3. TOOL MAINTENANCE
3.1 HOW DO I ALIGN MY TABLESAW
You first need to find the null axis of the warp or centroid of
the cycloid of rotation. Note that the cycloid is adibiatic or
asymptotically free. Be careful not to introduce a modulus of
coefficients of dynamic dependant variables. Shag carpet works
best 'cause it minimizes the saggita on your straightedge. You
can use interference fringes or an auto-collimator. This will
allow you to adjust your table saw to make cuts accurate to a
gazillionth of an inch.
Or you can use a dial indicator on a stick that fits in your
mitre (miter, Floyd) gauge (gage, Keeter) slot.
3.2 HOW DO I FIX SLIPPING BITS IN MY SEARS ROUTER?
This is Steve Wallace's method, which I've used successfully.
Obtain a 1/4" eyescrew about 2 inches long. Tighten it in the
chuck very tightly. This is assembly A. Mix one bag of concrete
mix with enough water to obtain a consistency like peanut butter.
Place assembly A in the box that your new PC 690 came in, with
the eye screw sticking out of the box. Fill the box, with
assembly A inside, to the rim with the concrete that you mixed
previously. Allow the concrete to set at least 8 hours. Attach
several feet of chain to the eyescrew. Tie a 50 foot rope to the
chain. To use, tie the loose end of the rope to your boat.
Chuck it over the side when you get to you favourite (favorite,
Keefer) fishin' area.
3.3 WHAT BASIC SHOP SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD I TAKE?
Ernie Jurick offered the following sensible advice:
After reading all the hazard and safety information that comes
with power tools these days, I've decided that the safest
approach is to not even plug them in. Most of them I leave in the
box. Right now my table saw is a dandy coffee table.
Also, to be on the safe side, I've ground the sharp edges off all
planes, chisels and saws. My hammers are attached to the
workbench with lengths of chain (plastic) to prevent them from
being raised more than 6", thereby minimizing impacts from missed
blows. Not that I would ever use nails, the lethal pointy little
devils!
To prevent vision damage I keep my eyes closed whenever I'm in
the shop, and to protect my lungs I never inhale. Needless to say
there's no electricity. The only wood I use is balsa, which I can
shape with my fingernails and teeth. I also wear an aluminium
foil beanie with full frontal- and temporal-lobe brain protection
in case the Voices tell me to do bad things with pliers.
3.4 HOW DO I KEEP MY SAFETY GLASSES CLEAN?
You don't really need safety glasses, they are a real pain,
fogging up and getting full of sawdust so you can't see through
them. Might as well be blind, so why bother. Just close your
eyes before anything hits them.
If you still insist on wearing glasses, the real problem is
static electricity keeping the dust on. This is a very dangerous
condition. Not only does the dust make you unable to see through
the glasses, but the static electricity might build up enough to
arc and create sparks which ignite the sawdust in the air and
blow your face off and your workshop to smithereens. This
actually happens a lot, just like with PVC pipe in dust
collection systems. So you need to ground safety glasses by
wrapping them with lots of copper wire and plug in the wire into
a wall outlet. Don't forget to run the ground wire inside _and_
outside! Metal glasses also work.
3.5 WHY IS MY TAPE MEASURE INACCURATE?
On most tape measures, the rivets attaching the hook to the tape
always seem to come loose. Youd figure someone like Starrett
would find a fix to this. You need to lay your tape on the vice
(vise, Keeter) and smack the rivets with a ball peen hammer or a
punch, after pushing the tip back in. And while youre at it
take a close look at the 1/2 dozen or so other tapes youve got
laying around the house & shop.
3.6 HOW DO I PREVENT MY TOOLS FROM RUSTING?
Buy aluminium (Yes Jon, that is the correct spelling!) tools, you
fool! Aluminium table saws don't rust. Plus aluminium tools are
usually cheaper. If you're a rich yuppie bastard ETS, you could
also buy brass or bronze hand-tools.
3.7 HOW DO I REMOVE RUST FROM MY TOOLS?
If you haven't listened to #3.6, a belt sander (sandre, David)
with a coarse grit (60 or 80) will work just fine. It also is
useful for bringing antique tools back to their pristine original
condition. Angle grinders (grindres, Jeff) might work better on
curved surfaces.
3.8 WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THE SCRATCH/STAIN ON MY BRAND NEW
$2,000 BLURFL?
Most of us will understand your total state of despair. Any
scratch will make the machine completely useless for its intended
purpose. Your best bet is to drop a few hundred on getting it
reground at a machine shop. That is the only way to get that
jointer/tablesaw top back to its pristine condition. After that
you might want to polish it up with pumice and green compound &
jeweller's rouge so that you can see yourself in it. Just like
chisels or plane blades, it won't work properly if you don't.
You should learn from your mistake and keep your machines covered
at all times, except when you are showing off your shop to your
buddies or relatives, or taking pictures for your web site. Do
not ever, I repeat, not ever, use the machines. Like famous
artwork, Gucci shoes or Rolex watches, expensive woodworking
machines are there only to impress others: the reality is that
nobody on this group ever uses them. People who actually use
tools buy Sears.
3.9 HOW DO I CLEAN MY SAW BLADES/ROUTER BITS?
Muriatic acid. If it works on concrete itll work on anything,
including stubborn resin. Just make sure to pour the acid in the
water. (or is it the other way round?) Besides, its pretty
safe and natural as your stomach makes it all the time.
jo4hn wrote:
>> (arse, Andy) and plugging it straight in. This will make the sawdust fly
>> right off, and it's invigorating too.
>>
> Jeeeeeeeeeezz, Silvan. I'm beginning to think you actually read this
> whole damn thing. (Or that least the first three chapters.) You really
> need to get out more, or at least talk to SWMBO about tool usage.
It's the end of the quarter, time for a ton of paperwork. I've been playing
a lot of solitaire and Wrecking off as much as possible. ;)
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Luigi Zanasi wrote:
> actually happens a lot, just like with PVC pipe in dust
> collection systems. So you need to ground safety glasses by
> wrapping them with lots of copper wire and plug in the wire into
> a wall outlet. Don't forget to run the ground wire inside _and_
> outside! Metal glasses also work.
This is wholly DANGEROUS and inaccurate advice, Luigi! Someone might get
poked in the eye with a copper wire. It's much safer just to give your
entire body a positive charge by putting an extension cord up your ass
(arse, Andy) and plugging it straight in. This will make the sawdust fly
right off, and it's invigorating too.
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
"Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 18:39:36 GMT, "mttt" <[email protected]>
> scribbled:
>
> >
> >"Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >>
> Haven't you read the very second paragraph:
>
> >Suggestions for improvement should be kept to yourself. To be
> >perfectly honest, I don't give a flying fig about your opinions.
> >If I want to know what you think, I'll ask you. Just don't hold
> >your breath.
>
C'mon... I read it but was really sure you meant it for everyone else *but*
me... :)
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> 1. You're still reading this stupid message.
>
Nah, not me. I didn't get this far.
Ed
"Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> 3. TOOL MAINTENANCE
> 3.1 HOW DO I ALIGN MY TABLESAW
> You first need to find the null axis of the warp or centroid of
<snip>
Can you add a section on Bandsaw Blade Tensioning please. I ask a simple
question about fluttering and everyone writes back to tell me I'm hysterical
(or mebb'e it was I need a hysterectomy.)
As soon as I get 5 minutes on the next Cabal agenda, I'm bringing this up.
Right after I get past the next initiation rite:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8142351.htm?1c
On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 18:39:36 GMT, "mttt" <[email protected]>
scribbled:
>
>"Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>> 3. TOOL MAINTENANCE
>> 3.1 HOW DO I ALIGN MY TABLESAW
>> You first need to find the null axis of the warp or centroid of
>
><snip>
>
>Can you add a section on Bandsaw Blade Tensioning please. I ask a simple
>question about fluttering and everyone writes back to tell me I'm hysterical
>(or mebb'e it was I need a hysterectomy.)
Haven't you read the very second paragraph:
>Suggestions for improvement should be kept to yourself. To be
>perfectly honest, I don't give a flying fig about your opinions.
>If I want to know what you think, I'll ask you. Just don't hold
>your breath.
Ackshally, I like the idea. But don't tell anybody, OK? Stay tuned Ape
1st 2005.
>As soon as I get 5 minutes on the next Cabal agenda, I'm bringing this up.
>Right after I get past the next initiation rite:
>http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8142351.htm?1c
Luigi
Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email address
www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html
www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/humour.html
LZ posts:
>>Right after I get past the next initiation rite:
>>http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8142351.htm?1c
I don't mind registering, but I am not about to spend a half hour doing it for
a tank town newspaper. Jeez, KC thinks it's still in the glory days, don't it?
Charlie Self
"It is not strange... to mistake change for progress." Millard Fillmore
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> LZ posts:
>
> >>Right after I get past the next initiation rite:
> >>http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8142351.htm?1c
>
> I don't mind registering, but I am not about to spend a half hour doing it
for
> a tank town newspaper. Jeez, KC thinks it's still in the glory days, don't
it?
>
Sorry Charlie! {Hmmm - I *know* that tag line from someplace...}
Didn't get the registration when I clicked there. I won't register for
these things either!
Jokes long stale - but here's anuth'a link:
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/03/09/mason/
Silvan wrote:
> Luigi Zanasi wrote:
[snip of foolishness]
> This is wholly DANGEROUS and inaccurate advice, Luigi! Someone might get
> poked in the eye with a copper wire. It's much safer just to give your
> entire body a positive charge by putting an extension cord up your ass
> (arse, Andy) and plugging it straight in. This will make the sawdust fly
> right off, and it's invigorating too.
>
Jeeeeeeeeeezz, Silvan. I'm beginning to think you actually read this
whole damn thing. (Or that least the first three chapters.) You really
need to get out more, or at least talk to SWMBO about tool usage.
mahalo,
jo4hn :-)
Mark Jerde wrote:
>> I've been [...] Wrecking off as much as possible. ;)
>
> <snicker> Another good one!
Top 10 Signs You're Spending Too Much Time Wrecking Off:
10. You dial in to check for new posts more than once an hour.
9. When you meet new people, you greet them with the question "Normite or
Neander?"
8. You've actually googled back to see when your first post was.
7. You bid on that Ryobi router table just so you might win it, obliterate
it, and post the results to ABPW.
6. You've followed all of JOAT's links. Twice.
5. Your pet name for your wife changed to "swimbo." You call her that, and
she responds.
4. Neighbors get confused by your frequent references to Kanukistan /
Kanukistanis.
3. You've considered removing Bay Area Dave from your killfile just so you
can have more posts to read and get into more arguments.
2. You're considering how you can one-up the Suckmeister without taking out
a second mortgage on your second mortgage.
1. You're still reading this stupid message.
(It would help if the weather would turn. I was out there when it was 20,
but I'm having real trouble getting out there when it's 40 and raining.
It's nappy, curl up with a good keyboard weather. Plus I have work to
avoid.)
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/