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    Bandsaw Motor - cautionary tale !

    just a note when Jet first came to the USA, they hit California quite hard on sales...... it soon came to pass that their motors were not so good,,,,, then Jet offered machines with genuine Baldor motors manf in the US...... sale syrocketed again...... I stil dont like em but that personal.......
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    Sadolin Ultra vs Sadolin Classic vs Sikkens Filter 7 Plus

    I always used Sikkens when available....... I believe that it's the go to product for wooden boat decks.......
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Nick just grow/keep Cactus and Succulants..... luckily they grow in the garden for us as well.......taken today at 10am...... . these we water once per week......av temp in the shade is 36º..so u'll have no trouble at all........ and we have flower beds if u can call them that full of Cactus and...
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    Do fix broken stuff or buy again?

    all my life I've had to fix stuff for a living......not just tools....... a few things I've learned....... most repairs are due to money saving accountants and the morons who design stuff messing with stuff they dont understand.... Any firm worth it's salt should make designers actually use and...
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    Amazing bit of woodwork

    who's paying for that rubbish I wonder.......
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    Fisherman's priest

    we used to have a trout farm near me in Herts....... u pick the fish then they pop em in a small tank n electrocute them.......!!!!!!! thick the priest is a better way..... life's is a bit grim but u gotta eat.......
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    A Glastonbury "secret"....

    what a load of modern garbage surrounded by filth.......... did see the Beach Boys live in Los Angeles.....they weren't that good actually....... Lastly the best songsters from the 60's 70's played the clubs in Manchester, early 80's... yes I'm an old gxt....... n, don't get me started on rap...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    It's ok for u tech savy blokes but I find it hard enough anyway....... show me something once and I'm OK but there's nobody here to help and if aint broke dont fix it....... mwinfrance, we got so pee'd of with the internet in Frogland we opted out and bought into a satelite system.... Two-Way...
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    Trend Flush trim bearings

    a lot of big bearing companies buy from china.....then use thier box and or laser mark em....... check out the news of maj crime involved with copy bearings discovered in Germany, not that long ago..... Can u imagine the care and control to make a bearing that size good or bad and then have the...
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    I assume everyone knows what this is ...

    plumb bob.......we had to make one in metal work class.......still got it......60+ years ago..... obviously they learn nothing at school.... unless u wanna be known as a cat etc........ mind some of the teachers I knew in private life over the years, couldn't bang a nail in straight anyway....
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    cleaning rust from machine tools ?

    I use white wine vineger from Lidils......€2,50 per 5lit..... also my solar water heater tube in the h/water tank was a bit slow....so pluged one hole and filled it up via the other..... change the vin after 48 hrs n repeat...x2..... now works like new....... ps the tube along with the tank is...
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    Little advice on best course of action for shed base...

    pull the pavers.....sell or reuse..... then put 4-6ins of new concrete on top...easy just make sure the pad is secure to the old one...... a 2 dozen heavy screws would be OK......it give the new pad something to lock on to..... I often get this job to do but on a bigger scale..... I use 16-20mm...
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    Small metal lathe

    see if u can find an old flat belt lathe......quite cheap compared to Myford, Boxford etc..... they tend to be a little bigger than those mentioned above..... Prob around 100squids........
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    Khan's ULEZ scam >road charging

    the average MP lives with/next to us/you, well almost but those with the clout who have no idea what's going on.....living in secure housing......filling their pockets .....are in control....... Where's all the money gone for HS2.....? I suggest pocket filling.....who's doing the...
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    Aldi Impulse Buy

    here in Greece the tool isle seems to be getting bigger..... n prices are jumping up at this point..... waited 2 years for the cut 40 plasma cutter...... BUT within hours the tool shelves are empty....... very diff to buy tools here at decent prices..... I bought several Milwauke tools from...
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    Kity 613 Bandsaw wheels not in line?

    there are a few you tube vid's showing rebuilds to Kity equipment..... often in French but u just need photo's..... also take some photo's of ur machine with the guard off.....both wheels etc..... we'll help you find out how to adjust everything.... if u can fix a bycycle u will be able to sort...
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    Crazy IT people

    same with most phone etc up-grades.......they let us sort out their mess....... I wont up-grade untill the next one appears.........always staying one step behind...... at least the bugs have been sorted by then....... like designers, they should be made to use the cr@p they create...... mind...
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    why?

    WOT no engineers in Kiwi land......? at least he's not supporting the Chinese economy..... to add...... Nothing wrong with the Chinese, it's just the political structure I dislike.....
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    Fieseler Storch

    writing privately...... child bride ...eh..... mines only 20 years younger then me...... I just tell anyone who'll listen that she keeps me on my toes....hahaha..... the stand is purrrfekt..... Frank
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    No space for a cabinet saw…

    Orraloon, show us your saw.... did you convert it.....? might help others with idea's............
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