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  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Follow up.  I heard nothing from SCM Group and was ready to call the credit card company to say they missed the NLT 4/27/2018 date.  Then on Tuesday 5/1 a box arrived on a pallet with parts.  I have n...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,361 05-02-2018, 11:33 PM
  0 Thread: Added a new planer to the shop
Post: RE: Added a new planer to the shop
Once I read "into the basement" I winced   lol
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 16 10,285 04-15-2018, 09:43 PM
  0 Thread: Makita Planer Momentary Stops/Slips - Causes?
Post: RE: Makita Planer Momentary Stops/Slips - Causes?
It happens to all the lunch box planers eventually.  The rollers pick up residue from the wood.  I take mine (a Delta) and crank it up to max height.  Then I blow all the wood chips out from it with t...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 32 20,911 04-10-2018, 02:16 PM
  0 Thread: storing Festool track
Post: RE: storing Festool track
I saw that picture and for just a moment thought it was your garage door.  Then I thought about how I could use my garage door to store those tracks.  Now I have to go think about this.  :)
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 20 10,061 04-10-2018, 01:57 PM
  0 Thread: Added the Incra Fence to my slider
Post: RE: Added the Incra Fence to my slider
Yes, the fence was mangled beyond repair.  I don't use a router in my TS, so for me the Incra was a good fit.  I like the repeatability, and the tslots in the fence for attaching things.  What you hav...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 6 3,675 04-10-2018, 01:50 PM
  0 Thread: Added the Incra Fence to my slider
Post: RE: Added the Incra Fence to my slider
stav Wrote: (04-09-2018, 07:58 AM) -- That is a great looking setup. It is huge. -- Yeah, I had to reconfigure the shop so it will work, but I think it will be ok.  I had to 180 my feed direction w...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 6 3,675 04-09-2018, 10:35 PM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Ooof.. I may have made a mistake. Its not listed on the SCM Group North American site, but its listed on their European site. https://www.scmgroup.com/en_US/scmwood/products/joinery-machines.c88...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,361 04-09-2018, 10:20 PM
  0 Thread: Added the Incra Fence to my slider
Post: Added the Incra Fence to my slider
Incra Fence is on and we are finally cutting.  So far just some deck lumber for a neighbor, I still need to go through the squaring / alignment procedure for the saw. https://www.facebook.com/11855...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 6 3,675 04-08-2018, 09:19 PM
  0 Thread: Saw blade sharpening
Post: RE: Saw blade sharpening
I drop the Freuds at Woodcraft or Rockler.  The Forrest goes back to the factory.
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 4 2,934 04-08-2018, 09:15 PM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Phil Thien Wrote: (04-04-2018, 09:40 PM) -- Betting they're made of unobtanium. Maybe McMaster-Carr. -- It is super thin, very light, like a big flat rubber band. I figure I should get a couple ...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,361 04-04-2018, 10:15 PM
  0 Thread: Who's your source for t-track?
Post: RE: Who's your source for t-track?
I use Incra and Rockler.  I will have to check out these other sources.
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 30 15,518 04-04-2018, 08:13 PM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
A really odd thing happened yesterday.  Chase called me and said they had not closed the case and were going to try and help me.  So we shall see.  Its too late now for the most part, I have replaced ...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,361 04-04-2018, 08:09 PM
  0 Thread: Cutting board wood choices?
Post: RE: Cutting board wood choices?
Duane N Wrote: (04-04-2018, 02:00 PM) -- I have a couple of hard maple cutting boards under my belt (my parents love their "his" and "hers" cutting boards I recently made for them) but I still have s...
 Pondracer Woodworking 14 12,849 04-04-2018, 08:05 PM
  0 Thread: Overload switch keeps tripping - what would you do?
Post: RE: Overload switch keeps tripping - what would yo...
TDKPE Wrote: (03-25-2018, 04:06 PM) -- Since the question is what would I do, as already suggested I would slap an ammeter on a conductor and compare to the nameplate current while cutting (have some...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,629 03-26-2018, 11:15 AM
  0 Thread: Building a Mobile Base for a Minimax Saw
Post: RE: Building a Mobile Base for a Minimax Saw
TDKPE Wrote: (03-24-2018, 11:43 AM) -- And if the same castoring wheel doesn't fit, pick the fixed wheel with the lowest load, and use a smaller caster, spaced out to fit.  It could even be moved awa...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 5 3,749 03-26-2018, 10:42 AM
  0 Thread: Building a Mobile Base for a Minimax Saw
Post: Building a Mobile Base for a Minimax Saw
So I am moving on after losing my war with Minimax (https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7336269) and getting my saw repaired and ready to go to work.  First order of business is to make the ...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 5 3,749 03-23-2018, 09:04 PM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
I just wanted to touch on a couple replies here.  First, I posted this up knowing some people might not agree with how I handled this situation.  Its totally ok, in fact its useful for me to see.  Dow...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,361 03-23-2018, 08:18 PM
  0 Thread: Table Router
Post: RE: Table Router
The shaper is nice, my brother loves his.  But for me I went with the router table and the monster PC router with the variable speeds.  I wanted the Incra fence system, I needed it sort of portable an...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 16 7,760 03-21-2018, 09:18 PM
  0 Thread: Dovetail Jigs
Post: RE: Dovetail Jigs
I also use the Incra, you can make some crazy joints with it.  The only problem I have is on longer pieces, its just not that stable if you have to stand them up.  I have the PC jig I bought years ago...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 34 28,952 03-21-2018, 09:10 PM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
Post: RE: Tablesaw Choices - I went Minimax SC3
I wanted to follow up on this.  I was waiting for a definitive answer on the credit card dispute and I got it today.  Its a tough lesson. I opened up the credit card dispute on 2/18 asking for a refu...
 Pondracer Woodworking Power Tools 87 65,361 03-21-2018, 08:48 PM

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