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Fish30114

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About Fish30114

  • Birthday November 22

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  • Favorite Tool or Brand
    Burr King belt sander
  • Hobbies
    Hunting, shooting, fishing, golf, DIY projects, pen making

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    Burbs of Atlanta GA
  • Occupation
    Consultant, Real Estate Development

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  1. I just got a new floor model drill press, Powermatic's 2800 B. I am searching for info/recommendations on how to clamp stuff to the table on this press. It has two slots milled into the table, those more knowledgeable than I may instantly know what type/kind of item(s) you need to clamp to a table milled like this one but I don't, thus my post. I've looked through the owners manual and there's nothing in there about it. Also just as a side question, on my press the worklight isn't functioning--I don't know if this is common with a new press or what, but it doesn't even flicker. I will call Powermatic on Monday, just hoping I might get some help around here. Cheers--Don
  2. All I know for sure is that is was made prior to the early 80's. My Pop's got it from a guy at church who had had it a 'long time' so I'm not sure when it may have been made, perhaps as early as the late 60's.
  3. My father is downsizing his home and has offered to give me his Homecraft/Delta/Rockwell drill press. It is a floor model and has a model # AF 2476. I would welcome any info on this press, I had my eyes on a Powermatic 2800B press by the way. Thanks for any feedback--Don
  4. I've found the various comments on NiCad tools interesting. I was formerly a Sales Engineer at SANYO (USA corp) and up until LiIon went wide---mainstream-- there were only two manufacturers making 95% of the NiCad batteries in the world--SANYO and Panasonic. SANYO had by far the recognized best NiCad battery in the world at that time--their battery and the way it was made allowed it to withstand a higher drain rate (commonly encountered in power tool applications) than did Panasonics battery technology at the time. Interestingly Makita specified and purchased a higher ampere hour battery than did other power tool mfgs. at the time. Dewalt and B&D and Bosch power tool also bought their NiCad batteries from SANYO. The few mfgs. that didn't buy their power tool batteries from SANYO were using Pana's and they were by all rights (proven many times over in laboratory testing) inferior. I could go on and on about battery tech and who used what, but until LiIon came to the market, NiCad was the dominate battery technology, with a brief period of use by some of NiMH before the whole market shifted to LiIon. And due to the fact that Makita spec'd a battery that had a higher MAH rating, I would say that they had the 'best' batteries of the NiCad era
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