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  0 Thread: Promise, last bandsaw question
Post: RE: Promise, last bandsaw question
Scouter Wrote: (11-07-2020, 12:23 PM) -- I was thinking about doing it that way, though I didn't think about doing it before putting the table on, would probably save a few pounds. I have a hand truc...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 25 6,513 11-07-2020, 01:29 PM
  0 Thread: Promise, last bandsaw question
Post: RE: Promise, last bandsaw question
I have a Laguna 14-twelve that I assembled myself. It weighs 312 lbs. To get the top (without table) onto the stand, I laid the top over on it's back onto some 2x4 lumber to position and cushion it f...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 25 6,513 11-07-2020, 10:12 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw help
Post: RE: Bandsaw help
stav Wrote: (11-06-2020, 12:43 PM) -- I had that saw as my first band saw. My experience was not as good as everyone else's it seems. The saw had a noticeable bounce when it ran and it flexed a bit. ...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 17 5,107 11-06-2020, 01:09 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw help
Post: RE: Bandsaw help
I had that bandsaw. My late father gave it to me about 20 years ago. I sold it when I needed a bigger size for large work. While I had it, I did these things to maintain it. Purchased new blades. Re...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 17 5,107 11-06-2020, 09:16 AM
  0 Thread: BS Fence Micro-Adjust Feature: A Semi-Brilliant Idea: SUCCESS!
Post: RE: BS Fence Micro-Adjust Feature: A Semi-Brillian...
Phil - With a straightforward modification to your fence, you can take out most of the "slop" that causes the fence to shift when you lock it. I read this clever idea from a fellow Woodnet member a fe...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 23 10,644 07-15-2020, 07:07 AM
  0 Thread: BS Fence Micro-Adjust Feature: A Semi-Brilliant Idea: SUCCESS!
Post: RE: BS Fence Micro-Adjust Feature: A Semi-Brillian...
When you get Adjuster v.2 done, remember that there are other magazines that will pay money for accepted tips. For example, Woodcraft magazine publishes a couple user-submitted tips per issue.
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 23 10,644 07-14-2020, 06:24 AM
  0 Thread: heavy tool delivery - lift gate service?
Post: RE: heavy tool delivery - lift gate service?
Liftgate truck delivering my Laguna 14/12 bandsaw about 5 years ago. The shipping weight was 312 lbs. https://www.afterness.com/woodworking/laguna/images/laguna_bandsaw-truck.jpg The driver wheeled...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 9 3,486 07-03-2020, 06:32 AM
  0 Thread: task lighting in shop
Post: RE: task lighting in shop
I use magnetic-base lights from Peachtree Woodworking (about $20 each), and put regular household LED bulbs in them. Because I have a low, currugated steel ceiling that they stick to, I've got them ...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking 9 4,229 06-28-2020, 05:35 PM
  0 Thread: Setting a tablesaw fence with digital calipers
Post: RE: Setting a tablesaw fence with digital calipers
Nice! You've got me thinking about building one for the times I need that kind of precision.
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 5 2,997 06-09-2020, 04:11 PM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: RE: Drill press table crank fix
MKepke - my first instinct was to find some flat steel and fabricate a crank similar to yours, but I took the semi-lazy approach. My welding skills are poor and I have only a 1960s-vintage Lincoln arc...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-16-2020, 11:31 AM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: RE: Drill press table crank fix
That looks great, and I'm sure it will hold up better than the original crank. From your first photo, the original Delta crank looks awfully similar to the one that broke on my older Sears unit. You...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-14-2020, 04:03 PM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: RE: Drill press table crank fix
mike4244 Wrote: (02-10-2020, 04:01 AM) -- Bill, 9/16" cobalt ,silver & Deming bit ( turned down shank) are available from Wholesale Tools for under $7.00 + shipping. RDX Silver& Deming Order#  0114-...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-10-2020, 08:37 AM
  0 Thread: A Totally Insane, Ridiculously Over Engineered, X-Y T-Track DRO Drill Press Table
Post: RE: A Totally Insane, Ridiculously Over Engineered...
Love it! That's an example of when too much is just right.
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 20 10,518 02-09-2020, 12:06 PM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: RE: Drill press table crank fix
BTW, just a note of caution. These measurements were for my older Craftsman 15" drill press, so things like the 9/16" bore for the wheel and the hand clearance could be different on another brand or m...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-09-2020, 09:38 AM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: RE: Drill press table crank fix
There were questions about clearance between the table and the crank. It is not a problem at all until you get something pressed against the column that overhangs the table. Even then, you can still c...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-09-2020, 09:04 AM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: RE: Drill press table crank fix
fredhargis Wrote: (02-09-2020, 06:21 AM) -- My Delta DP has a similar OEM crank, I'd like to do that just as an upgrade. Got a part number from Mcmaster? -- The McMaster part number is 6022K38, "Alu...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-09-2020, 08:24 AM
  0 Thread: Drill press table crank fix
Post: Drill press table crank fix
While this happened to a mid-90s Craftsman drill press, I believe that some other brands use the same crank handle that broke. Perhaps this will be useful. I had some work in a big, heavy vice that w...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 26 12,564 02-08-2020, 05:41 PM
  0 Thread: StewMac Ultimate Scraper
Post: RE: StewMac Ultimate Scraper
Being a little daffy at times, I saw the Stewart-MacDonald video of that thick scraper, and it put me in mind of the steel in a skate blade. I skate for exercise, and use a hand-held blade sharpener t...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Hand Tools 17 10,433 02-12-2019, 03:16 PM
  0 Thread: Laguna 1412 bandsaw/Ceramic Guides
Post: RE: Laguna 1412 bandsaw/Ceramic Guides
MVWoodworks Wrote: (02-06-2019, 04:34 PM) -- First, thanks to the three of you who responded.  I've been doing pretty much what AgGEM does. No problem Grandpa Dave.  As I mentioned, this is the fi...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 19 12,148 02-06-2019, 05:29 PM
  0 Thread: Incra TS-LS vs I-Box?
Post: RE: Incra TS-LS vs I-Box?
Like others have said, the iBox is easy to use. I did spot into some suspicious Q.C. issues before I used it. I took it apart and "blueprinted" it before I used it. I put some notes on my web site ...
 Bill Schneider Woodworking Power Tools 9 6,068 05-02-2018, 05:31 PM

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