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On looking closely I see what you are saying . I was basing my ID on the rise and fall set up wich is exactly like the Cousins, Our saws were not a part of the stand, The saw was built on a large...

That machine is a Cousins Super saw . We had 2 of them in our shop. The yellow box over the arm is not standard.
Rowley.

Lots of variables here.
2 or 3 cutter head , diameter of cutter block diameter of drive pullies.
I think in old pre decimal days the knives should travel at 10 thousand feet per minute....

I would suggest you ask some of the local plumbers (old ones) they will probelly have one in their "rubish box".
Rowley.

Templte Tom.
Received your P M but could not get the reply to work. If you would like to talk more about this email me at [email protected]
Rowley

Looking at the pic I would say the bearing is far to small for the job you want to do. I use a selection of bearings, most will fit on the same pin. You will need a bearing the same size as the size...

I built a forge mny yearss ago and fired it with coke , I burnt the end of the first bar I heated. I asked a blacksmith friend what I had done wrong and was told "never burn coke" you must burn...

The easiest way to do this is to use a bit that has a bearing below the cutters. This type of bit will follow whatever shape you are working on.
Rowley

Either way will work as long as the work does not get too hot.
Rowley.

If you are having trioule with supporting your work fix one end of the suports to the moveing tables, I had a set up on the outfeed side that moved up and down with the table and it worked well, I...

By the width of the saw at the heel I would say the end of the saw has been broken off I have diaton saws I bough brand new about 55 or 60 years ago and through constant sharpening the heelof the...

I buit a trailer some time ago with he help of a profesional body builder . His sweet spot was as follows. Distance from trailer axel to tow ball eaqual to 1.5 times the distance from the diff of the...

Ihave a similar machine to yours and had the same trouble. I got a mate who is a retired fitter and turner to look at what I was doing wrong. I had the height of the tool a very small fraction to...

Thank you all,I am sure I will be able to make an improvment to what I have.
Rowley.

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The run of wet weather we mave been having is making my welding rods hard to use. Keep them in a heated cupboard I am told, But who wants to have heat running 24 hrs a day when you may or maynot...

Like all before me I have been having the same trouble. My son came to the resque and gave me a work vest. Mine is made by Bosch it seems to do the trick.
Rowley.

The bits without spurs are for hardwood the spured type for softwood.
If you use a spured type on hardwood they will quickly loose their edge and may break off alltogether.
Rowley.

It is possible that the fence is "springing"
Rowley

I rember working on a very old Government building many years ago and all the heads were joined to the stiles with finger joints. The must have had plenty of time when the building was first built...

I been retired from the trade for a few years now but before the electric plane became common the 6 was the main plane for door hanging. It was heavy enough to sit lfat on the door, but if the door...

In my opinion Woodworking in Thoery and Practise by John A Walton is one of the best woodworking books you could get.
Rowley.

Mostly these stones are fairly soft.I would set up an angle grinder with a masonry disk fitted and with the angle grinder spinning turn the big wheel by hand and slowly work across and into the until...

I have just been reading the replies to this question. I have had a 405 for many years and when you have to match a profile they are the only tool to use. However no body has mentioned that to do the...

The lower tem is one of the guides supplied with the old Makita veener trimmers. I have the exact thing in my trimmer box The upper item is cirtainly a tramel point what it belongs to I could not...

On one sheet of a set of plans is a site plan this plan should show the contours of the block. Once the outline of the building is shown on this "drawing" the levels are easy to obtain.
Rowley.

Walk around a few building sights and speak to a few carpenters I would think one will soon point you in the right direction.
Rowley

This piece of equipment is called a thread plate. It was used to clean up damaged threads on a selection of bolts. In an emergency thet could even form a new thread.
Rowley.

I have a fair selection of moulding planes also a good number of router cutters. I would say the router gets used the most when it comes to mouldings Every so offen an exact match needs to be made...

The most important measurment is to have the same measurment from the centre of the tow coupling to the same point on either side of the axle. eg the very out most point of the axle. If your frame is...

I have used my laminate trimmer in a jig many times but only with trimmer bits in it. You would not get a very deep hole with a trimmer bit. The last time I used the set up I wanted to put some very...

Box is not termite resistent,I am not sure of the other.
Cyprus pine is termits resitent but prone to rot out in contact with wet earth.
Maybe a rethink on the project is called for.
Rowley

Having worked in the trade for over 50 years I have found there is only 1 way you can get a perfectly square cut.
Measure your work and with a good roofing square mark the work were you want...

To cut screen material it is far better and you get a much cleaner cut if you buy a proper soft metal blade. You may not need to buy one as big as the saw is able to take. I have a 250mm saw but I...

Forget the hot iron and use hot air from a hair dryer.
Roll the edgeing inside out put it over a bit of broom handle and play the hot air on the glue side. as the edgeing gets hot push it down and...

Have the wheels re turned with a crown on them. You can them have them rubbered and use a normal blade.
Rowley

I have a cutter as yet never been ground. The grinding angle is about 15 degrees the sharpening angle would be about 45.
The V cutter screws onto the post it has an angle of about 45degrees.
Rowley.

Bronze will give a lot stronger joint than silver solder. You will need quite a bit more heat to form the joint with bronze than silver solder. Get the rod hot and dip it in the flux then bring it...

Before trying to solder the crack did you put any sealant on the new seat you threaded into the tap body. The best thing would probley be some "Stag" it will wodk its way into the crack and with a...

What you will need is a fairly big radial arm saw with a trenching head on the spindle.
If your frames are going to be out of pine a medium sised saw will do the job if you take ita bit easy when...

Arthur,
The tool I am thinking of would would not handle the thickness you are ueing. could you use a template and a following cutter in the router.
Rowley.

What do you want to use it for?
Many years ago there was a tool called a "Trader Horn" bit saw. It looked a little like a rat tail file with the end sharpened like a cobra bit.You could bore them...

To avoid putting dents in the roof you need to screww on the outer edge of the wall section. The easiest way to do this is to use a sliding bevell . As you get to each screw hole slide the bevell...

Bring up the Oregan Chin site. All the details are given there.
Rowley.

I do not beleive one drill can do the lot.
The new Bosch pro range of small drills have to be used to be beleived. They will handle about 75% of all work and for light weight and portability they...

Once you get the hang of useing the hammer back hand,do not choke it,you will have the job done in no time at all. You will also have a new skill for life.
Rowley.

The tripple track does give you more opening size but do not forget you will loose juite a bit of your depth with an extra rowe of track and door.
Rowley.

You worry me when you mentiom white spirit.
I always thought white spirit was a dry cleaning fluid and is petrolum based, If you did use this solution it does not mix with shellack. Shellack only...

I beleive once you anneal case hardening you will be unable to get it back again.
Some case hardening is very thin and heating it to anneal it may burn right through the surface
Rowley.

I beleive we are being confused between flat or true and smooth.
A smoother will give a better finish becaust the iron is at a greater angle. Your low angle plane is good for end grain but it is...

sthil make a plug with the same thread as the spark plug it would have been in the original tool kit. It is made of plastic and is the right length to kold the piston while you undo and do up the...