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  0 Thread: Forrest Blade Sharpening
Post: RE: Forrest Blade Sharpening
Blaine Wrote: (09-03-2023, 10:32 AM) -- I need to get a Forrest tablesaw blade sharpened and plan to send it to them. How do you package the blade to send it to them?  How is payment arranged? ...
 GaryMc Woodworking Power Tools 6 587 09-03-2023, 01:57 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Gary G™ Wrote: (07-07-2023, 09:50 AM) -- When I raced bicycles, my best wheels had silk sew-ups. They needed to be tight and were glued on. The way to install those was to hold the wheel vertically...
 GaryMc Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,299 07-07-2023, 03:09 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
GaryMc Wrote: (07-06-2023, 09:18 AM) -- Yep, just says remove shaft bolt and "slip the wheel off" to get access to the belt.:no:  Will try again today after another Blaster treatment. -- Well, I go...
 GaryMc Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,299 07-06-2023, 04:07 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
iclark Wrote: (07-06-2023, 12:11 AM) -- Does the manual have instructions for replacing the drive belt? There might be a mechanical keeper holding the wheel on the shaft. If so, they can be very e...
 GaryMc Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,299 07-06-2023, 09:18 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Post: RE: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Thanks for the responses, all.  I had thought about using clamps (zip ties - great idea!) instead of spouse's fingers to help keep the thing in place as I work around the rim.  And yes, I do have a se...
 GaryMc Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,299 07-05-2023, 07:57 PM
  Shocked Thread: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
Post: Bandsaw blew a tire - help needed
G0513X2 17" BS that has been a workhorse for more than 15 years cutting through hundreds (thousands?) of feet including resawing 8" billets of ash and maple and have never had a major problem.  I rout...
 GaryMc Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,299 07-04-2023, 07:23 PM
  0 Thread: Got a clever way of storing your driver bits?
Post: RE: Got a clever way of storing your driver bits?
Dumb_Polack Wrote: (05-30-2023, 10:17 AM) -- Hi, I keep mine in a small metal can...every time I need a bit I pour them out, find the bit I need and scoop the rest back into the can....not too eff...
 GaryMc Woodworking 12 1,459 06-09-2023, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Rainwater Filter System
Post: RE: Rainwater Filter System
jamesglenn Wrote: (05-11-2023, 08:21 AM) -- Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations on pump and filtering systems for rainwater collection to make it potable? I am constructing a re...
 GaryMc Home Improvement 13 1,211 05-11-2023, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: 4x4x36 hard maple blanks
Post: RE: WTB: 4x4x36 hard maple blanks
®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: (03-22-2023, 10:24 PM) -- I need four straight grained blanks for making cabriole legs but cannot find any bigger than 3.5" square.  Got any? -- If'n the other ideas closer ...
 GaryMc Tool Swap N' Sell 9 725 03-23-2023, 07:42 PM
  0 Thread: Latest Project : Floating TV Cabinet
Post: RE: Latest Project : Floating TV Cabinet
Very nice!  Reminds me of a looong time ago in the '70s when I made a "light organ" using red-green-blue colored lamps to respond to stereo Hifi - all analog at that time, of course.  One acquaintance...
 GaryMc Woodworking 11 1,394 03-16-2023, 09:14 PM
  0 Thread: Moen soaking tub cold water cartridge
Post: RE: Moen soaking tub cold water cartridge
We have Moen (MOAN!) cartridge shower controls, which are different from yours but with the same stickiness over time.  With our crappy city water the max lifetime is 5-6 years, and every time I have ...
 GaryMc Home Improvement 5 605 03-14-2023, 04:46 PM
  0 Thread: Design question: Straight leg to imitate rattan?
Post: RE: Design question: Straight leg to imitate ratt...
®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: (03-06-2023, 11:42 AM) -- I think you're right. -- If this is not a production job, might want to take a look at this one: https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/...
 GaryMc Woodworking 7 703 03-06-2023, 04:40 PM
  0 Thread: This Old House 40 Year Anniversary
Post: RE: This Old House 40 Year Anniversary
Tapper Wrote: (02-09-2023, 09:00 AM) -- Maybe Savannah, GA? Doug -- ##@!%! Of course, Doug!  "Georgia (should be) on my mind!"
 GaryMc Woodworking 14 1,361 02-09-2023, 05:56 PM
  0 Thread: A puzzlement - any ideas?
Post: RE: A puzzlement - any ideas?
firefighter Wrote: (02-08-2023, 09:47 PM) -- Get some JB Weld. Use a small pick to force it into the threads. Put wax on a 1\4-20 bolt and chase the threads. Back the bolt out and allow the JB to dry...
 GaryMc Woodworking 13 1,481 02-08-2023, 10:02 PM
  0 Thread: This Old House 40 Year Anniversary
Post: RE: This Old House 40 Year Anniversary
Tapper Wrote: (02-07-2023, 08:30 PM) -- Cian, Thanks a bunch for posting this. Brought back some great memories! Doug -- Ah, memories!  In the mid-'90s I started a branch office in Savannah, ...
 GaryMc Woodworking 14 1,361 02-08-2023, 05:11 PM
  0 Thread: Thermocouple - What's this?
Post: RE: Thermocouple - What's this?
jteneyck Wrote: (02-07-2023, 03:37 PM) -- My NG hot water heater stopped firing a couple of months ago.  I cleaned the end of the thermocouple and it ran fine until last night.  This morning I remove...
 GaryMc Home Improvement 11 1,049 02-07-2023, 10:56 PM
  0 Thread: A puzzlement - any ideas?
Post: RE: A puzzlement - any ideas?
AHill Wrote: (02-06-2023, 09:20 AM) -- Can you re-tap the female side to a larger, more common thread? -- A bit more info - this morning I calipered the insert (that would be the inside of the thre...
 GaryMc Woodworking 13 1,481 02-06-2023, 10:34 AM
  0 Thread: A puzzlement - any ideas?
Post: A puzzlement - any ideas?
About 15 years ago I inherited an old "bachelor chest" type dresser with a mirror swinging between uprights, probably 75-100 years old.  I refurbished the solid-oak top, fixed all the drawers, and str...
 GaryMc Woodworking 13 1,481 02-05-2023, 11:15 PM
  0 Thread: PSA: Water Damage from Inside
Post: RE: PSA: Water Damage from Inside
jteneyck Wrote: (01-26-2023, 10:16 AM) -- In another thread yesterday I mentioned how often and extensively homes are damage from water leaking inside the house, from a broken washing machine hose to...
 GaryMc Home Improvement 6 891 01-26-2023, 10:22 PM
  0 Thread: Rid house of old electronics/electricals?
Post: Rid house of old electronics/electricals?
Off-topic unless ridding me of about a half-ton (not much exaggeration) of stuff is home improvement.  Over many years when I was into electronics and test equipment, building equipment, etc., I accum...
 GaryMc Home Improvement 8 959 01-23-2023, 07:35 PM

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