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Profile: Dan Coleman
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User Name: Dan Coleman
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Real Name: Dan Coleman
Location St. Louis, MO
Occupation: Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and past IA Teacher
Interests: Old Woodworking Equipment, Woodworking, Metal Machining, Turning
Gender: Male
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Topic: QUICK! Advice sought on new drills and routers
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 3:47:01 PM
The Porter Cable folks always have a good display with a few great deals at the Grizzly "Scratch and Dent Sale" each year. I would ask your local P-C dealer to contact a sales rep for you a request some special pricing for their routers. I would also buy one Milwaukee 1/2" corded drill. I have had one for myself and each of the 2 schools where I taught and have yet to have any problems other than wearing out a cord, and they are turn-locks. There are WEB sites to purchase factory reconditioned Hatachi's and others if you want cordless. A friend of nime swears by them.
Dan

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Bandsaw table inserts
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 3:16:08 PM
An Industrial Tech teacher asked me to pick up a couple bandsaw inserts for him on my last visit to Grizzly. I was surprised to see his saw required the new larger 1-3/4” diameter with holes just like the one I had seen on a larger Jet saw two weeks earlier. A quick measurement got me about .160” thick which I guessed to really be 4mm. Last week at the Woodworkers Show I found Carter zero clearance inserts that were marked 11/64” thick. I usually turn zero clearance inserts on my metal lathe out of Corian or plastic. I would like several of you to measure the depth of the insert and how much lip I would need to leave for the insert to settle into the hole.
Thanks in advance,
Dan Coleman

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Shaper vs router table?
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 10:55:53 AM
If you are interested in guitars you should think about an overarm pin router. I would stick with one that will accommodate most any router. I have an older RL Carter-Stanley that a couple of folks have wanted for guitar building. It's head raises and lowers with a foot pedal. The Shopsmith tabletops and the copies are usually air actuated. The Rockwells have a dedicated motor and the bearings are difficult to repace.

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Sub. Plans
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 10:43:38 AM
Crossword puzzles on tools or subject matter work.

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Bandsaw Blades What to do with them when they break
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 10:33:32 AM
When I taught in public school and industry we always welded our own from bulk stock. Several years ago I happen on a stash of stock at a yard sale and bought it all. I later bought a blade welder on CL as I was nearing retirment and would not have access to a blade welder after retirement. I think the one I have is the same as Harbor Frieght and is 220v. Most of the plants I worked at had gone to the little 110v bench top welders because working on the built-in units was eating manhours. I have used all three versions, and like previously mentioned it all boils down to annealing after you have successfully prepped and welded. I should also mention that I have always used raker tooth metal cutting blades instead of the thinner wood blades. They last longer and are easier to weld. I don't usually mess with 1/8 or 3/16". They are too hard to weld, and I bought a mess of them when Toolsnow closed their St. Louis stores.

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Helical planer head for an old Rockwell
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:53:26 AM
I just did a repacement on a Jet with my friend. No problem except we unknowingly pushed a seal out and ended up with lube on the floor. We did it in two hours. Check with Grizzly because they sell the heads cheaper than the manufacturer. Buy new bearings and seals (I used Accurate Bearing near Chicago). Have someone help that has good mechanical aptitude. Take pix and a few measurements when taking it apart.

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Delta replacement parts availability
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:43:38 AM
If it is broken at the end you might be able to heat and bend a new end. Ask around for people with a Grizzly drill press or go to a local Harbor Freight with your part in hand to match it up. Those two companies actually have descent parts departments. What are the dimensions of the spring. I have one for an import in a junk box. I don't know its condition, but I can check.

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: What to do with all the scrap plastic? Mold/casting?
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:34:04 AM
Cut the pcs to 3/4 x 3 or 1 x 3, engrave the students' names on each one, and make a clean-up chart that only requires you to move the bottom two or three to the top each week. With the chart, you don't have to write it out each week.

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Cole jaw set?
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:28:52 AM
I don't turn bowls, but many in our ShowMe woodturners Club do. I suggest finding your local turning club and inquire. Maybe go to a meeting or two. Our club gives free memberships to IA teachers and students.
Dan Coleman

Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"
Topic: Segmented turnings
Posted: Monday, December 26, 2011 9:28:00 AM
Since retiring I have started doing a little wood turning. I am not very creative, but I have always liked the action of turning. I wish we would have had the 'net back in the day so students could have seen all the neat small turning projects out there today. My turning group makes, among other things, bird house Christmas ornaments for nursing house folks. There are a few guys and gals that specialize in boxes, duck calls, pens, and bowls (usually green wood). A couple guys are into segmented turning. I am gravitating toward pins; especially segmented pens. I think this would be a super project for high school and maybe jr high school woodworking. It can be kept very simple or with imagination, can be pretty challenging. The pen kits in quantity are not expensive. The lathes do not need to be massive PM's. AND the big plus; a Christmas gift for mom and dad.

Dogwood Slimline pen


Dogwood and Walnut Slimline pen


Dogwood and Walnut Cigar pen


Dan Coleman
St. Louis, MO
Retired Quality Inspector, CWI and IA Teacher
"Still a teacher at heart"

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