Maintenance is being carried out on the big dust collector. It will not be running until at least 9 am, perhaps later. There will be no access to the machine […]
Category: Maintenance
Maintenance Update Feb 27
Router # 1 Was out of service. Somehow the power switch on the router itself was turned off. Jim turned it back on and all is good. Chop saw # […]
Maintenance Update Feb 19
FYI, we start our Monday maintenance meetings in the coffee room where we review what needs to be done after which we head out and fix stuff. Today, most of […]
Maintenance Updates
Will return Monday Feb 19…
Maintenance Update February 5
Lathes New sander – has arrived, we are assembling it today Dado blades – not available for use Chop saw dust collection
Searching for tools
We have updated the tool search database. It can be found HERE. We now have well over 600 entries in the database. We have many interesting tools and some odd […]
Maintenance Update Jan 22
Dust collection: We continue to have issues with our updated dust collection system. It is unclear if the design was problematic or the issue is the installation. We have had […]
Maintenance update January 15
The new belt sanders have arrived. For more information, please see the post previous to this post. Damaging equipmentMembers who damage equipment are responsible for the costs to fix them. […]
New stationary disk and belt sander
Two new stationary belt sanders have arrived. They were assembled and we hope to have them in service shortly. Please note that the 12″ disk sander rotates from left to […]
Maintenance Update January 8
Some reminders: Mesquite is prohibited on the sanders inside the shop with the exception of the drum sander. To be clear, mesquite cannot be sanded (edge or otherwise) on the […]
Tools are NOT to leave the shop
REMEMBER: shop rules do not allow tools to be borrowed nor may they leave the shop property. If you have borrowed any tools, please return them immediately. We have noticed […]
Belt Sander Damage
There has been a number of torn belts on the stationary belt sanders of late. If a sharp corner hits the belt, it will tear. If you force any wood […]
Maintenance Update Jan 2/24
There was little to do today as maintenance met on Wednesday Dec 27. We did replace the blade on Band Saw #3. This is the 3/8″ bandsaw but the blade […]
Maintenance Update Dec 27
Routine maintenance today. The machines were generally in good shape. Drill Press Damage: the emergency stop button on Drill Press # 1 (on the left near the bench room) has […]