{"id":2427,"date":"2008-12-30T14:23:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T19:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2008-12-30T14:23:42","modified_gmt":"2008-12-30T19:23:42","slug":"wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=2427","title":{"rendered":"Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Portable 700-Pound Saw<\/em><\/p>\n

I have to break down and get a wheeled base for the Powermatic 66. I can’t put the rails on, add a router insert, connect a shop-vac, or do anything at all of value until I can roll this baby around the garage.<\/p>\n

Problem: the nearest available mobile base is in Pompano Beach, and they want $35 more for it than Amazon, which will also deliver it for nothing. My cheapness gene is shrieking.<\/p>\n

I know what you’re going to say. “Weld one up!” That’s a fine idea, except that it wouldn’t be all that much cheaper than buying one. I don’t have enough steel. Maybe if I could scrounge up an old bed frame I could do it, but they are never around when you need one. And the main problem, really, is that I have no idea how to make one that will do what an HTC mobile base will do. An HTC 3000 will hold the saw a scant 3\/4″ off the floor, and it will lower it when I get it where I want it.<\/p>\n

I could buy a piece of thick plywood and add wheels, but the saw would be maybe 4″ taller than it is now. <\/p>\n

I’m all excited about the idea of making a sled for a planer, to obviate the need for a jointer. My hope is to start out with very small wood projects, so I should be able to get by with a pretty small sled I can story without too much hassle. Boy, would that beat a huge machine taking up tons of real estate. And with over 11″ of capacity, I wouldn’t have the small-jointer blues.<\/p>\n

The cabinet saw has a design feature I don’t understand. The bottom is wide open. So if you hook a vacuum up to it, most of the dust will bypass it and land on the ground. I wonder why it’s made that way. You would think they would have stuck a sheet of metal or something in the bottom. I suppose I can make something from hardboard. Hopefully the vacuum won’t suck it out of place.<\/p>\n

I also have to make a motor cover. I can get one from Powermatic, but everyone says they’re awful, so I think quarter-inch plywood is the way to go.<\/p>\n

There must be something I can do right now. I guess the motor cover and some throat plate inserts are within my reach.<\/p>\n

I talked with my sister today. She swears she’s quitting smoking. Man, what a relief. My mother died from lung cancer. My aunt. Two great-grandmothers. My uncle died from stomach cancer which may have been caused by smoking and snuff. Enough is enough.<\/p>\n

We both have the feeling that this family is walking out of a dark tunnel together. How strange it is, talking to her about things like this. A year ago, I thought there was no hope for our relationship. Now we go to church together and buy each other Bibles and Bible software. It gives me hope that we will eventually get my dad into church, and maybe we’ll be able to help other members of our family who are not as close to God as they should be.<\/p>\n

There is nothing like taking a negative relationship and turning it into a positive one. You lose a spiritual and emotional drain, and you turn it into a source of strength and faith. It puts you two ahead on the ratio of positive to negative relationships, because you lose a bad relationship and gain a good one. Mathematically, it’s far better than just forming a new bond with a new person.<\/p>\n

These days I look forward to hearing from her. In the past, I did not, because it usually meant there was going to be friction. When she kept to herself, I was happy. That was all I asked of her. Now we go places together, and we talk about our hopes for the future. An enormous source of stress is gone from my life, and presumably, from hers. Only God could do something like this.<\/p>\n

Guess I better make a decision about that mobile base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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