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While my shop will never be neat I've found if I periodically just spend a day cleaning up and organizing a section of the shop I have less of the...

I wanted to replace the single incandescent light-bulb in the garage with a some LEDs, I looked at www.bigasslight.com but they had a "Big ass...

Dan, thanks for the laugh. That's exactly how it works in my shop much of the time. Like many of you I'm always trying to improve how I operate...

It may still have bad runout but without the mass of the wheel it just doesn't bounce as much.

you don't know these grinders or wheels, so i'd be cautious. However if you are convinced the wheel is good, statically balance it - level knife...

Most times that thread is listed as 1.240" OD. The ID thread for a collet stop is 1.048 x 24. I wish they would have used something more standard for...

years ago I spotted the meter reader doing his thing. I immediately went into cheap mode, 1 low watt light where I was sitting, no TV, radio,...

that's weird, the Cree 40W bulbs are 0.055A and the GE 60W are 0.1A or thereabouts (cheap ones use more, like 0.065 and 0.12) so the more expensive...

Sounds like things are moving along a little quicker that you initially thought. I'm sure that's a good thing as the waiting can't be any fun. ...

I was thinking the exact same thing. I tried the suggestions and still couldn't get it out. Upon very close inspection it (a) seems to be...

With me it's usually... Well I have to this before I can do that that then have to do the other thing before I can do this so I can do that and while...

Best wishes to you Weston

Ok, this one would NOT be a yoke type, then, or probably it IS, but what you call the "yoke" is already present on the head. It is the outer part...

All checks can be sent directly to me, of course! I'm not going to make any promises of changes at this point, though. As you've noticed, the VB...

Yeah, me too. The last 3 or 4 days been that way.

I like the YG brand from Amazon. They are manufactured in Korea.

Before you start dressing anything, check the interface between the motor shaft and the wheel to make sure the wheel mounts properly.

Fwiw, be wary of unknown wheels on used grinders. You don't know if they were abused at some point (dropped, cracked, etc), and then installed on the...

Yep. I do it all the time. Most recent was going to the garage/shop to make an (improved) accessory to the dish washer rack a few days back. ...

I spent a couple years using a friend's very nice wood shop - mostly to do work in metal and plastic (I lament not making more nice wood projects). ...

Works fine in Chrome with the chrome PB fix.

If you go by the power consumption listed on the packaging, that's certainly in the ballpark. My 60W equivalent CFL and LED bulbs list 13W and 8W...

Yes... remember 10.0? They finally got it mostly right at 10.3 hold back on the upgrade. There are bound to be many early issues. We have 100's...

Yes, the head would be fixed to the shank. The shank (with head) is rotated under power. I wasn't able to find any pics of the head mounted in a...

We're all pullin' for ya Weston! Keep yer stick on the ice... Pete

Yeah, what I've l;earned is you have to fight and work against this entropy, always. The more you have, the more organization matters. Organize for...

DR, The head is fixed to the shank. Do you mean the die head rotates and the work statioary. I have not used this die head yet. Need to change the...

I use PDF Expert on my iPhone, pad, and laptop. It works very well for my needs. It has more features than I regularly need, however I do use the...