steve, need help with a couple items on your bench.

[Northerner]

i was watching one of your videos and i wanted to ask about a couple items you have
near your saw, one was a little yellow motor with a sanding drum on the right side and
a sanding mop on the left. it looked like a nice little compact unit and i was curious who
makes it or where to get it?

the other item was a calculator looking thing on your light that must be used for a time
clock for how much time you have on a project i would guess? where did you get that and
what exactly is it called?

thanks for any help you can give!

[tux_linux]

Maybe I can already give some tips:

the "calculator" is a stop watch. Steve recently has started to have an eye on the time he spends making his wood work. Good Idea, got me thinking about the time I spend on the things too. It helps setting a valuable time.

The sanding device - it's yellow, so I assume it's a DeWalt tool. Those sanders come most times with sanding stones:
DeWalt DW 758 @ amazon.com

[julief]

The sanding devise is a guinivere sanding system.

[tux_linux]

ah - ok, learned some to. Thanks Julie!

[dgman]

Yup, he did a review of it a while back: http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/04/guinevere-flexible-finishing-system.html
Scroll down to "Daily post starts here".

[Northerner]

thanks for the link dan.
kinda spendy but might have to start buying the different parts
little by little. anyone have any info on the portable time clock thingy?

[dgman]

I'm sure you can find this type of thing just about anywhere: http://www.amazon.com/Presto-04213-Electronic-Digital-Timer/dp/B001CQG618
Look in the kitchen department at Walmart or Target.

[tux_linux]

You don't need a stop watch there.
I'm always listening to the radio in my shop and I have a small clock on a shelve. I use to check the clock from time to time and have a feeling for how long I'm working on an item.

Also do you need to consider the additional time - it's not just the cutting. You prepare and you finish the parts. That time needs to be measured too.

[lwsjc]

I got mine at Radio Shack.

Larry

[Northerner]

i put this on the back burner for a while but im still looking for a cheap
count up timer (time clock) like the one steve uses. i was hoping he
would post what he uses or if someone else knows exactly or has one
that works.
i dont want an electronic timer, they just countdown from like 99 minutes.

i want a timer that counts up, can be stopped and started again to continue
adding minutes.
thanks

[GrayBeard]

If you are using a "Foot Switch" you can out an analog clock in the saw circuit so it only runs when you step on the foot switch!

~~~GB~~~

[J,Hamilton]

That is a good idea GB. I have an old analog sitting on the shelf that just may end up wired in.