…chippers for the cheapo Mibro brand dado (from Lowe’s)? I have some to offer.
Here’s how this came about. I’ve always wanted to upgrade my dado, but the Mibro, while far from superb, was adequate for my purposes, since I use shoulder and rabbet planes whenever possible.
OK, but I had to make dados for the blanket chest I’m into, and needed either the dado or a router. The table saw seemed a better option. I easily made the cut I needed, turned off the saw, and turned away from the table, just in time to hear a catastrophic metallic explosion from beneath the saw. Little shards of carbide shot like BB’s around the room.
Care to guess? Well, I guess I didn’t get the arbor nut tight enough, because when I shut off the saw, it backspun and flew off of the arbor. The rest is a story for Knots. Every piece that was on the saw is now poopy-caca, but I have a few chippers left to offer.
Wear your eye protection, folks. I took a little chunk of carbide in the back of the head.
Charlie
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Yowza! Glad you came out practically unscathed. Does your saw have a brake on it? I hardly ever really bear down when I tighten the arbor nut on my TS, even when I'm using my el-cheapo avenger dado set. Maybe I should start, huh?
Yeah, I certainly will be paying more attention.CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
Glad to hear that you are alright. Peter
Thanks Peter. By the way. wasn't it you who recommended the Lagavulin? You're right, it's fantastic.CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
Charlie, you should also try Talisker. I find it more peaty and quite the stuff.
John
Yeah, I remember somebody (you? recommended that before. I've looked into it. I'm dying to try it. It's the only one from the island of Skye. It's a bit of an outlay, though. Ever had Ardbeg? My wife bought me a bottle of !0 year old for Valentine's; not as smokey as the Laphroiag, but not as much sharp iodine either. Sweet, malty, smoky. Yumm.CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
Never had Arbeg. I'll look for it. If you spring for the Talisker you won't be disappointed. Keep it for a special occasion.
John
Hi Charlie. Yes it was me offering the advice of a large dram of Lag. Sounds like you are acquiring quite the taste. My personal 'affordable' favorite is 18 year old Macallans. Probably something that you would want to receive as a gift or possibly try when you are out for dinner one night. Its a little pricey. Keep the scotch in the glass and the carbide on your blades..............Peter
Well, I just don't seem to care all that much for the highland stuff. I like that cereal, malty smoke. I feel kinda like I'm drinking air freshener with, say, a GlenMorangie. Same for GlenLivet or Dalwhinnie. (Had a chance to sample all of these at a birthday party with an open bar.) I appear to be a Islay guy, maybe the Talisker that JohnHardy is recommending. They didn't have that one.That being said, I had a 16 year old Oban recently; goodness! The flavor was unremarkable for me, but the--shall we say--"texture" was out of this world. Viscous and velvety. I must admit it was amazing that something that feels like that in the mouth could exist. Does the MaCallan have that same kind of thing? Appears to be 2ndary to age, since the 16 year old Lag had a similar mouth feel.CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
I think that it was Michael Jackson, the single malt connoisseur and journalist, that said a lot of people believe that the 25 year old Macallan's is generally considered to be one of the 5 best in the world. Since that time most people will generally say that the 18 year old is better than the 25 year old. Need I say more?
Macallan is indeed a lovely whisky, but I think the very best "mouth-feel" is Highland Park. It is neither a Speyside nor an Islay, being the only whisky from Orkney! It is not quite so smoky/peaty as most Islays, but has more (and better) flavour than most Speysides. I think it hits a balance that makes it my top choice. And it definitely has that viscous, velvety feel.But I must also say that my favorite whisky is whichever one is in my glass! Currently working on a bottle of cask-strength Clynelish, which is quite unique: distinctly salty.I had a bottle of Talisker long ago; I got it cheap from the top shelf of a liquor store in SF - it had a thick coat of dust, and neither the proprietor nor his customers had any idea... it was lovely. Now the stuff has gotten (justifiably) famous and become something of a cult whisky, as it is scarce and expensive.Malt whisky is the very best solvent for the sawdust that coats your throat after a day in the shop. Also it is an excellent treatment for sore feet, colds, infections, arthritis, and catarrh. For internal use only.
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What's a bottle of Highland Park go for?CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
Highland Park single barrel 12 year is currently $52.95; the 18 year is $95.60 at the Virginia ABC stores.The 18 year is very smooth, a friend from California offered some to me a couple of years ago.Leon Jester
Charlie,I was just scanning through this thread and saw the name of my current favorite, Oban. I'm not surprised that you find the taste unremarkable, after drinking Laphroig, I'm surprised that you can taste anything else!Get yourself a bottle of Oban, and give your taste buds a chance to recover. I think you discover that it has a gentle taste, that complements is fantastically heathery smell.I used to be a fan of Laproig myself, but like a smoker who's quit, I'm disovering a world of tastes and smells that I was previously unaware of.Tom
Well...I hate to sound plebian, but I really don't care for that heathery flower stuff. I like that sweet, malty, smoky taste. That's the whole point, for me. But I'll grant you that the Oban kept calling to me. I kept taking more sips, mostly because I was amazed at the feeling in my mouth.I have learned what you mean about the Laph, though. That sharp iodine bite. I don't care for that so much, either. I feel that I've graduated to Ardbeg, which is like Laphroaig without the sting. If you like Islay's at all, that one's worth a try. Far from gentle, it's nonetheless a beautifully crafted whisky. Almost chewy, in fact.CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
I don't think that "plebian" describes any single malt choice. Although sweet and malty do apply to Oban as well. For my taste, the Laphroig is just too smokey. I'd rather search for the smokiness than have it hit me in the face.I haven't tried Ardberg You say it's an Islay malt, so I'd expect a maritime taste, but is it as smokey as Laphroig? You've said it's far from gentle, so I'm a bit wary. Gentle doesn't have to mean timid or lifeless, but I've drifted away from stuff that reaches down to grab my palate with a hariy fist.Tom
Ardbeg is qiuite sweet as single malts I've had go, and a bit smoky. Not as smoky as Laphroiag, sweeter and not nearly the sharp iodine of Laph. But it's not subtle at all, like the Oban. It's flavors are very accessible, and really don't need to be searched for at all, so it might not be your cup of...ahem...whisky.CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
"Well, I guess I didn't get the arbor nut tight enough, because when I shut off the saw, it backspun and flew off of the arbor. "
Man, I'm thinking there must of been some serious vibration, maybe even a shaft problem...The nut tightens opposite to rotation, usually snug plus is no problem ... or it was very loose to start for it to fly of the arbor.
Do you have any runout with a regular blade?
silver
No, the saw works OK, smooth and straight. I can't quite put it together. I remember being annoyed tightening it, because the back of the teeth tend to slip off of the scrap I was using to hold the set in position; but I was pretty certain I'd tightened it up adequately. Thinking about it now, I wonder if the set wasn't tightly together when I put on the nut; sometimes the blades hang up on the arbor threads a bit.I bought a Freud DD-208 today, outrageous improvement. (It's an SD-208 with a Permashield coating, Diablo line.) Little hooks behind each tooth catch on the scrap for tightening! Smooth running, cuts VERY well. I'm happy with the upgrade but bummed that it took a near-death experience to get me to do it...CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
I was talking to the guy I work with today...and he speculated the dado may have jammedon a piece of wood...stopped turned,while the shaft keep turning -loosening the nut and throwing your blades.
There is a trick for tightening and loosing with just a wrench...tighten by hand then whack the blades against the front of the housing 3 times hard...never had one come off...also make sure the teeth are all clear of each other. That could also cause what happened...and given you a false sense of tight.
regards
silver
I have been doing some intricate work with a lathe and have run into some similar circumstances. When i put small drill bits in the three jaw chuck they sometimes don't center when i tighten the chuck. There is small pieces of metal in the chuck which doesn't help.
So when I hand tighten the chuck on the bit i rotate the bit a little or push it in and out of the chuck to make sure the mating surfaces are fitting properly.
I'll bet this same technique would work for any bit or blade you are mounting. Bring up the slack by hand and then before you tighten it down rotate the blades a little on the shaft and against eachother to make sure they are seated properly.
Once you make this a habit it will be automatic when you mount bits or blades. It is for me.
hope this helps!
Thanks for the tip. You can bet I'll never again assume that the arbor nut is tight!Charlie I tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
Glad you're ok, Charlie, and glad you're obviously a lucky fellow.
Hmm. The comments down-thread remind me that there's a bottle of something that's 21 years old in the kitchen.
Must investigate. Wouldn't do to have SWMBO poisoned by bad whisky, y'know.
Methinks I'll have a wee dram myself. Have a sip for me! CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut
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