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  1. OCtoolguy
    Pictures are worth a 1000 words. If you could post a couple, I know someone here can help. And also, welcome to the Village.
  2. OCtoolguy
    I just recently sold a great little bench top drill press made by Delta. If I recall correctly, it was a ShopMaster 250. It was an 8" capacity which means it had 4" from the center of the chuck to the post. It was perfect for my tiny shop but I found a deal on a 10" ShopMaster 300 so I bought it. Not all that much bigger but it has a crank up table. I sold my little one for as much as I paid for the bigger one. Keep on eye on C/L for used tools. Everything in my shop was bought used from either eBay or C/L.
  3. OCtoolguy
    Buy the Dremel plunge router attachment. That way you won't be limited to where you can drill. I've got two of them. One for my regular Dremel and one for the larger discontinued Dremel that was designed for doing cutouts. They work great.
  4. OCtoolguy
    I think another great reason for using it over blue tape is cost. It is far cheaper to buy a 30 foot roll of the stuff for about $6. If you bought as much blue tape, you'd be spending upwards of $100 I'll bet. I do use it but I also use the full-page shipping labels too. I very seldom use the spray glue. The labels go right into my laser printer and come out great.
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    Out here in the West, I use Cherokee Wood Products. Fantastic prices and service. If you want to chat with someone, call Chris at their place of business. He maintains their website/online business. Go to their website and click on "woodworking supplies" and you'll find that they have a section just for scrollers. I've had great success with them. They try very hard to keep the cost of shipping down too. Cherokeewood.com
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    I just went to the website for the Metropolitan Vacuum Company. They are the makers of the MetroVac500 and many other innovative items. I wrote a letter to them explaining that they might be missing out on a niche business out here with all the scrollers who are concerned with the fine dust and want to keep as much of it confined and caught as possible. I explained that some of us are using their products now but not as effectively as we might be able to if they designed, built and sold a vac system that could work on our saws with minor retrofitting. I left my name, address and phone number so we'll see if I get any contact back from them. They build some neat stuff for specialty industries.
  7. OCtoolguy
    I've never heard of it. And I see you can buy one at Menard's for $81. For that small price, I'd give it a try but I wouldn't expect too much out of it. I'll bet it will be noisy and if it is that good at filtering out the dust, it might not suck well. But, like I said, for $81 I'd buy one and figure at the worst I'd have a good shop vacuum for cleaning up the place.
  8. OCtoolguy
    She should have known by now that that was a silly question. No crafts-person will ever have enough tools.
  9. OCtoolguy
    It's too bad that first you don't live close to me and second, you weren't in need a month ago. I bought a larger drill press and sold my small one.
  10. OCtoolguy
    OMG! I would love to have that much room.
  11. OCtoolguy
    I'm going to try to eliminate the corragated hoses anywhere I can and replace them with straight pvc pipe. Only use the hose where necessary. Anything to help the air flow.
  12. OCtoolguy
    I went to school with a guy by the name of Rocky and then I also had a good customer whose name was Rocky. Our neighbors cat is named Rocko. Close.
  13. OCtoolguy
    You will wonder why you waited so long.
  14. OCtoolguy
    I know that we have had a ton of discussion on dust collection and recently a few folks have posted pics of what they have designed for their particular saws. For all that, I thank you all because I have picked up a ton of great ideas. But, with that said, I doubt most of us really understand "dust collection" so I thought I'd post this link to a great video that I just came across and watched. I learned a lot I hope you do too.
  15. OCtoolguy
    Larry, I'm going to try to give you an answer to that question/suggestion. I have tried many times to use the search feature to find something that I know has been talked about prior. But for the life of me, I never seem to be able to use the right "search" criteria to find what I'm looking for. Every once in a while it works but most generally it doesn't so I just post a new question/topic. And, I'm never disappointed because of the vast knowledge here and it is forever changing.
  16. OCtoolguy
    What a simple and unique idea. That's why I'm not a rocket scientist. Or brain surgeon. I do sweep a mean floor though.
  17. OCtoolguy
    I'm curious about something. When you are using a blade and have to change to a different blade for one reason or another, how do you keep track of that used blade? In my case, I mainly used Pegas #5 MGT so I just set it aside for the time being but what do others do?
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    I bought a 60 tube rack that came with the tubes. What I have found though is that I pretty much use the same blade type/brand/size most of the time so my rack just sits and gets dusty. I have blades that I bought from FD, Olsen, Pegas, PSWoods etc. that will probably never get used. It's part of the hobby and learning curve. When I first got interested I took a marquetry class and the instructor suggested buying a couple of gross of 2/0 blades from a watch repair outfit that doesn't even sell them anymore. But, I have them. Oh well, it's only money. $$$$
  19. OCtoolguy
    Very nice Dan. Great idea.
  20. OCtoolguy
    The Fein that I have is no longer made. It was one of the original Italian made ones. But, with that said, I think any of the upper end vacs will work well. I've not priced the Festool since I bought my Fein. As I mentioned, check for a used one on either C/L or eBay. Since I hooked mine up to the Dust Deputy, the white filter bag inside of the vac is pristine. I can't see any fine dust in it at all. I like the idea of running a box fan with a really good filter on it as an air cleaner. I used a box fan with a really cheap set of furnace filters. I mean a package of 4 was under $5. I wrapped all four of them to the fan with bungee cords and set it along side of the table on my saw with the little blower aimed in that direction. I was amazed at how much of the dust those cheap filters caught. With a really good HEPA filter I can see that it could be very effective. I did once ask my wife about bringing one of my saws into the house. Boy, talk about "stink eye".
  21. OCtoolguy
    I'm very happy with the Wen. I did have to replace the electronics in it. It would turn itself on when I wasn't around. It was picking up a signal from something in the area. I contacted Wen and they sent me a new receiver for it. I haven't had any problem since. I like the feature that it will run for an hour after I leave the shop. I cleaned the pre-filter in it and it is catching a ton of dust. I compared the cfm of it and the more expensive ones. It's a bit less but not enough to make me upgrade. I'm old so I do things as cheaply as possible. No sense buying all the super expensive stuff at my age just so somebody else can enjoy it. Lol!
  22. OCtoolguy
    If you laughed, my job here is done.
  23. OCtoolguy
    I have a little shop too. No place to hang anything. I even found a nice wall clock in our dumpster. After taking the little motor apart and getting it working again, my wife asked me where I planned on hanging it. I looked at her with my standard dumb look and said "I have no idea'.
  24. OCtoolguy
    I've had pretty good luck using eReplacementparts.com. They aren't cheap but when you need something you just have to grin and bear it. I've also used the Dewalt parts line too. They have a parts/repair center about an hour from me.
  25. OCtoolguy
    Thurman, to answer your question, I have a Fein vac running a Dust Deputy before it. The filter inside of the vac is spotless. That cyclone does a fantastic job. I also bought a Wen air filter that is mounted up over my head in my tiny shop. It does a great job of catching what small dust is in the air. I wear a face mask that has the changeable cartridges. So, I'm fairly sure that I have a set up that is working as close to 100% as I can get. Shop around on C/L for used Fein vacs. I only had to wait about 2 weeks for mine to come up for sale. I got it with a 16 foot hose in almost new condition for $175. I'm very happy with my setup.
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