Recent content by GK1

Lots of interesting information here thank you all. So far I've been using plywood bases so I've not been concerned with shrinkage. As I progress I'm finding that something I once considered perfectly good enough becomes, well, worthy of improvement. I looked at a dresser that I have in the...

I've been making drawers with lapped dovetail fronts and with the back held in a simple housing in each side. The sides extend beyond the back which means there's a bit less space but also that it's unlikely the drawer will be pulled right out. Also I've been making the back less tall so the...

I have my fence adjusted to a fraction of a millimetre wider at the back. Probably 0.2mm or so at the back edge of blade. As long as you can do it safely, cut a piece of faced chipboard or something and make sure it's tight to the fence all the way, the back teeth should be clear of the piece...

I have pictures of my MB310 motor plates from when I was investigating power options. Cutterblock motor, dual voltage Feeder motor, 2-speed, single voltage As I mentioned in the other thread there is a way to run the feeder motor off a 240v inverter but you have to utilise one speed only...

I run my modern three-phase Sedgwick MB310 with two inverters. The feeder motor on the Sedgwick is a Dahlander configuration which expects 440V at either of the two feed speeds. It can't be configured for 240V operation at rated speed. But it can still be done successfully with a 240V single...

Thank you for the kind comments ! I like it as it is too so I've decided to leave it alone.

Here's a cabinet I made recently. It's an oak frame with ash panels and top. My wife says it's too blonde so I've agreed to make another one, that's another story and another post. But, she says the drawer front is wrong. Apparently it should have the same panel style as the doors and the...

OK thanks stopped grooves it is then. This may be one of the few occasions I use the reverse rotation switch on the spindle moulder to avoid dropping on to the cutter.

Hi folks I have a well equipped workshop used for joinery work but I'm trying my hand at furniture. I've made a cabinet where the feet extend to the floor a few inches below the bottom rail. The sides are panelled so I grooved the legs on the spindle. This means I have a bit of spare...

I too have a 30+ year old Elu 177 and a 23 year old 177e still in regular use. I also have a 2012 model Trend T4 ¼" model and I'm not so keen on it. The spindle lock doesn't seem to have a positive lock on the shaft and releases the spindle as the cutter is tightened up. I have to really press...

I had to look in the manual for my Wadkin BGP to see what this distance piece is. On my machine the fence bar is held by two short lengths of threaded bar which are screwed tight into the back edge of the fence bar, and has two nuts this side of the table (double locknut) and a single nut on...

I don't have that machine but I have a downloaded manual which says the idler sprocket can be adjusted by slackening two bolt heads underneath it where the bearing fixes to the machine.

Yes it's straightforward star/delta, I was confusing it with my spindle feeder! Sorry I don't know about the mathematics. I know it works well for me, as I said, I can live with the lower of the two feed speeds. I looked at the 240 to 415 inverters and was on the brink of buying one, but...

You could be right. The feed motor is designed for 400v in star or delta. My solution is based on the linked article, which says "a 400V x 50Hz Motor will operate normally at 230V x 29Hz, just at two thirds the speed (eg. 1000rpm instead of 1500rpm)." I *think* but stand to be corrected, the...

Just to add my solution. Sedgwick MB with 4kW 415v dual voltage cutterblock motor and two-speed Dahlander motor on the feed (like yours I think). Cutterblock motor is configured for 240v 3-phase and runs off a 4kW inverter - direct connection to the motor terminals. Feed motor is always set...