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Another option are castors and separate floor locks. Step on them to raise the machine off the floor. Step or kick the release and they come back down to use the castors. Some can hold up a ton...

In the early 80s my room mate bought a 26' fibreglass Folkboat off a couple that were going to sail around the world. They left Vancouver and got as far as Mexico before they had to come back. She got pregnant and three is a crowd. I had a great time sailing with him in and around the Gulf...

Track down this rust remover. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/workshop/tool-maintenance/66065-rust-remover-concentrate-and-gel It is made in the UK. I don't think watering down the Evaporust is a good idea but you can try. If it doesn't work you will have to do it again following...

If you have space to maneuver putting the planer on some square steel tube and using a pallet jack might be better. It allows you to use the pallet jack for other work. Pete

I'm a righty and I usually paint right to left mainly because with the paint tray on the floor I move away from it when right to left. I'm more likely to step in it if going left to right. 🤬 I can work the other way if I need to. Pete

Bandsaw Tire Warehouse. I used him to make a custom sized set of urethane tires too. Went through his Facebook page and saved a little over his eBay adds. He doesn't have to pay them their listing fee. They also came with the same high tech installation tool. Highly recommended. Pete

I haven't tried it but I have a suggestion that might work. A big bead of hot melt glue around the void and while hot push a thin piece of wood or plywood over it. The hot glue will stick to the uneven surfaces. The wood and glue will turn off, likely in chunks, so wear a face shield. Looks...

Cut James some slack. It is his very first post and he used it to take a shot 🔫 at someone in a 7 year old thread. I'm anticipating great things from him when he comes forward to help people solve their problems, teach and show us his work in the days and years ahead. 🥰 Pete

Welcome Ruben. Post some pictures of you people powered machines. They are not something we see everyday and would be interesting. Pete

New to me too although I recall as a kid some people before the days of detergent oils would clean their engines. They would drain some of the oil and pour in solvent and run it for a few minutes to clean out the deposits, drain and fill with clean oil and after a an hour or two of running drain...

Duh! Just occurred to me that you could get some pressure treated wood, 4x2 and 2x6 or treated plywood and build a box around it with screws and construction adhesive. Radius both ends so there are no sharp edges. Make the U shape, put it in the trench and put the "lid" on it. Appropriate for...

Spring is here and it has been about 15C or so the last few days but there is supposed to be about 100mm of snow on Wednesday so winter is still holding on a little. Streets are still the same sans the oxen and the lights are longer. Instead there are a lot of twits that drive like a bat out of...

I assume you can't disconnect one end to thread it though a pipe laid under the driveway. So I suggest sawing a slit the length of a heavy walled PVC or ABS pipe. Spread it and slip the cable into it a little at a time as you advance along. Then "weld" the PVC back together with the solvent used...

Of course it is a scam. If you have a package on the way go back to the order and track the package to see what it says. They want you to click the links so they can inject a data mining software to get information. DELETE IT without opening it. I had a similar message on Easter Monday...

You misunderstand. The OP wants to replace the pad consisting of threaded backer, foam/rubber pad and the velcro with a 125mm one. The original pad would be returned to the sander to use 150mm papers. Pete

SWMBO bought a water bottle to use at work and then noticed lots of others have the same bottle so she bought a label maker off Amazon. An inexpensive thing under $25Cad/15£ that you write and control with an app on the phone. The label has survived a couple weeks of washing in the sink so far...

Before you spend on other jigs and things. Use a straight or spiral up cutting bit to cut a groove close to the opening size you want to end up with. Then switch over to the dovetail bit without moving your straight edge and recut. I think the reason you are not getting clean or straight cuts...

I'm pretty sure I know the answer Scotty but I'll ask anyway. Is what you call a "rod" what we would refer to as a story pole? Pete

Not if you worked the table side until it was flat and true. Then it would work like any other thicknessing machine. Square one edge and it too would be good. Usually there is more tolerance allowed when timber framing and the joints are laid out and cut to compensate for twist etc. With wood...

I don't have one but I'll offer this calculator. Plug in the wheel diameters and distance between the centres of the shafts and it will give you the blade length. https://www.blocklayer.com/band-saweng The speeds in the calculator won't change the outcome of the blade length. Gauge/thickness of...