Friday, July 28, 2017

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Caribbean Market

Look’s like they are closing in the south east side (lake side) of the main market complex which is good news for everyone on those inclement weather days.



Router lift – Jack failure (part 2)

Scissor jack failure!

As posted earlier the scissor jack failed (see first pic). It's surprising how much upward force is required to overcome the router plunge springs.

We need to beef up the pivot arms from dowel to larger blocks.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Router lift - Some thoughts (part 1)

Investigating the possibility of using a car scissors jack as a router lift ALDI WorkZone router table.

Something like this to raise/lower the plunge router.

Monday, July 24, 2017

8” Bandsaw – Table fence

Made a simple fence for the saw, the epoxy is drying to secure the 8 mm lock bolt that screws up from below into a threaded hole in the base.

Next job is to route a track for the mitre gauge.

Another new toy for kitties.