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Comment on An Old Craftsman Table Saw by Doug Berch

Doug Berch — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:08:57 +0000

Hi Rhino,

I found a manual for my saw on that site.

When I fixed mine up I found that some worm gears were stripped. I ended up getting the entire trunnion assembly for a similar saw on Ebay for around $20. It was from another 8″ Craftsman table saw with a model number that had the same numerical prefix, 103 in my case. Though it was a different model I had learned that the prefix shows who made the saw. I figured the parts might be compatible.

It fit and worked perfectly except the original had a depth gauge and the replacement did not but this was not a problem for me.

I hope this helps,

Doug

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Comment on An Old Craftsman Table Saw by donn wagner

donn wagner — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:44:59 +0000

I just bought an older sears table saw,I too wanted the weight of the cast iron table ,gt tired of the lighter stuff.It works just great but I need a owners manual as the crank for the blade tilt is missing.can anyone help me out?Mod#113326880
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thanks rhino

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Comment on The Music of Nature by Doug Berch

Doug Berch — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:46:18 +0000

While looking them over I can see some of the inflections of the transcribed sounds but I haven’t tried playing them. I imagine that at the time this was the best method of making “field recordings!”

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Comment on The Music of Nature by LynnH

LynnH — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:23:13 +0000

Wow. As someone who basically could not make heads nor tails of ear training class in college, it’s amazing to me that someone would attempt to transcribe a Tiger growl, a cow or dog. Maybe a canary, right?

Of course, we don’t know if the person doing this was really skilled or really fanciful, but it’s a cool idea. Well, maybe if we took the time to play out those notes we could see if we agreed. I’m not quite interested enough to do that…

Cool idea, though.

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Comment on A Near Miss In The Shop by Doug Berch

Doug Berch — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:22 +0000

Thanks John!

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Comment on A Near Miss In The Shop by John

John — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:17:45 +0000

I can’t tell you how many times I have had near misses like this with tools, knives, electrical things, lawnmowers, and so on. I am always thankful each time that the outcome wasn’t worse.

I’m glad you are all right, ma sha allah.

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Comment on Please Vote! by Doug Berch

Doug Berch — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:35:02 +0000

@Randy J. Arnold -

Hi Randy,

Thanks for the note and the kind words.

All the best,

Doug

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Comment on Please Vote! by Randy J. Arnold

Randy J. Arnold — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:28:24 +0000

Hello Doug,

I would like to take this time to tell you how much I enjoy your blog.

I’ve been reading for a while now, and I always look forward to the next post.

Thanks for taking the time to share your work with us.

Randy J. Arnold

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Comment on A Near Miss In The Shop by Doug Berch

Doug Berch — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:27:41 +0000

@Deborah Robson -

Thanks for the kind words. I think a lot of “oooops!” happens when people are tired or should be doing something else. I’m glad you are okay too!.

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Comment on A Near Miss In The Shop by Deborah Robson

Deborah Robson — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:48:59 +0000

Dang, I’m glad you’re okay.

I’ve just been breaking down and recycling cardboard boxes, and I have to pay attention that I’m not cutting in any way that a slip would cause the box knife to hit me. I almost snagged a finger on the tip of the knife today anyway. I was just picking it up, and I’d been working too long and wanted to be done.

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