As the snowbirds have fled, the maintenance team has shrunk to its summer numbers. Ron, Dave, Stewart, Randy, John, Denny, Lance and Gary were in attendance. Greg Hugie got the […]
Category: Maintenance
Maintenance Update May 9/22
Regular routine maintenance done. Sawstop: There were a couple of trips of the sawstop when a member was cutting cedar. We are investigating why the saw tripped. We are now […]
Saw Stop Charges Increasing to $200
As of February 2, 2022, the cost to a member to replace a triggered SawStop safety brake cartridge is $200. This is an increase over the previous charge of $100. […]
Maintenance Update 25 April/22
DeWalt Planer (on the patio) As mentioned last week, the problem with the screws holding the blades being proud and marking the work has been fixed. It looks like the […]
Maintenance Updates Over The Summer
Thanks to Stewart Tagg for taking notes at the regular Monday maintenance meeting on April 18/22. Dave Bourque, who normally takes the notes and posts them as part of his […]
Maintenance Update 18 April/22
12” DeWalt planer (for use outside on patio) This planer is leaving marks on planed boards. Gary examined the blades, retaining screws, pressure roller springs and guide blocks, all looked […]
Maintenance Update April 11/22
Sahuarita Food Bank has approached us to make some shelves for their location. We have made things before for the Food Bank. It is a very worthy cause and the […]
Maintenance Update April 4/22
• Drum sander required new sandpaper due to wear. Some gummy/sap wood was sanded clogging the sandpaper and the paper had a few light tears that would eventually cause it […]
Maintenance Update March 28/22
The log saw was contaminated with a sticky, sap-like substance. Bruce thoroughly cleaned the saw and checked its setup and alignments. The 10″ chop saw near the lathes has had […]
Searching the website
On the right side of the menu, there is a magnifying glass that allows you to search the website. This is useful to find references to words (e.g. “shop rules”). […]
Maintenance Report Feb 21, 2022
General Maintenance: Every week, we do scheduled maintenance on big machines and we keep a log book of work that is done for each machine. Some work is weekly, some […]
New Table for ADA Use
A table was built and installed on the long side of the bench near the radial arm saw. This is for the use of members using wheelchairs. Like on the […]
Slowing Down Grinder Wheel
A brake has been added to the grinder. It runs on the hub of the CBN wheel. On the right side of the grinder, there is a red knob. This […]
More Maintenance 15 Mar/22
Dust Collection: We had a long discussion about improvements to the dust collection system. Fabrication and installation to fire code would cost about $75,000. If approved, GVR should pay 90% […]
Maintenance Update March 14/22
There were extended discussions about a couple of matters to do with the lathes and members who use these machines. Lathe Clean UpA few members are using the shop vac […]