Maurice Ungaro
10-08-2004, 3:11 PM
...Is such a treasure! Well, o.k., yesterday I was cruising the Creek, and read the thread concerning Grizz 0555 14" BS. One thing led to another, and it wasn't long before that Bandsaw lust caught a hold of me again. So, I visit Grizzlytools.com....I also visit a couple of other sites, the last of which was my good friends at Wm. J. Redmond. Suffice it to say that what I saw on thier website made me jump out of my chair and give a yelp.
Why is my wife so wonderful? I'm getting to that. Some months ago, my bride asked me if I could make her one of these stools that convert into a step ladder. What she saw had some curved legs to it, and frankly, looked cheap. regardless, I said, "well, yes, but I'd like to make it more substantial..and...I'd REALLY need to get a bandsaw" She says "o.k., how much does one cost?" Of course, I high-balled the thing, and said "about $950". To her credit, she didn't bat an eye, but said"well, we may have to wait until the new year". Fine by me...the seed had been planted.
BTW, as I was coming back from my bike ride last night, a van pulls up to me at the stop light, and the driveer says to me "you lost the bike off the back of your car!".......not what you want to hear, trust me. I peeled around and sure enough, one mile back was my Trek 5200, laying on the centerline - having been crunched by a couple of vehicles. This sucked. I was in such a rush to get home and tell my bride about the wonderful deal I found on a bandsaw, that I forgot to secure my bike to the bikerack. Did I mention how bad this sucked?
Anway, I get home, poured a LARGE glass of cabernet, and waited for my bride to arrive. She learned of the bike, and felt worse than I did about it (such a sweetie). I had decided that to tell her about the bandsaw deal, i'd use the direct approach via "Christmas Story", and printed the web page, then wrote on top of the page "I want one of these..can I get one?" She craked up when she saw it, and after asking me what it was, said "yes, of course you can..it's be your Christmas present". Cool.
Oh, here's the link: http://www.redmond-machinery.com/ , It's the American made model. AND..since my garage/shop is not built yet, Redmond is warehousing the unit for me, so Tyler and Chris, I'll post pictures whenit's installed, ok?
I love that girl!
Maurice
PS: she said that we need to me another bike too!
Why is my wife so wonderful? I'm getting to that. Some months ago, my bride asked me if I could make her one of these stools that convert into a step ladder. What she saw had some curved legs to it, and frankly, looked cheap. regardless, I said, "well, yes, but I'd like to make it more substantial..and...I'd REALLY need to get a bandsaw" She says "o.k., how much does one cost?" Of course, I high-balled the thing, and said "about $950". To her credit, she didn't bat an eye, but said"well, we may have to wait until the new year". Fine by me...the seed had been planted.
BTW, as I was coming back from my bike ride last night, a van pulls up to me at the stop light, and the driveer says to me "you lost the bike off the back of your car!".......not what you want to hear, trust me. I peeled around and sure enough, one mile back was my Trek 5200, laying on the centerline - having been crunched by a couple of vehicles. This sucked. I was in such a rush to get home and tell my bride about the wonderful deal I found on a bandsaw, that I forgot to secure my bike to the bikerack. Did I mention how bad this sucked?
Anway, I get home, poured a LARGE glass of cabernet, and waited for my bride to arrive. She learned of the bike, and felt worse than I did about it (such a sweetie). I had decided that to tell her about the bandsaw deal, i'd use the direct approach via "Christmas Story", and printed the web page, then wrote on top of the page "I want one of these..can I get one?" She craked up when she saw it, and after asking me what it was, said "yes, of course you can..it's be your Christmas present". Cool.
Oh, here's the link: http://www.redmond-machinery.com/ , It's the American made model. AND..since my garage/shop is not built yet, Redmond is warehousing the unit for me, so Tyler and Chris, I'll post pictures whenit's installed, ok?
I love that girl!
Maurice
PS: she said that we need to me another bike too!