Recent content by barret

I have a 50's 9A. Used 2 layers of 3/4" Baltic for the benchtop on a similar older metal frame. 3 Coats of Spar varnish have held up well for 3 years with minimal oil takeup. Also consider making or buying something as a chip tray for under the lathe between the two feet. That should help. I use...

One thing to think about. I had a similar issue with my HF version, where I thought there was a leak at the drive wheel bearing seal. Turned out to be a hole in the casting. Plugged it with JB weld metal epoxy, and stopped the leak. I did figure this out only after disassembling the entire...

mechan - Good idea on the flapper wheel. I'll use a brand new one on my angle grinder to rough it smooth, and finish with a disk. No way to contaminate that way. This project won't require welding. Just smoothing out rough unfinished edges. Barret

Question for you all. I have a project coming up that involves filing down some rough edges of stainless steel. I am concerned about contaminating the SS with carbon steel and wondering if anyone has opinions on the correct files to use to keep it food safe. I found some files called CORINOX...