Please never stop making these videos. I eagerly await these every week.

Tom, the M1 jug was designed by the sales dept. The more you spill the more you buy.😁

Thanks for sharing Tom .I enjoy seeing what you have going on in the shop. I would guess you are as ready as I am for warmer weather .

SWEET.. I have a 2002 F350 7.3L diesel 6spd manual 4x4 myself. Nearly 300k miles now. Amazing truck. The other day I was checking tire sizes on my door sticker and I just realized that it says "incomplete manufactured vehicle" --- so it was just a cab and chassis apparently. Which makes sense, because this thing is more like a tractor than it is a truck. I put a 9ft flatbed on it. (has the half- extended cab with suicide rear doors.. Supercab I think it's technically called). Everything on it is manual. Manual locking hubs, manual 4x4 on the floor. Trans is a ZF 6spd manual. Manual mirrors, seats, locks, windows.. and everything still works great. Has a rubber mat floor.. It doesn't even have tilt or cruise control. I drove it for a decade running my own construction company. Pretty incredible truck. I still think they were the best trucks ford ever made. The 7.3L is legendary.

Hey OX! , a groove in the center of a board is a Dado, A rabbet is at the edge. Love that your back at it in the new shop! XO

I carry a notebook almost everywhere I go nowadays. It started back when I had to start taking shift notes where I work. We would go from job to job in the factory and I was the lead mechanic so I had to keep track of everything we did to write work orders and fill out the shift notes. Since I have the memory of a goldfish and I hate asking people tons of questions I just started carrying a notebook and a pen. Write down what we did all day and not have to worry about remembering it all. Now that I'm a supervisor I have to take more in depth notes, it helps a lot when I can write down details while I'm talking to someone or finding out what's wrong with a machine.

The material you made the zero clearance guard from is known as Tufnol, at least in the UK. Regarding the name Trico on one of the tool tags, they have manufactured car windscreen wiper components for over 100 years!

Love the old note books and stuff etc. When I was an electrical apprentice one of the head guys called the buddy tabs “a way out”. Always liked that

Tom, much enjoyed. After my wife went to bed, I poured myself a neat shot of Starrett M1 to get lubricated for the meatloaf. Ahhh…. so relaxed. 👍🏼

That Unisaw is great. My dad has been using one continuously for about 40 years. The Biesemeyer fence will be way better - safer, faster and more accurate. Should only take 20-30 min to put on.

I found that putting a half moon cut in front of the shelf inserts makes pulling the parts bins out easier.

The marketing department were on it; " The more You Spill The more You Buy".

Tom, if I had any idea how nice that Saw looks on camera. LOL Glad I found a good home for it. I know you told me you wanted to make a nice Mobile base for it but I had no idea you were going to go all out on it. Stay dry my friend. Gary

I've been running a euclid probe for a little bit now and I absolutely love it.

Good stuff Tom! Very good advice at the end. ATB, Robin

Wonderful video and update!... and... Agreed on wood working tools! My dad sliced through four fingers (the hospital managed to get them back on, which was a miracle in the 70's) using a table saw. I have a wood saw - and it scares the hell out of me - I'm extra cautious with it. Same goes for angle grinder, btw, people usually underestimate that little monster... :)

Those bulk Starret containers are designed to be stacked on pallets. Glad they made it convenient for themselves.

In my youth that is what we used to tape our hockey sticks and shin pads and it will certainly come off on your hands.

For screw clamp electrical connectors the recipe that I use is: Layer 1 vinyl tape (Scotch 33 by choice) wrapped sticky side out; Layer 2 self-vulcanizing tape (Scotch Liner type); Layer 3 Vinyl tape sticky side in to cover; Layer 4 Scotchkote tape dope; sometimes a fifth layer of vinyl tape. Each layer is extended 1/4 to 1/2 an inch beyond the previous layer. The reason for inverting the first layer of vinyl is so that when you open it up it is easy to remove all of the tape because it isn't stuck to the wire and fittings.

When I was pole vaulting we used friction tape on the pole for grip. To make it very sticky just before you jumped you dripped some lighter fluid on it and it gets really gooey. I believe it is impregnated with mastic.

Hi Tom, that is a really good table saw. I have a newer version in my garage, and at work I used a Delta version with that same fence assembly. My garage saw has the Biesemeyer Fence system, you defiantly need to do the upgrade, what a better fence. It's nice that Meatloaf is back! Simply yummy!!

That Unisaw is the bomb! Heavy and made when they did it right. Push sticks are essential. Common sense also. You will be fine as long as you respect what you are are doing. The red link belts are a great upgrade, smooths out the power transfer. When you change fences, I will gladly take the original off of your hands, it’s at least twice better than my current POS that was included on my current saw. A Biesmeyer is the real deal, once setup you will appreciate quality engineering!

👍 you're the best Tom! Thanks for sharing.

That is very different,Tom.Thank you.

thx for that Brown & Sharpe treat at the end. Sage advice

I'll have to print and make a nice frame for that B&S letter. Those are very wise words, indeed. It's always a pleasure Tom, take care!!

Where I retired from the carpenter shop had an older Unisaw. The arbor and sheave were wore out. I made a new arbor or and sheave and re-assembled it. The wood munchers said it had never run so smooth (matched belts also). And quiet. So safety took it out if service. One of the carpenters got it as "scrap". IMO the Delta/Rockwell fence isn't worth a tinker's dam. We always called that phenolic Micarta. Keep the dust under control. Nasty stuff. We used it for isolating bearings in seam welding heads and plain bearings in pumps on coolant systems.

Woke up at 3:30 am, great I can watch the 1 hr ML, damn should have rolled over and slept!!!!!….Just kidding, it didn’t put me back to sleep and I ENJOYED!!! ….KOKO, stay warm/healthy

Hi Tom, Great video (again!) We used to use friction tape on hockey sticks - wrapping both the shooting edge (to keep it from breaking) and the handle (for a better grip). I suppose at the time (probably 60 years ago) there wasn't anything better. Keep the videos coming! It's nice to have you back regularly!

It occurs to me that the list of things you're *not* going to talk about in this particular Meatloaf could, potentially, be infinitely long. :-) :-) Thanks for hanging in, snowy cold man!

Hope you’re enjoying the country life Tom. 👍

Just watching the world news .. devastating weather of all kinds in California recently .. hope you and your family are safe and well.

Nothing better than getting this notification at the end of a long work day.

NICE SAW :) BEWARE OF THE BUFFER :( BEST JOHN

A prime example of Ox Baiting… (the hard-to-open mystery boxes)

Tom, I'm glad you are finally back. We conversed several years ago about how to accurately measure a distance longer than any instrument you have on a plasma table I was building. I have a few new questions for you and maybe some of the viewers. I have some new questions for you which I will email you. WARNING!!! Don't get addicted.

Oh, clever! The center mic is adding the first measurement on the inside edges to the measurement on the outside edges. That gives twice the distance between centers. It then uses a scale that's been stretched by a factor of 2 and Bob's your uncle

They should make a large capacity hand pump for that M1 so you never have to pick up the gallon jug. Then you could just walk up and fill the little bottle like dispensing soap.

Trico is the trade name of the company that started out as the Tri Continental Corporation of Buffalo, NY. Over 100 years ago they invented the windshield wiper. Their products are still used by cars and other vehicles all over the world. Thanks for the video!

Thank you Tom, that was 64 minutes well spent. As for the closing image with the thoughts from Brown & Sharpe of yester year, I may need to convert it into some garage art. Please keep up the good work.

Another awesome Meatloaf! 21:40 ... here's a Canadian Tool Tip for you ... boogered up Phillips screws can usually be removed with Robertson (square drive) screwdrivers. Phillips tend to strip towards a square shape ... Get yourself a set of 4 (yellow, green, red & black) ... a tap with a hammer to seat them and it's amazing how often they save the day when a reciprocating saw is not the answer. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

That mystery box was funny!

As long as you keep talking to your little black box I'll keep watching! Even better I get to learn and laugh almost every episode you post. Thank you for posting and taking us along for the ride Tom. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

You get beautifully machined coasters cause we appreciate the Tom Liptons the RobRenz’s of the world!!!! And let’s not ever leave out 🗣the original KZfaq shop teacher Mr Pete222!!🥇🏆 Off the topic but would someone please make Stefan Gotteswinter a “I ❤️ Master Renzetti” hoodie please! ✌️💖&💡 bozo’s

Tom, great stuff as always! Back to in the knob and tube wiring days, when you made a connection, you twisted the wires together and soldered them. Then you wrapped the connection with self vulcanizing rubber tape for insulation, and finished with "friction" tape for protection against rubbing (or friction) on the connection. My dad learned this back around ww2, and swore by it. Total pain every time I had to redo anything he wired!

Tom, what I have found is that the most dangerous machine in my shop is the one I'm working on. Particularly if the machine or the operator is a dullard. Keep the great videos coming.

If you arent familiar with those unisaw fences, they have a habit of inconsistently locking down parallel to the blade, just check it out, see if yours is prone to doing that. Also riving knives are pretty cool. I mostly use the little things that you just stick in your mouth plate made by microjig. Just real convenient when taking a crosscut sled on and off. I imagine you already know that stuff but just in case.

Tom, It's always fun to see a machinists take on wood working. Have fun with that cast iron beast !!! Cheers, Cliff

I use both metal and wood working tools, and I agree, the table saw is the scariest (although many people have a greater fear of radial arm saws for some reason). I've used SawStop saws, but they feel cheap to me because of all the plastic. I also worry about accidentally tripping them and then needing to replace the $100 stop unit and the blade. No thanks!

As a long time "woody" and table saw guy it's hard to go wrong with the Unisaw. I used many fences and owned several. The best and safest IMHO is Delta's unifence. Its high/low positioning is perfect to help guide thin ( sheets of wood or non ferrous ) or cut heavy dados from thick wood. As an aside Nothing controls wood stock better than your hands.

Still number one. Thanks Tom

Thanks for the video

Thanks for the frozen meatloaf. I don't see any reason Mr. Bozo could not have opened the wooden box after all no one said the box had to survive. Keep on keeping on.

That quickly turned into an AvE unboxing....I was waiting for you to shout "TIME"

The white wedges are actually shims for leveling toilet bases....the grooves allow stacking them...if needed for additional thickness.

Nothing but the best for you, Tom! That table saw is _classic_

Thanks for sharing 👍

the friction tape is often listed as wire harness tape or Tesa tape and comes in a smooth surface or a fuzzy fleece surface

I don’t recommend trying this but I was driving my 7.3 diesel through 4 feet of flood water and stalled it. Being young dumb and ugly I tried restarting it and somehow it found enough oxygen under the hood to fire back up and I never told anybody that happened until I sold the motor about 10 years later with over 275000 miles of abuse on it. Good stuff.

I agree to the first part and last parts of that missive from 1906. The other two parts contributed to the passing of my father. He did all four, and when he was in pain, he hid it. In the end, he died of complications from colon cancer, one of the slowest moving cancers with amongst the highest recovery rates when caught early enough. When my oldest sister finally recognized there was a problem and _forced_ him to go to the doctor, they ended up removing a grapefruit sized cancer tumor from his colon. Sorry Tom, but this one hurt.

Thanks for the video Tom, used Norton wheels for cutting drill bits. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️👍

Tom this was a fun video, thanks for having us along. I think the M1 containers are example of current design orientation. The overall shapes were chosen for packaging these containers is shipping boxes, not with the end user in mind. The designs seems to me to have been driven primarily by how low can we get the production cost of these products and get them out the door? I wonder if these items were in fact designed by Starrett or if they contracted the packaging out? The funnel is IMO an item very much designed with the end user in mind. I'll bet if Starrett had had prototypes made and given to their own employees to use and evaluate consumers would have had a more user friendly item.

well, I'm a woodworker as much as I'm a metalworker. I'll say 90% of table saw injuries come from a 50/50 mix of complacency and fear. Being afraid of the tool can get you in almost the same amount of trouble as being complacent. My opinion.

Oddly enough no jug pours better than a standard gallon milk jug!!

I'd put a DRO on that table saw.... Would come in handy!

Welcome to the order of wood chucks 🤣. Unisaws are great machines, the Biesemeyer fence is the way to go way better than the stock fence. You have some great viewers!

Just saying Hi! from the other side of your black box. The Brown and Sharpe note is fascinating - typed precisely 64 years before my birth, still resonates today. Can't help thinking repression could be a little unhealthy, but definitely true I, and a lot of people bellyache too much. There are a lot worse places in the world to be right now than where I am. Love your videos - the last hour flew by! Magnificent, absurd, wonderful, and 'can't switch off' stuff. Keep 'em coming!

Minimum wage in 76 was 2.30 so he was at least double 👍👍👍

Thanks for the meat loaf

Hi Tom, I think the M1 jug was made for stacking on display, not for the end user. Maybe a screw on spout🤔

Awesome!!! I love that letter at the end. I work at a steel mill in Michigan and that needs to be posted by all the supervisors, and managers around.

That was really enjoyable, thanks for sharing!

I have the same problem with my propane/mapp torch. It's always falling over and bending the heck out of it. I finally used a 3" PVC toilet flange, Warm it up with the torch or heat gun and press the propane bottle into it. Makes a nice base and doesn't let it tip. I'd look for something similar for your M1 bottle even 2 to 3 pvc adapter pressed up the bottle would give it enough base not to tip. My loc-tite bottle and cyanoacrylate crazy glue bottles were the same way. all got the PVC fitting treatment to keep them upright so the tips would clog.

Years ago I stumbled into a tool shop in tacoma wa, they had a new norton grinding wheel on display in the corner. It was 8 ft in diameter, 1 foot thick, 1 foot shaft hole. I took a bunch of pics and from best I could tell, it was a working wheel not just some display item

In 1976, I was sliming salmon in Alaska for $10/hr. Hard to believe Paul was paid only $4.90.

Thank you Tom great meatloaf I always enjoy these

Fantastic episode - enjoyed every second - I always learn something new watching 👍👍😎👍👍

Wow, so in the past the had those words of wisdom.

Will be interesting in hearing how insulation changes the interior sound of your shop.

It's good that wood working tools scare you. Keep the fear! It will serve you well.

I need me a little bit of Monday night meetloaf

I have cut bundles of plywood with a saw from that same timeframe. A true workhorse.

The Center to Center tool reminds me of my sliderule days. Slip this, slide that and Bob's yer Uncle you have the answer

Looking forward to seeing how you do the handles. I’m getting ready to do a hickory handle in a sledge. I’ve never been able to get it right with sledge hammer. I’ve done a bunch of axes, hatchets, and hammers but the sledge hammers I’ve never had luck with. Too much force or something lol

Tom if you are interested in a rolling base for the saw Grizzly Industiral's "Bear Crawl" Mobile Bases are excellent. They even have a version with swivel castors on all four corners.

What ho Tom, long time no chat. Aren't viewers wonderful people. I heard a tip that might come in handy, well for 3D prints at least, fill the pores of a print with super/crazy glue. It strengthens the print immensely. If interested I'll dig out the link for you. ATB C

I always have a good amount of fear of my machines. Keeps me on my toes and fingers still on my hands.

If your friction tape is like the stuff we used to take from my dad's shop to wrap the handles of our baseball bats, the adhesive will get on your hands, and it will pick up dirt, too.

I have the Rockwell version of unisaw, with 54” fence. I bought my first dial indicator to align the table slots with the blade, then to align fence to blade.

3:52 A rabit in wood workinig is a two sided cut on the edge of a piece of wood. A three sided grove such as you pointed out is called a dado. Rabit is the proper spelling in wood working lingo.

Thanks for the Monday night entertainment.

You should try leuko tape. It's medical grade friction tape basically. It also makes a great create your own bandaid tape.

That's a sweet table saw.

I have the same friction tape memory! I love these videos

Tom the note book in the box ,at the top of the page it's not a date , it's a formula for equations .

Excellent video, I tried to tie some humor into the note about the calendar from 1962 I found some stuff right up my alley and the note probably came from someone he gave the 1962 calendar to in 1973 that did not realize the calendar was good. ( i looked up calendar recycling and found this out) it is in the time frame of the notes and such. 74 weighed heavily in the notebooks. However the note about the calendar appeared to not be weathered like the notebooks. May be he was so proud of this shenanigan he kept it out of the sunlight in his toolbox. just a private joke to himself. Apply the line in the Brown and Sharpe about not gloating. I bet Charlie Smith was an outside salesman and had access to all the hand outs of the day. I looked up Bryant grinder and found on Wikipedia about it. those IBM punch cards made a bit more sense. We must have had millions of those things at the house when Jacuzzi quit using them, we used them to start fires in the wood stove, take notes on and such. I see someone below made the bryant grinder connection below also. That is a very nice table saw. Gary has good taste when collecting. all the best Scott

I have the same trick at work. I save wheel hub centering cones. They're great pen holders, and they hold filters upright to fill them easily. Also make great short stands for elevating parts off a table for inspection, leveling, or painting.

very good meatloaf, can't wait for another serving, thanks.

I would take that saw over any thing made today....

From the batcave Machine shop. Friction tape. Every youth hockey in northern Minnesota used friction tape ripped off from Dad’s tool box to wrap their stick blade and the no slip knob on the other end. See you at Bar Z Bash 2023.