Recent content by Sisyphus

Gentlemen, I am shamefaced. In my defence, can I say two things. First, the machine came that way when I bought it. Being a retired accountant and not a woodworker, I knew no better. Second, i had come to the same conclusion myself after I reasoned that the obvious solution to the belt being...

Thanks for the comments but I am sorry to say that I am still having problems. In fact, I've had more fun pushing that boulder up the hill all day than trying to sort this out. I think I now have another problem but am wondering if I am just confusing myself and hoping that you can help me sort...

Thanks for your comments. I think the pulley is still ok as it is a very tight fit on the shaft. The existing grub screws are Allen heads. However, I noticed that the spline slides in and out very easily. do you think that this could be the problem? I like your idea of a tame engineer. There...

I have an old 352 ( the manual refers to a change of telephone number for Startrite in 1987 ) and it has worked well for years. Unfortunately, I had to change the drive belt a few weeks ago, and while it worked ok for a time, the belt now comes off the pulley on the motor shaft with monotonous...

Many thanks for the helpful replies. I'm not sure where there is a thanks button for individual thanks so apologies for clogging up the system. Never tried hardening and tempering before but I'll give it a go. Mod edit:-

I have been buying all the usual types of HSS gouges and chisels for years and sharpening them on an 8 inch Record Power grinder which runs at 2800rpm. I recently treated myself to a CBN wheel and have been getting excellent results from it. I saw a video on YouTube about making your own tools...

One of my neighbours asked me to "mend" a wooden sculpture in her garden. It is made of elm and as far as I know has been outside for about four years. The attached picture shows the damage over the years. I was thinking that I would give it a good clean, use wood filler to fill the cracks and...

Thanks for your comments. I'll try the Douglas Fir first once I have found a supplier in Glasgow. If I can't get anywhere on this I will give the two-section suggestion a go. I like the idea of a trapping plane, a tool of which I have never previously heard. Probably a bit of a luxury for a...

In a moment of madness I told a model-making pal that I could make a mast for his ship. He then told me it was 27 inches long and measured 12mm at the base and 8mm at the tip. Given that my lathe bed usable length is only about 22 inches I have a wee problem. I found that I could get a piece of...

Thanks for this explanation. Having been hit by a bit of wood coming off the table saw when I first dabbled in woodworking, I have no desire to repeat the experience. Its a quick raid on the piggy bank and off to the shops tomorrow for me.

This may be a silly question, but can anyone tell me if can I use the same blades on my SCMS and my tablesaw? I have a SIP 1332 10" table saw and I bought a Bosch GCM10SD recently. Both of them take 254 mm blades. The spindle bores are different diameters but I can use bushes to adjust them...

Following some decking I built for her last year, the Boss has decided that the garden really needs a gazebo. For encouragement, I was also given a book entitled " Building the perfect Gazebo" by David Schiff. I tried to talk her out of this by suggesting that what it really needed was a stone...

Fair reminds you of the old one about the chap overheard talking on a mobile in the changing room at the golf club." Yes dear, I think you should get the red sofa. What's that? Yes, I know its the most expensive one, but go for it. Well, if you think we will have to get a new carpet as well...

So to the OP, is your brush (inside the lower casing) in good condition and in contact with the blade? I discovered two brushes. One goes against both sides of the blade and seems to be made of nylon. As far as I can see, it seems to be in good nick. The other is a wire brush running agains...

Now there's an interesting question. Newbie that I am, I just assumed that anyone telling me this would assume I knew that it would not damage the wheels. I can't believe he is in league with manufacturers of bandsaw wheels. I did a bit of Googling and found this at...