Jeremy Gibson
01-13-2007, 1:25 PM
Yesterday my wife convinced me to take her down the road to Cripple Creek to do some low limit gambling. I wasn't too thrilled at first since I usually end up losing my shirt and have been lamenting about my lack of a jointer and/or bandsaw. I have bathroom remodel supplies in my shop anyway and in general need more storage space, so maybe more tools wasn't a good idea.
Well, yesterday my luck changed! I put $10 in a dollar slot and came out with $300. Later I put $20 in a penny slot (lasts longer that way ;) ) and hit the top jackpot of $1000! After putting back what money we took out for the day I've got the $1000 to play with and my lack of a jointer and bandsaw are to be no more.
I've decided on the Jet 6" jointer and Craftsman 14" steel frame bandsaw. I would like to have an 8" jointer someday, but after taking the measurements out to the garage I realized it just won't fit. At least the 6" should hold it's value if I ever get a bigger shop and go for the upgrade. Plus, for $399 at my local Woodcraft I think it's a very good value. As for the bandsaw, I'm now waiting for it to go back on sale and see if I can get an extra discount at the store by signing up for the Craftsman Club.
I'll post pics just as soon as I buy and take delivery. Maybe it would be a good time for an assembly pictorial and review too.
This is not the recommended way to finance tools, but it sure worked for me that day!
Well, yesterday my luck changed! I put $10 in a dollar slot and came out with $300. Later I put $20 in a penny slot (lasts longer that way ;) ) and hit the top jackpot of $1000! After putting back what money we took out for the day I've got the $1000 to play with and my lack of a jointer and bandsaw are to be no more.
I've decided on the Jet 6" jointer and Craftsman 14" steel frame bandsaw. I would like to have an 8" jointer someday, but after taking the measurements out to the garage I realized it just won't fit. At least the 6" should hold it's value if I ever get a bigger shop and go for the upgrade. Plus, for $399 at my local Woodcraft I think it's a very good value. As for the bandsaw, I'm now waiting for it to go back on sale and see if I can get an extra discount at the store by signing up for the Craftsman Club.
I'll post pics just as soon as I buy and take delivery. Maybe it would be a good time for an assembly pictorial and review too.
This is not the recommended way to finance tools, but it sure worked for me that day!