Steve's Projects

Another bargain saw

2010-02-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

Found another $50 saw. It is a 48 year old Craftsman 10" table saw. Built before they started making them cheap. Cleaned it up and built a stand from some scrap wood. Also made a folding extension.

I can use it in the garage to save steps when working on projects in the garage.

Special bed finished last week

2010-02-01T18:02:00.001-08:00

This bed was built for a special needs child.

It uses drawer slides to guide the side rails so they can slide up and down. The mattress is a standard twin size.

Time out to get a new saw!

2010-01-11T12:00:00.001-08:00

New $50 Saw

What's left of the old Craftsman Saw

The motor and carriage ready to ship to Emerson

I had a circa 1970 Craftsman radial saw. I actually liked using it better than my 12 inch miter saw for cutting boards square. Angles are better on the miter saw. The only problem with the Craftsman is that it always seems to need adjusting to stay square and true.

I started looking on Craigslist and found that the high end Delta saws were selling for pretty cheap. Soooooooo. I kept my eye out for a good 12 inch Delta saw for cheap. I actually found one which was cheaper and better than I expected. $50 for a saw that currently sells new for around $2000. And the only "problems" with the saw were that the column was a little rusty and it needed an $8 bevel gear.

The other good news I found, is that Emerson electric is doing a recall of my Craftsman saw where, if I send them my old motor/carriage assy they will pay the postage and send me $100.

So I came out with a much better saw for almost free!

Time out for making Christmas Gifts

2010-01-02T19:08:00.001-08:00

The boat project is getting a rest. Made toy boxes for Grandsons Isaac and Sam

Starting the rebuild

2009-12-15T06:43:00.000-08:00

I had to pick somewhere to start. The transom is it. I installed one new mahogany board and am building it up with 5200 between boards.

More "before" photos

2009-12-11T07:20:00.000-08:00

This boat is 1959 15 foot longCentury Palomino Outboard It's built from african mahogany planking and white oak frames.

Here are a few more photos of the boat "as received"

My plan is to preserve as much of the original wood as possible with the exception of the bottom planks. I will be replacing them with 2 layers of plywood bonded with modern adhesives

I have not made a final decision on the specific adhesives but my thinking at this point is

using epoxy to seal the plywood. Use 3m 5200 for wood to wood bonding where strength is important and PL urethane caulk for areas of larger surface which do not require the (expensive) capabilities of 5200.

My basis for using the PL caulk is a test I have been running. I just removed some mahogany strips from a jar where I kept them in water since january 2003. These were bonded together with the PL caulk and still seem to have full bond strength.

Starting the Palomino

2009-12-11T05:12:00.000-08:00

Here are a few photos of my boat challenge: I got it cheap! (Betty thinks I overpaid)

I figure this is a challenge to my mechanical and woodworking ability so we'll see what happens

1. The boat is in about as tough shape as a wood boat can be

2. The motor is the Edsel of the Kiekhafer corp: the renowned Mark 78 aka the Dockbuster!

Hence "the challenge"