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Not counting EVs.. Did a quick count of motor horsepower of all the machines in my shop, and was a bit surprised when I added it all up and was just under 100hp (95) though some of that has been additions over the last year (two 17hp machines). Nothing larger than a single 15hp motor. So how...

A few years ago there was a virtual "shop tour" on IG where people would post up a pic and brief explanation of their machinery. In that case it was a different category each day (table saw, jointer, planer, shaper.. etc) I thought it might be interesting to do the same here in a thread. I'll...

Seems as good of a sub-forum as any for this. The rebuild will go way more into the metal fab/ machining side than woodworking, but it's a woodworking machine tool so.. I picked this 4 head moulder up a few weeks ago. It needs more work than I originally anticipated. The top and bottom...

I picked this smithway 3000 series xl moulder yesterday. After I got it home I realized It's a bit of a oddity. They were 2x4 or 2x6 machines and this one is a 2x6 except the spindles are only 4.5".

Picked this up last Saturday for $300. It's a 1988 bridgewood 612-PVG 24" (actual 630mm/ 24.8") capacity. Power wise it has a 15hp main motor, 1hp feed motor and 1hp table elevation motor. My intention was just to scrape the rust off and run it, but after powering it up (took a bit of head...

I have a 20hp rpc and a bunch of various vfds powering my woodshop 3ph equipment with no single motor over 9hp/6.6kw. I just picked up 24" 15hp planer (17hp with the feed and table motors incuded) So now I find myself trying to figure out how to power the thing. The rpc isn't going to start...

Anyone have anything bad to say about the machine? I went with a TA186 over the 221 about a decade ago (based on price) and was never 100% satisfied with the arc to pedal response on the thermal arc.

I recently saw a similar thread (different site) that was about Home energy use comparisons but more related to overall usage for a year. Now you can't really compare houses with just overall consumption without taking into account the temperature deltas at a minimum and generally assuming the...

I'm about to start on my deck, (ledger attached with epdm waterproof membrane) and plan on running the membrane up the side of the house 6" or so with a layer of peel and stick bridging between the membrane and sheathing (under the housewrap). I see trex and others offer a 12" flashing tape for...

Anyone know of a 3.75"/4.75" sink drain before i resort to ordering a chunk of bronze snd spending a few hours in front of a lathe. The modern 3.5/4.5 are too small in diameter actually seal. Std 3.5" in a 3.75 hole. The 4.5" flange only hits on the outer edge and can't seal. Original...

The previous owner of this tenoner dropped it on its back and the fall cracked and bent the table rail (v way) It needs to be perfectly straight to function. Any thoughts on the best way to straighten and repair.

These Not these Anyone else rocking the eurotrash tradesman pants? I bought my first pair of blaklader bantam pants 7 or 8 years ago, and have been very happy with the utility of them. I just picked a pair of their x1600 pants and they seem good so far, albeit a bit heavier than I expected.

This 1968 powermatic 18" planer showed up within a reasonable driving distance and for a relatively cheap price last month. I ended up making a deal for it and drug it home and started cleaning it up. It was missing the mag starter and start capacitor when I bought it so I wasn't sure the...

Wondering how I can change the title of my garage gallery thread. I was able to go into the first post and change the title there but obviously it didn't change the overall title. The current title: My new "3" *cough* car garage. Doesn't really fit anymore. Was trying to change it to a more...

picked this up last night. Hopefully it won't need much to get going. Its relatively rust free, except for inside the fuel tank Its a 1988 jari monarch with a 36" bar.

1943 16" jointer (newman #60) Just got this off the trailer and into the shop. Its a 1943 newman #60 hand jointer. 5hp direct drive 3 phase motor, 5" diameter cutter head. 96" long, 23" wide tables and somewhere between 2300 and 3000 pounds (war spec machines were built heavier, std spec was...

I just picked this upage. It's a vintage millburry machine company 106lt single end tenoner with 5 heads (2 tenon 2 cope and a cutoff saw) flat belt drive to a single 3hp 3phase gigantic GEOINT motor. It needs some restoration but it's mostly all there.

Edit to the edit: The garage seems to have gone full cabinet shop with almost no metalwork to speak of so a name update seems fitting. Edit: This started as a thread on my new to me house with attached 3 car garage. Its since evolved into a generally catch all for all the stuff that I'm...

I figured this would be a good place to post the stuff I build in my garage. Rare pic of the entire garage. This before I expanded it and then I filled it with even more ****.