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Thanks guys. All the reply's are good. After I posted the thread I thought of trying Baby powder and it worked very well. I'll try the freezer thing when I need to take the sleeve off. This is a...

How the heck do you get the 3/4 inch sanding sleeve all the way on the rubber core? And, how do you get the sleeve off the core without cutting it off?

Thanks to all who offered advice, this is a great site.

Russ

My bad! For some reason during this episode I had loosened the locknut and Wingnut that allows the upper pulley to tilt forward enough to make it impossible to get the blade to track. Once I realized...

I've had my Delta 14" band saw since 2001 and have replaced the blade numerous times with no problems, now I cannot get the blade to track on the wheels. I have the guides retracted to where they are...

Thanks Dennis, just what I need.

Russ

I need to bend 1/8" dia. hard music wire in nearly 90 degree bends as sharply as possible. I intend to do this using some heat and a simple bending tool. The tool is a thick metal pate with various...

Many months ago I posted here regarding a rust problem that was preventing me from lowering the cutter head to the lowest level. Since I live here in Florida, I suspected the rust I could see on the...

Thanks guys, it'll be quite some time before I get around to fixing the problem, but at least I know where to get help if I need it.

Thanks Matt, are there any 'Pit Falls' I need to be aware of? The manual for the planer doesn't have any exploded views. I wonder if there might be some available on line.

I have lived in Central Florida for 12 years and have managed to combat the rust problems caused by the almost constant high levels of humidity. The original problems occurred on surface plates and...

Hey Lowell,

Where does one get one of these rules? How about a link.

Russ

I almost always use a push stick, since I ran my thumb into the blade many years ago. Still have the thumb. I just looks a little funny.

I've always used Minwax and it's worked for me in a damp basement in northern Ohio, and down here in the Florida humidity in my garage. I haven't noticed any objectionable odor, but that's just me.
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I might have told this story before, If I did , I appologize.

Years ago the company I worked for closed one of it's foundries. I had been in that plant many times and knew the pattern shop...

This is my carry knife. I've had it for more years that I can remember. The main blade had worn down to about half it's original width and could no longer be sharpened or honed because of the edge...

Check out this guy's workmanship.

http://members.shaw.ca/pgron/ArcticTern.htm

Russ Hauser
Tavares, FL

To me, the most important feature on a cordless drill/driver is a brake on the chuck. I always have difficulty getting keyless chucks tight enough. In fact I used to replace the keyless chucks with...

Does anyone know what brand of Bisquit Joiner Norm is using in the kitchen table project #208 now showing on The New Yankee Workshop site.

Russ

In the second photo there is a rod that is pressed against the motor plate. It is holding pressure to tension the belt. Loosen the set screw holding the ron against the plate to allow the belt to be...

The "after" pics are a vertual restoration, right?

Russ Hauser
Tavares, FL

I have had, in years past, a Shopsmith mounted 10 or 12 inch disc sander, (can't remember the size), a Shopsmith 6 x 48 inch belt sander on its own power stand, and now own a Chinese POS 6 x 48 inch...

These Shaker Boxes are made of cherry and were soaked in boiling water. The tighest bend on the smallest box is approximately a 1 1/4 inch radius. The cherry is .070 thick. The wood in these boxes is...

Go to eBay and search for Trammel Points. There are currently 19 listed. I use a set of vintage Starret points that have a pencil holder as well as a steel scribe point.

Russ

Thanks guys, I found what I need on eBay. The other flex shafts are set up for 1/8 or 5/32 inch collets, I need 1/4 inch for this project so I can use 1 1/2 and 2 inch diameter sanding drums....