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  1. OCtoolguy
    I'd love to but my knees are so bad now it's getting harder to walk everyday.
  2. OCtoolguy
    Welcome Bill and thanks for your service. I always wanted to try skydiving but wife said no. Now, at 80 and knees shot, she says "oh go ahead". Lol.
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    By all means, please post your setup. Thanks!
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    Thanks. I sort of thought the same thing but your pics make that tee look bigger and one end looked like it was smaller than the other. I'll figure out the rest. I do appreciate your input and the pics.
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    Would it be asking too much for more details of your system? Parts, sizes, etc? If you have time, I for one would appreciate it. The large T has me curious as to it's size at all 3 ends. Are they all the same? Thanks.
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    My problem exactly. Also the pages in my book are down in an off-color that doesn't scan well.
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    One of my first projects was a candy/nut basket from a book. I tried many times to get a good scan of that pattern in order to make some alterations using Inkscape. I finally gave up. I begged for help here on the Village and a few folks did try but to no avail. I know a bit more about that program now so I might try it again. I was having trouble converting it from a scan to a jpg file that I could work with. This thread has sparked my curiosity to try again. Thanks to all. An interesting topic.
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    That sure looks well engineered. I had something similar on my Dewalt prior to selling it. I might have to put another one together and use your ideas. First I have to come up with a stand that I'm happy with. Thanks for posting the pics. I might need to ask for more info. The tee that is the main part of your system, can you tell me anything about it? It appears to be two different sizes or am I looking at it askew?
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    Rockytime just used a funnel with a couple of magnets and connected it to a vac & dd. Very simple and it worked. Easy to move if needed.
  10. OCtoolguy
    Yea! You'll love it!
  11. OCtoolguy
    I did it years ago with my collection of Wood magazines. I just clamped the mags between two pieces of hardwood and drilled them using a brad point bit. It worked fine.
  12. OCtoolguy
    We subscribe to the daily newspaper still. With that subscription we get the E edition also. It works great for highlighting an article an importing or sharing to whatever social media I choose. I share many of the cartoons if they have a political bent to them. No problem at all. So, if they can do it, so can the magazine publishers. They just choose not to. For whatever reason.
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    Boom! Poof! Way to go Wiley Coyote!
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    I've contacted Fox Chapel numerous times about making the patterns available digitally. They keep telling me they are not able to do it. Hogwash! The entire magazine is done digitally. Who do they think they are kidding? We may be old but we aren't stupid! I've been a loyal subscriber for many years but I think I'm done.
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    Yours looks fine. When they go bad, the wedge will have a rounded nose and the notch will be wallowed out to match. You can take a fine single cut file and dress the wedge and the notch but don't remove too much metal. Just clean them up. You definitely need a nylon washer to go between the tension adjustment lever and that wedge. You can probably find one at H/D for a few cents. The thicker the better. I mean by that in the 1/16" inch range. There are some that are thinner and won't last long. It acts as a "lube" point so that you're not rubbing metal against metal. If you can find a teflon washer, that would be even better.
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    You will love it! Congrats.
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    The weather is the only reason we stay here. If I lived where you do, everything would be in a heated house. No going out for anything. My shop would be in a heated basement and we would have everything delivered. Even my garage would be heated but I wouldn't drive during the winter because of the salted roads. We lived in a cold place for 6 years. 8500 foot elevation. No thanks. I like warm. My body likes warm. I'm used to being warm. No reason to change.
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    30's to 50's at night.
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    I guess I'll have to go out and mess with my saw. I haven't touched anything in my shop in weeks. I'm not a fan of cold weather and it's been too darned cold here. It's starting to warm up though so maybe tomorrow I'll venture out.
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    Right on Kevin. Adjust the arm height at rear with tension knob just like Ex. Did you watch any of the Hegner videos? If not, do it. You will learn stuff. I did.
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    Once you learn the proper tensioning procedure, you won't break blades. Learning curve!
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    Jim, can you tell me about how much you cut off and/or the distance from top of table to floor? Did you do anything to the foot ends of the legs? Did it affect the vibration factor? They are temperamental as for mounting bolts etc.
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    I've watched his videos and marvel at how he uses spirals. I guess I'll have buy some to try. I've got a few larger ones that came in an FD sample pack. What size should I buy?
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    Here is the info: Choose 0.5mm (small - .020") for sawblade sizes 4 or smaller. Choose 0.7mm (medium - .028") for sawblade sizes 5 thru 9. Choose 1.0mm (large - .040") for sawblade sizes 10 or larger.
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    Why bother? Unless you like standing at a saw, you'll probably either cut it down or build a different stand. I'm thinking of cutting the legs off of mine.
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