Not claiming to be the dumbest person ever to woodwork but am feeling pretty stupid today!!!!!!
A while ago I was given 8 railway sleepers from the old Melbourne-Geelong line which they recently changed over to concrete sleepers. They have just sat in the pile of wood I have until over the weekend I decided to make some 50mm thick chopping boards using the redgum with hoop pine in between. So I had to cut down the sleepers into usable sizes.
First I used the ole chainsaw to cut managable lengths and then took them into the shed. As they are sooooo thick (130mm) I found the only way to "slab" them was to do a double run using the table saw, one from each side and then run the cut thru the bandsaw to finish it off. No problems, the saw did struggle now and then but I got thru.
I did one board and was so happy with the result that I started to slab some more redgum on Monday and halfway thru a cut the saw (dewalt) just stopped. First thought was "ohhhhh sh@@@@@@t" this is going to cost. Took the saw out of the triton and had a look. No smell of smoke so if it burnt out it was really quick and painless. Didnt know what to look for but checked the bushes just in case :rolleyes: . Panic starting to set in. Let it cool down for 5 hours and tried it again in a different power point, still no joy.
The whole time I am thinking do I replace the saw or get it repaired (only 18months old) and which will be least expensive. Talked to my brother who works for some builders and deals with tools every day, he had no idea!!!! Now the shaved head is starting to turn grey, how do I work with no saw??
Today I went out and had another look, still no joy, so put it aside to take in to get looked at on the way to work. Got out the thicknesser to work on something else and turned the switch, nothing happened, it didnt start up :eek: :eek: :eek:
Then a really loud sound (the penny dropping)
One side of the shed runs of a powerboard and it has a safety swith in it.........................................
Dont know why I am admitting to being stupid, maybe its part of my therapy :D