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- Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:01 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Band Saw Questions from Newbie
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9374
setting it aside for now
Charlese, No, did not clean the bearing. The old grease showed no signs of metal and the needle bearings appeared in good shape, so I just slabbed a finger-full of bearing grease in it and put it back on the shaft. It turns real smooth now. JPG, as for the lower, it seems to be in excellent conditio...
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:07 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: No bargains on ebay
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11084
Thank you for your support
in all its forms, especially those (Dusty and JPG) who have offered the kind of generosity I suspect is a common thread amongst woodworkers. I will continue to watch ebay with patience for those things I need/want as I envy those of you further north where old machines seem plentiful by comparison. ...
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:53 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: No bargains on ebay
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11084
No bargains on ebay
What is the deal that used parts on ebay often go for nearly as much, if not more, than new parts from Shopsmith? I'm a poor, out-of-work owner of an old machine and I can't even catch a good deal on a power coupling. I don't believe a Shopsmith wears out quick enough to generate this much demand. A...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:53 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Band Saw Questions from Newbie
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9374
Progress with Band Saw
This is what I've done/decided: I packed the upper wheel's bearings by hand with Valvoline Moly EB Grease, used 3-in-1 oil on the three blade guide bearings and the adjusting shaft on the upper and lower guide blocks, spent hours picking metal out of the tires, and even sanded most of the rust off a...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:59 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Band Saw Questions from Newbie
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9374
Band Saw Questions from Newbie
As the brand new owner of Mark V sn292284, built March 1955, I am trying to give it the respect (and attention) it deserves. And while I have been reading thru the posts to the forum nightly and learning much, it seems I can't find the answers I need (although I'm sure they're in there somewhere.) I...
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:03 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Homemade Lathe Chuck
- Replies: 20
- Views: 37035
another idea to eliminate the "ring of death"
As I'm reading thru this thread, being a poor woodturner who must make do with homemade rigs to substitute for the expensive lathe accessories I lust for, I had the thought that the material is sufficiently thick (strong) enough and you have a great machine for boring, so why not drill into the loos...