My friend in So. Dk. was given a fair amount of Osage Orange. He hauled home and called me to tell me how heavy it was. He said it had been in a barn for several years and was thrilled to have. The next day his back was hurting severely. He lives in a small town that has pretty good medical care....
Last Post By: Bradley Gray Today, 9:47 PMAnswer = Tape
Last Post By: Larry Edgerton Today, 10:48 AMHi folks, I'm looking for advice on whether to ignore/repair/euthanize a misaligned Dewalt 735. A couple of years ago, I bought a used Dewalt 735 from a guy who had already installed a byrd cutterhead on it. I've recently realized that it is out of parallel by ~0.013". Picture attached...
Last Post By: Basil Stetson Today, 7:43 PMWhile reviewing different approaches in preparing card scrapers I found the method used by Rob Cosman to be the most involved. Basically he recommends flattening and polishing the 3 surfaces of each side, eventually using a 16000 grit Shapton stone. He also employs the Charlesworth ruler trick to...
Last Post By: Derek Cohen Today, 11:30 PMi have a adapter for a chuck on a morse taper and it works great,,my only problem is then i put it in the headstock to use it come out after you turn the machine on the morse taper comes out,,,i know you can make a drawbar for it but my problem is,, its flat with no threads,,it has a small hole but...
Last Post By: jeff oldham Today, 9:42 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
I learned detailing from a US guy and years later tracked down a top guy here, Hes upped what he does since I learned from hjm and one of thing is
Warren Lake Today, 11:50 PMused these Lee Valley things for many years. Never had one break or be a bother
I think that Rob Cosman is a good teacher, and part of this is that he focuses on woodwork and not lifestyle, unlike PauL Sellers (who is, nevertheless,
Derek Cohen Today, 11:30 PMI suspect it might also be related to the cost of the item - if it was something cost $500, there might have been a bit more scrutiny.
But
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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