I dont have a tenth of the tools required to restore old machinery but for some reason, I can't stop watching your restore videos. Love the sense of humor!
Hi Mike I'm Dave from creative doors & carpentry in Miami love your stuff and feel you when u speak of your love of our trade Im in my 33rd year in biz and hoping for another 33 years. To truly appreciate the craft I believe you have to have been a field carpenter like us . The wood worker title is basically meaningless without the apprentice time and journeyman time in the trade . Thanx for the vidz I'll keep watching 😀
Very nice purchase and restoration it’s a great addition to the boardroom. But my favourite in all your videos is your commentary you crack me up every time. Love your humour and the short scenery clips are priceless
"Anything worth doing is worth over-doing." Of course my wife was asleep when I watched this... but great job! I enjoy your restoration content as much as your project stuff, tbh. Also, the red pads will exfoliate you very well, and I'd add that a P220 disc on a random orbit sander is great for corn removal and general pedicure work. Uh, as someone told me, that is...
When I heard the word "kink" I realized that there was no music recommendation 😃. Great stuff, as always. I really enjoy these makeovers and restorations that you've done.
Mike I see your son and I can't believe how big he is, I remember perfectly when you showed him playing with the snow as a baby, it's incredible how he's grown!!!
Seriously, if you weren't such a phenomenal woodworker I may have expected this skill at engineering and mechanical design. You did an excellent job on this far above what I would have expected. Detritus!? We just call it junk or crud where I come from. I presume that sander must have came from a university or school of higher learning where they don't have crud or junk. Motorcycles? Other shop? You have a life outside your RUclips channel? How about some videos of that during these long dry spells between woodworking projects? Love your channel and everything about it. Art from Ohio
Thanks Art. I have plans to include a little more about my Moto stuff in the future. In fact I was just buying a camera for one of my motorcycles. Stay tuned.
Of course the detritus gets in and "crunks" up the bearing (4:47). When you said that, I suddenly realized: a) I used to use that verb all the time, but b) I haven't even thought of it for decades. "Crunks" is hereby going back into the dirt vocabulary. Thanks!
Still my favourite channel. Always wanted an edge sander. I figured someone would come out with one to fit 48” belts or something inbetween a full size and a small stationary sander. Back in the 80’s we had a stroke sander in the cabinet shop,that was fun to use. Cheers
Something I find useful for restoring tools, you can get scotchbrite wheels for a bench polisher or bench grinder and they work great for removing rust and leaving a satin finish for painting or polishing 👍
You had me at "Rad". I'm glad to have another Mike Farrington video! I have a song suggestion for you I think you might like. "Freaking Out" - The Wrecks.
Very cool video and nice to see the apprentice back in the shop. My only additional thought was maybe to lay down a piece of formica (or similar) on the top. I hate MDF so much I do everything in my power to try and cover it up when I opt to use it.
I like the idea of Formica, but, a sheet of it is almost what I paid for the sander. If I had some laying around I would have done that, as it is MDF with poly is pretty durable.
Another shop for motorcycles and stuff? I'd love to see some content. I'm not mechanical at all but I always enjoy your restoration and rebuild videos.
Love the tool restoration videos! Fun to watch and I always learn something about the more mechanical side of tools in addition to some great woodworking tips and tricks. Did I miss the song recommendation though!?
Always enjoy your videos - you do a great job. By the way, I don't know what the shop apprentice is eating, but in a few more videos, he might be looking you in the eye. Man, does time fly. Thanks for sharing Mike.
I have two sets of the single hole countersinks. They work on steel if you use a low speed and cutting oil. They don't chatter and leave a nice finish. I even saw someone use one in a milling machine to put a 45° chamfer on a work piece. Now that REALLY amazed me!
always wanted an edge sander in my shop but never had the space to justify it. now i am retired i still dont have the space in my garage lol. woah that is some serious snow! i complain when we have a year with a frost.
I've used the sandpaper on glass to touch up solid lifters with a cam change. Works great. I also use some wd40 with the red scotch bright to clean items like you did dry. Think of it as wet sanding. Waiting for the song suggestion for this video. Thanks for your videos. Even the girlfriend loves watching them
When you're cutting threaded rod always have the end of the rod facing away trom the rotation of the bench grinder. This opens the threads up instead of pushing them into the next thread. Works first time every time.
Good job thinking this one out as far a modifications go. You did not mention brand but I am guessing a Asian import - which makes using Timken bearings an excellent choice.
Excellent video. For dust collection if you revise it at some point ... instead of a box, maybe a kind of half tube (think the under base dust thingy for some routers like Festool 1400). It attaches to the area above the belt and can be tightened down at any point along a t-track. Sorry this may not seem so clear, but other analogies that come to mind are shower curtain tracks or meat hooks. The tube hangs down where you need it because it's attached to a more or less continuous t-track.
Mike, how would one contact you? I have stumbled upon a plethora of old commercial grade tools . Upon admiring these ol beauty's, I couldn't help but think, "Mike Farrington would call this a Gold Mine"! And yes, they are on your side of the country lol!
Perfect as always Mike. Hey quick question, we just moved to Castle Rock. What’s a good lumber yard you recommend. I know most are in Denver. What’s your go to place. Thank you sir.
I have yet to find a really good lumber yard around here. I go to Paxton on the north side of town. For you I would recommend Austin Hardwoods. They are pretty good there. I don't go there cause it takes me forever to troll across town.
That countersink drove me nuts for a while. I wanted to get a single size, but they only sold in sets and pretty pricey at that. Took me a year to bite the bullet, but now I wont use anything else.
Sealed bearings are the better choice unless the RPMs are high and then it is time for shielded. The rubber seals create heat and at very high speeds cause grease to fail. That sander is running nowhere near the rpms that would create such problems. I have a similar sander (ACME) and use it all the time. Very handy.
@@MikeFarrington I think your Rodgers is comparable, yet a bit more refined with the table tilt mechanism. I added DC to mine as well when I restored it. Not that much different from yours. Makes a huge difference in the amount of dust floating around the shop compared to w/o. Those sanders create a dust cloud in a hurry.
I have watched every resto-vids you have done, couldn't help but hear you play with motor cycles. Would you happen to know anything about Norton's, I have a 75' that my dad left me and know nothing about it and would love to find anything out about it.
Thank you. Yes, I'm a huge fan of motorcycles. I don't know anything about old school Nortons, other than I would love to own one. My guess is if its in good shape, it may be worth some bucks.
@@MikeFarrington It is in pieces in my someday wood tinkering shop, but I have looked around for some of the specs or info and can not find anything, as I would like to rebuild it some day. Figured I would ask just for the possibility of finding someting.
Is the bed height where you're sanding mostly on the edge of the belt by design (so you can flip the belt when it's worn out?) I would think most sanding jobs would be for stock < 1" thick so the full height of the belt isn't normally needed.
Thank you. I have a couple different bikes, a vstrom 1000, which I think I'm gonna sell, and I just picked up a Kawasaki Concours 14. As to a place to visit, I like Lake City. Its right in the middle of some of the most dramatic mountains in Colorado.
Mike, as usual, that was awesome, brother. But, there were 2 GLARING issues with the video: 1) no music recommendations and 2) you never told us wether the red scotch brite worked on your face! Perfection, otherwise.
You probably won't use the edge sander every day, but when you do use it it will save you all kinds of hand sanding time -- and you wonder how you ever got by without it.
I worked construction at the end of high school and through college. I got a degree, got a job and by lunch on the first day I had made up my mind to go back to construction. I just can't sit at a desk. Early on, I worked for a couple different small time operations. Pretty quickly, I realized that I could easily make more money if I just started my own deal. I've been at it ever since. It hasn't been easy, and I would strongly recommend a different career path to anyone who asks. As to the "finer" side of woodworking, I've always been a detail oriented person, plus I like to continually improve. So as the years go by, I've just gotten good at it. Not exciting, but its my story.
@@MikeFarrington Amazing. It takes a lot of courage (or perhaps incorrigibility :D) to jump from a degreed job to something "off the beaten path" and make it work. I find it really interesting when people carve out their own winding path, particularly when it's highly successful. Thanks so much for indulging me! And congrats on finding your "thing."
@@SmittenKitten. Thank you. Its been a weird path. I have very much and still do enjoy the work. The business side, that can be tougher to enjoy, but building really is my "thing". I built legos when I was really young, then I moved onto models, then cars and motorcycles in my early teens, then construction in my late teens. I've always found something to build. Thank you for your comments.
I've always been so hesitant about using MDF. I notice you use it frequently. Maybe my hesitance is unjustified. If it's good enough for the 'mighty Mike Farrington' then it is also good for me.
MDF is awful to work with, but I love it for shop furniture flat surfaces because once you seal it well, it stays dead flat. Mike's thinned poly is probably best for sealing, but I use boiled linseed oil because I like the dark color and it's re-touch-able without buildup. Anything to keep the MDF from sucking moisture out of the air.
Where do you manage to find tools? I've looked for months for different tools and can never find anything that isn't either ridiculously priced or a true pile of rust!
When you are edge sanding you must keep the wood trailing. The scene where you demonstrate the opposite it is liable to dig in and the piece can rip the belt and go flying to the right. And it will hurt your fingers. Also don’t forget to frequently use the rubbery plastic dresser to remove sawdust. That way the belt will last 100 times longer.
I did not use 4" PVC pipe to hang my sanding belts in the shop, so they did indeed develop a kink. Not full-on auto er0t1c like you would expect from a belt, but definitely some interesting bdsm craziness.
yo! I could be wrong, but didn't you once have a different edge sander in your shop? Did you sell that one, miss it, and then get this one to replace, or what? Pretty sick lil radsto, dude.
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I dont have a tenth of the tools required to restore old machinery but for some reason, I can't stop watching your restore videos. Love the sense of humor!
Thank you.
Man, your tool resto-videos are some of the best on the 'Tube. So many little helpful nuggets sprinkled throughout. Thanks for posting!
Yes, he is very very good at what he does. It’s a pleasure to watch.
Thank you very much.
It's always great to see tired old equipment refurbished and improved, Mike
Thank you.
I just like to see old equipment be reno'd and put back into use as opposed to being sentenced to scrap.
The movable dust collection was brilliant. I sincerely hope more people find these videos.
Thank you. I hope so too.
Hi Mike I'm Dave from creative doors & carpentry in Miami love your stuff and feel you when u speak of your love of our trade Im in my 33rd year in biz and hoping for another 33 years. To truly appreciate the craft I believe you have to have been a field carpenter like us . The wood worker title is basically meaningless without the apprentice time and journeyman time in the trade . Thanx for the vidz I'll keep watching 😀
Thank you very much.
Who needs an edge sander when they have a double taper sanding disc?
Love mine!
Good point. I ended up selling this tool.
Very nice purchase and restoration it’s a great addition to the boardroom. But my favourite in all your videos is your commentary you crack me up every time. Love your humour and the short scenery clips are priceless
Thank you very much!
"Anything worth doing is worth over-doing." Of course my wife was asleep when I watched this... but great job! I enjoy your restoration content as much as your project stuff, tbh. Also, the red pads will exfoliate you very well, and I'd add that a P220 disc on a random orbit sander is great for corn removal and general pedicure work. Uh, as someone told me, that is...
Ha! Thank you.
You’re the cool big brother I never had.
Ha! Thank you.
When I heard the word "kink" I realized that there was no music recommendation 😃. Great stuff, as always. I really enjoy these makeovers and restorations that you've done.
Great band.😊
Thank you.
Putting a bolt onto a threaded rod before cutting it to restore the thread - brilliant ! I don't often do that, but a very handy hint for future.
Glad it helped
Mike I see your son and I can't believe how big he is, I remember perfectly when you showed him playing with the snow as a baby, it's incredible how he's grown!!!
Time has just flown by.
And yet another great tool resto by the great Mike "no my gutters aren't frozen" Farrington
Thank you.
Seriously, if you weren't such a phenomenal woodworker I may have expected this skill at engineering and mechanical design. You did an excellent job on this far above what I would have expected.
Detritus!? We just call it junk or crud where I come from. I presume that sander must have came from a university or school of higher learning where they don't have crud or junk.
Motorcycles? Other shop? You have a life outside your RUclips channel? How about some videos of that during these long dry spells between woodworking projects?
Love your channel and everything about it.
Art from Ohio
Thanks Art. I have plans to include a little more about my Moto stuff in the future. In fact I was just buying a camera for one of my motorcycles. Stay tuned.
Of course the detritus gets in and "crunks" up the bearing (4:47). When you said that, I suddenly realized: a) I used to use that verb all the time, but b) I haven't even thought of it for decades. "Crunks" is hereby going back into the dirt vocabulary. Thanks!
I do two things, over use all the current words that the cool kids use, and bring back forgotten words cool kids used to use.
I would love to have that sander in my shop. Have a great day and stay safe.😀😀
Thanks, you too!
Still my favourite channel. Always wanted an edge sander. I figured someone would come out with one to fit 48” belts or something inbetween a full size and a small stationary sander. Back in the 80’s we had a stroke sander in the cabinet shop,that was fun to use. Cheers
Thank you very much.
Arguably some of the best woodworking videos out there!
Thank you.
Great overview and upgrade Mike! I had Blur Song 2 going in the background Woooo Hoooo
Thank you. Blur is great. Takes me back.
i enjoyed watching the snow from here in Arizona lol... 70+ this weekend ;). great video. always love your content
Ha! Snow is best watched on TV.
Something I find useful for restoring tools, you can get scotchbrite wheels for a bench polisher or bench grinder and they work great for removing rust and leaving a satin finish for painting or polishing 👍
That is really neat. Great tip.
I’m just a few miles south of you, and yes that was a cold day a clearing snow!
I had to go out twice that day due to a head high drift that was forming.
@@MikeFarrington I was running my tractor to dig out neighbors, too.
You adjusted the drums, so they are co-planer to each other. 👍🏻
Yes, that is correct.
I’m ready for the motorcycle content!!
Oddly enough, I have just purchased a camera for my motorcycle. I was going to use those shots as transitions.
Boy has the shop apprentice grown!
He sure has.
I mis your workshop mike.. for the long time.
Thank you.
Enjoyed the video!
Glad to hear it!
mikey!! been a long time man, but see your still doing your thing!! Awesome work man, added a onefinity cnc to my arsenal
I'm quietly doing my thing. I'll have another video out very soon. CNC is a door opener.
You had me at "Rad". I'm glad to have another Mike Farrington video! I have a song suggestion for you I think you might like. "Freaking Out" - The Wrecks.
Thank you. I'll give it a spin.
Very cool video and nice to see the apprentice back in the shop. My only additional thought was maybe to lay down a piece of formica (or similar) on the top. I hate MDF so much I do everything in my power to try and cover it up when I opt to use it.
I like the idea of Formica, but, a sheet of it is almost what I paid for the sander. If I had some laying around I would have done that, as it is MDF with poly is pretty durable.
I know what you are talking about. Hi from Quebec! ❄️🌨️☃️
Thank you.
Excellent video on your rehab project. It is amazing how you find these old machines and bring them back to productive use in your shop.
Thank you very much!
Another shop for motorcycles and stuff? I'd love to see some content. I'm not mechanical at all but I always enjoy your restoration and rebuild videos.
Thank you. I'll give that some thought.
Love the tool restoration videos! Fun to watch and I always learn something about the more mechanical side of tools in addition to some great woodworking tips and tricks. Did I miss the song recommendation though!?
Thank you. I didn't have one for this video. Next time for sure.
As always Mike, both informative and entertaining!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@MikeFarrington I enjoy all your stuff Mike! I just don’t comment as much as I should (I’ll try to get better).
Always enjoy your videos - you do a great job. By the way, I don't know what the shop apprentice is eating, but in a few more videos, he might be looking you in the eye. Man, does time fly. Thanks for sharing Mike.
Seems like every time I sneeze, he's another year older.
I have two sets of the single hole countersinks. They work on steel if you use a low speed and cutting oil. They don't chatter and leave a nice finish. I even saw someone use one in a milling machine to put a 45° chamfer on a work piece. Now that REALLY amazed me!
Good tips. Thank you.
Superb video, Mike!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great rebuild. I think the 20-year review will be very positive. ✔✔
Waiting for the followup before I purchase my bearings
@@ElectronicDrug Good one! 😎
Hope so!
Awesome restoration- informative and ingenious as always!
Thank you very much!
Nice job Mike
Thank you.
That wood block behind belt makes this like a mini stroke sander (on it's side) .
(yeah, its a stretch but it came to mind)
Thank you. Good thought. kinda the same idea.
Great video. I love seeing old machines get refurbished. Surprised you didn't repaint it.
Thank you. I didn't have time to repaint.
always wanted an edge sander in my shop but never had the space to justify it. now i am retired i still dont have the space in my garage lol. woah that is some serious snow! i complain when we have a year with a frost.
Thank you.
You say "develop a kink" like it's a bad thing. Oh wait, other channel, my bad. Nice find. Great resto!
Haha! There's a time and place for everything.
Very nice restoration !! Bravo !
Thank you very much!
I've used the sandpaper on glass to touch up solid lifters with a cam change. Works great. I also use some wd40 with the red scotch bright to clean items like you did dry. Think of it as wet sanding. Waiting for the song suggestion for this video. Thanks for your videos. Even the girlfriend loves watching them
Thank you very much.
Folks say there's not a bearing around that can stand up to his mighty hammer. Mike Bearington is his name.
Ha! Thank you.
Cooles Video, wie immer! 👍✌
Thank you.
Great video! Really enjoy watching. You should make more per month.
Thanks! Will do!
I can't wait for the review video of those seals. 20 years lolol
Ha! Soon enough.
When you're cutting threaded rod always have the end of the rod facing away trom the rotation of the bench grinder. This opens the threads up instead of pushing them into the next thread. Works first time every time.
Normally I would agree, but I was trying to grind a round on the bottom of the rod, and needed it to be in that position.
Good job thinking this one out as far a modifications go. You did not mention brand but I am guessing a Asian import - which makes using Timken bearings an excellent choice.
Thank you.
Love your machine restoration vids Mike👏👏
Thank you.
Again a great video, I’m happy to see you have a Bosch chameleon 12 v, really good drill.
Thanks 👍
Excellent video. For dust collection if you revise it at some point ... instead of a box, maybe a kind of half tube (think the under base dust thingy for some routers like Festool 1400). It attaches to the area above the belt and can be tightened down at any point along a t-track. Sorry this may not seem so clear, but other analogies that come to mind are shower curtain tracks or meat hooks. The tube hangs down where you need it because it's attached to a more or less continuous t-track.
Thank you. Good idea.
shake test always a good test !!
If it passes the shake test, its go time.
You should make a video about your painting process
Thank you. I really should do this.
The red scotchbrites pads are good for up to 25 year old faces. You’ll need the green ones Mike. 😁👍🏻
Haha! Noted.
Pro Tip... Shaper/Spindle Moulder videos are cool.
Noted.
Great as always! Do you think you could add these latest tool restorations to the playlist?
Thank you. Yes, that is a good idea. I'm terrible at running a RUclips channel.
@Mike Farrington i wouldn't say that, you're trying to run a business too. RUclips is secondary, like Cutting Edge Engineering's YT channel
Great restoration, Mike. I'm sure it went so well since you had the expert help (apprentice) there.
Bill
Thanks 👍
That’s crazy, my second and third favorite types of music are gunk and crud
Another shop problem i never thought to worry about, kinky sandpaper.. :D Excellent, as all things that transpire in the Board Room.
Thank you.
That's an interesting bench next to your SCMI. Might there be a future video?
Thank you. If you are talking about the blue cart, that is the Panel Handler by ShopCarts USA.
Mike, how would one contact you? I have stumbled upon a plethora of old commercial grade tools . Upon admiring these ol beauty's, I couldn't help but think, "Mike Farrington would call this a Gold Mine"! And yes, they are on your side of the country lol!
Email me via my website, which is just my name . com
Perfect as always Mike. Hey quick question, we just moved to Castle Rock. What’s a good lumber yard you recommend. I know most are in Denver. What’s your go to place. Thank you sir.
I have yet to find a really good lumber yard around here. I go to Paxton on the north side of town. For you I would recommend Austin Hardwoods. They are pretty good there. I don't go there cause it takes me forever to troll across town.
Awesome thanks Mike. I hear ya, Colorado time is everything. Thanks for the quick response. I’ll check them out.
Very Salubrious job! I have a Laguna tools wide belt oscillating sander, but I can’t find belts. Any help would be appreciated! Love the videos 👍
Look up Klingspor. They will either have it, or they can make it. They do custom sizing.
@@MikeFarrington Thanks Mr. Farmington. I use my wide belt sander quite a bit!
OLD MAN HIPS WOULD BE A COOL BAND NAME! 😁
Dude, totally. Gotta be a classic rock cover band.
That countersink drove me nuts for a while. I wanted to get a single size, but they only sold in sets and pretty pricey at that. Took me a year to bite the bullet, but now I wont use anything else.
Same here. My others are collecting dust.
That style of countersink is the bomb;definitely worth the extra coin.
Sealed bearings are the better choice unless the RPMs are high and then it is time for shielded. The rubber seals create heat and at very high speeds cause grease to fail. That sander is running nowhere near the rpms that would create such problems. I have a similar sander (ACME) and use it all the time. Very handy.
I had been looking for an ACME sander for years when I finally found this one.
@@MikeFarrington I think your Rodgers is comparable, yet a bit more refined with the table tilt mechanism. I added DC to mine as well when I restored it. Not that much different from yours. Makes a huge difference in the amount of dust floating around the shop compared to w/o. Those sanders create a dust cloud in a hurry.
Gimme the 'Ferrington Touch' too Mike ;)
Ha! Thank you.
"Can you point on the doll where Mike touched you? Don't be afraid..."
I have watched every resto-vids you have done, couldn't help but hear you play with motor cycles. Would you happen to know anything about Norton's, I have a 75' that my dad left me and know nothing about it and would love to find anything out about it.
Thank you. Yes, I'm a huge fan of motorcycles. I don't know anything about old school Nortons, other than I would love to own one. My guess is if its in good shape, it may be worth some bucks.
@@MikeFarrington It is in pieces in my someday wood tinkering shop, but I have looked around for some of the specs or info and can not find anything, as I would like to rebuild it some day. Figured I would ask just for the possibility of finding someting.
Good 👍 tool
Thanks 👍
Is the bed height where you're sanding mostly on the edge of the belt by design (so you can flip the belt when it's worn out?) I would think most sanding jobs would be for stock < 1" thick so the full height of the belt isn't normally needed.
Yes, that is the case, and yes I flip the belt when needed.
Thinned poly: great band name!😂
Ha! Totally.
I feel like an idiot for never thinking about keeping a nut on the bolt to help orient the newly cut thread. PRO TIP for sure 👍
Thats a good one for sure.
11:40 gave me a weird Mac and Me vibe...... IYKYK
Hopefully thats a good thing?
@@MikeFarrington have you ever seen Mac and Me??? Lol
@@jasonburnham7631 I had to look it up, Yes I have seen it, but it was like 30 years ago. I needed to jog my memory.
Mystery Science Theater watched it; pretty hilarious.
Hay, I've had a counter sink like that for about 40 years but it's recently gone missing, that's not mine is it ? 😄
Ha! Sorry I didn't realize I was steeling that from you.
I’ll be here for the 20 year review. Also, what do you ride? Very interested. Any ride suggestions? You live in a beautiful area.
Thank you. I have a couple different bikes, a vstrom 1000, which I think I'm gonna sell, and I just picked up a Kawasaki Concours 14. As to a place to visit, I like Lake City. Its right in the middle of some of the most dramatic mountains in Colorado.
Did you ever post about your camera setup?
I put up some info on Instagram.
Mike, as usual, that was awesome, brother. But, there were 2 GLARING issues with the video: 1) no music recommendations and 2) you never told us wether the red scotch brite worked on your face!
Perfection, otherwise.
Ha! Thank you.
cool
Thank you.
You probably won't use the edge sander every day, but when you do use it it will save you all kinds of hand sanding time -- and you wonder how you ever got by without it.
Agreed.
I'm guessing you'll end up with multiple of the curved sanding platens for different situations 🙂
I think you are right.
I'd love to know your story. How did you come to have woodworking as your full-time career? I hope this isn't too personal.
I worked construction at the end of high school and through college. I got a degree, got a job and by lunch on the first day I had made up my mind to go back to construction. I just can't sit at a desk. Early on, I worked for a couple different small time operations. Pretty quickly, I realized that I could easily make more money if I just started my own deal. I've been at it ever since. It hasn't been easy, and I would strongly recommend a different career path to anyone who asks. As to the "finer" side of woodworking, I've always been a detail oriented person, plus I like to continually improve. So as the years go by, I've just gotten good at it. Not exciting, but its my story.
@@MikeFarrington Amazing. It takes a lot of courage (or perhaps incorrigibility :D) to jump from a degreed job to something "off the beaten path" and make it work. I find it really interesting when people carve out their own winding path, particularly when it's highly successful. Thanks so much for indulging me! And congrats on finding your "thing."
@@SmittenKitten. Thank you. Its been a weird path. I have very much and still do enjoy the work. The business side, that can be tougher to enjoy, but building really is my "thing". I built legos when I was really young, then I moved onto models, then cars and motorcycles in my early teens, then construction in my late teens. I've always found something to build. Thank you for your comments.
I've always been so hesitant about using MDF. I notice you use it frequently. Maybe my hesitance is unjustified. If it's good enough for the 'mighty Mike Farrington' then it is also good for me.
MDF is awful to work with, but I love it for shop furniture flat surfaces because once you seal it well, it stays dead flat. Mike's thinned poly is probably best for sealing, but I use boiled linseed oil because I like the dark color and it's re-touch-able without buildup. Anything to keep the MDF from sucking moisture out of the air.
Yes, MDF is great, but it needs to be sealed.
I forgot to mention - MDF has to be sealed on all exposed surfaces, too, even the ones not visible. Then it stays dead flat.
Where do you manage to find tools? I've looked for months for different tools and can never find anything that isn't either ridiculously priced or a true pile of rust!
The key is to look consistently. The good deals come and go very quickly.
Cyber fist bump!
I like that.
Wait, did I miss the music suggestion? Or was there not one
I didn't have one this time. Next one for sure.
@@MikeFarrington brother, there's always rush
Your the man, lol.
Thank you.
Snow blowing on a windy day can be downright painful, but I always feel so masculine when I come in the house with icicles in my beard..
Nothing cooler than an icy beard.
I bet a slot instead of three holes on the dust collection box would be more user friendly
Hmm, good idea.
Save a bunch on the same bearings by buying eBay or Amazon, a tip from a retired auto parts counterman.
Good tip.
When you are edge sanding you must keep the wood trailing. The scene where you demonstrate the opposite it is liable to dig in and the piece can rip the belt and go flying to the right. And it will hurt your fingers. Also don’t forget to frequently use the rubbery plastic dresser to remove sawdust. That way the belt will last 100 times longer.
Thank you. Yes, the wood was trailing.
I did not use 4" PVC pipe to hang my sanding belts in the shop, so they did indeed develop a kink. Not full-on auto er0t1c like you would expect from a belt, but definitely some interesting bdsm craziness.
Haha!
Needed a song recommendation... "Enter Sandman" by Metallica :)
Great band, great song. Well done.
1:45 Why use the correct tool when you have a perfectly good hammer? LOL
Haha!
yo! I could be wrong, but didn't you once have a different edge sander in your shop? Did you sell that one, miss it, and then get this one to replace, or what? Pretty sick lil radsto, dude.
Thank you. Yes, I had a giant Ritter edge sander. I was huge and I didn't use it enough relative to its size.
Let’s not be modest… that was a 2.1hp hacksaw at least.
Haha!