r/woodworkingtools

Never used a table saw and wasn’t planning on buying one but just came across this in our local thrift store and thought I might consider it. What do you think about this particular one? It’s $85. Would you buy it?

I recently bought a Makita DLS211 and I’m trying to dial in the accuracy.

When the saw is kept close to the fence, cuts are perfectly square.
But as soon as I pull the head forward on the rails for a wider cut, the angle starts drifting.

I measured about 1.5 mm of deviation over the cut, which seems pretty huge for a saw in this price range.

I already checked the fence alignment, and the issue only appears when the saw is extended on the sliders.

Has anyone experienced this with the DLS211?
Is this usually caused by rail alignment, play in the carriage/head, or something else that can be calibrated?
Or does this sound like a warranty issue?

Hi i have an older dayton tabletop drill press and would like to put in a keyless chuck. Is this possible?

I bought this bandsaw for 100 bucks to help with this project. I replaced some crusty guide bearings, put a Timberwolf 3/4 tpi blade on it, and i was actually pretty surprised at how well it did. Ive been using it for lots of other things but finally got around to the big resaw job today. The blade even left a pretty nice surface so i have minimal planing to do now. If anyone is considering a small bandsaw for their shop i definitely recommend this one, and if you can get it used for 100 bucks its a no brainer. I'll be using this a lot, most of my projects are smaller and dont need a full 3/4" thick board. Being able to quickly resaw to 1/2 or 3/8 will help keep my projects a bit lighter and elegant, not to mention the utility of cutting nice curves!

So I've been on the hunt for a bandsaw for a while and this morning on the hunt I found Norsebox. It's one of those stupid quarterly box subscriptions of random crap from what I can find through Google about them. Apparently they sell tools also. They have the RIKON 10-326 for $727 shipped free. I'm skeptical to say the least, but they are backed by SHOP so I'm not sure it's absolutely a scam or not.

Out with the old and in with the less older.

Hello Everyone. I have always enjoyed perusing this sub but this is my first post so hopefully this is being done correctly.

I have two brand new Oliver Machinery tools for sale. By the time I received them I ended up falling into two other machines and I would love these to find a new home. They are still in their crates and I will gladly help coordinate freight shipping (also available for pickup in NC).

•15" Planer w/Oliver HCX Helical Cutterhead
•8" Parallelogram Jointer w/Oliver HCX Helical Cutterhead

They are available for well under MSRP and if someone has questions - please don’t hesitate to ask.

Looking for $6000 for both or best offer. Open to selling individually as well.

Thank you!

After years of watching my father neglect this, I’ve decided to see if I can restore it to working condition.

I’m hoping to get some idea of where to start the repairs, or if I should even make the attempt.

While it would be awesome to have my own tilting table saw (without the expensive price), I really don’t want to risk dismemberment by a tool that should been scrapped.

Hopefully, someone here can help me figure out if it’s safe to try repairing or if it should be going out to the curb.

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies!

Nooby trying to make a no 4 work. I’ve revisited this iron a few times in the last couple weeks. There have been a few “almost ok”shaves taken, but the more i read the more i think i might need to get the back side more flat. Do I see a bit of a hollow near the edge on the right side?

My resources are: Sandpaper and some countertop cutoffs, and two DMT stones course and extra fine.

I’ve been wanting to buy the Katz-Moses apron, but it seems like every time I jump on the site it’s sold out.

https://kmtools.com/products/the-katz-moses-20-oz-waxed-canvas-woodworking-tool-apron

Do y’all use one? Do you like it? Who’s the manufacturer?

I prefer to support small business, $50 from KM seemed like a killer deal.

Thoughts? Any alternatives you’d recommend?

It’s 14 inches long with a 2 inch blade, which I consider a No.5 in my book. It has very few markings, but all the parts are there. Made in Canada. “C44” on the underside of the frog at the bottom edge, and a “1” near the top of the frog underneath. Besides that, I have no idea. Any clues, guys?

SOLVED: The Defiance #1205
1932-1953
Length 14”     
Cutter width 2″

EDIT: Thank you for the info guys. The Defiance has red totes and knobs, and I found the same color when I took them off. So I'm sure it's a Defiance #1245 No. 5 now. It's nothing special, but it was $7. It's complete and not damaged. I don't have anything from the 1940s, so I'm going to fix it up this weekend and see how she goes.

Edit Edit: Interesting side note: I'm in Vancouver, BC, and I found this in a junk shop. The Sharpie writing on the iron says ‘UBC’, which is our college here. I don't know if it belonged to a staff member, was used for teaching, or belonged to a student. The university was founded in 1908, so with the plane being from the 1940s, it has a grain of local history. I think she's worth spending a few hours on.

This went a lot more smoothly than the first time . This time I deburred everything before putting into kiln and was not stingy this time with the heat treat foil. I also used acetone for dry ice bath instead of alcohol this time . The alcohol I used last time was only 70% so had a lot of ice form the acetone all stayed liquid which was nice . 61-63 hrc . O also I made a program on my kiln for tempering A-2 on my kiln so now which was a nice quality of life improvement vs using a toaster oven last time to temper.

Near term goals are to get set up to use liquid nitrogen instead of dry ice. Make a batch of 6 more marking knives and to make a plane Iron out of A-2.

I have an older blue Ryobi handy trim router model TR-3OU and I am looking for a replacement 1/4” collet. I have been searching Amazon, and other online locations.
The reason I am looking is because I recently had a bit start slipping out of the collet during the process of making a pass causing a deeper cut. I was able to correct the situation but extremely frustrating. I presume the collet was bad. Cleaned everything out but it performed in the same manner.