Recent content by aquinob

Very nice work. Quite a while ago I did one when I was deep into OWWM. Gray is so boring so I went with some metallic copper.

Nothing on the walls, they are mostly taken up by storage or just blocked. But when I redid a Delta 30C RAS many moons ago, I decided to be a bit more expressive. I painted it in Navy blue and gold and made some small bits out of rosewood for missing handles and knobs.

I dont think I would describe it as a piece of ****, those are high quality industrial machines. Condition doesnt look too bad. 3 phase, 3 hot wires. Somehow you got it working. Not much really to troubleshoot on a 3 phase motor, they just work if you have the proper power applied. You...

AI could have done that for him.

Probably nothing, if you are thinking about selling it on FBMP or CL. Small presses with motors aren't going for much and that is a genuine hand powered antique. The old arn woodworking market is pretty soft right now, most of the people that were into those machines are getting old or...

I redid our screened in porch using the plastic screen tight system. Previously I had stapled it directly to the wood and used some planed down boards to cover the outside. If you have a choice I would definitely go with the plastic, it is much longer term. I used a large roll of fiberglass...

Nice install. Just to confirm, you wired the VFD directly to the motor and the switch controls the power to the VFD?

It could be a type of mahogany or maybe even something a bit more exotic. Color and grain almost looks like Ipe or maybe Jatoba? These are marketed as Brazilian Walnut or Cherry IIRC. https://www.wood-database.com/ipe/ https://www.wood-database.com/jatoba/

One of the mistakes people make when moving bandsaws is that they leave the table on. I NEVER leave the table on, that is the quickest part to get F'd up if somehow the saw ends up shifting or falling a bit. The trunnions, especially on the original delta and clone saws are pot metal and will...

+1. Back in the day when the US made tools with cast iron components it was common to let the sit a while before they were milled. I think the referred to it as "seasoned". That allowed the stresses to dissipate with repeated temperature changes so that when it was finally milled, it would...

Can't tell much from the pix. The first is collectively referred to as a dp220, that wasn't the real model number but a number off one of the castings. No arc of shame on the table, looks pretty complete. Second is a bit newer, but still fairly old. Crappy paint job as well, no pix of the...

We have neighbors that were constantly hanging in the garage if it was warm enough. Big screen tv and probably a kegerator out there as well and a table for cards. I think the primary reason was that he couldn't smoke in the house but the garage was his space. But his wife also hung out there...

Pretty much any rolling base made for a cabinet or contractor saw will work. They tend to keep the bottom of the saw close to the floor by offsetting the wheels a bit higher up. Even Craftsman aficionados don't generally reference their machines by the model number. Sears made gazillions of...

It's an old plane in fairly crummy shape. Even if it was a Stanley, it wouldn't be worth lots of money. What do you want to do with it? You can try and clean it up (Fettling in plane speak) and see how well it does. I've worked on a couple in my younger days, and they mostly sit in my tool...

I still have a Delta 20 and along the way had one of the 10" homecraft saws. It was a nice little saw but I cant say I miss it as much as you do. It was replaced by an Inca 10" that I would be hard pressed to ever want to give up. I run a bimetal blade on it and use it for aluminum and...