I've recently found several pounds of pennies and nickles -- some rolled, others loose -- in the back of a rarely opened drawer. In total, there's probably not more that $10, but I've decided to deposit them into The Vermillion Guild's bank account. The contribution will help with the purchase of parts and other materials we use in restoration of our growing collection of vintage woodworking tools.
If you would like to make a similar contribution, please let me know and together we'll make it happen!
Major Power Tool
Our restored 1956 Unisaw
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Home Improvement Nightmares or How NOT to DIY
Gotta hand it to This Old House for this slide show with revealing and, um, creative solutions. YIKES!!
Quick Update on D2 and other things
Greetings, Friends:
Just a few Guild-related updates and thoughts in no particular order.
As of today The Guild's cash-on-hand balance in its checking account is $296.88. Since my last e-mailed report we've had four expenses: $17.90; and $17.47 at Campbell's and True Value for bits and pieces related to big tool resto work; $241.21 for the replacement motor for D2; and $25.44 for refreshments at the recent business model brainstorming meeting with Steve Howe.
D2's new (used) motor shipped from Washington state on Monday. The tracking info suggests it will be here mid-week upcoming. Ever since we acquired our first Unisaw, I've been eyeing eBay off and on for a 110 volt replacement motor and had never seen one until the one appeared that we won at auction. Here (below) is a picture of the D2's new motor.
Coincidentally, another 110 volt motor in New Orleans appeared at about the same time. In the interest of cash flow protection I wasn't going to bid on the second one, but did anyway when, within about a minute of the auction close and the high bid of $125, I tossed in a bid of $140-something just to see what would happen. Someone else got it for (as I recall) ~$149 plus $60 to ship it.
D2 is still sitting right where she's been since arriving at my hospital. Been looking for the right combination of free time, sufficiently warm (enough) weather, and -- of course -- Barry's return from Maine. I've had only the most cursory look inside D2 and am pretty sure she'll need -- in addition to the motor that's coming -- everything I bought from Saw Center in Massachusetts (belts, bearings and such). She'll need a few other odds and ends too, no doubt. Will certainly keep everyone posted.
One of the gems we got in Sioux Falls last summer was a jugundo-sized Dremel-like goose neck with an arbor on the business end. One of those things I just set aside without much thought. Fast forward to a couple of months ago when John E. appeared with a disused sump pump motor. Yesterday, I finally managed to put the two together using a section of 3/4" black pipe, a pipe clamp and a homemade bracket-thingy that enables it to clamp to a workbench. The goose neck hangs from the motor and swings about freely. I fitted it with a small wire wheel and she's ready for testing. Methinks it'll come in handy when working on the rest of the big tools we have queued up for restoration. I know Barry and I could have made use of this thing when we were bringing D1 back to life. Thanks, John E. for the wood to make up the motor holder.
John's been spending some time down at the big grain elevator measuring and poking around sussing out the prospects for conversion into a Guild workshop and milling operation for Gene. John and Gene have had a number of conversations around the possibilities. Much of this conversation started around our need to move all of our stuff out of the Tony & Sarah's garage. We need to be doing this soon. February(?). If and when the elevator project launches there will likely be a lot of disruptive dismantling and rehab activity down there until the dust settles. Will has very generously offered to let us park our tool cache in the garage of his mom's recently purchased house on S. Yale. If I recall Will's comment correctly, that space won't be otherwise needed for many months. Something to consider.
More as it happens. Here's looking forward to warmer weather and longer days.
Peace.
Just a few Guild-related updates and thoughts in no particular order.
As of today The Guild's cash-on-hand balance in its checking account is $296.88. Since my last e-mailed report we've had four expenses: $17.90; and $17.47 at Campbell's and True Value for bits and pieces related to big tool resto work; $241.21 for the replacement motor for D2; and $25.44 for refreshments at the recent business model brainstorming meeting with Steve Howe.
D2's new (used) motor shipped from Washington state on Monday. The tracking info suggests it will be here mid-week upcoming. Ever since we acquired our first Unisaw, I've been eyeing eBay off and on for a 110 volt replacement motor and had never seen one until the one appeared that we won at auction. Here (below) is a picture of the D2's new motor.
Coincidentally, another 110 volt motor in New Orleans appeared at about the same time. In the interest of cash flow protection I wasn't going to bid on the second one, but did anyway when, within about a minute of the auction close and the high bid of $125, I tossed in a bid of $140-something just to see what would happen. Someone else got it for (as I recall) ~$149 plus $60 to ship it.
D2 is still sitting right where she's been since arriving at my hospital. Been looking for the right combination of free time, sufficiently warm (enough) weather, and -- of course -- Barry's return from Maine. I've had only the most cursory look inside D2 and am pretty sure she'll need -- in addition to the motor that's coming -- everything I bought from Saw Center in Massachusetts (belts, bearings and such). She'll need a few other odds and ends too, no doubt. Will certainly keep everyone posted.
One of the gems we got in Sioux Falls last summer was a jugundo-sized Dremel-like goose neck with an arbor on the business end. One of those things I just set aside without much thought. Fast forward to a couple of months ago when John E. appeared with a disused sump pump motor. Yesterday, I finally managed to put the two together using a section of 3/4" black pipe, a pipe clamp and a homemade bracket-thingy that enables it to clamp to a workbench. The goose neck hangs from the motor and swings about freely. I fitted it with a small wire wheel and she's ready for testing. Methinks it'll come in handy when working on the rest of the big tools we have queued up for restoration. I know Barry and I could have made use of this thing when we were bringing D1 back to life. Thanks, John E. for the wood to make up the motor holder.
John's been spending some time down at the big grain elevator measuring and poking around sussing out the prospects for conversion into a Guild workshop and milling operation for Gene. John and Gene have had a number of conversations around the possibilities. Much of this conversation started around our need to move all of our stuff out of the Tony & Sarah's garage. We need to be doing this soon. February(?). If and when the elevator project launches there will likely be a lot of disruptive dismantling and rehab activity down there until the dust settles. Will has very generously offered to let us park our tool cache in the garage of his mom's recently purchased house on S. Yale. If I recall Will's comment correctly, that space won't be otherwise needed for many months. Something to consider.
More as it happens. Here's looking forward to warmer weather and longer days.
Peace.
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