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Leo G

In general I like it better than the right tilt I use to have on the main floor. It is much easier to run angles when the blade is tilting away from the fence. But with the right tilt the fence is accurate to the point of the cut while the left tilt does not. I use to have a throat plate that had a dado slot and a saw slot in it. But with the left tilt the dado slot is exposed and can cause problems with stuff getting stuck in the hole or small stuff falling through. Had to make a separate one for the dado.

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Deadhead Derek

I feel like a friggin caveman after looking at your shops...


nice idea, malco, 'post some pics'...blah blah...


I told you I was gonna blame you....

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Gus Dering

Yes on the slider, 10' stroke, with a scoring blade. Makes real nice and square parts

The rotex is about 4 or 5 years old. Best sander out there. When you use it for like 150 hrs or so it just up and quits. That is your clue to replace the brushes. That kinda scared us the first time.

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Leo,

How many square feet?

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WarnerConstInc.

I opted for the 125 due to the fact that I use it for a lot of verticle sanding.

My buddies shop is loaded up with SCMI machines.

Malco- I still cant believe that Matsushiita blades are part of Panasonic.

Leo G

I have two bays, each one is about 1300 sq ft, 26 ft ceilings. The spray room is 18 x 24 and has a 8 x 12 drying room inside it.

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Gus Dering

Ok well I guess I feel a little better.
I still see some advantages to the left tilt, but we get used to what ever we have don't we.
I like the way your shop flows. You have plenty of room to push a cart of parts from one station to the next.
Do you ever pack dust up into the cyclone?

Leo G

Forgot my wood rack

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Gus Dering

If I had that high of ceilings I would have my office in a mezzanine level.
Have you considered that?

Leo G

Hell ya, it sucks big time. I have done it 3 times since I owned it. It takes about 45 minutes to clean out the filter. 2 times it was my fault. 1 time was kind of a weird situation. Somehow a small longer pc of wood got caught in the throat of the cyclone and the chips built up on that and overflowed into the filter. The suction when down to almost nothing, I checked the tube above the barrel and no chips, the barrel was only 1/3rd filled. I opened the filter and it was stuffed. I was confused until I shoved a stick up into the throat and a whole bunch of chips fell out, and then the the stick fell out. Then I knew.

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Gus Dering

LOL I knew the answer, thats why I asked. HeHe
You should see the mess we make when our 4 barrel backs up! That cnc can make dust like nobody's business.

Leo G

I built a 5 x 10 office where the window was. At the time I only had the 1 bay, funds were shy and I had a house mortgage along with the shop rent. The only place for the office would have been above the rear hallway where all the machine boxes are kept. I was told that it wasn't rated for any weight. Plus I didn't want the staircase burning up any space. On the second side, above the spray room, I have 600 sq ft of 2nd floor. But again, I don't want to burn up floor space with stairs. It would only be for storage because I don't want a machining area that I have to traverse stairs to get to. If I cold put an elevator in there it might make it a usable space for me. But right now I use it for winter storage for stuff from my home. One of these days I might make it into a show room. In the winter, I only heat that side when I am using it. The other side is heated at all times, 45 when I am not there and 62 when I am.

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MALCO.New.York

Arsefooker!!!


I still like yours the best. More in line with The New Yankeee Workshooop!!!

A Real Craftsmans Paradise. (Not to say that all else are not Craftsmen. But DD's is nearly all Hand and Antique!!!)



But here is the KICKER! This thread has amassed more posts in a shorter time than even that Cute Chick from Tennessee? thread!

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Leo G

They have a system that uses a 1 rpm motor with a paddle on it that slows when the chips build around it. The sensor detects this and flashes a strobe light. They only want $700 for it About $60 in parts. When I am running moldings or a long planer run I take a 50w lamp and stick it behind the clear flex tube and when I can't see the light the barrel is full. It is mesmerizing to watch the chips fall in.

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Gus Dering

How about a ladder and a fire pole?
You could practice your pole dancing during breaks. lol

Leo G

Ever try to hold an armoir and slide down a firepole? Not the easiest thing to do

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mdshunk

Leo, a sail switch is only about 25 bucks. I wonder if that would work?



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I can not walk down a Street without drawing, in my head, parallels and relationships between words, names, Architecture and shiite! It can be REALLY taxing at times. I have not yet figured out how to shut it off !!!

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Gus Dering

I had all those old tools when I first started out but couldn't find a trigger or a cord on any of them.

All kidding aside I love to see someone that knows how to be productive with hand tools. Dying art to say the least.

Pretty girls or pretty shop? Hmmmmm
How old are the lookers?

Leo G

What is the functional operation of the sail switch MD? It needs to switch on a set of contacts when the RPM's are slowed. Is that what it does?

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