One step closer to my production shop

Started by drbassman, March 26, 2011, 12:13:23 PM

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Highlander

#45
March 29, 2011, 02:57:03 PM
Good Grief... I go off line for a few days and all hell breaks loose..! ;)

Get one of them old pot-belly stoves and have perpetual coffee on the go... except when you're spraying... :o
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drbassman

#46
March 29, 2011, 03:52:02 PM
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on March 29, 2011, 02:57:03 PM
Good Grief... I go off line for a few days and all hell breaks loose..! ;)

Get one of them old pot-belly stoves and have perpetual coffee on the go... except when you're spraying... :o

Oh yeah, and a cracker barrel to put my feet up on while sipping possum soup!   :P
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Lightyear

#47
March 29, 2011, 07:51:45 PM
Quote from: drbassman on March 29, 2011, 09:38:12 AM
My main goal is to have a saw that will cut an 8" wide board down the middle so I can take a 3" thick board and halve it if I want to.

A 14" saw with a riser kit would do the job.  I have an open base, 3/4 HP Jet and it I had it do over again I would go for the 1 HP.  Jet is every bit as pricey as Delta now.  Surprisingly Grizzly is starting to get some very good reviews.  I recently bought a Grizzly jointer and it has been fantastic - it saved me $275 delivered over the Jet and Delta.

drbassman

#48
March 30, 2011, 05:50:13 AM
Band saw book is on the way.  Also found a bunch of great videos on You Tube............

I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

dadagoboi

#49
March 30, 2011, 05:53:54 AM
Used jointers are readily available and cheap, I bought a quality 70s Craftsman 6", all cast iron w/ stand, manual and extra set of knives for $100 recently.  They come up on CL regularly.

I put a 2HP 220v motor on my Delta 14" band saw when I had my production shop.  It made a big difference.

drbassman

#50
March 30, 2011, 08:06:06 AM
Quote from: dadagoboi on March 30, 2011, 05:53:54 AM
Used jointers are readily available and cheap, I bought a quality 70s Craftsman 6", all cast iron w/ stand, manual and extra set of knives for $100 recently.  They come up on CL regularly.

I put a 2HP 220v motor on my Delta 14" band saw when I had my production shop.  It made a big difference.

Yeah, I'm starting to look at CL more seriously.  I want to upgrade my band and table saws.  I'll buy new if I have to, but I'm not averse to good quality used equipment!  My used Sand Flee is really cool and I saved a couple hundred on it.
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

dadagoboi

#51
March 30, 2011, 11:19:35 AM
My current US made Delta bandsaw is also from CL, less than 1/2 the price of today's supposed equivalent (imported) from Delta.  I also have an 8" Belsaw planer which is quite a machine.  Parts still available from San Jose, CA.  I've owned 2 lightweight import planers and they don't compare.  Not one piece of plastic on the Belsaw.

drbassman

#52
March 30, 2011, 12:35:35 PM Last Edit: March 30, 2011, 12:44:13 PM by drbassman
Quote from: dadagoboi on March 30, 2011, 11:19:35 AM
My current US made Delta bandsaw is also from CL, less than 1/2 the price of today's supposed equivalent (imported) from Delta.  I also have an 8" Belsaw planer which is quite a machine.  Parts still available from San Jose, CA.  I've owned 2 lightweight import planers and they don't compare.  Not one piece of plastic on the Belsaw.

Yeah, on my future list is a heavier-duty planer and jointer.  I saw a nice looking Reliant band saw on the local CL, but one of the woodworkers forums had folks saying you can't get parts for it since they went out of business over 5 years ago.
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Lightyear

#53
March 30, 2011, 08:03:35 PM
Doc, keep you eyes open for a Delta or Jet 14" saw - they're common and affordable.  Parts are readily available and the design is very solid.  Like Carlos said a beefier motor works wonders and these saws are easily pimped to sweet performers.

sniper

#54
March 31, 2011, 09:38:11 AM
How about a Binford Turbo XP1400?   ;D ;D
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shadowcastaz

#55
March 31, 2011, 10:42:05 AM
aaARGH, ARGH, ARGH, arghhh,ARGH,
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Highlander

#56
March 31, 2011, 02:24:13 PM
(now now - jealousy is such a bad emotion...)
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

drbassman

#57
April 01, 2011, 08:04:18 PM
Got my book, now for a saw!
I'm fixin' a hole where the rain gets in..........cuz I'm built for a kilt!

Pilgrim

#59
April 06, 2011, 10:13:56 AM
Proof that too much is not enough, and the answer to everything for guys is "more power".
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