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    I have a neighbor who is truly short of shop space. He has the Rikon and loves it. I have to help him tune it up the first time but once we did that, it has served him well. Unfortunately, we are going to lose him one of these days in the not too distant future. Old age sucks. Ray
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    Just a quick note about furnaces. I know most folks already know this but I had to find out on my own so I'm sharing. Every year when it turns cold enough here to warrant using the furnace, I vacuum out all the ducts and clean out the furnace filter before lighting it off. I did all that and then bumped the thermostat up to call up the furnace. It tried to light. It actually did light but with a very weak flame and not hard enough to open the gas valve all the way. Anyway, after watching a couple of youtube videos, I jumped in and took the furnace apart. What I found down deep in the gas valve inside the actual gas jet, a tiny spider had spun it's web and was restricting the flow of gas so the flame was too small to get the valve to open all the way and the flame would go out. So after cleaning out the web, I tried it again and it fired off and stayed lit. I learned something that will save me money in the future. I hope this is news to some who might have to call out the repair guy. Ray
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    I'm 6' 1" and 225. I hope to be able to sleep on it when I'm in the doghouse. Which is happening more often that I like. Ray
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    I was looking at your centipede table and I'm wondering what holds the plywood to the stand. Can you explain? I think that might be a welcome addition to my little shop. I work out on our driveway and it's a hassle to set up sawhorses. This looks like a great idea. Ray
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    I know this may sound silly but have you tried Amazon? They have never let me down no matter what I was looking for. Ray
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    Count me in for the Jim Dandy. Works great. Ray
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    I live in an area that has what is called Verizon FIOS. That's fiber optic cable. We are tv junkies and have all 3 tiers of cable channels along with Netflix and Amazon Prime and Hulu. We have what is called a bundle that includes all of the cable channels available, the fastest up and down speed of internet and of course, we have landline phone with free long distance. The whole package runs us $185 a month. We are blessed to live where all that is available. And the weather is great. Everything else sucks though. Way too crowded and the politics are the worst. Oh well........................ Ray
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    I thought I made a mistake one time but I was wrong! I'm perfect in every way! LOL. Ray
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    Welcome to the 21st. Century. I'd slit my wrists if I had to go back to DSL. Your life will be much better now. Ray
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    The winds we are getting right now are coming in from the NW. And very strong. Ray
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    Brad, I too have a shop with a wood floor that is nothing but plywood on top of some 4 x 4's. Typical mobile home stuff. Anyway, the stand that cam with my saw was a true piece of crap. The saw shook like a dog doing you know what with peach seeds. So, I built this stand. I still had some vibration with it even after going through the saw and tightening it all up and greasing with synthetic grease. Someone on here suggested putting carpet under the feet. I did so and that solved the problem. I can do the nickel trick at most speeds now. I never run mine at full speed. I'm sort of a middle speed guy. My saw sings like a baby. Ray
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    Well, we are down to one car now so I can move some of my stuff out onto the driveway and have much more space to work in but it is windy have a lot so I have to do most of what I do in the morning. Ray
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    Sort of like folding/loading parachutes. Ray
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    You've got waaaay too much space. I envy you. Ray
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    I just got rid of a ton of old American Rifleman and Gold Prospector magazines at our local library. I took the time to cut off the address label and they were happy to get them. I won't let go of my woodworking mags though. They will go in the ground with me. Ray
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    Believe me Les, we have had this conversation many times. Now, after 49 years of wedded bliss, we just take turns being right. Or wrong. Whatever. Ray
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    My Dad taught me to make gaskets using a small ball peen hammer. I would never have thought to use the scroll saw. Very good idea. Much easier and cleaner than the hammer method. Ray
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    Brad, I built the one that I just posted the plans for. It is very heavy, very solid and I put carpet feet under the 3 legs. No vibration at all. I love it and I'm thinking very much about building the same thing for my Heg. Ray
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    Les, is this the one you are talking about? If so, I took these plans and reversed them so the single leg is in the front and I can straddle it. Ray kennethstand.pdf
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    I totally agree with what you say. I have my Dewalt pretty much dust free now by building my dust collection system. But, I also use a 20" box fan to the right side of it with two furnace filters in front of it. It pulls from the right side and the vacuum pulls from the top and bottom. I think I'm capturing about 95-99% of the dust. But, I still wear a dust mask after having a very bad reaction to cutting some very cheap luan plywood. It almost caused me to quit scrolling. Ray
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    This is excellent. I hope to make something as nice as this for my Heg. Thanks for posting this pic. Ray
  22. OCtoolguy

    Happy birthday. Have a great day.

    Ray

     

  23. OCtoolguy

    Happy birthday. Have a great day.

    Ray

     

  24. OCtoolguy

    Happy birthday. I hope you have a great day.

    Ray

     

  25. OCtoolguy
    Old joke. When I got married, I sold my set of Brittanica encyclopedias. I found that my new wife new everything. Ha! Ray
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