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Well, yesterday, I finished up using a #45 as a Plough plane, to cut grooves with...then it was packed up.. And put back up on it's shelf...This mornings hand tools started here.. Yes, it is a hand tool..as I need to get a few pencils needle sharp.. Plus a square and a mallet..and a bit of sand paper..goal being to work on the drawer sides...They need tails milled on the bandsaw, but... The square and a sharp pencil was need to lay the tails out. Drawer sides were as trimmed to final length..on a "Mitersaw" A "Cordless" one, at that...Langdon No. 72c.. It does a good job of making a square cut.. And it was very busy, this morning.. When I need a mallet to drive these home..yep, we getting better...thanks to those very sharp pencils Jig building, did require a cordless drill.. To build a jig to do dados...Plane is the Stanley #45, Type 4, set up to cut a 3/4" wide dado for the drawer's back to sit in.. Mr. Jackson is there to make kerfs cuts at the entrance and exit points...to prevent any blowouts.. Dados were also cleaned up with a 3/4" wide chisel.. Test fit... 2 dados done...only 14 more to go..
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My miter saw died. RIP. It’s one of the original Makita 10” saws. We bought it in 1979 or 80 to use in building our first house. It has seen almost continuous use since. The seven years we lived on the boat was the only exception. It was made back when the entire saw was cast iron. It was a very quick death. The bearings went from just fine to completely trashed in just a few days. I could have the bearings replaced but my son, ever the modern woodworker is urging me to upgrade to the new and “better” saws available today. Still on the fence on this one but can’t wait long. I use the saw daily at this point. There are about three or four major brands and they all have different attributes. The biggest problem is I can’t find several of them in stock somewhere I can look at them. I am leaning towards the Bosch just because the glide system seems beefier that’s the tube system the rest of them use. The Festool gets the highest ratings but as usual it also is over double the price. Does anyone on the forum have the Bosch ? Paul
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I thought I'd change the blade on my General 10" scms. Unfortunately when doing so I mistakenly disassembled the housing which houses the blade fence return spring. After hours of trying, I have yet to figure out how to reinstall that spring. Seems various brands have different set ups and after trying to get help on line, nothing matches my saw. I've seen what is supposed to be this model of my saw, but the spring configuration and setup is totally different . Please help!
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Picked a Craftsman Miter box, for $5 at a barn sale. A bit on the rusty side, seemed to be a home for wayward spiders Lovely, ain't it? Sitting on my Saw Bench, too. Well, I took the saw itself out of the box/base. Took the tote off. Shined up the three bolts. Medallion just says CRAFTSMAN. Sanded the tote a bit to clean it off. Wire brush in the drill press to get rid of the top layers of rust on the plate. Brought the plate back out to the saw bench, hooked up a palm sander and some 220 grit. sanded down to bare.clean metal. Wasn't worried about any etch. Too rusty, and Craftsman used a silk screened logo. Set the pieces to dry a bit, since I used a pad of Never dull under the sander as a last step. Buffed that out. put the saw back together Yep, it is a biggie. 22" saw. Maybe 11 or more tpi. Looks a little better? Ok, next the base. Old broom to evict about ten resident spiders, and demolish their homes. Had a sprayer cleaner from odd lots, gave the base a good soaking down. Then a wipe down. Couple places had some rust going on, sanded that off. About time to put this saw back together Does look just a little better, don't it now. As for the base Yep, you can read every degree on that scale. Rollers work nice and smooth. Still learning about all the locks this thing has. The levers seem to lock the rollers in the "up" spot. That thumbscrew thingy seems to be some sort of depth stop? No, I haven't found a motor under there, nor a place to plug in a battery. Not too bad, for a $5 saw?
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From the album: Big Ash Mallet
I cut my lay out lines to produce the mallet blank halves. The key angle here is 5 degrees on the face. This allows your mallet to be used flush on a bench without your knuckles hitting the bench top but at the same time to have a sweet spot at the arc of your swing or tapping. -
From the album: New shop
A look at the base, already filling up.
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