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Thomas, I'll certainly check into this option, hadn't thought of it. Frosty, i've got grinders and a drill press, but nothing yet to cut into manageable chunks. I'll ponder on this for awhile, Thanks George

well, it is actually 20 x 24 and here is a photo. just one, it was too lazy to pose in different positions. George

Well, I dont have a swage block yet or a mandrel, but I did drag a 340# counterweight off of a loader home from the scrap yard. It resists moving vigoursly. I think it is cast iron, but haven't tested other than hitting with a hammer. I have been thinking about cutting this down and making several swage blocks. It's about 27"x24"x2" or 3" thick. nothing is square, but that doesn't matter. I'll post some pics as soon as I can. Any suggestions? George

this lends itself to multiple modifications, guilliotine type, use heavy wall pipe or different degrees of bevel for different jaw configurations. nice job, paint makes it easy to find unless all your other tools are the same color. George

If "going backward" creates this great looking knife, that's not a bad thing. Quality is not cheap, either in time or money. keep it up. george

Have you downloaded Google Sketchup Chris? It's a good way to swap drawings for brainstorming these kinds of things. Frosty

Is there a theme to this show. if so how do these fit into the theme? ggraham

I like to use hickory, oak and mesquite to heat treat dead animal parts, that is briskets, hams, chickens, pork chops. Sausage especially, but be careful, this stuff can get really brittle if you're increasing your aluminum can stock pile. Burgers swell up an get really fat if not prepared correctly and really dry if H/T'd too long. The longer you heat treat these items, the darker the color, you pick what you like best. But for dimension lumber 2x's and what not, got to have them if for nothing else to make short pieces out of long pieces. I have a lot of practice and lots of short pieces stockpiled. Enough of my rambling. George

As far as too much or too little air, you could use a damper plate on the inlet or outlet of what ever blower you happen to use. or something along the line of an air inlet on a bbq pit.

My Dad used to coat his table saw platform (cast iron) with floor wax to keep it slick. we also discovered it prevented rust. I inherited his saw and still use floor wax, saw is over 40 years old and the platform still looks good, but once in awhile I have to take steel wool to remove rust when I get lazy or use the saw a lot in humid weather.

I have an belt driven air compressor (not a sears/craftsman)that gave me trouble starting. Belt slipping or the motor tripping on overload. The oil that came in the compressor was 30wt. I changed it to 10w30 and i have not had any problems. 15 to 18 years. I tend to agree with welder19, you have a lubrication problem, but your bearings are probably sealed and you might have to live with it. does the manual say what the ambient operating temperature should be? Probably above 40 deg F. ggraham