Recent content by PaulL

And a home has been found. Thanks!

I recently upgraded my TouchDRO units on my mill and lathe to the newer Plus versions. That's left me with one 4-input TouchDRO unit in need of a good home. If you're local to me, you're welcome to take it for a drive and see if it will work for you. Price? Just paying it forward.

I don't think it's that same machine. This one came out of a machine shop in downtown Victoria some 25 years ago. It had been abandoned when th space was repurposed as a kayak shop. The owner was easy enough to track down and it came home where I ran it with a 2HP motor for a while, though...

That looks totally usable! And I'll be in Victoria on Tuesday. And I might even have a 2HP 3PH motor here in my stable, though that means changing the motor on my compressor again. If I can get that done today I'll bring the 2HP one to town and we can figure out how to trade them. DM...

I Could run it slow with a "small" pulley. DM incoming.

They didn't. But I did ;-)

Except I need 208V or so for VFD use. I've stolen Shona's facebook account and am poking around. Paul

There is, though it's one more level of complication. I was thinking of doing v-belts from the motor to the jack shaft, and flat after that. But I'd rather avoid it if I can. One advantage of the belts is that the hazard is lower for dogs' tails. Putting a 4' long cage being the machine...

It's been a really busy start of the year with very little shop time - most of it has been going into the kitchen renovation. But there are a few wins this week. First, chimney is finally up for the forge. I had to make up a collar to support the chimney against the roof purlins. It's a...

I have a 30" bandsaw/resaw that needs power. I've taken advice recommending a 5 horse motor for it, running at low speed. The saw is flat-belt driven, and good power transmission really wants a fairly large pulley at the motor, hence the low speed. Anyone on Vancouver Island have anything...

I exactly agree. I cut Amazon Prime the day they showed me an ad. Netflix has the same treatment. I don't ever pay the mouse if I can help it (they reneged on a contract early in my career - f them). I don't need them any more than I needed cable in the 90's, which was not at all.

Cancelled mine yesterday. Done with the enshittification.

Was much easier to pay someone to deliver and put it up. Didn't cost that much more than just getting the board delivered. Two guys walked in and they were done in 3 hours. I haven't bothered to tape/mud.

I tried replacement bulbs, but something about these cans has them running hot and failing early. I gave up.

The key word there is "retrofit". The new install ones are a fraction of the cost - I got 16 for under $200, iirc. But the cans have to come out and my smallest ratchet barely fits in and doesn't stay on well. Yeah, yeah, that's why we pay electricians the big bucks.