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I have been trying to drag my sorry butt off the couch and get back to the shop. I have a ton of bowl material which I either need to turn or burn. I do owe my daughter a salt cellar and our dear...

Well, I'm down to my last board to be glued which will be the "top" of the slab (or sandwich). The top is two wide boards (12 and 11 inches) each of which is flat sawn. Conventional wisdom would...

In the Scott Landis Workbench Book he shows the Tom Nelson version of fabricating around and mounting with a metal mechanism. This includes routing a groove in the table top for the top plate of the...

First thanks to all for their inputs and comments. Since my boards are basically ready to glue, I'm going to keep heading down the "face up" versus "edge up" road. My boards started out with what...

I'm not sure where to post this so since the bench is intended to hand tool use I'll take a chance here.

I'm building a new bench more or less following Garrett Hack's Workbench of a Lifetime...

I moved into our current home two years ago and was able to speak briefly with the original owner/builder. The interior made extensive use of knotty alder...all cabinets, doors, door and window...

I have one of the old Delta machines and I frankly like it. It weights a ton and does not vibrate much at all. Check out OWWM.org for what other "old arn" folks think about them. They are built...

I have an 1986 PM66 which I've placed with the back of the saw against my workbench as an outfeed table. I used this product from Woodcraft to attach to the dust port and then run along the back of...

Derek

Check out Hughes Hardwood in Rancho Cordova. They have a good selection and reasonable prices. It's not too far from Roseville...just don't take Sunrise. There are two sources in Auburn. ...

Dick

Many thanks for your help. The new version will work on my old machine just fine. Going to order one plus a new spring as my existing one was mangled when I purchased it.

In trying the...

Dick,

Thanks. Looks like the newer shaft is about 1/4" shorter than my version. Mine is 5" top to bottom and 3-3/4" exposed. Since I'm also considering also replacing the spring/spring knob...

Ditto to what Dick posted about the machine. The "Iturra" rule of thumb is 1 HP for every 5-6" of resaw thickness. If you want to do a lot of resawing, Louis has a Bladerunner equivalent that is...

A good source of parts and a great source of information about band saws is Iturra Designs. No web site yet but search this site for "Iturra" and you'll get the latest contact info. The info in his...

There are a bunch of belt recommendations for the 66 over at OWWM. That's where I went for info when I rebuilt my 1966.

I have a very old JJ-6 (the version where the fence is attached to the end of the infeed table). The blade guard had broken off and been glued several times when I picked it up from the PO. In my...

Thanks to all for posting. I'm going ahead with this purchase as it will definitely improve my current setup. One thing I did notice was there is no spindle adapter for a 1-1/2" 8 TPI machine. My...

I'm new to turning and am up to bowl #10 with a PSI chuck. I was turning a larger end grain piece two weeks ago and figured I had hit the wall. The lathe is an old 14/11 Delta (1"x8 spindle) but it...

Does anyone know if there is a cam clamping banjo out there that will fit my 46-111? Ideally it would handle my existing 1" tool rest and not cost more that I paid for the lathe itself.

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Jim, that's kinda where I was on the thing. I find if I wait until I need a tool it will cost me a lot more.



Lawrence

I was also in the same place as you regarding the set.

Since I...

I noticed in a recent flyer that Lee Valley now has a 1/8" Narex mortise chisel offering. I snagged the set when they first came out and was wondering if I should add this to the collection. How...

Birchwood Casey Tru Oil for gunstocks might be worth a try.

Rick

I don't have any experience with your two alternatives at the 1-1/2" size but if you go for the by hand approach you might want to consider:
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Wanted to let everyone know that Super Blue did the trick. There were some surfaces that would have been a problem with some of the other techniques.


Here is the result. It's very crude but I...

Bob,

I have a decent scrap metal place close by but I have not seen any track. They do have some fairly thick chunks of steel but it's probably not too hard. I must confess to being a total...

George, thanks for the "roll your own" encouragement. Since my small shop space won't accommodate a metal working area, I've been reluctant to try my hand at some "light duty" smithing because of...