OCtoolguy

I still have a Canon A-1 with lenses, auto winder, Canon flash. About 2 grand invested. I never did learn how to use it to its full extent. I have really burned through a lot of money with all of my hobbies. I'm so happy I never got into stereo and recording. That's a really deep hole. I did make sure though that I was always on the good side of people who owned swimming pools, mountain cabins, boats and airplanes.

I had one of those contact phone chargers and I have the same phone as you I think. Mine is an S7. Anyway, I used to lay my phone on the charger at night rather than plug it in. It cost me a battery and a new back cover for my phone. The phone got too hot. Anyway, be careful with yours. Mine is in a landfill nearby.

I'm always looking for a project that will challenge me and be useful when it's done. There are so many boxes, bowls and baskets that I want to make and so little time left.

The camera/phone is one of the handiest things I own. I take pictures of everything I do.

Well, that tells you that when you "load" the mechanism, it is removing the "slack" from all the parts and transferring it to some other parts. I'd seriously look at adjusting the tension rod and relieving the area under the tension adjuster cover so that the rod cannot contact the cover. Once that is eliminated, if you still have the noise, then you will know that's not it. But, it's a fairly common and known condition that is very easily fixed. Also, spending a few dollars on the Pegas blade clamps will take the sloppiness out of the area that is now very loose. When I first heard the knocking noise on my used Dewalt, that's when I decided to dig into it. When I got it apart, I found a very loose bolt back toward the motor on the main drive link. Someone had installed the wrong bolt. I replaced it with the right one and installed it the correct direction. While I was in there, I took it all apart from the rear to the front and cleaned and greased every bearing with the Valvoline synthetic grease. That in itself will go a long way toward removing unwanted sounds. I inspected all of the sleeves and found none that required replacing but I could see where there were many that were dry and would have failed. Do yourself a favor and either do it yourself or have a more mechanically inclined friend help you with it. Your saw will outlive you if you do.

Not that I'm unhappy with either of my saws but what is the price of that new table?

After reading and thinking back on my Dewalt, there was a problem with the tension rod that after a while would start a knocking noise. And the fix was fairly easy. It did require a bit of work and some filing but nothing to serious. Go over to Rick's Scrollsaw, Scrollsaws.com, and read on there about the Dewalt tension rod adjustment and the filing away of the underside of the tension rod cover where you make your tension adjustment. You might get away with just a turn or two on the rod to take up some of the slack in it. Very easy fix.

Well, I'll bet Kevin will take it off your hands. And he is fairly close to you.

It's not difficult to take those saws apart. It sounds to me like something has come loose more so than a bearing going bad. A couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon and you will have it apart and more than likely have found your problem. Once you understand how it all works, you'll be able to do it much faster. Watch the video series on Youtube done by Bob Brokaw on a Dewalt. Not that much different.

I don't know about your planer Kevin but I bought a used Delta from a friend and I took some sheet metal and a floor attachment for a Ridgid shop vac and made a way to hook up my Fein vac to it. It works like a charm.

I have kept my eyes open for a couple of years for someone who was selling a used one. I can't see paying that high price for a new one. I'd love to have one though.

There is an excellent 4 part video series on you tube by Bob Brokaw/Gwinnette woodworkers that shows how to do it. Those saws come from the factory with little to no grease in the bearings so I would suggest learning how and doing it within the first year or at the end of the warranty. For me, I'd not wait that long.

I have a Brother color laser all in one and have zero problems other than self-inflicted ones.

Excellent choice. My first saw was a Dewalt and after I went through it and greased it all up it became even better.

Any project that has more time cutting and less time changing entry holes would be more fun. But with that said, any scroll project is fun if you derive pleasure from doing it and are stressfree. I do what I do to relieve stress from everyday life.

I wish we had a "LOVE" option for responding to some posts. This one being one of them. We truly are a unique & fun group. I felt the warmth from my first visit.

I bought one those Rolf. Solves the dilemma nicely.

That's true but you see, I have OCD. Lol.

That's not an ornament. It's a part of the votive candle holder that I've made too many of. 6 so far. Everybody wants one. There are 8 side panels like that on each one. I also expanded the pattern to make a larger one for a centerpiece that has 20 of them. Each one, even with practice, still takes me an hour to cut.

I had to edit that post. I was mixing up 2 projects.

Except that it messes up the flat sides of the clamp.

My experiences so far with compound cutting have been using 3/4 x 1 1/2 stock and the patterns come all the way out to the edge of the material so I have to do all the cutting using the clamp on the side where the pattern doesn't touch the outside edge of the wood. Does that make sense? I understand what I wrote but I can see it in my head. If you are confused, I'll add a pic of the pattern.

Best of luck to you Ralph. My wife and I decided we were too old to be making any moves so we'll be staying right here in taxifornia. But, with the motor home, we'll spend lots of time on the road.

Somebody told me I should. It does add more to grip.

I use a clamp on my first cut then tape everything together to make the second cut.