Timbuck
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I decided to retire my old Delta Boss and give this one a tryout.
78EFD333-1773-4BD3-81FE-6E322B29CCB0 by Ken Timms, on Flickr
78EFD333-1773-4BD3-81FE-6E322B29CCB0 by Ken Timms, on Flickr
You are dead right about the out of square bit...I just spent an hour trying to sort it....I removed the front table and got rid of the spring steel strip that sets the table at angles co’s it was a mile out ..I removed the bottom cover plate and noticed there were 8 screws holding holding the motor assembly to the top table. The out of square part seems to be there...anyway I’ve managed to set the front table spot on for now. An easy fix to get the whole top square would be to fit a another top plate onto the original. Maybe some good quality ply or an aluminium sheet shimmed level....I’m a little bit disappointed with the quality, mainly the out of square bit and it’s a lot more noisy than my old one ..but for the price it’s not too bad...I notice that Grizzly do the Same machine in the US in green.Ken, I bought one of those from Pete Howlett, used. He obviously didn't like it for some reason. I found the drums(spindle) were not perfectly square to the table. They were square on one side, so I use it on that side if squareness is important.
You may have seen a reviewer on Youtube suggesting buying the large rubber drum( 3" I think), to make use of the large sanding sleeve that comes with the set of sleeves available. I did and it cost about £11 or so, but it will have it's uses. I find the machine very useful, in particular for thicknessing headstocks.
I'm always frightened when I see your new toy posts, that it might cost me , but this time I've got one already. Phew!
Mike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoqjNj9i9k
That’s it I’ve made my decision... I’m going to keep it and fix the out of square problem myself....I’ll make a video showing how I do it, for a bit funAfter a few hours brooding and contemplating, I’m trying to decide whether to return it or not, and get a better one, I should have gone to Axminster in the first place..they always seem to come up with quality goods (apart from the Jet 10-20 that was a bad design). But I really like the oscillating sanding belt feature on this one and Axminster don’t have anything like that in the same price range just basic bobbing drum type with adjustable tables...so I’ll sleep on it and decide tomorrow.
https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-craft-ac140oss-bobbin-sander-105109
That’s it I’ve made my decision... I’m going to keep it and fix the out of square problem myself....I’ll make a video showing how I do it, for a bit fun
First thing you need is a long screwdriver...I’ve just ordered a set..co’s I only have short and medium length ones.Thanks in advance for that - in case mine is out of square.
First thing you need is a long screwdriver...I’ve just ordered a set..co’s I only have short and medium length ones.
Define "long."
Does it have to long and thin? I have some that are long and thick.
These are what I’ve ordered. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-PRO-H...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648
..and my Son Mike seems to end up borrowing most my hand tools and never returns e'm
..and my Son Mike seems to end up borrowing most my hand tools and never returns e'm so they won't be wasted