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I got a craftsman drill press with an 8 step pulley and I was trying to put it back together but the pulley on the motor was broken and I tried looking online to get a replacement but I couldn't find it anywhere. Anyone have any ideas where I can buy another 8 step pulley? I've checked ebay...

I noticed that my saw's arbor has some side to side play so I took it out and measured it. I noticed a maximum side movement of 0.004". http://i.imgur.com/kJTSbYl.jpg It's a craftsman 113 10". Is this something that I need to address or is this play okay? I installed new bearings and...

I just got a #5 Stanley Planer and when I was testing it at home I was turning the knob that raises and lowers the blade when it came out. I checked the threads on the knob and on the planer but they don't look stripped. What's the thread pitch on the knob? Or does anyone have suggestions or...

I'm making a time lapse dolly for a personal project. It's taken me some time to get all the parts for this fabricated and put together but it's almost done. The motor is a 2RPM motor, which I understand is extremely slow but that's because I'll be shooting still images as a pose to speeding...

So just today someone tried breaking into my parents garage and thankfully they weren't able to get in, however the person did leave some damage behind. As such I wanted to see if you guys had any suggestions to add some safety measures to the door? My parents don't want a metal door either as...

So I wired back my motor for my lathe and I thought I had wired it exactly how I got it when it worked. Apparently not because the motor doesn't turn on and I can't seem to get why? NOTE: In the 2nd picture, the wire labeled "2" comes from the 110V outlet

During the process of removing the spindle I accidently bent the bearing cover that sits inside the housing(shown in the 1st picture below). Before putting everything back together I wanted to see if there was any issues with this, if it was critical and needs to be replaced or what have you...