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Great article. thanks for the link.
Jerry

Grant,
+1 on JT Turning Tools!
I have all the same stuff you bought from Tom and it works every bit as good as it looks! He is a great guy to deal with; he seems to be an engineering type who...

Ray
+1 on everything you said about the JT Turning stuff.
I already had a pump and the gauge, valve filter, etc but I upgraded to his handwheel, vacuum adapter and vac. chuck hub. I want his...

Mike,
I, too, have a used Gast 523 circa 1992 that pulls about 20-21 in Hg. So I figured that sometime I am going to need parts. I googled Gast and found www.gastmfg.com.
From there I called...

Mark,
I don't remember which rod I used but a sharp edge of a skew will still make a small mark but much less than a cast iron tool rest. I relieve the edges of all my flat tools to help reduce the...

Jim,
Yes, I put a shallow groove in the top edge of the toolrest with a rat-tail file since it was only 3 inches. I haven't done my 12" toolrest yet because I can't figure out a good way to make...

Bernie,
+1 on what Jim said. JBWeld will work just fine, I did the same thing to a 3" Nova tool rest about 18 months ago and it is still as good as the day I did it.
Jerry

Does anyone know what happened to Prairie Millworks in Morris, IL. I tried calling them the last couple weeks and get the message that their phone is 'temporarily out of service'. Are they doing...

Does anyone know what happened to Prairie Millworks in Morris, IL. I tried calling them the last couple weeks and get the message that their phone is 'temporarily out of service'. Are they doing...

Does anyone know what happened to Prairie Millworks in Morris, IL. I tried calling them the last couple weeks and get the message that their phone is 'temporarily out of service'. Are they doing...

Joshua,
Here is what I have come up with after numerous less than satisfactory attempts.
The 1st picture shows the X, Y, Z axis, plus rotate, mount on the wall.
The 2nd one is the hood that I...

Does anyone know if this pump from Surplus Center will be adequate for vacuum chucking: it is slightly smaller than the 0523 model that has been available from Surplus Cehnter for the last year or...

I use a leather glove on the left hand to protect from hot shavings from dry wood. I don't do much green wood, but haven't used one for the few items I have turned green.
Jerry

Paul,
I have had my 1624 for nearly a year and been very satisfied with it. Haven't had any significant problems with vibration, etc up to a 15" Cherry blank I had on it. I can recommend it...

Matt,
In my experience, there isn't a good way to make a bandsaw 'clean'. I have two 4" collection points from my Delta DC on mine and there is still a lot of sawdust that doesn't get collected. I...

Bob,
The Craftsman 21829 is a Craftsman clone of a popular Ryobi saw used, and loved, by many for years. It has its own forum that is very helpful, knowledgable, and friendly. It is a dedicated...

Allen,
I don't own a chainsaw but I do have a fairly extensive backgrond in engines. Without knowing what you are trying to accomplish/cure, I will make these general comments. The stops you refer...

Chris,
Use as much solid pipe as you possible can. As has been said before, some machines are very difficul to connect to the system without a short piece of flex but keep it to a bare minimum. ...

Adam,
In my first shop, I used a 16gallon, 6.5 HP shopvac as a dust collector. The whole shop was plumbed with 2 1/2" PVC and gate valves at each machine. Yes, it worked for the chips fairly well...

Dan,
It will be high gloss of you put it on like wipe-on poly instead of wiping it off as the directions tell you. I use it more like that than I do for it's intended use because I like the look...

Good luck, Jon. Don't mention everything to her at one time
Jerry

I have been power sanding with 2" wave and round disks from one of the two popular woodworking specialty stores. I thought they were doing a good job but it seemed like they were used up soooo fast....

Ken,
I have had my 1624-44 for almost a year and use it a lot. I haven't found any cons that make me regret the purchase. The belt change is like any other similar task; it just takes a little...

Tom,
I have buffed a few as 2 or 3 coats and as many and 8 or 10 depending on how the wood soaked it up and what effect I was going for. I often use it more like a wipe-on poly than an oil finish...

Stoner,
I have the Jet and have no complaints about the machine at all. I quit using it for turning tools because I couldn't get a fingernail grind with the Jet jig that is for turning tools and...