Well, Herrick! I'll be darned!!

Herrick, guess what?! We both have the same table saw! 10" Craftsman belt drive. I bought mine in 1975, so it's coming up on 50 years. Thus far I've torn mine down to ground zero twice and rebuilt/trued up everything, and I true up the fence every couple years. If I'm not mistaken, I also saw the lines scribed on the saw table, extending the edges of the blade to adjust the fence perfectly square. My fence has a tiny bit of a twist to it so I attached a piece of plywood to it, trued it up on my milling machine and using an end mill for engine block decking, machined it perfectly flat and square. I've rebuilt the motor twice; first time replaced the start capacitor, and the second time I made new bushings from round stock and replaced the bushings in the motor. (It helps having a lathe and milling machine in the shop). It might be worn, but it's far from being worn out.

@herrickkimball

7 ай бұрын

Very nice. I think you have taken care of your saw better than I have mine. I've burned out one motor. Bought a replacement, and have a spare in the wings. Having those machinist tools and skills is a real plus!

Mr Herrick, love your channel. I have an idea for you on the subject of "get her done.". You know you mentioned it took you several years to complete and finish out your addition. I'm 68 years old, still can get around, however don't have the steam like I used to. Maybe a subject on how to start, execute, accomplish a project (e.g. a deck, garage, shed, patio etc.) thru its completion. And not start something, and never complete it in a timely manner. I know many young and old suffer this "paralysis" of leaving projects unfinished. Hello from Texas and thank you for your great content.

@herrickkimball

7 ай бұрын

Well, I'm slowing down considerably with age and NOT getting things done like I once did. It's a harsh reality. I wish I had some wisdom to share on the subject. ☹ As far as my house addition goes, I keep thinking that I don't want to die and leave my wife with an unfinished house. That's some incentive. The other thing that comes to mind is the one-step-at-a-time approach. That is, every big project is just a lot of smaller steps in progression. Take it a step at a time and it's easier to get to completion. Other than that, I try to keep my projects small (house addition not included). 🙂. Thanks for the question. Here's an unrelated essay I wrote about one-step-at-a-time: thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2005/08/sermon-ill-never-forget.html

@hilbert551

7 ай бұрын

@@herrickkimball Amen, one step at a time. God bless.

Wow, great trick to know. Thanks for sharing

That was genius and worked slick!

Looks good!

Thank you.

Awesome!

That’s amazing. Great video as always!

Nice work, sir!

Wow. Black magic.

@grantfahlman1815

7 ай бұрын

Or, just good old using the noggin'!? That's something that's sorely lacking for a lot of folks these days.

What is that tool that you use to create the hole for the screws? Never seen one of those before.

@dustyboard2247

7 ай бұрын

It's called a Push Drill. Predates cordless, finish carpenters used them all the time. Made by Yankee, they used to be all metal :(. I still use mine from the 1960's

@aerialrescuesolutions3277

7 ай бұрын

Excellent, thank you.@@dustyboard2247

@k.d.8924

7 ай бұрын

Yankee screwdriver. handy little tool.

What tool are you using to mark the holes. Has it ever kicked back while doing this?

@herrickkimball

25 күн бұрын

I'm making holes with a vintage push drill. I've never had a kick back doing this. I am careful and deliberate about pulling the wood straight back. Holding and pulling back on the long center screw makes it easy to bring the piece back without any turning.

@richardtrowell8812

23 күн бұрын

Tried your methods and am very happy with the results. Made a 4 foot round table for my daughter once with a jigsaw. She was happy with it but took a lot of sanding to get it round. Appreciate your video and response.