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Ian,
Wow, That's some great info you sent. I'm always amazed of how much more there is to things than one might think.
You folks across the lake seem to really do your home work. Thanks for...

Hi,
I have to move my dust collector hose from machine to machine. My hose is 10' long I bought a clear one off ebay that was real flexible but started cracking after a couple years. I bought...

Thanks Gary,
Never seen that before. Looks like a fun project.
keith

Gary,
thanks for the links, lost hermans link.Herman inspired me when I first started using a belt sander.
I have a set up with all the different ideas that people have come up with to use a...

Very nice design, the mix of woods and shapes are existential.
Keith

Jeff,
Looks nice and simple, but not simple enough for me to figure out.

It looks like a XY table and you have a spacer under the chuck so that the headstock and chuck are perfectly in...

Jason, welcome,
I know my tools are sharp when I run the tip over the flat of my fingernail
and it take off a little fingernail dust.
If your going to turn then you have to sharpen. Go for...

Finally, a lathe for us lefties

There is a great price gap. Brian ,Do you turn a lot of dry wood? I have a mask like that and it seems like the filter never clogs or I'm breathing through the sides Its not to easy to put on a...

Hi, I keep thinking I can turn wood and not get dust in my nose..
Then I suffer for a few days ,and do it again. It's no wonder my kids don't listen to me, I don't even listen to my self..:)...

Terry, I also started on a small grizzly.It was great for spindles but would stop turning when I did boxes. Its a great starter lathe to let you know if you will really like doing this hobby. I chose...

Thanks for your answers, but now I have another question.

1.My motor has brushes,I don't think it is a DC motor. So it must be an induction motor right?

2.The electronics are just a board...

ED,
Thank you very much for those links.They are great.

:)keith

HI, Does anyone know why most drill presses have different pulleys to change the speeds instead of varable speed controls?

I have an older montgomery wards model that the electronics quit...

I dont have a variable seed control,so i turned a wooden pulley that was bigger than my largest pulley on the spindle side. Made it snug and used my handle nut to hold it on. (RIKON) I got a larger...

Colin, You must be a machinist.. Please ,keep posting the photos, that is some Great work. keith

hi jon,
did you make that chuck? how does it work ?

this works the best for me, though im still working on getting a little bigger collector over the wood.

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Mike, i fear my bandsaw too. Im glad i have that fear of it. It makes me be more careful and thoughtful of what i am doing. I always try to use some clamp or something to hold my work. most of my ...

Grizzley is a great chuck.

make sure you get the one with the right threads.. they have adapters for all sizes.


http://www.grizzly.com/products/4-Jaw-Wood-Chuck-1-x-8-TPI/H6265

Norm,
I do have support behind the belt.

Nice Ornaments, that like a years worth of work for me..
What brand or type of markers do you use?
All the ones I buy dry out,or wont color. Thanks, keith

here's the picts of the belt sharpener;

I use a belt sander. I dont have to flatten the stone and fill the shop with dust. I have many different belts. they are cheap and leave a smooth edge.
I really like sorbys belt sander. I am trying...

Bob,
That does make sense that the brushes in the motor make it different.
Thanks for your helping me to understand. keith