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  0 Thread: Plunge base for PC 690LR type 2 router
Post: RE: Plunge base for PC 690LR type 2 router

Actually, I just went ahead and listed it.  Here's the link, if you're interested. https://www.ebay.com/itm/184734012255
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 9 3,568 03-29-2021, 08:12 PM
  0 Thread: Plunge base for PC 690LR type 2 router
Post: RE: Plunge base for PC 690LR type 2 router

The 6931 is the plunge base for that router. Type 1, Type 2, or Type 8 will all work just fine; as was noted earlier, the "Type" change was minimal. I just sold one earlier today on eBay for $81. I p...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 9 3,568 03-29-2021, 08:05 PM
  0 Thread: Quest machine found: 1951 Uni...
Post: RE: Quest machine found: 1951 Uni...

Nice!  Can I ask what you paid?  I spotted one of a similar vintage in the wild recently myself, but it's been over a decade since my last restoration. I also don't need another table saw right now, b...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 10 2,719 03-06-2021, 11:45 PM
  0 Thread: Mobile base suggestion for large bandsaw?
Post: Mobile base suggestion for large bandsaw?

I've had the Grizzly G0514x (i.e. 19") bandsaw for several years and initially outfitted it with the Rockler mobile base in which you add your own wood to make it to the dimensions you need. Over time...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,854 03-03-2021, 10:29 AM
  0 Thread: Changing Router Market?
Post: Changing Router Market?

I'm getting back into woodworking after being away for a couple of years and was shocked to learn that Porter Cable is exiting the router market (at least in full-size routers, as opposed to the trimm...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 10 3,065 02-22-2021, 10:11 AM
  0 Thread: Craftsman 19.2 Batteries
Post: RE: Craftsman 19.2 Batteries

messmaker Wrote: (01-07-2020, 07:42 AM) -- Check EBAY. No shortage there. -- Just to clarify, I know there are dozens of different options I can buy on eBay and Amazon for the requisite model/platf...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 8 5,074 01-08-2020, 04:56 PM
  0 Thread: Craftsman 19.2 Batteries
Post: RE: Craftsman 19.2 Batteries

mike4244 Wrote: (01-06-2020, 02:18 AM) -- I tried  to buy my 19.2 batteries at Lowes since they carry the Craftsman brand, they only carried 20 volt. Went online and bought the best battery for my dr...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 8 5,074 01-06-2020, 03:04 PM
  0 Thread: Craftsman 19.2 Batteries
Post: Craftsman 19.2 Batteries

With Craftsman apparently moving to the 20V platform in the wake of the sale to Stanley/B&D, actual Craftsman 19.2 Li-Ion batteries appear to be out of production--or at least getting harder to find. ...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 8 5,074 01-03-2020, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: Wood filler on exterior trim?
Post: Wood filler on exterior trim?

I would like to use some sort of filler on a couple pieces of exterior trim where there has been some rot. It is purely aesthetic and not structural. I would like to fill it in with some kind of fille...
law_kid Home Improvement 12 5,260 04-26-2019, 10:29 AM
  0 Thread: Electrical - Mud Ring vs. Receptacle Extender
Post: Electrical - Mud Ring vs. Receptacle Extender

Question:  Under what circumstances would one use a mud ring, and why would one use that instead of, say, a receptacle extender? Background: I am ripping out some early-1970s-era 5/32" paneling and...
law_kid Home Improvement 6 34,238 04-07-2018, 03:07 PM
  0 Thread: Compressor won't compress
Post: RE: Compressor won't compress

daddo Wrote: (09-23-2017, 11:09 PM) --  No idea what you have. Look at this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUw7r0fJqIc -- That's the exact model I have!  Thanks for the video.
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 8 6,372 10-06-2017, 02:12 PM
  0 Thread: Compressor won't compress
Post: RE: Compressor won't compress

JGrout Wrote: (09-22-2017, 07:13 AM) -- well the motor cannot be bad as it continues to run is the compressor oilless or oiled? the fix is dependant on the compressor head design -- TDKPE Wrote...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 8 6,372 09-23-2017, 10:20 PM
  0 Thread: Compressor won't compress
Post: Compressor won't compress

My compressor seems to stop compressing when it hits about the 85-90 psi mark; the motor keeps running, but it won't build up any more pressure than that. It's a Craftsman 3hp unit, 15 gallon and 150 ...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 8 6,372 09-21-2017, 10:05 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly Oscillating Spindle Sander issue
Post: Grizzly Oscillating Spindle Sander issue

I've had the small Grizzly G0538 Oscillating Spindle Sander (http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-3-HP-Oscillating-Spindle-Sander/G0538) for several years and it does fine for occasional use.  Lately, th...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 3 4,468 03-28-2017, 10:09 AM
  0 Thread: Top Saver tabletop de-rust and lube alternative
Post: Top Saver tabletop de-rust and lube alternative

Empire's "Top Saver (http://www.grizzly.com/products/Top-Saver-Kit/H5305)" was my absolute FAVORITE table rust remover and lubricant, because it was basically one product and one step--you sprayed it ...
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 3 4,747 03-28-2017, 10:01 AM
  0 Thread: Craftsman 19.2 Lithium battery questiion
Post: RE: Craftsman 19.2 Lithium battery questiion

Okay, I'll bite. What is "BF"?
law_kid Woodworking Power Tools 7 5,595 01-11-2017, 09:44 AM
  0 Thread: Woodworking Show in Baltimore
Post: RE: Woodworking Show in Baltimore

I went Saturday.  It was basically the same as years past, with an extra wood vendor or two.  If you had a purchase in mind, however, the show discount was probably worth it.  I saved $25 over the Ama...
law_kid Woodworking 1 2,054 01-10-2017, 03:38 PM
  Question Thread: Removing light rust on pliers, wrenches, etc.
Post: Removing light rust on pliers, wrenches, etc.

Just wondering what works best (and simplest) for removing light rust from pliers, wrenches, Vise-Grips, etc.  I don't need to go full-on electrolysis tank for a full restoration here; these are "user...
law_kid Woodworking Hand Tools 15 8,412 01-03-2017, 01:38 PM
  0 Thread: Book of coffee tables?
Post: RE: Book of coffee tables?

Thanks. My inquiry is less concerned with the joinery and even finding plans (although that would be a time-saver and ideal) than it is with finding a large collection of design ideas in one place for...
law_kid Woodworking 17 8,766 11-27-2016, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: Book of coffee tables?
Post: Book of coffee tables?

Can anybody recommend a book that is dedicated to giving examples of coffee tables, or better yet, woodworking plans for coffee tables?  I see tons of woodworking books dedicated to plans for bookcase...
law_kid Woodworking 17 8,766 11-26-2016, 09:07 PM

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