Well, since my slow but sure entrance into the "woodworking for a living"
pool...I have been very blessed and happy. Business is going well. With
Christmas coming, wooden toys are on every parent's list....especially here
in NZ. Well...then last week happened! It started off well....production
is right on schedule (no, I didn't say "shed-jule")...then
bang..........break a bandsaw blade....No problem...I remember having
another one right here...........hmmmmmm....now where did I put
it?..........then I saw them.....the other 3
blades....darn....ok..........I'll give my buddy, the mobile saw sharpener a
call...I'll have those blades tomorrow.......
after 3 days, I get him on the phone.........."No problem, John,....be there
in a few days..........."
No. 2
As the week progressed..........wierd little things happened..........but
friday afternoon...............
Power surge.......and voltage drop.......just while I'm using my
thicknesser,....then the mighty DW733 makes a death scream.........sounded
like the kitty cat had crawled inside it........and then I hear the whirling
of blades but no movement of wood....you guessed it.......the drive belt
melted and so............I go looking for the "spare" belt........
after what seemed like EONS of time, I finally located it and quickly
replaced the belt.........and for those of you the haven't done
so..........It is really easy to do....after you ahve pinched your fingers
trying to work that tiny little God-forsaken belt onto the pulleys.
Then Saturday happened...........
I was trying to catch up on my be-loved production schedule (no not
shed-jule) and I was using my nice, two month old 6 inch belt and 9 inch
disk sander...thinking just how wonderful it is........and I turned to pick
up a piece of wood and.........................
Wham!...the sander is now laying upside down on the shop floor...........and
I realize that it isn't running either.............and the really rub is
that I JUST PAID FOR IT 2 WEEKS AGO!!!!!
So............I told myself as I was putting the "new" sander to replace the
old "new" sander on the stand...............BOLT THE DARN THING
DOWN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Cheers
John
--
Rose Cottage Woodworks
www.rosecottageinn.co.nz/woodworks
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:16:26 -0500, "Sweet Sawdust"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>To top it all off if you get any orders it will only be for items that you
>have just sold out of, don't make, out of material to make, or too busy
>filling orders to make.
>
>A bit of advice from a toy maker full time: Take one half hour a day set
>down in your shop with a cuppa and do nothing but look around and plan what
>you need to do nonproduction wise, sweep behind the drill press, bolt down
>the sander, change a blade, order widgets etc... Take another 30 to 60 min
>and do it. It will save you a lot of time and misery later on in the day.
That is excellent advice even for the hobbyist. We get so involved in
projects that we allow our workspace to become a disaster area. I'm
terrible that way and just let it get worse and worse until I no
longer enjoy working in the shop. Eventually I figure it out, clean
up, and enjoy my hobby again - but I always seem to forget the lesson
learned the next time around.
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
Ahhh New Zealand. Beautifual country, I have heard. Wife and I would
love to move there some day. Wonder if there is any tool and die work there.
John Gilham/Patsy Scott wrote:
> Well, since my slow but sure entrance into the "woodworking for a living"
> pool...I have been very blessed and happy. Business is going well. With
> Christmas coming, wooden toys are on every parent's list....especially here
> in NZ. Well...then last week happened! It started off well....production
> is right on schedule (no, I didn't say "shed-jule")...then
> bang..........break a bandsaw blade....No problem...I remember having
> another one right here...........hmmmmmm....now where did I put
> it?..........then I saw them.....the other 3
> blades....darn....ok..........I'll give my buddy, the mobile saw sharpener a
> call...I'll have those blades tomorrow.......
>
> after 3 days, I get him on the phone.........."No problem, John,....be there
> in a few days..........."
>
> No. 2
>
> As the week progressed..........wierd little things happened..........but
> friday afternoon...............
>
> Power surge.......and voltage drop.......just while I'm using my
> thicknesser,....then the mighty DW733 makes a death scream.........sounded
> like the kitty cat had crawled inside it........and then I hear the whirling
> of blades but no movement of wood....you guessed it.......the drive belt
> melted and so............I go looking for the "spare" belt........
>
>
> after what seemed like EONS of time, I finally located it and quickly
> replaced the belt.........and for those of you the haven't done
> so..........It is really easy to do....after you ahve pinched your fingers
> trying to work that tiny little God-forsaken belt onto the pulleys.
>
>
>
> Then Saturday happened...........
>
>
> I was trying to catch up on my be-loved production schedule (no not
> shed-jule) and I was using my nice, two month old 6 inch belt and 9 inch
> disk sander...thinking just how wonderful it is........and I turned to pick
> up a piece of wood and.........................
>
>
>
>
> Wham!...the sander is now laying upside down on the shop floor...........and
> I realize that it isn't running either.............and the really rub is
> that I JUST PAID FOR IT 2 WEEKS AGO!!!!!
>
>
> So............I told myself as I was putting the "new" sander to replace the
> old "new" sander on the stand...............BOLT THE DARN THING
> DOWN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
> SNIP
So............I told myself as I was putting the "new" sander to replace the
> old "new" sander on the stand...............BOLT THE DARN THING
> DOWN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> John
John,
What a run of bad luck. I suggest you take the rest of the week and weekend
off and start fresh on Monday in hope that your bad luck spell will have
moved on :)
Hope things get back on track sooner rather than later.
--
Regards,
Dean Bielanowski
Editor,
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John Gilham/Patsy Scott wrote:
> Well, since my slow but sure entrance into the "woodworking for a living"
> pool...I have been very blessed and happy. Business is going well. With
> Christmas coming, wooden toys are on every parent's list....especially here
> in NZ. Well...then last week happened! It started off well....production
> is right on schedule (no, I didn't say "shed-jule")...then
> bang..........break a bandsaw blade....No problem...I remember having
> another one right here...........hmmmmmm....now where did I put
> it?..........then I saw them.....the other 3
> blades....darn....ok..........I'll give my buddy, the mobile saw sharpener a
> call...I'll have those blades tomorrow.......
>
> after 3 days, I get him on the phone.........."No problem, John,....be there
> in a few days..........."
>
> No. 2
>
> As the week progressed..........wierd little things happened..........but
> friday afternoon...............
>
> Power surge.......and voltage drop.......just while I'm using my
> thicknesser,....then the mighty DW733 makes a death scream.........sounded
> like the kitty cat had crawled inside it........and then I hear the whirling
> of blades but no movement of wood....you guessed it.......the drive belt
> melted and so............I go looking for the "spare" belt........
>
>
> after what seemed like EONS of time, I finally located it and quickly
> replaced the belt.........and for those of you the haven't done
> so..........It is really easy to do....after you ahve pinched your fingers
> trying to work that tiny little God-forsaken belt onto the pulleys.
>
>
>
> Then Saturday happened...........
>
>
> I was trying to catch up on my be-loved production schedule (no not
> shed-jule) and I was using my nice, two month old 6 inch belt and 9 inch
> disk sander...thinking just how wonderful it is........and I turned to pick
> up a piece of wood and.........................
>
>
>
>
> Wham!...the sander is now laying upside down on the shop floor...........and
> I realize that it isn't running either.............and the really rub is
> that I JUST PAID FOR IT 2 WEEKS AGO!!!!!
>
>
> So............I told myself as I was putting the "new" sander to replace the
> old "new" sander on the stand...............BOLT THE DARN THING
> DOWN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
To top it all off if you get any orders it will only be for items that you
have just sold out of, don't make, out of material to make, or too busy
filling orders to make.
A bit of advice from a toy maker full time: Take one half hour a day set
down in your shop with a cuppa and do nothing but look around and plan what
you need to do nonproduction wise, sweep behind the drill press, bolt down
the sander, change a blade, order widgets etc... Take another 30 to 60 min
and do it. It will save you a lot of time and misery later on in the day.
"John Gilham/Patsy Scott" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Well, since my slow but sure entrance into the "woodworking for a living"
> pool...I have been very blessed and happy. Business is going well. With
> Christmas coming, wooden toys are on every parent's list....especially
here
> in NZ. Well...then last week happened! It started off well....production
> is right on schedule (no, I didn't say "shed-jule")...then
> bang..........break a bandsaw blade....No problem...I remember having
> another one right here...........hmmmmmm....now where did I put
> it?..........then I saw them.....the other 3
> blades....darn....ok..........I'll give my buddy, the mobile saw sharpener
a
> call...I'll have those blades tomorrow.......
>
> after 3 days, I get him on the phone.........."No problem, John,....be
there
> in a few days..........."
>
> No. 2
>
> As the week progressed..........wierd little things happened..........but
> friday afternoon...............
>
> Power surge.......and voltage drop.......just while I'm using my
> thicknesser,....then the mighty DW733 makes a death scream.........sounded
> like the kitty cat had crawled inside it........and then I hear the
whirling
> of blades but no movement of wood....you guessed it.......the drive belt
> melted and so............I go looking for the "spare" belt........
>
>
> after what seemed like EONS of time, I finally located it and quickly
> replaced the belt.........and for those of you the haven't done
> so..........It is really easy to do....after you ahve pinched your fingers
> trying to work that tiny little God-forsaken belt onto the pulleys.
>
>
>
> Then Saturday happened...........
>
>
> I was trying to catch up on my be-loved production schedule (no not
> shed-jule) and I was using my nice, two month old 6 inch belt and 9 inch
> disk sander...thinking just how wonderful it is........and I turned to
pick
> up a piece of wood and.........................
>
>
>
>
> Wham!...the sander is now laying upside down on the shop
floor...........and
> I realize that it isn't running either.............and the really rub is
> that I JUST PAID FOR IT 2 WEEKS AGO!!!!!
>
>
> So............I told myself as I was putting the "new" sander to replace
the
> old "new" sander on the stand...............BOLT THE DARN THING
> DOWN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
> --
> Rose Cottage Woodworks
> www.rosecottageinn.co.nz/woodworks
>
>