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@heppnerguy @carl1 @Fedido @FrankEV Thank you, guys...sorry it took so long to respond...been busy closing on my new house, moving in, setting up the 2-car for a shop, furniture shopping...etc...you know the drill... I do believe in buying the best within available funds...except for some early mistakes I've made (like others) I've managed to line up a good set of woodworking tools. I had posted another thread where I bought an RBI Hawk 220 and love it. Now I'm anxious to get scrolling. I've since put it on wheels like some of the other machines I have in the shop and that works well. Thanks again for the welcome and advice...Nick

I've used Porter Cable (usually) and some Diablo, (8-hole)...I've used the PC since my first ROS...Dewalts and Bosches. I buy them locally in 25 and 50 pack... They don't fill up unless used on poly, varnish, waxes or similar finishes...for that I use my Stanley 80 scraper or card scraper...(until my thumbs complain)

Is it possible that you may have loosened the tension handle too far and may have lost the crown nut on the bottom side of the upper arm, in line with the post holding the blade tension handle...? (see part 263T in parts list and diagram)

Evaporust...I will definitely put it on my shopping list... I restored a Lion miter knife, and other oldies, with a 50/50 acetone/ATF solution, wet paper, rust slurry and elbow grease...now I know better for my future "ole arn" finds... ...but I have to say, I would never have thought of molasses...

Thank you...the saw does have the two position lower arm and I am anxious to see the difference in cut. I'm thinking I'll be using the less aggressive cut position. Like you, I can't see using the more aggressive position for anything that needs a straight up/down cut...maybe if I were resawing and didn't want to light up the bandsaw... (no offense to anybody that does...I don't yet know enough what I should and should not do)

I just heard back from Bushton (Hope) and it looks like I do have the Ultra...and based on the serial number it was built in 1996... So...question answered...thanks for reading... More questions to follow...

So up until I looked at the RBI site to grab the manual for my serial number I thought the 220 and the 220 Ultra were two different saws. Now I don't know...I had that impression, I guess, from all the reading and searches and thinking they were two different saws. Are they different or is it the same saw...? The manuals page on the RBI site shows Ultra for my serial number (30935) and I don't see a plain "220"... I've put a call into Bushton but no answer yet...just voice mail (guess I'm joining the crowd on this) Thanks for putting up with my basic questions...I'm sure they'll get harder in the future...

Thank you...

Just finished watching a video of a gentleman showing how to practice with a practice pattern...not the important point though... He stated that all blades are stamped...ALL blades are stamped...? He explained this when he demonstrated "drift" that the blade will always cut more on one side... Are all blades stamped and do not cut straight, meaning it cuts more on one side...? When I get home I'm gonna have to try this again...the one piece I cut "seemed" that the blade cut straight with no drift...gonna use a straightedge on the next attempt...

A friend of mine needed a portable table saw...I gave him a Skil I wasn't using...he gave me the Walker that he was no longer using for mortises. He had upgraded to the Jet mortiser...I think I walked away with the better deal...

That is a beautiful setting...and the video quality is superb...very nice...! Glad I don't live there...would have to sell all my tools...

That is one "good ole arn" press...congrats... I have an old Walker Turner floor model...can appreciate the Atlas.

Thanks, Dan (?)...exactly what I needed. I'll be shopping on line as I have plenty of time while cleaning and some maintenance on the saw. I will search around unless you have a good place to buy them...? from Denny...? Thanks again...

Now that I have a saw, rather than hit 'n miss on buying blades, I thought I would ask you for a good source for blades and a recommendation on which manufacturer(s) you prefer. For now, I need some blades to practice with...maybe a variety of "beginner" blades to make some dust...? Thanks in advance... (more questions to follow)

Thank you all for the well wishes...reading different threads on this site really gave me insight that would have taken much longer. You guys are great ! I'm glad I joined (Thanks to Charley that pointed me here)...