Re: [TANKS] Wheels

[JOHN PITTELLI <jplily-at-yahoo.com>]

Sounds great Jon, Rule Britannia eh?

--- jon s kowitz <jonskowitz-at-hotmail.com> wrote:

> I made this table-saw jig to cut out my wheels with
> minimal danger to my 
> digits... It clamps directly onto the saw's
> rip-fence so it is easily 
> adjustable to cut different sized wheels.
> 
>   IMHO, it's far safer than the method described by
> Tyng and others on the 
> website, it only requires a small amount of patience
> and self-discipline to 
> fully retract the blade and wait for it to stop
> turning when changing wheel 
> blanks.  A dust mask and glasses are also good
> ideas.
> 
> Jon "I can still count to 10" Kowitz
> 
> PS, production on the Valentine is back on schedule.
>  Heads up this fall, 
> 'eh mate?
> 
> 
> >From: JOHN PITTELLI <jplily-at-yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> >To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> >Subject: Re: [TANKS] Wheels
> >Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:39:31 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Chris,
> >        It's okay buddy. I buy all of my wheels.
> And
> >Steve left out one important fact, his wife is one
> of
> >the top hand surgeons in Maryland. LOL. Oh, and has
> a
> >fully equipped OR in the basement. Right stumpy.
> >
> >All kidding aside, Steve does fantastic work with
> his
> >table saw ,I wish I had the same skills, but I
> don't.
> >So use what you're comfortable with, the end result
> >being a functioning tank and fingers to operate the
> >transmitter.
> >
> >John
> >
> >
> >--- OdysseySlipways-at-aol.com wrote:
> > > In a message dated 5/19/2005 9:30:30 AM Eastern
> > > Daylight Time,
> > > STyng-at-acptrust.com writes:
> > >
> > > > Cutting disks on any type of power saw is
> > > considered an advanced skill.  If
> > > > you don't have confidence in your ability to
> use
> > > the tool I wouldn't
> > > > recommend cutting wheels.  Tablesaws are the
> most
> > > versatile wood working tools but
> > > > to do really cool stuff with them requires
> taking
> > > the blade guard off.  If
> > > > your not prepared to do that I wouldn't buy
> one.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >       Steve "What's a Blade Guard" Tyng
> > > >
> > >
> > > you said the word i was looking
> for.....confidence
> > >
> > > I have that, it's just that phrase that comes
> into
> > > play (almost all the time
> > > for me), if it can go wrong....
> > > Chris,
> > > Odyssey Slipways
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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