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En Garde! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 13,466 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
Years ago my grandfather willed me all his tools, though after he passed my grandmother did not want to let go of the things that reminded her of him.
My grandmother died of a broken heart 5 months later, we are now breaking up her estate and last weekend I brought back his tools. I am now doing something that I have wanted to do - built myself a wood shop! Not all the tools are the greatest, but their meaning to me is infinite. My grandfather gave me my love of working with my hands. I am turning the attic over my garage into my wood shop. For the past several years it has just big a big empty space full of car parts. Now I am making it functional! So far all of my building materials have been either from my scrap pile or surplus from the shed build over the summer. I have no funds right now for new materials. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm8.staticflickr.com-1435-1322011862.1.jpg) Lathe and chisels. Many of the parting tools and scrapers are hand made from old files he had and was not using. The wall behind the lathe i NEED to seal up. The 914 and my wife's Prius live down there - and I'd rather neither of them get covered in wood chips. I am planning to start turning shifter knobs on the lathe instead of the usual eggs to practice. :-) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm8.staticflickr.com-1435-1322011863.2.jpg) The entire wall will have shelves similar to this. I would have made more but ran out of 2x4s. Ideally, the shelves will have doors to keep the majority of the saw dust off them. right now I just want to get stuff off the floor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm8.staticflickr.com-1435-1322011863.3.jpg) The table saw is at least 30 years old. It currently wins as "most dangerous tool" that I own. But, man, it is USEFUL! I have never seen 3/4 inch ply cut like butter! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm8.staticflickr.com-1435-1322011864.4.jpg) Excited about these additions too. I know he bought the drill press in 1985, and then replaced the motor with one twice as powerful in the late 90s. As far as I can remember he has always had the band saw, but he probably got it about the same time as the lathe in the 1980s. I think that Pop-pop would love to see what I am doing with the attic, and that his old tools are going to be used to make things again. There is no better memorial to the old man then continuing to build, create and learn. My wife has already given me projects for Christmas! Zach |
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I drive my car everyday ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,304 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 ![]() |
Zach, I've been a professional cabinetmaker for 40 years. My delta 5 horse table saw has a fence that will rip 99", but i started with a craftsman similar to yours. I've thrown many boards at the wall, and some of them into my gut. had one hit me in the belt buckle breaking it, bruised my abdomen, and put me on the floor. They bind for one reason only. The fence is not square to the blade. The arbor is adjustable and the blade must be set square to the mitre gauge slots in the table top. then the fence must be set square with the slot each time its locked down. I have a Biesemeyer fence now. squares itself everytime. I've also had 4 of my fingers surgically reattached, and 3 are now permanently deformed, so I can say, please be careful and always use a push stick and hold downs for the small pieces.
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rust free you say ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None ![]() |
Zach, I've been a professional cabinetmaker for 40 years. My delta 5 horse table saw has a fence that will rip 99", but i started with a craftsman similar to yours. I've thrown many boards at the wall, and some of them into my gut. had one hit me in the belt buckle breaking it, bruised my abdomen, and put me on the floor. They bind for one reason only. The fence is not square to the blade. The arbor is adjustable and the blade must be set square to the mitre gauge slots in the table top. then the fence must be set square with the slot each time its locked down. I have a Biesemeyer fence now. squares itself everytime. I've also had 4 of my fingers surgically reattached, and 3 are now permanently deformed, so I can say, please be careful and always use a push stick and hold downs for the small pieces. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) My dad had one of those when I was in high school. I had a sheet of plywood shoot back at me while building a speaker box. Knocked the wind out of me so bad I didn;t realizemy middle finger was split in two by the blade until I saw a puddle of blood on the floor. Ask me to show you the scar next ti,e I see you. GET A GOOD FENCE !!! |
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