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| 233 days ago |
Anyone have experience with the FAZLOK dust hose quick disconnect? - 1 reply I use a 4” flexable hose to connect my dust collector to various machines. Currently I use a plastic tapered end that pushes onto the machine’s dust connection. Unfortuantly, sometimes this friction connection slips of and I find that the dust collector was collecting nothing. After some poking around on the Internet I came acro... |
| 235 days ago |
drawer bottom thickness & do you rabbit thicker bottoms - 28 replies I am working on more drawers for workshop storage. The current set is 16” wide x 22” deep x 12” high and made of 3/4” plywood (it’s what I had on the rack). A couple of drawers will be holding close to 100 pounds each. Instead of using 1/4” ply, should I switch to 1/2”? If so, do you suggest that I c... |
| 239 days ago |
Is there a simple (cheap) way of measuring a DC's suction? - 10 replies I am planning on upgrading my Dust Collector (hereinafter “DC”) with the Wynn 35a canister filter. From what I have read this will increase my suction. I was wondering if there is a quick, easy, and cheap way of measuring the suction before and after the upgrade? |
| 241 days ago |
how to glue plastic / nylon gear back together? - 8 replies A couple of days ago I tried to sharpen some pencils and the pencil sharpener did not work. This morning I needed more pencils sharpened. I tore the sharpener apart and found that the plastic gear that connected the grinder portion to the moter broken. Here is a picture of the gear: What type of glue should I use to glue it back toge... |
| 246 days ago |
drawer bottom plywood or hardboard? - 27 replies I know that a drawer bottom is usualy 1/4” plywood. I was wondering why hardboard is not used? |
| 246 days ago |
where can I find adjustable handle knobs in metric thread? - 5 replies There is a slight mis-alignment in the upper guide assembly on my Grizzly bandsaw. Unfortunately, Grizzly uses metric. Instead of trying to find and use an allen wench every time I raise or lower the upper guide to reposition the side bearings, I am considering replacing the allen cap screws with an adjustable handle knob (picture below). Whe... |
| 246 days ago |
making sense out of metric machine screw (bolts) specifications? - 8 replies I understand the notation for machine screws used in the United States. A 6-32×1 would be a #6 diameter, 32 threads per inch, and 1” long. How do I interpretate metric machine screws? What would “Cap Screw M6-1×20” mean? Another example is “Carriage Bolt M8-1.25×85”. |
| 251 days ago |
bandsaw alignment changes with position of upper guide - 7 replies When I got my new Grizzly G513×2bf bandsaw I aligned the upper and lower bearings so that when I turned the blade manually none of the bearings would turn. I did this with the upper guide about 12 inches above the table. Yesterday, I was playing around and cut some thin strips of 3/4” material on the BS. I lowered the upper guide... |
| 255 days ago |
Bandsaw w/ 2 dust ports which one to use? - 8 replies On my now Grizzly bandsaw I have two dust ports, one where the blade goes through the bottom guides, and the other at the bottom. Until I have time (and money) to work up a dust collector setup that would use both ports, I can plug into only one port. Which one would you suggest? |
| 258 days ago |
table saw and outfeed table alignment? - 13 replies My shop is in a 90+ year old garage and the concrete floor leaves a lot to be desired. Both the table saw and outfeed table (doubles as a router table) are mobile. Depending on where I roll the table saw and outfeed table the difference in heights place the outfeed table 1/8 inch below to 1/8 inch above the table saw. Having the outfeed table... |
| 258 days ago |
looking for source for right to left magnetic measuring tape - 4 replies I am working on a couple of fixtures and would like to add a measuring tape to simplifying setup. What I am looking for would have the following charastics: magnetic markings with 0 on the right at least 24” long 32s marked This would be very similar to the magnetic measuring tape that came with my Incra LS-TS table sa... |
| 261 days ago |
way to automatically mark forum topics that have new posts - 5 replies I frequent both LumberJocks and SawMillCreek (SMC) forums. SMC has a nice feature (that usually works) of where the link color to a topic will tell me if there are any new replies that I have not read. Bold says that I have either not read this topic or that there are replies that I have not read. This allows me to scroll through a list of ... |
| 262 days ago |
questions on types of plywood - 1 reply Although I have been a woodworker for years I realize that I don’t really understand the terms that are associated with plywood. How about helping enlightening me? 1. Sometimes plywood comes in 4×8’ sheets, sometimes 5×5’ sheets. Why the difference and what term should I apply to each? 2. Recently I purchased... |
| 262 days ago |
flatten plastic liminate that had been rolled up for a long time - 7 replies While cleaning up the workshop I found a sheet of plastic laminate that had been rolled up and stored for several years. Now when I cut the tape it wants to stay rolled up. What would be an easy way to flatten the laminate? |
| 270 days ago |
Hardware for installing fence on new Grizzly bandsaw? - 5 replies Yesterday I went and got my new Grizzly G0513X2BF bandsaw from the Springfield, Missouri, location. Today I am putting it together and mating it to the Shop Fox mobile base. Grizzly Tech Support said to put a 3/4 to 1” plywood raiser so that the bottom door will open. I can confirm that this is necessary. I started looking to assembl... |
| 270 days ago |
Stripping the shipping gunk off cast iron - 11 replies Every time a new tool arrives the cast iron surfaces are coated with some kind of protector? You know the stuff, yellowish and sticky. Normally I use mineral spirits or paint thinner to remove it. A neighbor was telling me that it is bad to use either of these to clean cast iron. What do you use to clean the cast iron table surfaces of a n... |
| 272 days ago |
Looking for paper towel holder - 5 replies I am planning on switching from the rolls of paper towels (i.e. Bounty) to the type that come in a rectangle package and has a hanging holder. Sort of like the following: Does anyone have a plan for this type of holder they would be willing to share? I don’t need the rounded edges. |
| 276 days ago |
Sources for Wood Slicer and Timber Wolf band saw blades - 13 replies Well today I committed to the Grizzly 17” bandsaw. Now it is time to find good blades for resaw. I was planning on using a 3/4” blade. From various posts the top two blades seem to be either the Wood Slicer or the Timber Wolf. I thought I would buy one of each and compare the results. For the Wood Slicer blade I could only f... |
| 278 days ago |
Grizzly 17" band saw and Shop Fox mobile base - 2 replies I am planning to buy either the Grizzly G0513×2b or G051×2bf. Both list the size of the base as 27” x 17 3/4”. Grizzly sells a mobile base made by Shop Fox that lists its size range as 20” x 20” to 29” by 29”. Since I happen to already have this Shop Fox base I plan to use mine. But if the base... |
| 279 days ago |
Questions on Grizzly band saw - 8 replies I am ready to purchase my new bandsaw. I have been encouraged to go with the Grizzly 17” over the Powermatic 14” as I can get more saw for the same money. Currently I am leaning towards the G0513X2B model. It will be used for resawing various hardwoods. I am leaning towards the 3/4” Woodslicer brand of blades. After review... |
