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  0 Thread: Biesmeyer Repair
Post: RE: Biesmeyer Repair

bpatters69 Wrote: (08-14-2022, 02:39 PM) -- Hello All, I have a 50" Bisemeyer Fence on my Table Saw. Recently the Nylon Tape on the camfoot came off. Here is a picture of the fence which is pictur...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 7 1,504 08-15-2022, 08:19 AM
  0 Thread: Oliver is not Oliver
Post: RE: Oliver is not Oliver

iamrfixit1966 Wrote: (03-23-2019, 08:14 AM) -- Not much excuse for that. Dewalt has been owned by Black and Decker for nearly 60 years, that's far more years  than they operated under their own name....
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 25 13,015 03-23-2019, 09:26 AM
  0 Thread: Unisaw tops interchangeable?
Post: RE: Unisaw tops interchangeable?

imapseudonym Wrote: (12-17-2018, 08:54 AM) -- Anybody know whether the tops (the central part, not just the wings) are interchangeable on Unisaws from various ages? Particulary interested in older (r...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 4 2,625 12-18-2018, 09:24 AM
  0 Thread: I am wanting to do a get together next years
Post: RE: I am wanting to do a get together next years

Arlin Eastman Wrote: (11-11-2018, 07:50 PM) -- at my place in Iowa on a Friday and Saturday on the days of the College World Series so everyone could go to a few games and the next day to my house.  ...
gregr Woodworking Hand Tools 5 3,385 11-12-2018, 05:59 PM
  0 Thread: dressing bandsaw tires
Post: RE: dressing bandsaw tires

EricU Wrote: (10-09-2018, 09:31 AM) -- I think the tires on my Laguna need to be dressed.  I have seen articles about it in FWW, but I'm still a bit reluctant.  I think the FWW article had an electri...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 4 3,203 10-09-2018, 12:06 PM
  0 Thread: Delta DP-600
Post: RE: Delta DP-600

DaveParkis Wrote: (09-11-2018, 07:55 PM) -- There is a Delta DP-600 drill press near me that's for sale at $250. I currently have a Grizzly benchtop drill press and was thinking of replacing it. Anyb...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 4 3,274 09-12-2018, 10:14 AM
  0 Thread: Parts availability for Delta machines
Post: RE: Parts availability for Delta machines

Greg Jones Wrote: (02-24-2018, 01:33 PM) -- The first thing I said was "I've never heard it clearly explained how, if at all, the parts business for old machines was passed on the the new company." P...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 21 13,235 02-24-2018, 02:28 PM
  0 Thread: School me on mortise chisel bits
Post: RE: School me on mortise chisel bits

Hobbywood Wrote: (02-11-2018, 08:40 AM) -- Is there a reason why you can't just use a mortise chisel bit on a drill press without having to buy a special attachment or a dedicated power tool costing ...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 7 4,010 02-12-2018, 11:19 AM
  0 Thread: Craftsman Jointer
Post: RE: Craftsman Jointer

fishhh4 Wrote: (01-08-2018, 10:15 AM) -- Late 50's  early  60's from what I can gather over at the vintage site . Thought it would be cool to refurb . Shine up that aluminum . :yes:  http://www.vi...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 12 9,108 01-08-2018, 10:25 AM
  0 Thread: Can't get my dado stack to the right dimension.
Post: RE: Can't get my dado stack to the right dimension...

photobug Wrote: (12-18-2017, 09:48 AM) -- As part of setting up my new-to-me Unisaw, I am trying to make a crosscut sled and want to put t-tracks in the top surface.  I have been trying to get the di...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 29 14,009 12-18-2017, 10:09 AM
  0 Thread: Used Hammer A3-31 PJointer/Planer
Post: RE: Used Hammer A3-31 PJointer/Planer

Jason28 Wrote: (11-02-2017, 05:07 PM) -- I saw the ad on the local Craigslist for a used Hammer A3-31 jointer/planer at a good price, but as with all things there's a catch: it won't spin up. The ad ...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 15 14,008 11-02-2017, 09:50 PM
  0 Thread: Removing jointer tables?
Post: RE: Removing jointer tables?

Every dovetailed way jointer I have ever worked on always has some type of connection point between the base and the tables so the tables can be lowered and raised - either a tapped block that the ele...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 8 7,420 03-28-2017, 09:59 AM
  0 Thread: upgrade from Delta 9" 34-600?
Post: RE: upgrade from Delta 9" 34-600?

I believe that particular saw is one step above the Rockwell/Delta contractor saw.  They came standard with cast iron wings whereas the contractor saw did not.  I think also have a beefier front and r...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 28 22,972 01-28-2017, 06:06 PM
  0 Thread: Stuck dial indicator
Post: RE: Stuck dial indicator

You have a broken plastic guide track that the guide pin for the plunger travels in.  When a piece of the guide block breaks off, it allows the plunger to rotate and the plunger guide pin gets hung up...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 8 6,914 10-30-2016, 03:52 PM
  0 Thread: Help Identifying Old Jointer
Post: RE: Help Identifying Old Jointer

Sounds like a Makita or possibly Hitachi. Greg
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 14 11,410 10-19-2016, 10:34 PM
  0 Thread: would you buy a Delta machine?
Post: Re: would you buy a Delta machine?

Almost everything I buy/own is Delta. Of course it is all from the 40's, 50's, and 60's. I never have had a need for customer service, warranties, or unobtainable parts either. [br][br]Greg
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 52 27,670 07-16-2016, 07:55 AM
  0 Thread: Delta Milwaukee bandsaw bearings
Post: Re: Delta Milwaukee bandsaw bearings

[blockquote]daddo said:[hr][br][br][blockquote]gregr said:[hr][br][br][blockquote]daddo said:[hr][br][br] If the bearing has a stamped number on it, that may be all you need. [br][br][hr][/blockquote]...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 4 5,086 06-16-2016, 06:00 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Milwaukee bandsaw bearings
Post: Re: Delta Milwaukee bandsaw bearings

[blockquote]daddo said:[hr][br][br] If the bearing has a stamped number on it, that may be all you need. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Unless the bearing is special bore in inches, then you need to...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 4 5,086 06-14-2016, 10:19 PM
  0 Thread: Craftsman Cabinet Saw Rehab
Post: Re: Craftsman Cabinet Saw Rehab

[blockquote]Herb G said:[hr][br][br]Dude, you really should have broke that down into 4-5 posts.[br]Someone on dial up is going to be pizzed. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowmad...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 31 20,457 05-29-2016, 12:30 PM
  0 Thread: Right tilt ts bevel cuts a problem?
Post: Re: Right tilt ts bevel cuts a problem?

Right tilt saws are much better for bevel crosscuts since the blade tilts away from your hands when using the usually preferred left miter slot.[br][br]Since I seem to do more bevel crosscuts than bev...
gregr Woodworking Power Tools 10 11,851 05-14-2016, 09:16 AM

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