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I have the Wen air cleaner in my tiny shop and if I am in there doing anything wood related, I turn it on and let it run. It really does a great job of air filtration. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing the extreme cold. I have trouble going out to my shop if it's below 60. I wear shorts and I hate long sleeves or pants. I'm a wimp. And proud of it. Also, to your other question, I use the air blower on both of my saws and what doesn't get picked up with my little vac system gets blown off to one side where I have a 20" box fan with a furnace filter to catch the dust. It's amazing how much it catches. I still wear my dust mask even with all the dust catching stuff I have running.
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Great idea Les. Glad it worked for you.
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Interesting idea for sure.
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Buy used Hawk226VS or Wen 3922 new with warranty?
OCtoolguy replied to Rick Berman's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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You know what I wish @Rockytime@scrappile, @kmmcrafts, I wish we all lived next door to each other. I would love to hang out with the 3 of you and pick your brains. You guys are my heroes. I remember back when I first joined the Village, it was you 3 and John the clock man who were always there to answer my dumb questions. Thanks guys.
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I was talking about a.c. current, not AC as air con.
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They are a great company. I used to sell them and now my son is selling them. They are located not far from where I live. I used to go up to their place to get stuff repaired when one of my mechanics didn't quite understand how to use a PowerProbe and would fry it. They always repaired or replaced them for free or very cheap.
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I also sold that one you speak of. If I recall it ran about $100 or so. I sold some stuff from an out by the name of PowerProbe that was great for electrical troubleshooting on automotive stuff. I've not sold anything for AC.
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Knowing that you have stuck brushes makes me wonder whether it could be that the motor was becoming jammed by a broken brush and causing it to overload that fuse. Also, as another suggestion, since you live in Florida and so does @amazingkevinKevin, he always has a dozen or so Dewalts laying around that he uses for parts and rebuild saws. He might be in a position to sell you one of them and you could do a rebuild on it and have another Dewalt for your business. Having 2 of the same machine makes sense to me.
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They were a cheap tool that saved a ton of time. I think when I retired, they were still about $30 for the whole setup.
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I used to sell a short circuit locator that worked well on cars. It had a 15 amp circuit breaker that would open/close every few seconds and all you had to do was follow the wire harness with an inductive ammeter and watch the needle fluctuate. When it stopped fluctuating, you had passed the spot of the short/open circuit. Not something that would work here but same idea.
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Looking for opinion on table saw- UPDATE
OCtoolguy replied to ben2008's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Thanks Charley, you just denigrated a whole bunch of us "lazy" folks. I've never owned a rip blade. I guess I better buy one. And then a crosscut blade. I always used my Forrest Woodworker II blade for everything. Oh well, everyday I learn something. And Charley, this was all meant in jest. I have the utmost respect for your knowledge and expertise! -
The best source for the bearings is here. Talk to Vivian. She is familiar with these bearings and what we are using them for. The sleeves as far as I know have to come from Dewalt or eReplacementparts.com.
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@teachlearn, he has been using the saw. He cut all those ornaments that he showed in the first post. It's been working and suddenly went bad. Gotta be something vibration related.
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I did the same research and found exactly the same thing. It's a pricey part but what are you gonna do? Gotta fix it. It's probably a ten cent part on the circuit board. Do you have any friends who are into electronics? If it blows a fuse that fast, it's probably a short somewhere but who knows where? Maybe you can take the board out and use a magnifying glass to inspect it. Possibly see the shorted part. Somebody must repair stuff like that.
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Thanks Christian. I did see those but I appreciate you taking the time to help me out. And, there is absolutely nothing wrong with your writing. It's "spot on"! Welcome to the Village. Lots to see and read here.
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It sounds like the controller board has gone south. Just my guess based on what you just wrote. It's actually not all that uncommon. As mentioned, if you are using an extension cord that is too small, that could cause a problem.
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Have you tried rotating the motor with a screwdriver in the end of the motor? Remove the brushes and check them for excessive carbon powder. When new they do wear faster. Make sure the switch is clean of sawdust. They get dirty fast. Other than that, anything else I might suggest would require tearing it apart.
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Hmmmmm, spoken like a person with more money than he needs. I've got the opposite problem. And this was not meant in a "snarkey" way at all. Just sayin......
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I still have a clock in my future at some point.
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Dan I tried doing it that way and still couldn't get rid of it. Not a big deal but frustrating.
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I can't seem to get rid of the last thing I posted. I've tried every way I can think of to delete this last post. I just found another great video that I think that anybody who is interested in learning the basics on marquetry will find interesting. This man knows of what he speaks. And he keeps it simple. He taught his nine year old Granddaughter how to do it and she does a great job.
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Once a salesman, always a salesman! I just can't stop! Sorry!
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You know you are so right. I guess I should spend my money on wood instead of more iron. Thanks for opening my eyes. I need all the help I can get.
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Paul, if you were to really get into marquetry and needed lots of exotic woods or colors, I can see how it would pay off after a while. I have been looking at the cost of the different thickness veneers and they aren't cheap. The guy that put on the class had a big 18" bandsaw, I forget the brand. Might have been a Laguna but not sure. Anyway, he does all of his own sawing/resawing and sells his stuff. I can see having one of those slicer and be able to sell veneers to offset the cost. Just a thought. I've got a 4 foot long black walnut log that was given to me. It has been sitting out back drying for over a year. I'm going to give it a try one of these days. I'll probably cut it into 2 2ft logs and go from there.
