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That's a real damned shame, it sure sounds like you put in a ton of training time with her.

If you are on good terms with them, I would ask other forum owners what other methods they use.

I 'm all for it, but it may be more work than you realize. Give it a shot, but have a backup in mind you can get in a hurry. I say simple hunters are a good way to go. Pick a design with no guard to make your life simpler. Make the same thing for everyone. A double ground boot knife, or deep...

If the pivot is a screw, tighten it down completely. use the Mail, USPS , get tracking and signature skip UPS, Fedex and the rest - they have $40 tacked on fees No problem with slip joints, no length limits. Pack it in a box within a box within a box so the "accidental" finger poke...

I'm willing to bet the belt and tape stretch at different rates good idea though, i'll bet the belts could be woven in one piece

Tell me more about this watch

For those making wooden plugs, how are you making them? Slices off of dowelling? (pretty big round, not available???) or band-sawing out from flat planks

That seems to be the case everywhere

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I like these suggestions http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?5485-Packaging

Seems to work now, good job.

3, 500 posts in a year? Slow down man, You're going to wear out the Internet !

How about a step drill to get you close and finish with a reamer if you need to ? I like them for thin material as they have only 1 cutting edge, they self centre/pilot themselves.

That accordion does a lot doesn't it ?

I say get the fast motor, you can always turn it down slower if you need to.

From this photo,you had nothing to lose by working on it if it was already scrap, but I wouldn't call that a "restoration." I would call restoration putting something into perfect origional working order the day it was made. For a WWII aircraft or tank, sure that's great, make it run like it...

This scrap plastic has compressive strength, but you rely on wire. Is there a good, reliable cheap source of wire there? Have you seen straw bale adobe It is effective because of the trapped airspace, insulative properties, and uses less material because of that. It also uses straw, an...

maganinooo states that his VFD is IP65 This is the metric equivalent of NEMA 4, Sealed against dust and liquid spray. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code No need for homemade enclosures like on the TECO50 Nema 1. For the motor I would look for 2 hp 3 phase 240 volt (220 ) Get an enclosure...

Even better than this, there is a home make cyclone separator you can put water in the bottom of. Others have used this setup say the downforce of the air blows the water up so it gets caught and exhausted into the shop vac There are free plans about, if I can remember the name of it...

That's a huge question. What do you want it for? Slotting a 1-4" guard in brass is a huge difference between larger cutting tools in steel. How much space do you have? How much do you want to spend? As already mentioned, the machine is only a fraction. You still have to hook it up and put...