Look at this @Cheese

http://www.dvrsmartmotor.com/motors.html

Striatech paper on uses for their motors, includes mounting info/dimensions.
Apparently they've been suppling them to ShopSmith for about 9 years now.

http://nebula.wsimg.com/67fda72905d847ddf25fc2f633fbfdb8?AccessKeyId=F25335855863D27C284A&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Thanks for that @Bob D. I've spent most of the morning reading about the Striatech motor.    I wonder why more of them aren't in use...pricing?

I also just learned that Baldor was purchased by ABB a number of years ago. 

A few days ago I received the Woodpeckers Sharpening System. It's pretty slick. I've had the original Veritas jig for a number of years and it always worked well except for the micro bevel. I could never remember which way to turn the knob. So this was an opportunity to put that issue to bed.

The Woodpeckers system is really, really nice. It's so straight-forward and easy to adjust.  Set the jig for the correct angle, no goofy angle gauge to jerk around with, mount the blade/chisel in the holder, set the holder on the baseplate, touch off the chisel/blade to the depth stop, tighten and you're done. It's really simple and I think it will be an extremely accurate and repeatable way to sharpen tools.

For me, repeatability is the issue, if sharpening repeatability is not present, then you're sharpening to 25º one time and sharpening to 24º the next time. That means a lot of metal needs to  be removed, that slows down the process. I just want to sharpen it to 25º and be done with it. Throw in the 2º micro bevel and I'm done.

I think the Woodpeckers offering gets with the program. We'll see, I'll check it out in the next couple of days.

@Cheese  looks like a mirror polish on that bevel. How’d you do that?

I used this stuff Michael along with a piece of leather mounted on a flat board. It produces a nice polished finish but I'm not so sure it provides any discernible cutting advantage.

I may try it again with the new Woodpeckers kit but I don't have any high expectations.

Whoops...forgot to add the photo.

But Mom, it followed me home...



Couldn't resist the cute little devil.

RMW

That’s nice Richard...can be used in the vertical or horizontal position. 

Yup. I have a knock off with the typical smaller jaws, this was too pretty and unusual to pass up. Plan on making some accessory mounting posts from 1.5" DOM so it's easy to move around to the 80/20 stuff all over the shop.

Total impulse at midnight last night, I'm still giggling. Should show up Friday.

Thanks.

RMW

On the way here is a late 1800's Stanley #113 circular plane.  I can't wait to use it. 

Post a photo of that when you get it Rob...I'd love to see it. 

Congrats on your find, the #113 is a nice circular plane. I have it's cousin, the #20, and while I have not used it very often, the one time I really needed it (and the reason I bought it) it worked very well. I was replacing a curved porch balustrade with a 54 inch radius. I used it on the top and bottom rails.

A much younger me, circa 1984, when I took on restoring this 4700 SqFt craftsman house built in 1905.

Edit: I just realized looking at this photo closely that I still have that Plumb hammer with the red fiberglass handle.

Tomp

That looks like an interesting design.  I have two ancient Stanleys and one new Lie Nielson small router plane. They are so much fun to use and not noisy like an electric router.  Easier on the dust collection as well . 

Don't know, not mine. I drove a Harley Low Rider and a F-150 back then, wife had a MG Midget. :-)

Cheese,  So far, it seems to work well.  The radius is adjusted the knob on the front.  I read (or was told) that the iron and frog are the same as in a #3. I haven't checked my #3 to verify that.

I guessed Catalina because a guy I knew in HS had a Catalina of that vintage.  I would love to have an old cruiser like that again.

Richard, that vise just begs to have something clamped in it !  Any idea of the vintage?

Agreed, Rob. I think I'll line the jaws with some of the "cork rubber" from Andy Klein. I stopped myself from buying his vise (no place for it) but grabbed some of it for uses like this.

It arrived today, no dates anywhere but it is an absolute museum piece! Quick check of the Oracle and it appears that Will-Burt started making them around 1916-18. I have to assume it's a really good restoration but it's impossible to see any evidence. There isn't even any overspray or signs of masking around the riveted on name plate.

Also too perfect to take out to the shop...

RMW

Just purchased a couple of pairs of the Armor Tools quick grip pliers.

They are outstanding.  Much better than the Vise-Grips I have used for years. 

Fully adjustable for tension, auto adjusting, and easy to release.  Plus padded handles that make them comfortable in the hands.

You can order from Amazon, but the best deals I've found is at the https://armor-tool.com website.

i did not!  I have six vises of various sizes and shapes right now.  So I'm all vised up!

Acme Tool delivering two Metabo sys cart...turns out the Metabo vac does not connect to Festool systainers.  I have two other Metabo systainers that while having a different latching, still attach to Festools system, bottom or top.  The Metabo carts I ordered will accept the Festools and also the different latch of the vac.  Other irritation experienced with the new vac is that there is no latching function on top of the vac at all...not only Festool that sometimes does really stupid things!

Ordered a Versa vise from Willburtversavise.com