Recent content by Joe-T

Here a few pics of it. To compensate for the angled side of the saw frame casting, I milled the side of the mounting bracket at an angle and fabricated some spaces to fine tune the fit. Alternatively, you could heat the bracket and bend it to the desired angle or weld two pieces flat stock at...

I believe it was around 9 hours, but can't remember for sure. Import the STLs into your slicer, slice them, and it should give you a print time estimate.

Hi All - In case anyone is thinking about making a chip tray for their 4 x 6 band-saw and has access to a 3d printer, I just posted STLs on Printables (link below) for one I designed. The STLs files are free to download. I have been using it several months now and it does a good job capturing...

Hi All, First, I want to say thank-you to everyone that has contributed this Reedsman vise thread. Such a great source of information! A few months back I found a Reed 204R vise that I restored to use as my main bench vise. I really like that vise, but I decided it was just a bit small for my...

Thanks much Kevin! Excellent article and exactly what I was looking for. Joe

Thanks for the quick response and suggestions Mr. W! Much appreciated. In the instances where you replaced the handle, is there a particular type of steel that you prefer?

Hi - I just picked up a Reed 204R vise that I am refurbishing. The handle is bent and has a fair bit of rust pitting and hammer marks. I would like to remove the handle so I can get a better job with straightening and polishing. Does anyone know how the ball ends were installed and if there...