miranthis Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Did NOT lose any fingers or shed any blood, but it was a crap day in the shop. :-) Nothing worked like I planned. Measurements were just not working out. Set ups were terrible. Router bits were dull. Crosscut sled is no longer flat. Found a wobble in my favorite table saw blade. I had been itching to get in the shop for the last month, and finally got out. All I had to do was make a simple shop cabinet to hang above the shop sink. I finally got the sides and 4 shelves cut, along with the dados for the shelves. Looks like complete crap, but it will work. Just one of those days, so I just gave up and will try it fresh tomorrow. :-) Ugh.... Jeff in KC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 I think we've all had those days. But as long as you didn't loose a finger or the shop didn't burn down, it's till beats a day at work or mowing the grass! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Ahh thats bummer man. I had a bit of a day too. On one hand, the bandsaw is up and running. On the other, replaced the pulley, key and set screw on the jointer, flipped the switch and the motor is completely dead. So eff that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Was it plugged in ? Breaker tripped ? Hopefully is just a switch or starting capacitor . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Those are the bests days to just clean the shop up because you can't mess that much up doing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 1 hour ago, wdwerker said: Was it plugged in ? Breaker tripped ? Hopefully is just a switch or starting capacitor . Yup plugged in. At first it went real slow. We reset the breakers, plugged it back in and it's just nothing. The lights come on when you press the button. Going to do some testing next and see if we can narrow down the issue. I was expecting a possible motor replacement on this thing since I bought it from Eric, so it's not a big deal if it happens. Just a bummer though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Start and run capacitors can go bad for no reason. They are usually not expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 I've got a two week old...I just wish for some shop time of any kind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Just so you know your not the only one i was helping a friend remodel his bathroom. We laid the valve out so that up was up and down was down. cut all the pipe got everything laid out perfect cut the holes in the shower surround. Every thing was installed Sheetrock up, turned the handle ... no water. Somewhere the valve got rotated 90 degrees and we had to go in through the wall behind the shower to rotate the damn thing. Then the holes in the surround were off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 4 hours ago, bradpotts said: Those are the bests days to just clean the shop up Couldn't agree more. If things aren't going my way, and I get frustrated, I stop. The military mindset of push through it and ego of getting my butt whipped by a few 16ths of an inch suck by I'm not willing to end my hand model career at worst, or screw finish something in going to despise at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylder Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 I hate to rub this in, but I had a great day in the shop. Made a drawer for a chess table. Cut the best half blind dovetails I have ever made. The drawer was the last thing I needed to complete. A little more scraping and sanding, should get the 1st coat of finish on it tomorrow. Sorry about your poor results today ... yep, good day to just do some cleaning. dw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomwolf Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 I can sympathize. I recently had to declare that a project I was working on was needed to be scrapped and started over from zero because nothing was staying flat or square. On the bright side, the remnants of the six board chest have been re-purposed, as it is the perfect size to hold scrap wood. If it were 2" shorter I could have turned it into a shoe rack for the front hallway, but that is not to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 12 hours ago, Cliff said: Yup plugged in. At first it went real slow..... Cliff - on most single phase motors, the is a centrifugal starting switch to engage and disengage the starting capacitor. Check to be sure it is working. After powering up the motor and disconnecting, give it a few minutes to discharge the capacitors. They can zap you good if you don't. DAMHIKT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 I hate to rub this in, but I had a great day in the shop. Made a drawer for a chess table. Cut the best half blind dovetails I have ever made. The drawer was the last thing I needed to complete. A little more scraping and sanding, should get the 1st coat of finish on it tomorrow. Sorry about your poor results today ... yep, good day to just do some cleaning. dw Pictures, or it didn't happen! ? Plenty of space in the Project Journal / Showcase forums! Glad to see someone had a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 7 hours ago, Robby W said: Cliff - on most single phase motors, the is a centrifugal starting switch to engage and disengage the starting capacitor. Check to be sure it is working. After powering up the motor and disconnecting, give it a few minutes to discharge the capacitors. They can zap you good if you don't. DAMHIKT. I sold a Grizzly bandsaw to a kid and his dad he was cutting bowl blanks and when the kid was testing it out and cutting the bowl blank he was pushing real hard on the blade and twisting it which caused the starting capacitor to burn out. When he got it home it would turn slow and not start up. He'd spin the upper wheel by hand and it would get it going. @Cliff try taking off the belt and see if you can press power and then try to spin the pulley and get the motor to start spinning. It's worth a shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Right on. Will check into all these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I wish I had the time for a bad day in the shop. Sorry to hear about the jointer, @Cliff. I guess it's not a huge surprise but I was hoping you could limp along longer than you have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 10 hours ago, Eric. said: I wish I had the time for a bad day in the shop. Sorry to hear about the jointer, @Cliff. I guess it's not a huge surprise but I was hoping you could limp along longer than you have. I think it suffers from separation anxiety. Your jointer misses you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 The feeling is not mutual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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