{"id":2420,"date":"2008-12-29T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T00:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2008-12-29T19:24:02","modified_gmt":"2008-12-30T00:24:02","slug":"golden-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=2420","title":{"rendered":"Golden Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of Solid Iron<\/em><\/p>\n

I leveled up the wings on the Powermatic 66 today. I watched a woodworking video where the guy used clamps and straight pieces of wood, and I tried his technique. You set a straight piece of wood across each joint on a wing, and you put a clamp on each side of the joint. In theory, this pulls the wing level with the table. Didn’t work for me. The wings just sat there. So I used the wood and clamps for support while I leveled the wings by eyeball.<\/p>\n

I needed the wings level so I could reattach the rails. But I learned something interesting. I don’t know how the rails go back on. There are all sorts of screw holes in the rails, so they’ll go on in a number of ways. Photos generally show rails set up so the front rail’s end is about at the left edge of the left wing, but I have to wonder, is that mandatory? Can I put the saw more toward the center of the rails?<\/p>\n

I was actually wondering where the tube was supposed to go, but then I realized the graduations tell you where the saw blade is supposed to be, relative to it. I’m so smart.<\/p>\n

I plan to saw up my old computer desk and stick it between the rails as a tablesaw insert, as soon as I can figure out where the rails are supposed to be.<\/p>\n

The screws that hold the rails on are not in great shape. The saw’s previous owner broke a number of them. Guess Home Depot can replace them.<\/p>\n

I considered buying a new miter gauge, but I decided against it. The old ones are usable, and I have become suspicious of fancy new tools, like the Incra gauge everyone loves. Better to see what miter gauges do, before spending money on them. I notice that the guys in the woodworking videos don’t have a lot of high-dollar, overly sophisticated stuff. Doug Stowe uses an ancient Atlas tablesaw, a plain old miter gauge, and a bunch of homemade sleds and jigs to do his thing.<\/p>\n

From looking at my cousin’s shop, I can see that I didn’t even need the Powermatic 66. I could have done fine with a Home Depot contractor saw. BUT the contractor saw would have cost more than the Powermatic 66, so the choice was clear.<\/p>\n

Uh oh. Look at THIS: CLICK.<\/a><\/p>\n

I wonder if that thing can be brought back to life. I’m scared of used tools, but that one, like a table saw, is probably not too complicated. Maybe I’m wrong. Dang, for a hundred bucks, how bad could it be?<\/p>\n

Here’s something really awful: CLICK.<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m quitting now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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