@@thehappychiselllc the last time I turned was 2005 -2006 and have wanted a lathe sense! Finally got one and glad I did

@@Railfan6675 and cheers to you as well fellow NS friend!

@@thehappychiselllc thank you. Glad you like I made another one for the lathe as well that uses the same table top piece, just the main one so shorter. I'll eventually put drawers in one and a shelf on the other.

@@bushrob411 I'm planning to put drawers under mine, as soon as I can scrounge up some plywood and full extension drawer slides.

@@thehappychiselllc I scored some for a wicked price. Pair of 16 inch full extension for $5 each! I got 6 sets. So whe I made the stand, it's 16 inches deep. Worked out too because the top is 18 inches wide

@@thehappychiselllc thank you! I'm actually nearly done set up. It's been great in the bigger space. I'm using a 5kw Chinese diesel heater. Once it's up to temp, even on low it stays toasty. Having r33 in 85% of the ceiling from poly iso has really helped. Plus a solid vapor barrier

@@thehappychiselllc thank you. I'm much further along I'm just behind on my update schedule My old man's house is 99.99% rough planks. The only spot on the roof that's plywood is where the porch joins. The settling ripped a gap so we put plywood there to tie it together. Hasn't moved sense. Oh its absolutely a ton of work but the result is beyond worth it. And yes those nails hold strong! The floor was built a few years ago and hardly any nails popped and it was fully weather exposed And yes I saved a ton! If I discount the cost of fuel for logging equipment, the blades and upkeep, I will have spent less than $900 in raw materials.

@@stevesiefken2696 dust collection is not bad with a moderate vacuum. I didnt have one till a few months ago. I can't say how well with a really good one or a dust collector but I assume much better. My fence is dead on to the blade. It was squared by the previous owner. Apparently the issues with the ridgid isn't the fence but the blade trunions don't have enough adjustment range in some.

@@oldowl4290 I did talk alot about it lol. But I do love the saw. It's almost over built compared to some on the market in its class.

@@bushrob411 Sounds like you got a lot of extra accessories with it. I usually use old Delta-Rockwell but moved and need something in the interim. I like Ridgid stuff and there are a few for sale under $300.

@@oldowl4290 did I ever score big with that sale! Between the value represented and knowing the owner and how he took care of his tools, I didn't even offer anything less.

@@woodworkingwithSkyler thank you! It's definitely a little cramped for big projects but it works for my needs! When I set it up in the late fall 2022, it cost me $50 to get in there. I had 90% of the electrical, all the plywood to board up the windows and make the wall was free from a contractor.

@@kreggmiller9643 for myself I retail between $5 and $8 depending on the style. You can check another video I have posted showing other ones. This particular batch is 200 units at cost for a friend. He makes leather hair pieces that the stick fits into. So works out to $2.50 per unit. I average 5 mins per before finish. So the average shop per hour ratio is $30/h so surprisingly a decent money maker and that's on cost ones. It's $60/h on retail for myself ones. Finish is my board butter I use on my cutting boards. Any food contact safe oil would be fine as well. I would personally stay away from oil based varnish or poly. Water based would be fine

@@cmykc.studio thank you!

Thank you for the advice. I would prefer to use the regular cubitron 2 paper instead of the xtract but it's over double the cost. I'm sure both are 100% worth it. I'm just worried about the durability of the Xtract. I do alot of rougher sanding

@@bushrob411 I was concerned about using it with really rough stock as well. I haven’t really used it enough yet to know how it will hold up to that situation.

@@toolmanlh for sure

I never produce enough to justify keeping it for anything. That's over 2 years worth. And I did try selling/giving away years ago but no one was interested. It's fairly fine about as corse as pepper. Most people want very chunky stuff.

When I was editing I couldn't believe howmany were flying around! Other than thr wasp in my face at the beginning they surprisingly left me alone

Not sure what you mean

I think im going to eventually make a new pulley out of Baltic birch which I know will work. Using mdf was an experiment

Thank you!

Yeah I'm.quite happy with it so far and how it's holding out. Definitely was worth trying for me

So far the wear has been non-existent. Izzy mentions in his video on it if any wear of the slides does happen, it's just a matter of removing the screws, pushing the slide together and drilling new screws in to tighten. Also you could use thin CA glue along the cut edge to harden the fibers and they would increase long-term wear

@@bushrob411 do you think it needs Baltic birch? And any idea roughly how much plywood is required? Like if 2. 2'x4' handy panels would be enough

@@Your_Friend_Corey izzys plans do show how much plywood you need and it's a bit more than 1 handy pannel. I think 33 x 48 In saying that. I used some scrap Baltic birch plywood I had from another design and 1 new handy pannel and I ended up with a big chunk left over. If you make the movement levers and links from another plywood scraps, 1 handy panel should be plenty. Also I used second grade Baltic birch from Kent. It has less layers than premium Baltic birch and works good for the savings.

@@bushrob411 thanks for the quick replies. Guess I'll buy the plans and hopefully get around to making it.

@@Your_Friend_Corey no problem at all

@yambammer7277 absolutely! Matthias wandel has a great video on turning one of his homemade bandsaw into a sawmill

9.5 hp kholer. Works great as long as the blades are sharp lol. I've milled through 20 wide elm and had enough power. But a 15hp single or 16 v-twin would be a great upgrade

For a factory set up it works great. There's just enough tension on the door winder style spring that 80% of the weight is balanced. It won't hold position without the lock, but your not lifting the entire weight either.

@@bushrob411 Thank you very much for your information, Is a very clever system, I appreciate your effort to respond

Not sure what year she is. We bought it and the found out she's made from a few parts tractors. Definitely a beast for how old she is.

@@bushrob411 is the transmission dip stick near the shifter or on the right side of the rear housing? You’ll find that replacement tires will be expensive, a lot of guys switch to the 10-28 rims and tires. If you do this don’t scrap those rims and center discs, they’re desirable to collectors/restorers.

Most of the time we do as well. But it's much easier on th old tractor with that kinda weight, no tearing the trail up or getting the log dirty. Cheers!

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