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That looks really great. Good job!

Another view:

As much as you complain about how much it costs to ship things TO Alaska, I don't want to think about what it would cost to ship them BACK.

Haven't seen it in person yet, and I don't know how easy it will be to move the motor mount. We shall see. Thanks for the suggestions, though.

It was more than half buried in the dirt when I grabbed it, so no surprise that it's filthy. I'll knock off some of the crud and try to get a better photo. There is some sort of sleeve connecting the two tabs. Yes: her appraisal was that it's probably inedible and therefore uninteresting.

People who need a little time to convince their spouses to allow them to spend money on belts that might otherwise be spent on yarn.

Yeah, but you have to buy a dozen!

Certainly a bellyful.

Or sunglasses.

A few birch twigs will suffice.

The company that makes it is still in business too, in case I need help with it. I think at some point I might get the narrow contact wheel setup (as seen in the picture above) for doing narrow fullers. The fact that almost all the cost will be covered by the balance of the custom-project-to-be-revealed-later made it a lot easier for the Comptroller's Office (i.e., Lisa) to approve the purchase.

Well, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Now I need to figure out a time to go pick it up.

Either (A) because it's a replacement or (B) because they haven't caught me yet. Take your pick.

Seller is offering a 30 day return policy with full refund.

That would work. Such as?

The plug appears to have been cut off -- is there a way to test a motor without plugging it in? Say, touch a multi-meter to the exposed wire ends on the old power cord?

I just got a line on this beastie, which seems like an interesting option for someone with limited space and budget. It's a 2x90 vertical grinder with a 2½" contact wheel at the top, a vertical platen on one side, and a slack-belt area on the other. The one I'm interested in is used, and I have no idea if the motor (a 1hp TEFC Baldor that runs on 115v single phase) works or not. The seller is asking $150 -- think it's worth it? Are 2x90 belts harder to find than 2x72s or so much more expensive that I'd end up paying more in the long run? Here's a photo from the manufacturer's website: (Note that this is shown with a narrower belt and smaller radius contact wheel than the one I'm considering.)

I saw the link before the mods removed it, and this is a lot heavier than that. I'm sure there's a technical term, but heavy equipment is not my field.

Welcome aboard, Jack! If you haven't yet, please READ THIS FIRST!!!

I probably won’t be there early enough on Friday for a meet-up, but if anyone’s looking for me (perhaps so as to avoid me?), I’ll be wearing this hat:

Spotted this interesting-looking hunk of steel next to the road a few weeks back and finally stopped to pick it up. I think it’s a tie-down from some piece of heavy equipment. Lola is certainly intrigued.

Yes; first declension, masculine nominative plural The true penannular broach has a gap for the pin to pass through, which wouldn’t work with the full-circle theme of the ouroboros. The pseudo-penannular type with an unbroken circle would work better artistically, if slightly less practically.

Measure the volume with the displacement method and multiply by the density of steel. That’ll get you close.

Keep it family-friendly, Frosty!