MachineJunkie

G'd Evening, Mr. Douglas... I've done this on a number of houses. We've always used 1/2" steel flitch plates (by the maximum dimension dictated by the existing beam). It's important that the steel extend over the vertical members carrying it, as is true of any post and lintel scenario. Bolt sch...

Say! That's a fine looking little compressor!

Studio looks great, Crzy. Perhaps in my next voyage to your coast, I'll have to do a drive by...

You must be excited! Anxious to fill 'er up with iron and sawdust!

Congratulations!

According to the OWWM, Yates sold an 18" planer to Rockwell in 1961, but, interestingly, it ISN'T the same machine. So, is it possible that they sold TWO 18" planers to the Delta/Rockwell clan? Is this not posted in the 'Machinery Manufacturers' section of the Junkie to keep things purely ...

Thumb_Basher have you been successful with the FF browser placing bids on the IRS auction site? I tried my best tricks with Camino and got as far as being warned that IRS was trying to send me some packet of Windows stuff. At that point I chickened out and quit my session. I would love to hear that...

How-DEE, y'all... Some opinions... Guzzi - Try the FireFox browser. You can download it for free, and it's gotten me onto a good many 'non-Mac' sites. Crzy - If you'll recall, the two-saws-facing-one-another was the configuration I had in my old shop (but without the shaper integrated). TOTALLY func...