Recent content by nsmith01tx

I have the same Craftsman fence as the OP right now and have also been looking into the idea of making a Biesemeyer-type fence myself, so I already had those links bookmarked. It doesn't look like I'm going to have time to get into that project for a while, but I'd love to see if anyone else...

Cheapest solution: there are replacement fences on eBay, like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRAFTSMAN-10-IN-TABLE-SAW-FENCE-RAILS-/261722784481?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cefe4c2e1 As for Biesemeyer clones, here are some links: 1...

This worked - turns out B&D used this same basic setup for a long list of sanders and grinders. I'm not sure if this thing was originally set up this way or it just got repurposed along the way. In any case, I found the part so we should be good to go - thanks for the help!

Can someone help me ID this saw? I know it's a Black & Decker, but all numbers are worn off. It's got a concrete blade on it, but I'm not sure what you call this type of saw. The black plastic handle is cracked and I'd like to see if it's possible to buy a new handle, or another old saw for...

They all do that ... occaisionally somebody walks in and actually pays that price. Just ask the guy what the best price he can give you is for that item. The answer will be much lower. If it's still more than you want to pay, just offer a little bit less than what you really want to pay...

So you're near Tyler, TX?

Sears has always sold rebadged stuff from other sources and a lot of it has been foreign for many years. The bottom line is that the department store model like Sears, Penneys, Kmart, etc is going away. Walmart makes it by selling very low priced stuff, largely Chinese. I'm not aware of any...

Yep, Clint Eastwood, "Magnum Force" ... though I could swear he also said it, or something like it, in one of those spaghetti westerns.

(Light bulb) Just figured out what happened to **** 'n Span! I used to use it on dirty coveralls etc and then the powder disappeared - and the liquid replacement just didn't work. Sure enough, just did a quick check and voila: it was the TSP that did the work AND got it taken off the...

I worked at a pawn shop long ago, it was a chain that was eventually bought by Cash America. It's useful to know the code, but ultimately it doesn't really matter too much - the thing to do is to treat it as you would an Ebay auction: know the value of the item, know how much you're willing to...

Other than one, I believe the others were giving you constructive criticism. This is the internet, unfortunately you can expect at least one of the replies to be unhelpful or worse regardless of the forum you join.

I think I just used Brasso. I'd be really careful with an ammonia-based polish like that though, those swirls are not deep and most chrome polishes really cut into aluminum. A few of my swirlies nearly disappeared. Don't worry about making it perfect, mine is actually pretty dinged up and I...

I have a similar model with the magnifying glass, probably got it at HF ... remember, you get what you pay for. It works, but it's not great by any stretch of the imagination.

Wow, I recently refinished a similar model (103.22170), but you're taking the quality up a couple notches past mine: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102878 My next plans are to add a small router extension, a base cabinet, and some type of improved fence setup ... not...

OK, yeah, I missed that .. so, as someone else pointed out early on, putting the search term in quotes generally fixes that.