I had all Makita for a long time. The only reason I went with desalt was because of the table saw and chop saw. Both of which are plenty for the type of stuff we all do. If I was still doing finish

Carson's does all kinds of sharpening. I go there most often to get a lawnmower blade sharpened. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Tuffy ghosts along pretty good in almost imperceptible breezes, despite having a dead motor like one of Cal's bolted to the side of her keel. At such low speed surface friction is just about all of

I had no idea useful battery table saws existed: https://preview.tinyurl.com/y3ntfrkr But I'm lucky enough to have a place to plug in a saw. I sure do love cordless drills and impact drivers,

I've not used Carson saw yet, The mexican food cart there is indeed good, I've eaten there several times. -Jove

It would be an interesting experiment to compare running one vs two motors driving the boat at a given speed. It's likely a wash in terms of loss in the controller and given near identical prop

If a carbide blade is from a good manufacturer it might be worth having its bad teeth replaced. I go to Carson's saw shop, on Blair between 6th and 7th in Eugene, for my sharpening needs. They go all

I visited Cal today. His ammeter was hooked up somehow so it measured the current going to the motors, at least, but he was using a 200 amp shunt for a 100 amp gauge. which I now know isn't kosher. We

Jove still has a job. Cuts into his boat time terribly, but they keep throwing money at him, so what can he do? <g> I thought Toledo Joe would have piped up by now. The Retired Old Geezers at the

When we sold our last house that had a shop I sold all my big floor saws. I now have all Deealt battery operated gear. Chop saw, table saw, drills, etc. Really like all of them. Case Sent from not

Don't be like me, Cal. I had a cheepie Craftsman table saw that I got on sale for $ 99.00 & in 3 or 4 years burnt the motor out. I got all the numbers & gave them to my wife & had her order a motor

very helpful, Cal, thank you. Pete Port Ludlow Having table saw troubles

Finished the belt replacement, new brushes as long as the motor was out. I added a 3 wire plug, then wrapped that in dust proof cover. If another service is needed, it will just unplug in a jiffy.

I see Jove got me to relook at the gauge, I installed it yesterday. I used a bridge that was there all ready, so just double the voltage figures, easy to do. Same for the larger amp draw gauge,

I seldom go anywhere but I’d be there except just got tested the second time in five days for the covid so having to lay low. I’ve circumnavigated Sauvie island a few times in different boats

This Saturday, the 5th, starting at 1:00, we're gonna have a socially distanced, outdoor lunch and planning session at Earl's, north of Corvallis, for the Columbia River and Multnomah Channel cruise

Come on by, Jove !! I have one of the 12 's the electric runabout of course, and you would be welcome to set awhile, bag a beer, or whatever. I have week days off till 4 pm, when my wife gets home.

If you watch Acorn To Arabella, the boys there bought Victoria for parts and I believe she was an Atkins Eric. There are several videos on Victoria and the one where they dismantle her is very

Jove, That's an interesting graph of state of charge, SOC, vs discharge rate, and appears to be at a constant load (with various load rates graphed). How does that relate to varying loads? SOC of a

That's good to know. Thanks, John. That means for about 16 bucks Cal could get a battery monitor that seems to work alright, from the reviews, and wouldn't have to buy anything