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Welcome,,,,it's obvious you have skills. Very nice job on the rebuild. Have fun and share your prodjects here for all to see,,,,

The tips section also states you only go a 1/4 in depth at a time. I went the full 2.5 inches each hole!!!!! I also used some light wieght oil and parrifin wax to slick things up. Thanks for the help you guys. HEY CAP,,,,I'm doing a T&D to FC,,,,,,ran a crew for a year at Ben Lomond, now I'm at ...

I use the link belt on my wood lathe. It's an old one and the motor just hangs below the headstock and the wieght of it keeps the tension. When I had a regular V-belt the vibrations were terrable when I started it up. Even worse in cold weather.All that went away so I can say the link belt worked fo...

Thanks,,,I found that link after posting the ??????. Guess I should do more searching before I ask ????? but I always look forward to people posting thier own bits and tricks. Sounds like my chisel is a little dull. We have had snow already,,,,snowed all day Wednesday but never really stuck . My fav...

My first time cutting square holes with the SS. I did know enough to start at both ends and work in, But as I worked thru the middle cutting one hole next to the other I found the chisel to drift off to the side that was already cut next to it so it tended to make the chisel drift out of proper alin...

A labour of love for all of us. I'll be a grampa for the first time here in about 6 months and look forward to making as many "spoils" for my grandkids as possible. The noiser the better!!!!!!!!!! I think hehehehehe. Thanks for the ink VERY NICE of you to share your plans with everyone,,,,

The big kicker in this thread was in finding Penn State Industries - boy, what a neat bunch of fun ideas and kits - pretty inexpensive too!! Bookmarked them for a future visit. Thanks for the idea(s)! Bob Groh, Kansas City, MO. YES TO FUN,,,,get a few pen/pencil kits and you will never throw away a...

Cutting the logs sooner is great advice. If you must keep them in log form here's what I have done and recommended for my customers when I ran a Woodmizer sawmill for fun on the week ends. Wax is good, but hard to apply, paint works, primer being the best,,then oil based then water based last. Put m...

A great source of free wood can be the tree trimming crews. It's really easy to get two or more bowl blanks and only takes quick second to cut a round or two. Turn the wood ASAP into oversized blanks and when they dry re-shape them. Try to dry them slowly to keep them from checking.