Rolf
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My nephew bought the new Rikon 14 inch saw, A very impressive machine, with lots of great features. Regarding Grizzly , a good friend bought a 8 Jointer, a brand new model, vibrated like crazy, hard to believe considering how heavy it is. Grizzly was never able to resolve it. He basically ended up changing everything that moved and still no go. he even ordered the helix head from Grizzly for it only to find out from them that "oh yeah" it doesn't fit this model. I am not sure what the final resolution was since I have not seen him since this Corona crap. Bottom line not impressed with how Grizzly handled this. The machine is sitting on a concrete floor absolutely level and solid.
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I have tried all of the above. I do lots of stack cutting especially for my Christmas ornaments. I use a Pin Nailer in the waste area. No muss and fast. I do it on an anvil and then flip it over and hit each pin with a small hammer, to make absolutely sure that the bottom surface is smooth.
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Thanks for that link Bob, Considering the quality it is a fair price. I have the Dremel version, it works but is a bit loosy goosy. The Veritas dremel setup would be great for small projects. I use a Bosch Colt as most of my projects require more beef.
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Ah yes Tim the Toolman, was definitely a very funny show. Regarding pulling motors two 70+ year olds actually picked mine up and put it the back of a truck. Not me ! I am a firm believer of mechanical advantage. Plus the last thing I need to do is blow out my back. Oh by the way the body is fiberglass, so the only rust that can happen is the tube chassis.
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I have done three frame off restorations in 49 years, 4th paint job, new interior, The car was under water to the base of the windshield in the mid 80's. Completely rewired from scratch. It has been garaged since 1996 and never sees salt, and rarely rain. sunny days only. All but the interior and last paint job was by me and now the engine is the final exception.
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The thing that triggered this project was After all these years the cork gaskets were seeping everywhere. So I needed to pull the motor anyway and re-gasket it. I was planning to do it my self but decided it was now or never to do something like this. Time will tell if it was worth it. Lots of details I was not expecting. With addons only available from England. I will never bitch about our postal system again.
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I bought it while stationed in England in the AF (1971). It had been purchased by another GI and built for export to the US so it was already left hand drive. It was last restored by me in 1998. I love the picture with my Jeep as it gives scale. Both pictures were taken in 2 years ago. Getting in and out is always fun.
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That was a fun show to watch. Nice rendering.
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Has the saw been tuned for a vertical stroke?
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Something for the motor heads in the group. Admin If the topic is deemed inappropriate feel free to delete it. Between making saw dust I have been fulfilling another bucket list item. My workshop is full of the tools that I wanted and needed. So the profits from my sales had nowhere to go but burn out the bottom of my pockets. After 49 years of owning my Brit sorts car (TVR) It was time to get the motor tweaked. Completely rebuilt and properly tuned on a Dyno. All I need to do is bolt it back in after I clean up the engine bay and chassis. Went from about 90 HP to 148 HP in a 1700 pound car, should be fun. It is a 4 cylinder Ford 1.6 Liter now 1.7 Liter. The motor is hanging in my garage while I wait for the weather to warm up a bit so I can work on it outside, some wiring to do and my garage is too narrow for me to work around the car. The carburetors had been in a box in my basement for at least 30+ years.
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Have fun with your New toy! Not much better than a new toy! And of course pictures are expected of your first real project on it.
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I have and had friends that live in Matituck, We usually get season tickets for the Gateway since it is only 3/4 mile from our house.
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I have had that apart. While the motor was still on the saw i but a piece of wood between the chassis and the pitman arm so that it could not rotate. Then a a tap with a small hammer on the allen wrench broke it loose. Are you sure it is not the pitman arm bearings?
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I have been using CA glue for years, I got tired of the small tubes not lasting. So I got serious. and bought a set of the three viscosity's thin , med and thick. Plus the accelerator ans solvent. Typically they last over a year before they start to go bad on me. When I really need some thing to hold instantly I spray one side with the accelerator and the glue on the other. One thing with all of the bottles, to keep them open. I make sure to squeeze the them when I am done until the nozzle is empty and wipe it off before the cap goes back on.
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LOL! I almost took the bait.
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Trackman, did you do a bevel cut so that the pieces are all interlocked?
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Thanks for sharing that
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I believe that is why Hegner put the slot in the table. It really does take the strain off you neck! Now all we need are some pictures of what you are cutting. I will say, watching the PS wood video I would not want to go through that process if I were cutting a 500 hole fretwork. I think it is much faster on the Hegner.
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Cute !
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Trackman you got lucky this time. We all know better but it is that "quicky" that gets us every time. I cut a lot of the 1/16 (1.5mm) ply for my ornaments into squares. The problem is that occasionally it slips under my fence and it has nailed me. I will make a sled for this in the future. In the mean time I bought a pair of the Grippers at a show years ago. They are priceless!. I very rarely use a push stick anymore. The gripper has thumb screws so it takes no time to change the setting. but having two I rarely have to. I use them on my jointer, router table band saw etc.
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On most scroll saws you can loosen the table bolts and move the table. Asunsell did you ever resolve the arm adjustment and reverse tooth issue?
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Where is this pattern?
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I cut it again with my modified design, posted above, to make the ends a bit beefier. Again since I will never use this, it was a quick fast cut using a piece of scrap Cyprus siding.
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I don't know what you guys did ? But it worked fine for me. However I would change the design a bit. I drew a center line down the middle of the pattern and that was my fold line. I put it on the wood and followed the lines. Spirit horse I don't see the line that made you cut out the corner? This was down and dirty with a piece of crap soft pine. The ends looked a bit weak so I filled in the areas at the ends You can see the original cut lines. I will try another scrap later to see how it looks with those changes .
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We are always our own worst critics. The small defects are what make each piece an individual creation and not a mass produced piece of stuff. It adds value.
