Swingman wrote in news:ycKdncE15eTgAlrNnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
Then I was at the upper limit, or just a hair above ... I'm going to try one of your jigs as soon as I have the chance.
On 12/11/2012 2:08 PM, Han wrote: ...
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OK, I wasn't familiar w/ it--that is a benchtop model.
I did some searching and found several reviews and downloaded the manual. About half the reviews said they had trouble w/ the beds either not being coplanar or at least one or the other not flat/straight. That would certainly cause problems; the longer the work, the more evident a problem.
One mentioned his outfeed table sagged and he was able to shim it--it looks to me from the picture on the cover of the manual that there are four mounting screws for the tables--I'd expect one could manage to fix a coplanar problem by judicious diddling thereat--if the tables aren't actually flat, however, there's nothing to be done but have them surface ground or get warranty service to repair the problem (as one review I saw said a local service center did for his).
All in all, I'm sorry to say, it looks like a marginal machine but one would hope one could manage to tune one up...
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Long before the 70's They were fundamentally a part of the guard.
I had a small 6" jointer that I bought in 83. It was used so seldom I think I sharpened the knives 1 time. Considering it's capacity it was easier to cut a straight edge with the TS fence for short stock and I later built a sled for 8 footers. Now the track saw.
I already picked up one of those, and I don't even have a TS yet! If Grizzly would come up with a coupon, I'd click for a TS and a jointer. I'm just in the shopping mood. Although something tells me I may be sorry if I don't finish painting the work area first! : )
The Incra 1000/HD Miter Guage is still on sale for $119 at Amazon. I just can't click on that w/o having the saw--at least I haven't yet. If it should drop another 10 bucks or more, I think I'll have to!
Bill
My dads Craftsman TS was half-homemade. It sat resting waist high on a metal bench with a piece of plywood supporting the saw (with a hole underneath for the sawdust to fall through) and the motor behind it. Cutting, fitting and varnishing the plywood top was my dad's early woodworking projects (he was more of a gardener). Being a very young kid, I watched. I think the saw was a hand-me-down in the late 60s, so it was probably pretty old.
Cutting big pieces of plywood on it routinely pinched the blade and it could kick a little--but it wasn't powerful like today's monsters. It had no splitter and no guard and we weren't sophisticated enough for a roller stand or outfeed table--we just used more hands.
It still sits right where it did, but my dad told me a few years before he passed that he "didn't trust it" anymore. So I'll discard it someday without turning it on again. Of course, cutting plywood gave me shortness of breath even back then before dust masks were invented, so I didn't use it much. And to be frank, I learned to stay plenty far away when my dad ran it.
If it sounds interesting to you, and you're in SE Michigan, I can direct you to where you can pick it up for free. It may be a valuable antique! : ) Sorry for the long post.
Bill
dpb wrote in news:ka8dm3$qvr$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:
I'm going to be busy doing other stuff until the beginning of next week. But I will take a look and see what I can do to tune it up. Or I will just build me a sled.
I have a 1948 Delta "contractor" saw and it has an overhead guard and a splitter. So yes, they've been around a while.
I guess even long ago, folks didn't like having boards kicked-back at them! : ) Thanks.
I don't know what you do in general but if this one ends up not satisfying but you're limited in space, consider scouring around for one of the _old_ Delta|Rockwell/Delta 4" guys...
These won't set benchtop but don't take much space and while small are very much capable.
If you really don't need the width for surface jointing wider material you can't go wrong. They come up now and again for a pittance (comparatively to anything of similar quality these days, anyway).
dpb wrote in news:kaan63$7si$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:
I thought "sprung joints" were supposed to have a slight gap in the middle (1/16" might be too much) and touch at the ends.
-Zz
Yeah, I corrected that in a previous post. I was thinking of clamping "cauls" (that are fatter in the middle). While I'm at it, "convex" is a nicer word than fatter.
Bill
Yea, 1/16 is crazy big
a 1/64 is even on the large side. the spring is not that much just enough that when you get shrinkage in the winter (the ends shrink faster) it doesn't split at the ends.
Again it depends on your humidity differentials.
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