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  1. francist

    7 X 12 bandsaw hydraulic downfeed leak

    I retrofitted the same cylinder to my 4x6 and I think it’s pretty much leaked itself dry by now. Your post is an inspiration to get after mine. When you topped up the cylinder did you just funnel oil through one of the fittings before you connected them? And maybe 30wt hydraulic oil or something...
  2. francist

    Belt sander vs bench grinder

    I also have both and use the disc/belt unit more as well. Mine is a Delta 1”x42” belt and 8” disc so not the biggest out there but it’s done a lot of work for me over the years. I did try sharpening HSS on mine when I first got into lathe turning but I wasn’t thrilled with the slightly rounded...
  3. francist

    Treadle powered lathe

    Home made. He used a grinding wheel stand for the spindle supports — I have one similar I used to use on a sharpening setup (see below). They were very common around the 1940’s. However, my first wood turning lathe was a hand-powered rig made from a few blocks of alder, some bits of dowel, and...
  4. francist

    Milling cutter storage

    I totally get it about not making another project — I’ll be dead by the time I finally get to the real project I wanted to make in the first place. But, these were so cheap and so fast it wasn’t funny. It’s an old index card catalogue, obviously, and the white stuff in the bottom is 3/8”...
  5. francist

    1095 Hunter

    That is remarkably fast. I think it would be more 8 — 10 days for me, and most of that would be fretting over the design. I toy with the notion of making a folder or two, or actually just a custom built box cutter for working, but it’s questionable whether I’ll ever get around to it. Nice...
  6. francist

    Moving the 3100 lbs Deckel KF2

    That’s a fantastic find. Not only is the grinder a true Deckel as opposed to a copy, but both machines sharing the same provenance is truly remarkable.
  7. francist

    Heck Duplicating Nibbler

    I think you mean 29 strokes per second, not per minute. At the latter rate it would hardly be worthwhile but at the former, heck, it’s crazy useful. When does it arrive....?
  8. francist

    Heck Duplicating Nibbler

    That’s a pretty cool machine alright. When I was glazing we bought a hand held nibbler for cutting and trimming our flashings — it worked okay but I hated the myriad of little crescent moon shaped chips that embedded into everything. Getting them off my glass cutting table (which was covered in...
  9. francist

    Snowblower recommendation, anyone?

    Wow, beautiful job!
  10. francist

    4x6 Horizontal Bandsaws

    I made these quite a few years ago. They work okay but can be a little fussy. Three point adjustability to correct for notoriously uneven concrete floor is handy and I used to have bigger Nylatron rollers but I scavenged them for reuse already so the brass tubes are a half-baked substitute...
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