Clean and Oil a Stationary Power Tool - PEP BB tool.straw.cleaning

may I claim my old youtube channels to obtain credit for BB's?   If so, I'd like to claim my best two channels:   mrmoneyhustler, and buildahouseyourself

these screen shots from an old video, originally filmed by me/of me, in 1997ish and published to youtube as this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp-bQQl3FWY

...that's the late 20's version of me.   ...gee, I been doin' this stuff for a while.   I'm glad to have found you guys!


I inherited my dad's old sear's craftsman table saw, and it didn't work then.   Sooo, I felt I had nothing to lose to take it completely apart, clean it, and see if I can get it to do more than BZZZZZZ.  

Turns out that it did need a part, to give the motor a boost during starting (extra load then).  I figured out that I can get by without that part by wrapping a bicycle inner tube around the shaft of the motor to give it a pull start while simultaneously flipping the power switch.    In this video, I hadn't figured out using the inner tube part yet!

plus, I broke several safety rules that the woodworking pro types were happy to educate me about.

but the saw worked, and I used it a bunch before it met its demise in a mindless transportation moment.    learning point for anyone reading here:   "always strap your sh-tuff down tight"   ...I learned hard way loosing that saw on the hwy,  lucky and blessed no damage to anyone else,   ...no trip is short enough to not strap down.     ...especially for  a top heavy antique tablesaw ...grrrr, bad James.

the 40's -ish version of me:   https://www.youtube.com/@MrMoneyHustler

wow, google saves everything!

This is an old blog I put together to outline the major steps in building a typical stick-frame home:

https://buildahousein10.blogspot.com/

All the videos from my youtube are presented here in a better order from start to finish.

James Bradford wrote:may I claim my old youtube channels to obtain credit for BB's?   If so, I'd like to claim my best two channels:   mrmoneyhustler, and buildahouseyourself

You may claim old work for BBs. For this badge bit, did you get a shot of yourself oiling the table saw?

That 1st picture with the motor disassembled is the closest to a "b4" picture that I have.  That thing was encased in cobwebs and saw dust, but I had already cleaned/disassembled it before starting the video.  I'm ok to try again, plenty of tools around that need oiling.   I'll get better "b4" and action pictures and post again.

...sharing this video better.   Most of the video is using the saw after I put everything back together tho.

...a slightly more serious video of how I used the saw to make composite floor joists from scraps of 3/4" plywood  ...cutting scraps of plywood down to 12" wide strips

Dave Burton wrote:
Clean and oil one of the following tools:
 - band saw

To get certified for this BB, post three pics:
  - pic of tool before cleaning and oiling
  - pic of tool while cleaning
  - pic of tool after cleaning and oiling

I cleaned, oiled, and repositioned the guides for better alignment on my band saw. I used a shop vac, rubbing alcohol, and high performance grease. It runs nice and smooth now.