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I am looking for a source for common J section poly-v automotive pulleys. I want to modify them for woodworking tool use. If I could find out what car models use J section for their power steering or water pump pulleys I would be able to find pulleys. Automotive pulley manufacturers never say...

This was my original theory, which I now believe to be wrong. My later post explains. The attached photos illustrate my Parker sloppy spindle issue. No scenario here makes sense to me. It is hard to believe the 2 washers are original because they push the spindle flange out of the jaw...

I am looking for some automotive 6-groove K pulleys to modify for use on woodworking machines. I haven't found a way to search for them by size, only by vehicle model. Right now I am trying to find a pulley about 3" for the motor on my drill press and one about 4.5" for the spindle (VFD...

I have seen a lot of posts on Columbian T-jaw pins, but I have not seen them described properly (maybe I missed it). I just took mine out and it was easy. I assumed that they were tapered pins in tapered holes. I was wrong. The holes in my 504 1/2 jaws and the jaw inserts are all #11 holes...

I would like to use a needle scaler to remove paint from a cast iron wood jointer. If I use it on all the cast iron surfaces except the machined top surfaces, is there any risk of warping the jointer tables?

I have lots of cheap T-8 florescent fixture in my shop. The solid state ballasts have been going bad. I thought going LED would be the best choice going forward. Now I think maybe T-8 florescent is still best considering the total light they put out and their low glare. I took this picture...

I have 2 Baldor motors. I will keep one for my new compressor and sell the other on my old compressor. Is one any better than the other if I don't care about the TEFC? It will be running in my clean basement shop. It would be a little less work to keep the gray one (see photo), but if the...

I am building up a compressor from parts. I have 2 new single stage 2 cylinder pumps. One is a Champion BVAS and the other is a Curtis ES-10. I am trying to decide which one to use. The Curtis is higher flow, but for this particular application cfm is not very important, both will do the job...

Anyone know the diameter and length of a Ridgid F60 vise handle? I bought one of these vises but the handle was missing. I suspect that they are 18mm diameter and probably about a foot long, but I would like to know what was originally used. The Ridgid uses a similar spring on the spindle to...

Do new Record bench vises say China on them and old ones say England? If not, how can you tell where they were made? Are all of the ones made in England good?

Vise fans, I would like to know how you would rate the AMERICAN brands of QUALITY machinists vises, 10 being the best vise ever made. Quality varies in companies over the years, so rate them for when they were at their best. Also, below the brands, what is your favorite AMERICAN vise design...