Jade, you need to slow down. You're making the rest of us look bad
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My wife told me to relax today, but I can’t. I’ll slow down when I’m dead. Lol.Jade, you need to slow down. You're making the rest of us look bad
That's how I feel. Except, if my wife sees this and doesn't see my *full* potential or sees how others are more productive, she might finish me off early. J/k.My wife told me to relax today, but I can’t. I’ll slow down when I’m dead. Lol.
I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?
I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.
Legs for metal yard animal, yard toy/ride for kiddos, spring shoes to bounce around??I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?
I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.
Working on an addition to the chicken coop using some rough sawn woodView attachment 2303667View attachment 2303666
New project: Refurbishment of my wife's dad's old Craftsman 10" Radial Arm Saw. He passed away probably 50 years ago, and I 'inherited' this a good 30 years or so back. I used it for a few things, but since I have a table saw, it didn't see much work. And when I got a power miter saw, It saw no work. I debated whether to part it out and get $100 from Emerson (part of the recall), but decided since it has some 'history' to keep it. And I hate parting with tools...
I decided against a full resto, as I wanted to keep it 'as is'. Old tools need some patina.
First a good cleaning and base refurb: I added a top (trimmed in red oad) and a re-enforced bottom shelf (the original was just open). Lubed up the casters, etc. Then I rewired with 14ga heavy duty cord (original was 16ga), plus a new (better and safer) switch. I can bump the saw off using my knee:
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Next on to constructing a new table. I'm making the table slightly wider and longer than the original Sears table:
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I'm building the table based on the Mr. Sawdust design with steel internal reinforcement (note the groves for the 1/4x3/4 steel bar stock):
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Gluing it up (found a use for my lead shot filled bags):
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Trimmed out in red oak (the top weighs 57 pounds!), and now deciding how to cut it for the fence:
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There is a piece of 1/4' MDF inserted into the top. This is replaceable as it will get cut up with use.
Once I get the mounting figured out, I'll tackle the dust collection issue. A radial arm saw is a major distributor of sawdust. Got to tame this beast.
I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?
I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.
Use some large diameter PVC? Are you wanting the same size, or a smaller scaled version? PVC could work well for smaller scale.Looking for advice. I saw this and loved it. My brides b-day is coming up and I’d like to make this as yard art for her. How do you think I could about creating these curves? My thought was tack welding to a 3”+ piece of round tube, use a torch to heat and roll until you get the desired look. Any other ideas? TIA! View attachment 2314476
PVC won’t work for the thickness steel I’d like to use or I don’t think it would. I can’t imagine the steel would curve easily. I’m not planning to use sheet metal. I’d like to make it pretty close to that size.Use some large diameter PVC? Are you wanting the same size, or a smaller scaled version? PVC could work well for smaller scale.
Clamp and roll could work too for sheet metal, but I think you'd want a larger diameter pipe to use for the curve.