Woodworking for Mere Mortals: start here if you have a small space and a small budget
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Steve Ramsey built the beginner woodworking channel. No fancy tools, no giant shop. Benches, bookshelves, stools, birdhouses, boxes. The one most people point to when a beginner asks where to start.
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Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
Glad it helped.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.