Posted in quest on Nov 30th, 2016
I’ve been trying to focus my attention and energy on the new shop. Since it’s so easy to be distracted by shiny stuff, I’ve been avoiding the auctions and on-line sales. This past week, I got wind of sale that had some very interesting machines. To make maters worse, this is less than five miles from […]
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Posted in quest on Nov 22nd, 2016
Well, it’s been a while and I guess an explanation is in order…… About 18 months ago, I started working at a new job in the area of Boston Massachusetts. I was doing a Sunday commute from Jersey to Boston and then heading back to Jersey Thursday evening. That’s 306 miles (each way) of the […]
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Posted in quest on May 28th, 2014
Lately, I’ve been buying shapers like it’s nobody’s business (meaning I have no business owning this many shapers) A few weeks ago, I received this little gem from the United Kingdom: It’s a very sweet little Sagar shaper with a Wadkin rolling table attachment and a very large set of box joint cutters on it. […]
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Posted in quest on Oct 6th, 2013
So this is what I’ve been able to accomplish so far: Flattened base and two sides using a large shell mill: Drill the mounting holes and define layout for the fence support bar bores: Drill the first holes using a 1/2″ x 8″ bit: Open the holes to a larger size with stepped drills: Open […]
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Posted in quest on Oct 5th, 2013
This one has been on my backlog for quite a while now. I was going through some of my old e-mails and came across this item. Anyway, here it is: Back in 2011, as I was compulsively rummaging around on craigslist looking for another Whitney saw to add to the collection, I came across this […]
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Posted in quest on Jan 5th, 2013
I recently acquired a new shaper (and a quest machine). It’s a Baxter Whitney No. 89. This is the largest of the single spindle Whitney shapers. These machines have huge tables and are bullet proof. I already own one No. 89, but this one is… well… special… What’s really unique about this machine is the overhead […]
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Posted in quest on Feb 29th, 2012
There’s a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall -Elbow Some machines are hard to find. Even impossible. As scarce as hen’s teeth, as scarce as the truth or as scarce as butter (if you live in Norway) I spent the better part of the past ten years turning […]
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