capncarl
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Last Activity: Today, 01:17 AM
Joined: 01-26-2007
Location: Leesburg Georgia USA
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New Sander
Meet my new sander! Well, not really new, it’s a 1986 Shopsmith MKV that I found at a pawn shop. I need a sander that I can sit in my comfortable chair...
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A note about bearing supply store workers...... but in my experience they are like well trained auto parts store workers, hardware store workers etc.... -
I had to go to our local Bearings and Drives store today for replacement bearings for the Shopsmith powerhead that I am converting into a sander. 6205...Leave a comment:
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No. If I remember right, a self aligning bearing has a rounded outer housing and is used in pillow block and flange mounts.... but self aligning bearings...Leave a comment:
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Uneven walls and floors are not exclusive to old houses. I think when building cabinets you should plan on uneven floors and walls....Leave a comment:
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The Festool MFT is the missing link. The track saw fits on it and does most everything a table saw does, and handles small pieces safely. The only drawback...Leave a comment:
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It is like Sears management was living in a vacuum and had never heard of the Internet....Leave a comment:
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I don’t look for the Craftsman tool warranty to be worth much at some of the small dealers. Early last year I asked the owner of our local Ace Hdw. about...Leave a comment:
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I was sitting in my shop with my radio/ear muffs, safety glasses and dust mask on facing my disk sander, totally focused on what I was doing when my wife...Leave a comment:
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I’m not sure about the Kreg tracksaw but the Makita tracksaw set up I purchased several years ago for a plywood cabinet project convinced me that I could...Leave a comment:
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Neighbor had one, I wasn’t impressed. The motor sounded like it was runnning 3600 rpm. I tried to look under the hood at the guts but couldn’t see much...Leave a comment:
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Lee, does this cabinet have a full “box” cabinet? Or is just a front and short sides just to hide the contents? If it is a full cabinet does it really...Leave a comment:
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The tools that I keep in the top section of my tool box are combination end wrenches 1” and larger..... real space hogs, all sockets above 1” , specialty...Leave a comment:
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You go Lee...... aka “ Mercury Man “ -
My toolbox is probably over 7’ tall. It’s a mixture of Kennedy bottom box and side boxes,Craftsman snap on top boxes. The drawers and top storage areas...
Last edited by capncarl; 01-01-2019, 03:02 PM.Leave a comment:
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That glowing red “fuse replacement was probably a piece of 1/8” or 1/4” pipe, can’t remember which fits what fuse holder! Don’t ask how I know. old timers...Leave a comment:
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During my earlier years it was fairly common to see tinfoil used as replacement fuses In British autos. Looking back at how unreliable the electrical...Leave a comment:
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I guess a safety fuse would be a black cat firecracker wrapped in tinfoil If it gets too hot the firecracker pops and breaks the connection. Sounds like...Leave a comment:
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Sanitary drain vents help the piping breathe and make water flow much better. I’ve even seen vents that wee designed to tie into the bottom drain of...Leave a comment:
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I’d still rather it be built like a pogo stick where I could get my whole weight on it as I jumped up and down and help relieve some of my frustrations...Leave a comment:
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