SawStop Table SawThe technician connected with SawStop is coming Tuesday Jan 18 to install the new arbor for the new saw. He should be at the shop about 9:30am and […]
Category: Tool Updates
Maintenance Update
Happy New Year to all! Welcome back to weekly Maintenance updates. 1. New SawStop saw issues2. Foredom tool3. Damage to the thickness planer (again!) SawStop Saw:The main issue that the […]
SawStop Saw Blade Wobble
Lats week, a wobble was discovered in the blade of the new SawStop saw. Gary Riecke measured the deviance in the blade at about 20 thousandths of an inch. This […]
Maintenance Update
Lathe # 5 The #5 lathe continues to be a bit of a mystery and is still out of service. There are few options for dealing with this tool – […]
Maintenance Update
In this update: Donated Foredom ToolRoom filtersMaintenance LogsGrinder wheelsRoutine maintenance Donated Foredom Tool A Foredom rotary tool with a long flex shaft has been donated to the shop. It can […]
Maintenance Update
The gold dado blade is wearing out after multiple sharpenings. We have two blades and another backup blade will be ordered when needed. The 3/8″ bandsaw has a “thump” in […]
New DeWalt Drills
We have purchased 6 new drills. The shop is selling off the six used drills at $30 each. If you are interested, please speak to Stewart Tagg. A draw will […]
Maintenance Update
Routine maintenance:replaced belt on 1″ belt sander12″ disk on # 2 sander not in good shape – waiting on sandpaper12″ chop saw blade dull – replaced 1″ resaw band saw […]
Maintenance Update
The maintenance blog has been rather sparse over the past 18 months. This is the first instalment of what should be weekly updates. Regular weekly maintenance takes place 2pm-4pm on […]
March Maintenance Department Update
Just a few notes from the maintenance department. As you know a few people get together every Monday afternoon and do the needed maintenance on the machinery and dust collection […]
Table Saw # 2 Trunion Gears
The parts came in for the small table saw and the gears were replaced.
New Drum Sander User Certification
A list of potential certified users for the new drum sander has been drafted and reviewed by the maintenance team. If you have been added to the list, you will […]
SawStop #2 New Lift Mechanism Gears
The gears were replaced last week and reports are they are working well.
Lathes # 1 and 2 Tailstock Issues
These lathes have damaged tail stocks. The quills (the piece that extends) are bent and the screw that moves this almost stripped. This damage is caused by too much force […]