Recent content by RonnieI

I use a 70/20/10 mix of baby oil/beeswax/turpentine to rub on a piece before sanding. Rub on, rub off excess then sand, practically eliminates sanding dust. Sandpaper clogs but I just clean it with a brass wire brush straight into the bin. Works really well and doesn't affect any finishes once...

I don't have a tablesaw, always fought shy of them but still use circular saws and a bandsaw🤔. But, I've always wondered, what is the actual mechanism that causes kickback? Surely if the front of the blade is always pressing down on the front edge of the workpiece it will keep it pressed onto...

Think it is because the solenoid contactor is pulling in and dropping out when the red button is pressed. Now I've had chance to do a bit more testing, I've only got 13V between each phase and earth so I think it must be the VFD.

Hi, I've had a myford mystro mk2 for about 6 months and today it just stopped. Pressing the green start button I can hear a relay clunk, the red button and it clunks again but no motion. Is this a dud motor or something else electronic? Any ideas?