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Wow, that is one chunk of wood! I don't re-saw and cannot as I have no place to do it. I do find the subject interesting.

Looking good so far!

That would be a very generous offer.I bought a used 1/2hp motor from a salvage yard where my friend works. Since the mounting holes on the used motor did not match the Atlas motor plate my friend made an adapter plate which worked fine. The motor had four wires coming out of it which I did not know what to do with. I took it to a motor repair shop near where I live and wanted a line cord wired into it. The owner said we should see if it runs. He plugged it in and immediately it started heating up . It was drawing more than four amps. That shot that idea. This morning I took the old motor to the shop. He said I can repair anything if you can afford to pay for it. He will give me an estimate in a week or so. Irregardless what it will cost I will have the original motor back on the drill. That will be great!

That's some very nice cutting!

Blades are not stamped, they are milled.

That's funny. Good job!

No doubt, that's a boxer! Nice work.

No picture, it did not happen!

You certainly did!

When I first started scrolling about three years ago I made my first on line order from Leslies. What a revolting development that was. Back then I still had my hearing and called them after waiting a couple of weeks for my order. I got a weird message asking for an extension number. I tried several more times during the next few days and got the same thing. Finally I got through to them and got this apology about the phones being out of order. I finally received a partial order. Never did get a refund on the incomplete order. I'm surprised they are still in business. I would like to know of a vendor that sells all the brands. That certainly would be handy.

I see Walker Turner floor drill presses on craigslist occasionally. The are pretty pricey or would own one!

Yup, they are classic. You are another fortunate of old iron.

Have to say the work was worth the effort. It looks great!

Never heard of black limba but it makes a beautiful bowl. Nicely done!

Great cutting! I love the pattern.

That is so cool. Well done!

Amazing! Very nice.

Some very nice pieces!

Beautiful! I have that pastern but am too nervous to cut it. Always afraid it may bit me if irritated. Yellow, nice touch!

Very nice pattern as well as great cutting!

You are really going to town with your Dremel. That is very well done and the pattern is cute!

That's a bummer!

That's beautiful!

Great examples of precision cutting!

When using very small blades like 2/0 or #1 I use a #68 drill. There are several ways to drill those small holes. Seco makes a drilling device. I have a Dremel plunge router as well as a 6" bench top drill with a chuck that holds those drills nicely. I've used the Dremel for a long time and the thing I'm not happy about is the drill bit has a tendency to wander at times while I'm trying to drill a critical hole. The other thing I do not like is the changing of the drill bit. The Dremel has a small button which needs to be pressed to lock the spindle so the chuck can be loosened. Access to the small button is awkward. I tighten the chuck with a pliers as it is awkward to use my fingers in the small space. My drill press works very nicely but since I smoked the motor and won't get the new one for a couple of weeks I can't use it. Also if the pattern board is beyond 12" I have to use the Dremel. A year ago or so I purchased a Stew Mac router attachment for the Dremel. Stew Mac makes a very nice plunge router which mine is not. It is called a router base selling for about $65. I just replaced a couple of springs from ACE hardware and 4 1'4-28 and it makes the perfect plunge drill.