I bought a Delta benchtop, and let it sit for a while before I used it... Out of warranty by the time I hit a brad in a plank I was planing, and nicked the blades.
The hold-down screws wouldn't budge. I had to take it to a repair shop on my time to get them replaced.
My advice: Make sure you can change the blades before it's out of warranty.
Sun, Jun 24, 2007, 6:29pm (EDT-1) snipped-for-privacy@iedu.com (Morris=A0Dovey) doth plead thusly: Can/would you post photos? I've thought about doing this, but never managed to come up with a design I thought would be worth building...
Okey dokey, i'll see if i can remember to take the camera out there. Won't guarantee the quality of the pictures - maybe I'd best try to take two cameras. If I'm going to that much trouble I mig as well try to get some decent shots of my router table too. I dun good on that. And, seeing as my saw needs some adjusting from below, might's well take it off the base now and get some pictures of the base, it's kinda sorta art deco, or something. Might's well take pictures of some my masters too, and the dog, corporate iggle. Anything else? LOL
JOAT If a man does his best, what else is there?
- General George S. Patton
J T wrote: | Sun, Jun 24, 2007, 6:29pm (EDT-1) snipped-for-privacy@iedu.com (Morris Dovey) | doth plead thusly: | Can/would you post photos? I've thought about doing this, but never | managed to come up with a design I thought would be worth | building... | | Okey dokey, i'll see if i can remember to take the camera out | there. Won't guarantee the quality of the pictures - maybe I'd best | try to take two cameras. If I'm going to that much trouble I mig | as well try to get some decent shots of my router table too. I dun | good on that. And, seeing as my saw needs some adjusting from | below, might's well take it off the base now and get some pictures | of the base, it's kinda sorta art deco, or something. Might's well | take pictures of some my masters too, and the dog, corporate iggle. | Anything else? LOL
Well, the planer sled with cam clamps all by itself would of been pretty good. I've built a couple of cam clamps, and found 'em useful. If you've built some, I might learn something new from seeing 'em. I'm interested in just about anything that can be made in the shop that makes woodworking easier and/or more satisfying. There's a lot of stuff that isn't sold in stores or is too expensive to buy, that can be owner-built from scraps, glue, and some careful work.
The router table'd be a bonus. I bought mine 'cause I was in a rush to get a job done. It's a good table, but I don't like it as well as some I've seen that people have built for themselves. Best part of my router table is the little mini-cyclone separator I built to use with.
Y'know, until I stumbled onto r.w, I'd never seen or heard of a table saw sled - and the simple on I cobbled together has become one of the most important tools in my shop. If you have the camera in your hand and you think someone might benefit from seeing a picture - take it!
Not sure about iggle. I'll leave that up to you. :-)
-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA
Damn... hate to put ya to work, bro, but I appreciate..
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Tue, Jun 26, 2007, 1:49am (EDT-1) snipped-for-privacy@iedu.com (Morris=A0Dovey) doth sayeth: Not sure about iggle. I'll leave that up to you.
OH yeah, you definitely need to see the iggle too. LOL
JOAT If a man does his best, what else is there?
- General George S. Patton
Tue, Jun 26, 2007, 1:49am (EDT-1) snipped-for-privacy@iedu.com (Morris=A0Dovey) doth sayeth: The router table'd be a bonus. I bought mine 'cause I was in a rush to get a job done. It's a good table, but I don't like it as well as some I've seen that people have built for themselves. Best part of my router table is the little mini-cyclone separator I built to use with.
I am very happy with the router table. I'll get a bulb for my light so I should be able to get decent pictures. It's kinda basic, no cabinet, et al, no fence - yet, because I don't need one, yet. But went together quickly, except for glue drying tme, came out probably better than I had expected, and works even better than I had hoped. My shop is small, so no DC or anything, still figuring on where I can reasnably put one, so the sawdust just shoots toward the back. Should be easy enough to hook up something tho.
It's attached to a shelf. I think that if it was on a cabinet, free-standing, I'd have a hinged, or lift-off, top on it. Because I tend to do a numbe of pieces on it, then move elsewhere to continue work on them. That would give me an extra work surface when the router wasn't being used - I've got a lift-off that goes on the wood lathe stand, and that works out great. Being bolted to the shelf is good tho, it's low enough to sit using it, and with my back, and joints, that's a blessing. If it was free-standing I think I'd still want it low enough to sit to use.
JOAT If a man does his best, what else is there?
- General George S. Patton
I have 4 major tools, a 10" circular saw with 6" planer, a band saw, an
8" planer thicknesser, a 10" disk sander, and a router/circular saw table. All have magnetic switches, AAMOF I sometimes cut the main feed instead of the individual switches.When I was in the UK the power was never cut but now it goes out every time it rains. The ease and safty of the magnetic switches makes the cuts trivial if anoying. and you never have to worry (or remember) to switch off in time.
so my recomendation is invest in one or more Mag Switches
Where did you buy your 110 volt magnetic switches?
Sorry as I lived in and will live in the 90% of the world that uses 240 volts and they came with the machines as standard I am not sure. FWIW even the one that is over 30 years old.
I may be using the wrong term. The way they work is that If the power to the tool is cut they switch off. Otherwise known as NVR Switches
I would guess that you can get them for 110 volts
You are using the correct term for the U.S.. Most better 220 volt power tools have magnetic switches. Because every 110 volt power tool that I have seen has a mechanical switch I was wondering where you may have gotten yours. But, since your tools are 220 volt, that answers that. ;~) I have never seen a 110 volt variety.
Thanks anyway.
Grainger has a number of contactors with 110V coils. For an example see:
Grizzly also has some
Great, thanks.
TAKE IT BACK, GET THE DEWALT WITH THREE CUTTING BLADES
Delta...
Okay ... technically that IS 'advice'.
;-) Bill
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