User:Sam Paris/sandbox

Title

Vote by the Membership to purchase a replacement for the SuperMax drum sander

Sponsor

Sam Paris

Co-Sponsors

Names of at least two members eligible to vote (handle + real name)

Vote Results

 Quorum:[ ]
 Yea Votes: [ ]  
 Nay Votes: [ ]
 Present or Abstain: [ ] 

Definition of "Language"

"The wording of a legal document." [tfd.com/language]

Schedule

Proposal Date

Date this proposal was posted to the membership and a request for a vote date was sent to the Board.

[DATE]

Member Input

Does the Sponsor choose to open the language of the vote for changes due to member input? (optional and can be modified at any time)

[X] YES [ ] NO

Vote Announcement and Beginning Date of the Discussion Period

The announcement date of the vote proposal is the beginning date of the seven-day (minimum) posting and Member discussion period. (Certain exceptional vote types have longer discussion periods. Check the Bylaws if you are unsure.) If the Sponsor has chosen to include member input, suggested edits can be made in a shared document or other collaborative vehicle until the language is locked. The sponsor can stop taking suggestions at any time.

[DATE]

Language Lock Date and Start of Voting

Five days prior to the Day of the Vote, the vote language is locked, all edits are frozen, and the language of the vote is converted to a pdf file. Ballots that include the pdf are sent to the Membership, and electronic voting begins. Note that the minimum discussion period of seven days leaves only two days for changes before the lock takes place.

[DATE]

Day of the Vote

Date the Board has assigned for the vote. The Day of the Vote is the day the vote closes.

[DATE]

Background

Our current drum sander has become a maintenance nightmare. It seems to be down as often as not, and eats its own conveyor belt on a regular basis.

What do you want to get?

A Woodmaster 3875X2

+==That looks a little big!== It is, but not a lot much bigger than the SuperMax.

How do we pay for it?

The board feels, with some justice, that the recent COVID shutdown and a number of recent high-ticket purchases have reduced our financial 'cushion" to a dangerous extent. I propose therefore that we pay for the bulk of this with a temporary (4-month) membership rate hike of $4.00. this would something in the neighborhood of $8000, putting the remaining cost in the same range as recent capital expenditures.

Synopsis

Purchase a Woodmaster 3875X2 drum sander.

Language of the Vote

Authorize the Board to spend up to $10,000 for a replacement drum sander.

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What It's For

The wet grinder is for sharpening tools--chisels, plane blades, gouges and so on. The grinding wheel runs through a trough of water that simultaneously keeps your tool from overheating and protects the wheel from loading with metal particles, preserving its ability to keep grinding. Make sure there is enough water in the reservoir to keep a continuous film of water on the wheel at all times. Effectively, this is power whetstone, so don't use the grinding wheel dry. You'll regret it. So will the next user.

The other wheel is a leather strop. used it to remove the slight burr left after grinding and to polish the tool edge super-sharp. YOU MUST STROP WITH THE WHEEL TURNING AWAY FROM YOU! That way, the razor-sharp steel won't dig into the soft leather wheel. Go ahead and turn the machine around so you're working from the back. It won't mind.

Operation

Move the water reservoir to the upper position, add enough water that there is a continuous film on the wheel while it is turning. The wet wheel is nominally 220 grit, in this state it is good for rough grinding, such as establishing a bevel. Once the rough grinding is done, the conditioning stone is used to convert the outer surface of the wheel to approximately 1000 grit for fine grinding. Removing the burr and final polishing is done with the stropping wheel, a leather-rimmed wheel charged with a compound made with very fine abrasive. The stropping wheel must be turning away from the edge of the tool being sharpened or the tool will dig into and ruin the leather band around the wheel. Discuss use of jigs.

Maintenance

Empty, rinse and refill water reservoir periodically. Sediment on the wheel will reduce its performance. Do not leave the wheel in the water. It will waterlog on the submerged side and go off balance. Leave the tray in the lower position after use.

If the wheel looks loaded with metal filings or is not parallel to the universal support, use the wheel dressing stone to clean it up. Make sure the reservoir is filled, hold the stone crosswise to the wheel rotation and press firmly, using the universal support as a guide.

[manual]

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Maintenance

miter saw maintenance

Manual

[Metabo HPT miter saw manual]

Outside Resources

• 5 Quick Mitre Saw Hacks--WoodWorkWeb

Authorized Proctors

Ron Olson

Eric Beauchamp

Ralph Brendler

Paul VanLake

Michelle DeLeon

List of Currently Authorized Users (inherited from older saws)

NOTE: authorizations are now (since Feb 5 2020) being tracked in Wild Apricot. Authorization for this tool by authorized proctors only. Members not previously Authorized must take the CANVAS course at https://canvas.pumpingstationone.org/courses/40