Belated Microsoft Cashback Gloat

[Todd Crow]

Thanks to Sawmill Creek for making me aware of the Microsoft Live Cashback. I was able to get the Live Cashback when it was 25%. I also had an Ebay 10% coupon at that time. I was able to get $300 off the Christmas Sale price on the Grizzly G1023SL Tablesaw, and $150 off on the Grizzly G0586 8" Jointer.


I had the Tablesaw and Jointer shipped to my work where they had a forklift. The maintenance crew unload them and transfered them to my trailer. With all the nightmare stories I hear about shipping I was worried. But it all came without a scratch. The only dents the cardboard are from my straps.

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Grizzly Tablesaw G1023SL

Getting things unpacked.

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I managed to wiggle the tablesaw off the trailer and across the floor into place while I still had it on the pallet and then get the saw off the pallet. The wings are going on.


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I made new rails for the fence. I have 58" to the right of the blade and 14" to the left. My brother made me the mobile base that the saw sits on. I bought 4" double locking casters from Caster City. These are about the best double locking caster I have seen so far. My brother came up snowmobiling on the 1st of the year and helped me lift the saw onto the base. I ran the dust pipe across the back of the mobile base to the hookup over to the right of the saw.

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I made a extension table out on some poplar boards and plywood covered with laminate.

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I built this cabinet (http://www.crowsnest.us/woodshop/woodworking_projects/progress_pictures4.htm#TSCabinet)under the extension table to hold the miter gauges, blades, throat inserts, and push sticks. All that only took three of the seven drawers. I suppose stuff will find it's way into the other drawers.

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Forgot to add that I ordered a Shark Guard for the saw and am patiently awaiting it's arrival.


Grizzly Jointer G0586

Unpacking. This was fun to get unloaded (I'm single). My trailer dumps, so I was able to get the jointer beds slid to the back of the trailer after I dumped the bed, but that is where it stopped. Couldn't move it. I had the car hooked to the trailer, so I took and pulled the car ahead slightly. With the trailer dumped, and with the end of the crate on the ground it would slide down the bed, but I didn't want it to fall on the floor when the other end of the crate came off the trailer. Blocks came into play and I managed to get the crate blocked up enough to get it off the trailer bed and then pull the trailer out from under the crate. Now one end is on the floor and the other in midair sitting on blocks. A floor jack and some pushing and lifting and it finally gently found the floor.

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The base I was able to just carry off the trailer after I unboxed it. I got the switch and motor electric hooked up.


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For the jointer beds I had to ask my neighbors son and grandson to help lift them onto the base.

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My brother came up Snowmobiling on the 1st of the year and helped me lift the jointer onto the base. Then I could get the dust collection hooked up.

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I upgraded from a Craftsman Contractor TS and Craftsman 6" jointer (http://www.crowsnest.us/woodshop/tools/craftsman_ts_jointer.htm). Both had served me over the years, but I wanted to go bigger, and the Cashback just made it to hard to pass up.

[scott spencer]

Sweet setups, and no doubt an outstanding deal. Congrats and enjoy!

[Duncan Horner]

Feel like sharing the plans for the mobile bases? My new 1023 could really use a base like that one.

Very nice job all around, and very gloatworthy :)

[Dewey Torres]

You are going to love both!!

Congrats!

[Jacob Mac]

Congratulations on the new equipment. I really like the cabinet you built under your saw.

[Cody Colston]

I have those same two machines...you are going to love them. I also built a cabinet to fit under my extension table but I like yours better. Together with that mobile base, it really rocks.

[Don Bullock]

Congratulations Todd. Great gloat!

[Phil Thien]

Nice stuff and beautiful shop.

[Art Mulder]

Nice gloat. Sweet Tool porn. Quite the Aircraft carrier you got there!

[Mike Goetzke]

Nice pair of tools! What kind of gate is that on the jointer?

Mike

[Todd Crow]

Nice pair of tools! What kind of gate is that on the jointer?

Mike

The blast gates on my power tools are shop built automatic gates (http://www.crowsnest.us/woodshop/tools/dust_collection.htm#BlastGates)

They are controlled by the regular power switch on the power tool that activates a pneumatic solenoid for the air ram on the gate. Turn on the tool, gate opens. Turn it off, gate closes. I use a Long Ranger to turn the Cyclone on and off.

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[Todd Crow]

Feel like sharing the plans for the mobile bases? My new 1023 could really use a base like that one.

Very nice job all around, and very gloatworthy :)

Here are the plans for my mobile base for the Grizzly G1023. I used 2"x2"x1/4" angle iron and 2"x1/4" flat iron in the construction. I have 4" double locking casters under it.

[Duncan Horner]

Thanks much :)