In every instance I wrote below Mays and not Mayes. I apologize. I could not find a way to edit the post I created.
John
My thanks, also to George Yetka for pointing out the successor company...
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In every instance I wrote below Mays and not Mayes. I apologize. I could not find a way to edit the post I created.
John
My thanks, also to George Yetka for pointing out the successor company...
Please educate me as to the proper name for the protective glass disks on a classic spirit level. Those who went before me never taught me during my 83 years this information and Dr. Google can’t...
Thanks, Mike, for your response.
I find that taking these added steps:
1) Checking up and down the path of the 'putative' stud improves the accuracy of the stud location.
2) Using the...
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I am dissatisfied with my original title/topic for my post,
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?283219-The-Tracker-Metal-Wood-Detector-Who-Made-It-Do-They-Work
I never...
I read about the CH Hanson stud detector which depends only on rare earth magnets. I had some small 6 mm disks, so I cut about 15" of sewing thread and used a bit of Scotch Magic Mending tape (easy...
Thank you, John!
I will check out the link and see what more I can learn.
John
I found this bargain at a garage sale/give-away. I installed a 9V battery. Nothing seems to happen.
Is it familiar to anyone?
Thanks,
John
Have any community members had experience with the Pro-Tech Model 7207 compound miter saw (chop saw?)
I'm moving cross country from Palo Alto, CA to Charlottesville, VA to a retirement community....
I promised some nicer images of the blue Tiger 16 drill press that remains mine until the end of January.
Some details show how I fit copper tubing into an existing small hole in the underside of...
I have good news. Based on Patrick's suggestion I quoted $180 on the drill press and my customer agreed to my terms. He agreed I to pay my price and to not come for it until the end of January. We...
Thank you everyone for your helpful responses.
I especially appreciate the price shot by Patrick.
I will try to post some photos. This afternoon a buyer who is bought my 12" Delta portable...
I'm stymied and don't have unlimited time to spend. I do not want to be offensive or to break rules I could not find.
I have a working classic drill press (Tiger 16) that I want to sell. I'm sure...
I need to remove a thin layer of material from a painted 45° surface, probably around 1/32 - 1/64" to get a proper fit. I would prefer to use the age-old cut-and-try approach but do not want to...
In 1970, at age 30, with a limited budget, I bought a 10" Craftsman table saw. I was never happy with the fence guided rip cuts it gave me. Adjusting the blade to cut bevels involved lifting the...
I am giving up on being able to distinguish between the original Wedge Smart Level and the Smart Level Pro using Google to search the web.
I have had a beautiful teak/aluminum Wedge Smart Level...
After reading the disheartening replies to my original post and also after missing a local PM I offered the slabs on craigslist at $450 and a local woodworker replied within hours, came and fetched...
Thanks to everyone for your responses, as varied as they are.
I am not desperate to sell, just interested and now motivated.
Time will tell.
Thanks again,
baumgrenze
Today I remembered I had a 12 x 24 x 3 inch piece that I ran through a portable planer a few years ago. It came from another large piece I cut up to get material to work with. I hope this give some...
Thank you, John, for your reply.
I'm concerned about how much the value is impacted by the waxing, bug holes, and checking/cracking.
How do experts assess the grain patterns in wood with a...
One weekend in May 1979 (38 years ago) a colleague and I cut down this black walnut tree in a nearby Palo Alto, CA, yard and plain-sawed it into 3 inch thick slabs using another colleagues Alaskan...
I need to replace the disc on my 12" disc sander (inherited, home-built) and I find that my local Big Orange Box has Delta $$$$ and Powertec $$ self-stick discs.
Has anyone had a positive...
My saw is back up and running.
I used the unsealed Nachi bearing I ordered. It looked decently made to my eyes.
I cleaned the driveshaft with mineral spirits and then acetone and isolated the...
Joe,
Thank you for the wealth of information you shared.
I can't quickly confirm which year, but I bought my saw in the early '70's, too. I see that the manual reads 'Printed in USA, 1-73.'
...
Call me a slow learner...
I just carefully tapped on the 'belt end' of the lower drive shaft with my dead-blow hammer and the shaft slowly moved 'inwards' so I persisted and I now have the...
Thank you, Joe, for persisting. May I explore your recollections a bit deeper?
I have all the snap rings and 'keeper screws' removed. I have some decent photos and can clearly identify the...