
Toys for retirement
#26
Posted 07 March 2008 - 12:11 AM
I like the belt when put in a vertical position with the table at 90 degrees, best of both worlds.
The band saw is a little too much machine for me at the moment.
#27
Posted 07 March 2008 - 12:15 AM
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#28
Posted 07 March 2008 - 09:51 AM

#29
Posted 07 March 2008 - 09:54 AM

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#30
Posted 07 March 2008 - 10:00 AM

#31
Posted 07 March 2008 - 01:28 PM
You've got me thinking that my single speed band saw may be for wood... that's-a-nogood. I bought it used with the belt-disc sander combo that I'm getting rid of. I think I'll look into a new band saw, too. I see the Delta BS100 Shopmaster Benchtop band saw all over the place when I Google benchtop band saws. Delta said they discontinued it in 2006 so I don't know if I should get one of those.
Micro Mark has this:
VARIABLE SPEED BAND SAW
But I'll keep looking...
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#32
Posted 07 March 2008 - 09:26 PM

I intend to live forever! So far, so good.


#33
Posted 07 March 2008 - 10:00 PM
You could also try a treadmill motor and variable speed it. I have seen lots of discarded treadmills go cheap with all the electronics to set them up.
Compare a Harbor Freight ($289) price to a Rockwell ($1300) price, it's well worth some tinkering to make it run 110-120 feet per minute for metal.
I use Sterret blades and make them to length with silver solder, haven't broken one in 20 years. Can show you how to make the fixture and what to get............premade blades are legal thievery.
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#34
Posted 07 March 2008 - 10:07 PM
Jairus, on Mar 3 2008, 11:11 PM, said:
Well, it isn't the greatest system... but for the moment, I like it!
Marantz 2238 tuner
JVC LF41 turntable with diamond needle.
Pioneer eight-track
Sony TC758 reel to reel
JVC DKA22 tape deck with noise suppression
Fisher 60-disc CD player
Oh yes, the speakers are big freaking *** JVC items that I have not managed to bust yet... but the neighbors do sorely complain...
LOL< Jairus that is the kick a$$ system from 1075, damn! Now where did I pack the Technics turntable and reel to reel player.


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#35
Posted 07 March 2008 - 11:58 PM
Rick, on Mar 7 2008, 10:00 PM, said:
How about this sanderThe new Harbor Freight bandsaws are knock offs of the Delta/Rockwell except no gear box to make them go both ways. You can jackshaft one and make it into metal cutting, mine has a 20 to 1 gearbox that you flip a lever and its direct drive for wood.
You could also try a treadmill motor and variable speed it. I have seen lost of discarded treadmills go cheap with all the electronics to set them up.
Compare a Harbor Frieght($289) price to a Rockwell($1300) price, its well worth some tinkering to make it run 110-120 feet per minute for metal.
I use Sterret blades and make them to length with silver solder, haven't broken one in 20 years. Can show you how to make the fixture and what to get............premade blades are legal theivery.



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#36
Posted 12 March 2008 - 09:43 PM

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#37
Posted 13 March 2008 - 12:41 AM
JerseyJohn, on Mar 7 2008, 09:58 PM, said:
How about this sander
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Yep, that's the one I bought. It works great too. Just put the belt completely vertical and then take the table off the disc and put it on the belt and there you go.
I'm still looking for a band saw for not too much money. What are the requirements to make it cut the brass we use??
#38
Posted 13 March 2008 - 09:40 AM
scooooter7, on Mar 12 2008, 10:41 PM, said:
Yep, that's the one I bought. It works great too. Just put the belt completely vertical and then take the table off the disc and put it on the belt and there you go.
I'm still looking for a band saw for not too much money. What are the requirements to make it cut the brass we use??
a metal cutting blade ,,,,,,,,,mine has a 15 tpi,, works too good,,,,cuts too fast,the blade is great the wheels turn too fast,PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE !! gotta cut slowly,,,,,,,
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#39
Posted 13 March 2008 - 08:05 PM

I also got the Foredom variable speed foot control. It's almost as big as the sander


It works great to put the Philippe angle and radius on pans:

It runs nice and SMOOTH and I can vari the speed to "REALLY SLOW" for great control.
Me Likie

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#40
Posted 13 March 2008 - 08:12 PM
Would that work for a cheapo band saw too?? MMMM...
Maybe I should just get me a scroll saw with a pretty good size table so I can add my own fence. Might be the way to go.
#41
Posted 24 May 2008 - 07:38 PM



That's right folks your Sears stock will be going up for sure since I bought this baby





And now to bake that wrinkle painted C-can.....wait a minute. There's a sticker in 53 different languages that says you should fire it up on high heat for 15 minutes as it may smoke a little at first. OK, high heat and........GOOD GRIEF! I'll say it's smoking......open the garage doors......start up a fan..........is this thing full of fish oil or what


After the smoke cleared I put in a freshly painted C-can. I used Krylon wrinkle black and put it in the oven at 175 degrees and cranked the timer to 1 hour:

Now we wait for the Euro-Pro timer to go ding


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#42
Posted 24 May 2008 - 09:11 PM



I did that with an exhaust manifold in the kitchen, man it stunk...



Happy you did not get laid off, been there done that.



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It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
#43
Posted 16 June 2008 - 10:46 AM

The hand piece included is nice in that it uses a small drill chuck that will grab on to any size gizzmo up to 5/32" diameter. But, the sucker is too FAT



MUCHO BETTER

I also spent all my "Bush Bucks" and then some on something that will use these little beauties:

Where's that darn FedEx truck?


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#44
Posted 16 June 2008 - 04:21 PM


Heck, Tell us more about the car...
Don't forget good eye protection...
And just ask Mike Steube what the valve grinder is for...
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#45
Posted 16 June 2008 - 04:32 PM
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#46
Posted 16 June 2008 - 05:05 PM

Hi Bob,
The Dynamic Lola pictured was built from this Chris Chan article in a 1968 Model Car and Track magazine:






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#47
Posted 05 July 2009 - 03:45 PM

It runs very smoothly with a variable speed motor:

The hand wheels are able to be "zero'd":

I bought another brand of quick change tool post and tool holders that is OK but not great. I might have to cough of the extra $ for the Sherline stuff:


The collets are really nice. I need to get the full set. Here I'm facing off one of our Aguirre front wheels. They came in quite rough from our vendor:

I could do a nice light "fuzz" cut to clean up the wheel. Here are the chips:


The recut wheel is on the right:

Micro-Mark's Summer Sale is on


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#48
Posted 05 July 2009 - 04:16 PM

#49
Posted 05 July 2009 - 04:30 PM
That Foredom grinder with the small hand piece is really nice


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#50
Posted 05 July 2009 - 05:28 PM

Philippe de Lespinay