![]() I lived in Wichita for a number of years, so I enjoy thinking my mortiser and I spent time in the same place before meeting again a few years back. ![]() Makita DHP485TJX8 18v LXT Brushless 2-Speed Combi Drill Inc 2x 5.0Ah Batts & Bit Set x21 Pcs. I have no paperwork, but according to the S/N Registry at VM the mortiser is a 1943 machine, that might dovetail nicely with the startup of that Wichita facility just a few hours west of Isola. Suppliers of Combi Drills, Impact Drivers, Impact Wrenches, Drill Drivers and SDS Drills. At one time the location supported 40,000 workers and what I was told was the largest indoor production facility in the world. Wichita was almost precisely in the center of the country and deemed relatively safe (at that time) from the risk of war, and with Boeing's Stearman production already located in Wichita, it seemed a natural choice to expand production. Somewhere along the line it had been suggested the mortiser had been purchased originally by Boeing, which is possible since Boeing Wichita, with groundbreaking in June 1941 for the production of the B-29 bomber, was in partial operation one year later in June 1942. The flute and edge of the drill bit are grounded with excellent surface quality. This HSS-G Metal Drill Bit Set is high quality, with easy chip removal and longer service life. Dave Kuns had purchased from Don Britt in Isola, Kansas back in the mid-1990s. Drilling and Fastening Bit Sets Drill Bit Kits for Wood, Metal and Masonry Drill Bit and Chisel Kits for SDS-PLUS and SDS-MAX machines Drilling. Makita Drill bits are suitable for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, offering good drilling speeds and extended working life. has several in his shop in the Berkshires. though it is pretty much identical to one of their other models. My Yates mortiser is listed on Vintage Machinery. 2 Pocket Hole The 18V LXT Router has an efficient Makita BL Brushless Motor. I'm guessing there are few folks around that know what surface planing is, or even how to use or maintain the equipment to do it. Many Festool power tools have already been in use for 30 Available from October. Occasionally I see the equipment to do planing on sale through industrial recovery and other sources. I worked for Sears-you can take a wrench and heat it red hot and bend it in. Are any manufacturers still producing tools with planed surfaces? I have several late vintage Italian and Austrian machines with beautifully planed surfaces. While it may have had other purposes, it was also a clever approach to saw safety. I also love that the saw has a "history." The saw has a feature I've never seen, which is an arm with notched detents that allows dropping the blade almost instantly, below the table top surface. And the fact that it is used daily and producing some of the most interesting work I've seen even more so. That saw is good for several more lifetimes. The planer marks are still visible over the entire saw table and even on the throat plate.
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