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  0 Thread: Drum Sander Table Belt Seam Failure
Post: Drum Sander Table Belt Seam Failure

The table belt on my Performax 22-44 drum sander failed at the tape seam after about 1/2 revolution. Went online to order another — 3M 362RZ P100 XODUST Film. Every source I’ve looked at tells me it’s...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 6 2,201 02-11-2021, 01:06 PM
  0 Thread: Porter Cable 7335 ROS
Post: RE: Porter Cable 7335 ROS

giradman Wrote: (04-18-2018, 04:18 PM) -- OK - not sure what you are asking, e.g. have you tried other brands of sanding discs or do you want suggestions of getting a different sander (and if so, wha...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 7 4,009 04-23-2018, 04:53 PM
  0 Thread: Porter Cable 7335 ROS
Post: Porter Cable 7335 ROS

Once upon a time I was in these threads researching for a good VS ROS, and the Porter Cable 5" model 7335 got good reviews. So I bought one.  So yeah it sands great and I appreciate the dust collec...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 7 4,009 04-18-2018, 04:05 PM
  0 Thread: Adapter to use Lithium batteries in Nicad tools
Post: RE: Adapter to use Lithium batteries in Nicad tool...

Well, that's. . . . quite a kludge. But, as they said in the Navy: if it works, you're a hero. I should have added in my post above that all my LiIon batteries come standard with 3-color charge lev...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 58 40,360 02-10-2018, 12:09 PM
  0 Thread: Adapter to use Lithium batteries in Nicad tools
Post: RE: Adapter to use Lithium batteries in Nicad tool...

geek2me Wrote: (02-04-2018, 04:12 PM) -- Nearly all current tools have "battery related smarts", please cite an example of any that do not. The simple answer to the OPs question is that you cannot...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 58 40,360 02-09-2018, 03:52 PM
  0 Thread: Carbide Spiral/Helical Cutter Question
Post: Re: Carbide Spiral/Helical Cutter Question

When I bought my Grizz jointer/planer combo machine, it came with a set of replacement carbide inserts. No, I don't recall how many, perhaps it was a set of 10. Biggest challenge today would be locati...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 9 6,057 01-13-2016, 07:12 PM
  0 Thread: Veritas Plunge Base for Rotary Tools
Post: Re: Veritas Plunge Base for Rotary Tools

I've had the Dremel base for a while 'cause for a while there was nothing else available. Works surprisingly well.[br][br]Somebody buy this one and then tell me why I absolutely must upgrade.
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 5 5,945 12-16-2015, 05:51 PM
  0 Thread: Static converter problem -- electrical help needed
Post: Re: Static converter problem -- electrical help ne...

[blockquote]Quote:[hr][br] What I've been told is to use an ohm meter and if the readings go up while you're testing they're taking a charge. Both went slowly up to .488. [br] [br][br][hr][/blockquot...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 4 6,575 12-15-2015, 06:07 PM
  0 Thread: Static converter problem -- electrical help needed
Post: Re: Static converter problem -- electrical help ne...

[blockquote]Quote:[hr][br] caps test ok, [br][br][hr][/blockquote] How did you test them?
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 4 6,575 12-15-2015, 04:57 PM
  0 Thread: Static converter problem -- electrical help needed
Post: Re: Static converter problem -- electrical help ne...

Replace the capacitors.[br][br]I've had good luck lately matching up motor caps on Amazon. [br][br]Try to match the capacitance as closely as possible.[br][br]The working voltage can be the same or gr...
prscustom24 Woodworking Power Tools 4 6,575 12-15-2015, 04:54 PM
  0 Thread: Who are you
Post: Re: Who are you

Yet another Mike. 67 years old, turning a little bit during the past year. 'prscustom24' derives from my main guitar, a '93 with 10-top & birds, despite playing an array of Fenders over the past 5...
prscustom24 Woodturning 457 147,896 03-20-2014, 02:20 PM
  0 Thread: Who are you
Post: Re: Who are you

Ok, I'm another Mike. A much better guitarist than turner, possibly because I've studied guitar for 52 years, while I probably have less than 52 hours total in on the lathe in the past 2-3 years.[br][...
prscustom24 Woodturning 457 147,896 12-26-2012, 12:27 AM

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