Doug

Sorry, I have nothing for the Buckeyes.

Are you an fan or an fan?

Josh It really depends on what are you think you might be doing with it. I initially hesitated on Ridgid from my attitude that one tool doing two jobs may not do either one well. After reading many reviews and comments on this site and others, I went with the Ridgid and have no regrets and it occupies only one footprint in my shop rather than two. As mentioned I do like the action of the oscillating sander. There is no problem with belts as they are standard size. If you need something with a bigger belt or do no want oscillating then the Ridgid is not for you. For my use, when I need a disc sander I just have a palm sander which uses 8 hole five inch discs, The disc sander is also oscillating.or more appropriately random orbit when talking about a disc sander. For what I do the five inch is fine and the 9 or 12 inch disc sander would be much larger than I need but, again, it all depends on what you are planning to do with it. Most important thing is to get something that fits what you want to do with it so hopefully there will not be buyer's remorse.

Get this if you can fit it in your budget http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Oscillating-Edge-Belt-Spindle-Sander-EB4424/100061671 as shown on UTube Unless there is a compelling reason for a stationary belt, my preference runs for the oscillating both for belt and drum sander.

You can tie your shoes without looking?

If you purchase one, I really recommend The Lifter http://papasworkshop-org.3dcartstores.com/ I really liked it and they also advertise on this site.

Use a sacrificial board under your piece with the pattern when drilling holes to avoid push out and after drilling sand the back with 220 grit so the surface on the saw table is smooth

Bobby I cut a rectangular piece of 3/4 ply, put 4 inch locking swivel casters on it, bolted the DW stand to the plywood and then put a 40 pound bag of water softener salt on the plywood base. No vibration and and very portable. I do encourage you to use the 4 inch casters if you do something like this as I think they work so much better than the 2 or 3 inch casters. You really cannot see the base very well in the photo but I also added a put a piece of plywood on top of the stand the same size as the base so I had a shelf for blades and other items. The PVC is part of my dust collection system.

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Ward Is it a "J" curve at the very top or a hockey stick a little lower? If you have an EX you can get a "J" curve at the very top by putting the blade too high in the top clamp. It only needs to be about 2/3s in for the thumb screw/set screw to hold the blade. Look at what happens when you tighten the tension on an EX - it moves the entire clamp portion up and will bend the very top of the blade if you are putting it too high. If you do not have an EX none the this probably applies. If it is more of a hockey stick a little lower it probably means your set screw is not flush with the inside of the clamp surface. Use blue loc tite and put the set screw in flush with the inside clamp surface. I take out the set screw, use a thin metal piece between the clamp surfaces and then hold the metal piece in place by tightening the thumb screw. Now when you put the set screw with blue loc tite in you can tighten it to the metal piece and know it is flush with the inside surface of the clamp and no more hockey stick.

I also like which is Sanskrit for "primal ignorance" which seems especially appropriate to the political climate. And yes, I do know in the caption of this thread that the word should be "path" rather than "parth" it is just that sometimes I forget to

Not one of your gooder days so then

Namaste is Sanskrit with the word generally used as a greeting of respect and the figure and gesture are most often associated with the word. The pattern for the figure is by Ratial and I took some liberties with it in my version. Nijananda is also Sanskrit and is generally used to mean true bliss or the path to eternal bliss. Sanskrit words are frequently associated with yoga - but then most of you probably already knew all of this.

Randy Great to see you over here. You will love this forum and I look forward to all of your contributions. You need to post some of your coin scrolling for the members here to see. Welcome aboard.

Kevin There are way too many people who do not and have the attitude they all are in the group Einstein referred to in his second line and your response should be because

For you wood geeks out there who want to know all you can about that piece of wood you are about to buy this is a useful and fun app for your smart phone. It works on i Phone but I am not sure about other smart phones. http://doubledogstudios.com/apps/idwood/

I did not put casters on my scroll saw stand. I put 4 inch locking swivel casters under 3/4 inch plywood and then bolted the scroll saw stand to the plywood. I also put a bag of water softener salt on the plywood to give extra weight to avoid vibration.

Love it. If the pattern is yours will you sell it? If it is from someplace else where could I go to get it? Would love to do it.

All these stories on this and the other posts make me cringe. For those missing all or parts of digits the reminder is right in front of you. For those still having all of their digits Paul AKA Grampa did a pattern a while back http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/uploads/gallery/category_3/med_gallery_1512_3_39367.jpg and although I changed the words I kept the visual and cut it to place in my shop

Matt Here is a little more. It seems Mr. Oster's enduring legacy was to purchase another company and re brand a liquifying blender under the Oster name and then sell to Sunbeam. All in your home state. http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=16249 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oster_Manufacturing_Company https://sites.google.com/site/kitchenmuseum/home/manufacturers-2/john-oster

Great work - where did you get the Elsa pattern?

I think it was one of Roly's patterns.

Mark Flying Dutchman is merely a trade name. The blades are Niqua blades made in Germany and rebranded as Flying Dutchman when they get to this side of the pond. You might be able to find them under the Niqua name in Germany.

Thanks for the comments. On "I Tried, It Died" the top right is supposed to be a dead plant which I do not think turned out very well but then maybe that is okay for a dead plant. Steve - it is all 5/8 walnut and cherry. I used to cut thicker but now I plane nearly everything to 5/8. Roly - I think you need Bob's original patterns to stick on the side of the shed; these are to small. DW and Marge - on another topic I got onto Judy Hunter's flying pig by an earlier post made by Marge and got it from Judy. I will probably not change my avatar but I really like her version of a happy flying pig better than mine. I did her pig but altered it to sit only on the word "Believe" done with Hobo font. And from the other post, I think it was Ike, if Ike sees this there is one house in Lincoln NE with plastic, ceramic, wood, and cast iron flying pigs so they are not just in Cincinnati.