repair

  1. R

    upholstered chair repair?

    We have a winged back upholstered chair with a broken front leg. The leg splintered too badly to repair it. It will need to be replaced. Not sure what kind of wood it is - hardwood with stain. Anyone here willing to tackle it? The upholstery will have to be loosened and pulled back out of...
  2. Travis Porter

    Planer repair or sale

    Last year I bought a used planer after seeing a hot deal thread Doug Robinson posted. It is a Powermatic model 209HH and has a Byrd Shelix head in it. It is a 20" unit so it isn't small. To a tee, it appears to be an exact duplicate of other 20" planers including General International...
  3. Matt Schnurbusch

    Hose Bib repair

    I have a customer that has Woodford model 17 hose bibs on her house. Both of them are leaking from the anti-siphon valve on the top. Anyone know how that little plastic cap comes off? I tried turning it, and pulling on it. Frankly I'm a little hesitant to use much force, I don't want to...
  4. Matt Schnurbusch

    Maple tear-out repair

    How can I repair a large tear-out on the face of a maple board? When I ran the board through my planer, it ripped a rather large chunk out of the face of one of the boards. The chunk is probable the size of a nickel and it's about 3/16" deep. I don't have any more material so I can't just...
  5. CrealBilly

    Band Saw repair

    Yesterday I got the WoodMizer fixed - had a loose drive belt - it was not any easy thing for me to figure out but it was cutting bad because when the blade was in the log the motor was spinning at 3750 RPM but because the drive belt was loose it was not putting enough power to the blade and...
  6. K

    Help! Radial Arm Saw Repair

    I need some help! I bought a used Sears 10" RAS(probably 80's model), but it is having a problem with the blade starting. I turn the power switch on and sometimes the blade will get going and other times the lights dim and there is a hum from inside the motor and the blade does not move. When...
  7. Bas

    Ceiling fan light kit repair

    Situation: Teenage kid jumps off chair and whacks ceiling fan. The fan itself is OK, but the light kit is toast. The housing for the pull chain switch, light fixtures etc. was one of those peanut-brittle metal boxes. I tried to fix it using some metal brackets, but as I drilled the second hole...
  8. SteveColes

    Rolling Pin Repair

    I was asked to if I could repair a rolling pin.This pin was the wife's mothers and it been sitting around for many years unused. One handle and spindle was broken and the others missing. The barrel has holes in the end where a spindle is first inserted into the hole in the handle and then press...
  9. rick7938

    Stanley Bedrock Plane Repair

    I have found an old Stanley #4 Bedrock pland in need of much TLC, but the only thing wrong with it is the lever that controls the angle of the blade is broken. Is it possible to replace this? Where or who can repair it if I can find a replacement? Thanks.
  10. toolman

    Need Help on Air Compressor Repair!!!!

    I have had this air compressor for 15 years, I has ran great. :eusa_danc But in 1999 it was under water for about 3 days, :gar-Cr I did all the post flood repairs ( changed oil 20 times to get all the water out). It ran great from them to about 2003 ( 2 to 3 years). :eusa_danc At that time I had...
  11. Gotcha6

    Ridgid Miter Saw repair

    The company which I work for is a small commercial outfit. We have a couple of CMS of different brands. One of the older units is a DeWalt 12" CMS that someone dropped off the saw bench some time back. Since then it never did cut consistent angles so I decided to put it on the 'grease rack'...
  12. MrAudio815

    Dishwasher Troubleshooting and repair?

    Hey everyone, :help: :help: :help: Our dishwasher in the house we have just bought Jan 24th has stopped working. Here is the problem, it wont drain and the float device stops the machine when the water is to high. We don't have an air gap, we pulled the whole machine out and manually drained...
  13. ptt49er

    Clothes Dryer Troubleshooting and Repair

    So our clothes dryer has decided to crap out on us. If I unplugged it/trip the breaker it works for about a half a load time, they something trips and the timer stops, along with the heat. Trip the breaker...and it works like normal :dontknow: I've taken the back off and as soon as we get done...
  14. Douglas Robinson

    Shop vacuum repair

    I am not sure if this should go in this forum, but I thought you might find this amusing. My small shop vacuum lost almost all of it suction last week. I was very puzzled and tried a lot of quick fixes, but had no luck. :crybaby2: This weekend I took it apart. The motor worked great!. I...
  15. Travis Porter

    Dining room table repair

    LOML has a Pennsylvania House dining room table she bought about 10 years ago. Solid cherry, nice finish, and it was not cheap. She bought some potpourri in envelopes and laid one of them on the table. Unbeknownst to her, you are not supposed to put this stuff on furniture, and it ate...
  16. Tarhead

    Crack Repair w/Bandsaw and a Detail Sanding Block w/Bondo and Waxpaper

    Charles Neil has a neat way to fix a crack in a piece of lumber using a bandsaw. A good way to salvage those wide boards whose ends have a check. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1305031876/bclid1308070087/bctid1304989998 Another great trick is to make a custom detail sanding...
    • Tarhead
    • Thread
    • block crack detail repair sanding w or bandsaw w or bondo waxpaper
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: "How To" Forum
  17. mkepke

    Repair advice - metal workers

    I need to refurb the sliding table on my TS. The sliding table rides on two 1" dia steel rods, both of which have some galling (seized roller-bearings from a previous owner ?). I'm thinking about buying some 1" steel rod and having it machined - here machining means drilling a couple of...
  18. chris99z71

    HVAC repair in Raleigh?

    Does anyone work in building HVAC repair? I'm now in business with a friend who owns 22 rental units. I'm taking on all of the repair/maintanence. I'm in pretty good shape between what I can do myself and the friends that I have who work in various trades...except for HVAC. Any...
  19. J

    Marble Repair ?

    I'm hoping someone may be able to help. I've repaired a damaged marble table top. It had a about a 4 inch chunk missing out of the top edge. It's filled, leveled and the grain is painted the grain back in. Now I need a finish to go over top the repair. Right now the repair area is built up with...
    • jeff...
    • Thread
    • marble repair
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Finishing
  20. Splinter

    DeWalt Repair Center - Follow up

    A follow up from my post of 8/22/06: I sent in my DW621 router to the DeWALT Repair Center in Raleigh for a rebuild. I had fried it by using a raised panel bit in it. When I called the repair center they gave me a guaranteed repair price of $138 which was over $100 cheaper that an authorized...
    • Splinter
    • Thread
    • center dewalt follow repair
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Reviews

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