read into my post is that this is a specialised plane. It is not for use as a standard block plane, and in this I echo

Chisel box

These are all the boxes. The lower middle ones came in their box, I made the other ones. There are some others in rolls.

These things are

any advice for setting a LN No. 60-1/2 Rabbet Block Plane?

From reading the article, it seems Mr. Schwarz didn't find a way to set it up as a proper rabbet plane.

My thought is if the blade can not

Max weight on bandsaw table: ACM BS540

I have some fairly heavy duty rollers and stuff moves easily on them. The only neg is they have to be aligned perfectly with your travel or your material

SC Pig-Picking