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I am trying to locate an article written by Odate some years ago where he discussed 'tuning up' the knives on a 4" Makita portable planer. One aspect of it was about rounding the corners so as not to...

I have an Oneida cyclone mounted outside my house. It is in a small recessed area along the side of the house.
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I have enclosed the cyclone itself in a hillbilly-esque plywood box, glued...

Here is a picture of the slab (sorry for the thread hijack). It's about 55" long

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I am working on a poplar slab desktop, this thread has been very helpful for the finishing.

On the surface prep before I apply the dye, what grade of sandpaper should I go up to? I was thinking...

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!

FYI I am not sharpening any 'new' steel, the blade that I was working on that caused me to post this problem originally was an old Stanley blade, I am sure...

I've had good success with Norton waterstones for the past few years. I use a Lee Valley truing stone to keep them flat, and I flatten the truing stone as required on 150 grit sandpaper on a granite...

Put a coat of Tried and True on it last night, worked like a charm! Back in business, few more coats and I'll be happy to get this project off my bench in a couple days.

Temp and humidity, I had not given that much thought. I generally try to do my finishing outside on dry days. However, I also do it in my basement shop as well. Outside the humidity will be higher...

Guys,

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I did sand off the previous attempts before my new attempts so I was starting with a 'clean slate' so to speak each time.

I actually keep my shellac...

Banging my head against the wall recently, I built a simple shelf out of walnut, planed and scraped it, then finished it with 600 grit sandpaper.

I did a cherry shelf a couple weeks ago the same...

You might try asking this over at owwm.org. There's probably a dozen guys over there that have the same planer and can get you going.

I am having some problems getting my compressor to work with the Joe Woodworker veneer press kit that I purchased a while ago. The kit itself is fine, the problem I believe is the compressor.

So...

Just to wrap this post up, I was unable to determine for sure if the system 636 stuff would be able to withstand the pressure or not. I emailed Joe but he had never heard of it so was unable to give...

Thanks for all the tips guys.

I also tried the Rona in East Van, nada.

I called Sheret, they are ummm, pretty hard to get through to someone who knows what they are talking about.

As it...

All the PVC at the local Home Depot is labelled as max 320 kPa (46 PSI). This is the same stuff as the local plumbing shop had. It doesn't say schedule anything on it, I think maybe a different...

I bought a vacuum veener press kit from Joe Woodworker.

It requires that I build some storage tanks from schedule 40 (or 80) PVC. I am not having any luck finding any at my local plumber here in...

That stuff's all fancy and costs $.

If you can get a block of wood of appropriate thickness that has two sides parallel, then drill a hole perpendicularly through it, you will have a 'jig' that...

I would echo the comments previously posted about the merits of picking up an older US (or Canada) made bandsaw for cheap and fixing it up. Keep an eye on your local online classifieds and check out...

I agree with Cliff's tongue in cheek comment. Leaving snipe on boards might be fine for playground equipment for kindergartners or other rough applications, but most other situations, it is probably...

Edwin,

Congrats! A couple of great finds. I suggest you check out the info at the owwm.org and owwm.com websites, they have a ton of info on restoring these machines.

Good luck!

Dan

I get this on my MM16 as well. I think it is the chewed up thrust bearing that doesn't turn very well, I'm going to order replacements from Iturra. The teeth are not contacting the guides, it is...

I have to respectfully disagree with the comment " All planers are loud to some extent".

I have a 12" Parks planer from the 50's that is so quiet I can carry on a conversation while it is planing...

That is a very fine jointer, but at a top dollar price. Depending on how urgently you need a new jointer, and how comfortable you are with repairing/restoring old machinery, you should be able to do...

This is why you guys need true Robertson's, not just the "square drive".

Well I was thinking ash too, the grain is very ash like. But the photos with a flash seem to show kind of a pink-ish cast so that would seem to rule out ash.

I also don't think it is elm, elm has...