David Nelson1
05-08-2011, 1:42 PM
Been scrounging here and there and finally got what I think I need to round my shop out for now. Now I just need a week to figure out where its all going to fit.
Wood-master 612, I bought this tool last year before I did any snooping on it. Found out to my horror that Wood-master no long supports this model and parts/ accessories are tough to find. I was lucky and found a fellow in CA that was willing to part with most everything he had except the sanding drum. 200.00 later and 50 dollars freight. I'm the proud owner of gang rip attachment as well as extra molding tooling and shafts.
I wanted to up grade my Delta RC 33 with a spiral cutter. I found instead, a G1033 already converted and better yet somewhat local. Cost was the same as the conversion part minus the labor. When I went to pick up the planer, a clamp rack just smacked me in the face and solved my clamping and major and glue up headaches. Since I have no large clamps of any stature this was right on time. Hats off to Bill Sams for a really sweet deal on everything.
Trolling Ebay, Craigslist, and other providers I was looking for a good deal on a feeder for the Jet shaper. Its the smallest one and has not room for the feeder unless you do some modifications. I was going to take the extra leaf from the table saw and add it to the shaper. I figured it would tip over if you moved the shaper away from the front of the machine. I was thinking sandbags or lead shot would help, but then I found this Chen Sheng shaper with 1/2, 3/4 and 1 inch spindles with a feeder and extra profiles. This manufacture worried me till I found a distributor here in the US. They re-badge it as a Northtech piece. 800.00 for everything. Now I just gotta get to work
Wood-master 612, I bought this tool last year before I did any snooping on it. Found out to my horror that Wood-master no long supports this model and parts/ accessories are tough to find. I was lucky and found a fellow in CA that was willing to part with most everything he had except the sanding drum. 200.00 later and 50 dollars freight. I'm the proud owner of gang rip attachment as well as extra molding tooling and shafts.
I wanted to up grade my Delta RC 33 with a spiral cutter. I found instead, a G1033 already converted and better yet somewhat local. Cost was the same as the conversion part minus the labor. When I went to pick up the planer, a clamp rack just smacked me in the face and solved my clamping and major and glue up headaches. Since I have no large clamps of any stature this was right on time. Hats off to Bill Sams for a really sweet deal on everything.
Trolling Ebay, Craigslist, and other providers I was looking for a good deal on a feeder for the Jet shaper. Its the smallest one and has not room for the feeder unless you do some modifications. I was going to take the extra leaf from the table saw and add it to the shaper. I figured it would tip over if you moved the shaper away from the front of the machine. I was thinking sandbags or lead shot would help, but then I found this Chen Sheng shaper with 1/2, 3/4 and 1 inch spindles with a feeder and extra profiles. This manufacture worried me till I found a distributor here in the US. They re-badge it as a Northtech piece. 800.00 for everything. Now I just gotta get to work