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#651
12-24-2012, 12:32 AM
Now that is COOL Tom, looks really good, and I see that adjustable spacer again.
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12-24-2012, 12:42 AM
Thanks Greg,

It does look pretty cool machined like that, much cooler than a store bought extrusion.

Yeah, I use those step blocks all the time. They are one of the most useful tools in the shop.

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12-24-2012, 08:43 AM
Gotta make myself a couple of those multi leaf spacers.
I don't think my feet or legs could take a 3 hour session at the mill anymore.
Besides, the fear of screwing up 1 or 2 hrs. into the job would have me shaking in my already uncomfortable boots. Rotfl
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12-24-2012, 09:35 AM
(12-24-2012, 08:43 AM)stevec Wrote: Gotta make myself a couple of those multi leaf spacers.
I don't think my feet or legs could take a 3 hour session at the mill anymore.
Besides, the fear of screwing up 1 or 2 hrs. into the job would have me shaking in my already uncomfortable boots. Rotfl
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Thanks Steve.

I have to admit that I got "lost" more than once and had to back and re-establish the count. Not sure if it's too many distractions or just a lack of concentration (i.e. old age).

I've been an avid runner for years, so the legs are fine. It's the mind that concerns me. Confused

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#655
12-24-2012, 09:53 AM
photos and plans on the belt sander, or like a lot of my projects were the plans kept in the far recesses of the brain locker. I tend to do a lot of things on the fly with a general idea of what I am wanting, BUT I have been trying to make a concerted effort to use the drawing programs more.

reason I was asking about plans is a friend of mine, and myself included are in need of a belt sander in the 2" wide range.

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12-24-2012, 10:09 AM
Tom,

That's Smiley-signs021 (pun intended).

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12-24-2012, 10:32 AM
(12-24-2012, 10:09 AM)EdK Wrote: Tom,

That's Smiley-signs021 (pun intended).

Ed

Lol.

Hopefully it's Smiley-signs021 enough so the LED doesn't go Smiley-signs081
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12-24-2012, 10:35 AM
(12-24-2012, 10:32 AM)TomG Wrote:
(12-24-2012, 10:09 AM)EdK Wrote: Tom,

That's Smiley-signs021 (pun intended).

Ed

Lol.

Hopefully it's Smiley-signs021 enough so the LED doesn't go Smiley-signs081

Tom,

Where did you get the LED module from?

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12-24-2012, 10:43 AM
The LED and driver came from eBay. It's 100 watts and supposedly puts out 8000-9000 lumens, about the same as a 500 watt halogen. At $60 for the set, the payback will be less than six months.

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12-24-2012, 10:47 AM
Tom, is the color output similar to incandescent or fluorescent bulbs?
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