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  0 Thread: Hitachi Miter Saw C10FCD
Post: RE: Hitachi Miter Saw C10FCD

digger Wrote: (07-06-2024, 09:41 AM) -- I have an older Hitachi Miters Saw. Model…C10FCD I’m trying to remove the blade. I was able to loosen the bolt, but now it just spins and will not come out...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 3 717 07-07-2024, 08:02 AM
  0 Thread: table saw ripping push block
Post: RE: table saw ripping push block

Gary G™ Wrote: (07-04-2024, 10:58 AM) -- Is the dark piece the blade and sacrificial? -- correct. Only when ripping strips less than 1/4" should it touch the sawblade.
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,063 07-04-2024, 12:00 PM
  0 Thread: table saw ripping push block
Post: RE: table saw ripping push block

fredhargis Wrote: (07-04-2024, 10:05 AM) -- It looks like that blade pivots on a dowel??? -- that's correct. The dowel extends into the main block, not fastened. The blade is glued to the dowel. Th...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,063 07-04-2024, 10:30 AM
  0 Thread: table saw ripping push block
Post: table saw ripping push block

I needed to rip a series of thin strips just over 1/4" thick. Using a push stick to feed the material wasn't an attractive option, and I came up with this push block. It rests on the rip fence, and th...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,063 07-04-2024, 09:13 AM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot

This is not a table laying upside down, but instead one side of what will eventually be a dresser with the top and bottom horizontal stretchers inserted. Because of the design of the drawers, I won't ...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 1,830 797,688 05-28-2024, 03:27 PM
  0 Thread: Dadonator XL
Post: RE: Dadonator XL

thewalnutguy Wrote: (04-03-2024, 11:10 AM) -- The expected delivery date has now come and gone, and I finally got a reply to inquiries as to when I might expect the blades - late  April or maybe some...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 16 5,334 04-23-2024, 05:56 PM
  0 Thread: Dadonator XL
Post: RE: Dadonator XL

fredhargis Wrote: (01-24-2023, 06:20 AM) -- I saw that set in the new catalog, and thought it had just been released. If true there may not be a lot of experience behind it. But I would think someone...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 16 5,334 04-03-2024, 11:10 AM
  0 Thread: Soft Close Drawer Slides
Post: RE: Soft Close Drawer Slides

fptahoe Wrote: (02-20-2024, 01:51 PM) -- Any recommendation on lower cost alternative to Blum?  I have only used Blum in the past and have been happy with them, but looking for same/similar functiona...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 4 829 02-21-2024, 07:20 AM
  0 Thread: bed rail hardware
Post: RE: bed rail hardware

My choice when I built my bedframe was to go with tenon the rails set into mortise on the posts with bed bolt to hold the junction tight. Hiding the access to the bed bolt was simple, as the bed desig...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 19 4,082 01-19-2024, 10:22 PM
  0 Thread: oil or grease for old stationary tools
Post: oil or grease for old stationary tools

I recently got my antique camel back drill press back to working condition after it stripped some gears two years ago. As it was being reassembled I thought about perhaps tapping the oil holes in the ...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 2 693 01-08-2024, 06:20 PM
  0 Thread: Camelback drill press restored
Post: Camelback drill press restored

I've had this old drill press for about 35 years and it's served me well. Two years ago as I was drilling one inch holes in a piece of quarter inch steel when it decided to shift from back gear mode t...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 4 1,023 12-30-2023, 09:50 AM
  0 Thread: Aging joints and shop shoes
Post: RE: Aging joints and shop shoes

Mid 80s, about 6 years ago did a back flip off a ladder. Torn ligaments in right foot, x-rays didn't detect the fracture, and untreated it didn't heal correctly, lots of discomfort standing or walking...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 6 1,549 12-27-2023, 10:39 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for 20mm diameter dowels
Post: RE: Looking for 20mm diameter dowels

One approach would be to get a router quarter round bit with 10mm radius. The with a 20 mm square length of material mill the dowel from the center section leaving flat square ends to register against...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 8 1,837 12-22-2023, 10:26 PM
  0 Thread: Corian router table top
Post: RE: Corian router table top

My personal preference would be to have the top as wide as will fit in the shop. There are times when I want a stop block attached to the fence and dislike having to jury rig something for the stop bl...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 14 3,004 12-22-2023, 10:16 PM
  0 Thread: Recent Woodsmith video
Post: Recent Woodsmith video

The Woodwmith program recently had an episode featuring an air-scrubber for cleaning shop air. They started out with a discussion of how to control dust in the shop, doing the work outside when practi...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 5 1,231 12-22-2023, 09:53 PM
  0 Thread: Uses for radial arm saw
Post: RE: Uses for radial arm saw

I purchased my Dewalt 10" RAS in 1963, new, and it's part of my bench today. Use it for crosscut only. A few years ago I learned about negative rake angle crosscut blades for RAS and that's the only b...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 33 9,418 12-22-2023, 09:34 PM
  0 Thread: Swapping Out Kitchen Drawer Cabinets
Post: RE: Swapping Out Kitchen Drawer Cabinets

David Stone Wrote: (09-20-2023, 02:38 PM) -- My kitchen cabinets have these old style slides, and they're all a bit hincky: If I want to replace them with Accurides, I assume I'll need to ...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 11 2,877 09-20-2023, 03:51 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Air Cleaner 50-875
Post: RE: Delta Air Cleaner 50-875

CADman Wrote: (07-02-2023, 01:25 PM) -- My remote control died, and has been discontinued.   Has anyone had this issue, and what was your fix? The unit still works, I'm using a dowel as my remote. ...
thewalnutguy Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,404 07-03-2023, 02:47 PM
  0 Thread: Rosin stick belt dressing
Post: RE: Rosin stick belt dressing

toolmiser Wrote: (06-16-2023, 09:49 PM) -- I'm not trying to be a smarty, but how about a music store?  My kids play violin and use it on them.  They give it to me when it is beyond use for them.  I ...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 9 3,444 06-17-2023, 08:06 AM
  0 Thread: Rosin stick belt dressing
Post: RE: Rosin stick belt dressing

AHill Wrote: (06-14-2023, 06:34 AM) -- You can buy belt dressing in spray form.  Many sources for that.  If you Google Rosin Stick, all you'll get is stuff sold in stores that sell marijuana.  Appare...
thewalnutguy Woodworking 9 3,444 06-14-2023, 07:43 AM

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