I would be making bee stuff, but my table saw has been in pieces for a week or so. One of the bearings started squealing badly enough to irritate me and the blade didn't seem to be running very true, so I took it apart to put in some new bearings. That turned out to be a bit more of an adventure than I initially anticipated as it requires almost complete disassembly of the saw (and of course there are no instructions because it's not meant to be a user-serviceable thing). Half the bearings turned out to be fitted in blind (or as good as) holes and as I didn't fancy trying the bread trick straight off I ordered a couple of bearing pullers which turned out to be useless. I know I shouldn't have ordered cheap Chinese tat, but I couldn't find any decently-made ones that weren't sold in kits costing upwards of £400!
Anyhow, I finally persuaded the last two out yesterday, so today I have been reassembling everything. Cold stopped play before I got the table back on, but everything else is done, I don't have any bits left over and I've tested the motor (which I had to split, along with the gearbox) and it all seems to work under no load. Unless something more exciting comes along I shall hopefully finish the job tomorrow.
As soon as there's some dry weather I may need to have a big workshop rearrangement. I've just been offered a Boxford ME10 lathe for the cost of picking it up from not too far away, but it's a touch larger (not to mention rather better engineered) than my cheap Chinese one, so I need to find space for it.
James