Bill Grumbine
10-31-2003, 8:41 PM
Greetings all
SWMBO and I just returned from the Woodworks show in Ft Washington PA. We spent three hours working for Ellis at the Sawdust Café. It was seriously easy work, standing around talking to folks I knew from various woodworking forums and meeting new ones. I got to meet my "neighbor" Bill Murphy from Reading, who is roughly the same size and shape as I am. ;)
I didn't spend a lot of time wandering around the rest of the show, but I did spend a few dollars. I got permission to buy a set of router bits and a Lee Valley scraper plane, which will be sent to me from the Great White North (or thereabouts). Oh yeah, I also bought a Minimax CU300 Smart. Well, not exactly bought outright, but rather put a deposit on a honey of a deal. I am buying the show model for the 2004 show. Yes, that is the right date, Nov 2004, one year from now. Buying the show model does several things. It saves me a bunch of money on shipping, it gets me the show price, and I got some extras thrown in for taking the machine. Most important, it gives me time to come up with the rest of the moolah.
I did some serious study on the Minimax and the Hammer. Without going into a lot of justification or reasoning, after reading, talking with owners, and looking both machines over very closely, I decided on the Minimax. Erik the rep sweetened the pot for me in the process, making the decision even easier. Best of all, if something bad happens in the next year, and I can’t do the deal, I can get out unscathed up to 60 days before delivery. After that there is the possibility of monetary penalties in the event they can’t sell the machine to someone else, but the risk is minor.
So, I guess this is a bit of a gloat, but I can’t really for another year. The process is in motion though. I just have to schedule the sale of the tools which will be replaced to coincide with the arrival of the new machine so that I experience a minimal amount of down time. I’ve already got a line of people who want my jointer. Anyone looking for a vintage Delta unisaw in excellent condition with lots of goodies? How about a DeWalt planer? And, are you willing to wait for a bit to take possession? :D
Bill
SWMBO and I just returned from the Woodworks show in Ft Washington PA. We spent three hours working for Ellis at the Sawdust Café. It was seriously easy work, standing around talking to folks I knew from various woodworking forums and meeting new ones. I got to meet my "neighbor" Bill Murphy from Reading, who is roughly the same size and shape as I am. ;)
I didn't spend a lot of time wandering around the rest of the show, but I did spend a few dollars. I got permission to buy a set of router bits and a Lee Valley scraper plane, which will be sent to me from the Great White North (or thereabouts). Oh yeah, I also bought a Minimax CU300 Smart. Well, not exactly bought outright, but rather put a deposit on a honey of a deal. I am buying the show model for the 2004 show. Yes, that is the right date, Nov 2004, one year from now. Buying the show model does several things. It saves me a bunch of money on shipping, it gets me the show price, and I got some extras thrown in for taking the machine. Most important, it gives me time to come up with the rest of the moolah.
I did some serious study on the Minimax and the Hammer. Without going into a lot of justification or reasoning, after reading, talking with owners, and looking both machines over very closely, I decided on the Minimax. Erik the rep sweetened the pot for me in the process, making the decision even easier. Best of all, if something bad happens in the next year, and I can’t do the deal, I can get out unscathed up to 60 days before delivery. After that there is the possibility of monetary penalties in the event they can’t sell the machine to someone else, but the risk is minor.
So, I guess this is a bit of a gloat, but I can’t really for another year. The process is in motion though. I just have to schedule the sale of the tools which will be replaced to coincide with the arrival of the new machine so that I experience a minimal amount of down time. I’ve already got a line of people who want my jointer. Anyone looking for a vintage Delta unisaw in excellent condition with lots of goodies? How about a DeWalt planer? And, are you willing to wait for a bit to take possession? :D
Bill