Lenny, that's pretty cool, interesting being to talk with some one with that experience, and checking those old tools. Talk later ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 7:00 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] real old tools
> Yesterday, I was at the Kutztown Art and Folk Festival. This primarily is > a > German theme with crafts and some great food. > One exhibiter was from Michigan who had some very old tools that he was > using for some wood crafts. > I was first checking out his drill press. It was very old cast iron and > had > a crank and large gear on the side, it was like an old egg beater drill. > The > table was about a six inch round piece of hickory wood. To operate it you > used the crank and your foot. While cranking you pushed down a pedal that > raised the table into the bit. He made some modifications so he could use > other things in the chuck. It originally used the square tapered bits like > in an old bit and brace. > I asked him what the ratio was between the crank and the bit and he never > was asked that question before. He was using a small drum sander in it so > with my finger on the bottom of the drum, I slowly turned the crank. It > was > a three to one ratio. I told him that I would much rather use my Grizzly > 12 > speed drill press. The next tool that he had was a scroll saw. This one > was > powered like a very old treadle sewing machine. His sander was similarly > operated. He did some fantastic work with these tools. He told me that he > does not like power tools I joked a little and told Karen, that I know > that > I need some exorcise but not to get any ideas. > > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.lennymchugh.com > Lenny > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
