Recent content by rogerj

A paste made with washing soda and water will clear it.

The clamping system I mentioned above using with two pairs of wedges has worked fine and I'm able to use the machine for the first time. Now I have a lot to learn about the adjustments and controls. Thanks again for your help..Roger

@ Rhossydd...Thanks for that patient and detailed reply. My main problem was in failing to realise that the parts 97,98 are just a side table extension and nothing to do with a way to clamp the table sections. I've been out to the freeziing workshop this morning and all is made clear. I see...

Thanks for that Rhossydd I did wonder but the drawing is a bit too small to make it plain. Does the pressure against the fence get applied via part 76 behind it ? What part do the board 98 and the rails 97 play, Is the board 98 supposed to be bolted to 76? Are there supposed to be two of the...

After receiving immediate help on the forum with a Tyme lathe query I have a problem with the Dewalt 720. I bought it 4 years ago from the estate of a deceased hobbyist so can't go there. The machine is assembled except for the table. I hope this is not the dumbest ever question but I have...

Seems I need to have made more posts so it won't appear on sales and wants after all. :( However I will go instead to General Woodworking for some advice on a Dewalt 720. Roger

Thank you for that info....that is certainly the one. Now off to sales and wants to try and sell it.. @dickm could not find that on the forum. In fact they seem so rare there's not anything much on the whole net. Roger

This lathe has fallowed me around since the late 80s and I've rescued it from a dark corner of the workshop. I never got into wood turning although I once made a new handle for a small frying pan. I've searched the internet images for one like it but nothing fits. You can see that it has a...

I think I can put this subject to rest. I've got the new blade and reassembled the saw after the complete disassemble for the photos. But this time there was one small, supposed insignificant, difference - I left out the thin bits of leather cloth the owner had put under the ends of the...

A good point ...but. Some light rusting on the top spring arm shows whee the weight had been probably for most of it's life..I did try moving it though and with no effect. Until the blade broke. I may get a new one today and experiment further. I'll get back when I've done it. Roger

I'm reluctant to try anything that may cause it too heat up in case I damage it -when no damage presently exists !There is no sign of overheating on the outside surface of the coil.. You are right to question how it could have been working right up to putting into storage - and now suddenly not...

There may be some confusion in interpreting the pictures..The coil core is a laminated iron "E" core similar to that used in "E & I" transformers. The steel plate is pulsed by the alternating magnetic field formed across the two outer poles and the inner one. The yellow that I think you might...

I'll get a new blade soon and continue looking for a solution. Meantime, as this machine seems quite uncommon I've uploaded some images so ypu'll know what to expect if you are ever successful on eBay ! I haven't included one fully assembled as a 9" table can be easily imagined. I transcribed...

Ok..I do appreciate the replies...and to Martinka..it was your post that led me to this forum. It was the only useful net content I could find. (the other was a youtube video of a guy cutting out a star) All the other posts equally appreciated. I've spoken to the owner again and he reckons...

Hi all..This is my first post so I'll introduce myself first. I'm a retired electronics/broadcasting engineer living in Cornwall. I do some woodwork as a hobby but generally it 's not very classy stuff - although I have a reasonably well equipped workshop. The problem is that I have a good...