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I put a 90 degree fitting on the planer and have it pointed to the side. Works pretty well for me. Phil

I picked up an old craftsman contractor saw 20+ years ago. One of the 113. models. It had a cast top. I added 2 cast wings and an "Align a Rip fence" , did a little tuning and it has helped me make a lot of projects. In the pursuit of better dust collection I have ordered a new Laguna Fusion 3 saw. The old saw will be headed to a new home soon. The cast wings and the fence were what made the saw useable. Phil

I bought 3 cheap shower curtains and hung them about 18" above the floor. Used a 20" fan on the floor pulling for the 3 sided enclosure under the curtains. Seems to work well controlling the over spray. I have been spraying quite a bit of Aqua Coat clear lacquer. No odor and sprays nice. Phil

Did you make the electronics or purchase them? If purchased could you provide your source? Phil

Almost all of that type heater has a fixed hi temp cutout switch. Sounds like it is opening before the adjustable thermostat can function. It is a safety for the heater coil. Just a ~$10 .00 switch usually easy to replace. Phil

Is this pattern in the upcoming issue or from last spring? I cut a couple sets 2 years ago and would like to try this one. I need to post some pictures of the ones I cut. Phil

I have been using my 16" King for a year now. I really like it. The only thing I needed to do right off the bat was to remove the dust collection piece from the bottom of the table. I have to say it was a huge step up from the old 21"Craftsman I had. I've had no trouble with the saw so far. Bear in mind that I am not running it like a production saw. My impression is that it would hold up well as long as you kept up with the needed maintenance. Phil

I have a `6" King Saw. Out of the box it was glass smooth. The only adjusting was to make the cut less aggressive. I have had no negative issues with it so far. I do a lot of fret work. Phil

Those machines may be hitting a resonance driven by that particular speed. Like plucking the string on a guitar. You can change a resonance 3 ways. Increase the mass ( add weight to the stand or saw. )Increase or decrease the stiffness. ( work with the stand construction.) Change the driving force ( by changing the speed.) I have an old craftsman saw that vibrated towards the top of the speed range. I added 50 lbs of weight to the stand and even put additional weight under the table. I was able to settle it down enough to be usable. In the vibration world we call those "critical speeds" and don't allow the machines to run at that speed or make the corrections mentioned above. Phil

@Rolf Your link didn't come thru. Not being able to find the electronics has been the biggest reason I haven't started it yet. Thanks in advance. Phil

Rolf, I attempted to make the first clock in your pictures as my second project when I started scrolling. I was only able to get it to run for a couple minutes at a time. Made some noobie mistakes. I have the plans for the electro-mechanical clock and that will likely be my next attempt. I have been looking for the electronics to run the clock with and haven't been able to find some place to purchase them. Can you let me know where you got them? Phil

Maybe both would be a real attention getter.

I find answering the door with a gun in hand generally discourages those people. word does get around. Phil

Thanks, Both of them look interesting. Phil

Scrappile. That's what I was looking for. Phil