I debated about starting this thread now or later, but decided on now because, well...I might forget something. :o As a little background, at our previous property, I was blessed with a reasonably sized, fully conditioned space for my shop in what was originally a three-and-a-half vehicle garage...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Yesterday, 1:05 PMWhile we were on a trip last week a war started and gas prices went crazy everywhere. Got back Monday night. Today, Friday, we decided to gas up two cars. The cheapest gas we saw while driving around was $5.47 for reg unleaded at an Arco station. That was cash, credit was $5.67. We pulled into...
Last Post By: Doug Garson Today, 2:17 AMI retired from the Air Force close to two years ago. It took us until now to find the house we wanted. So, I was ready to finally have a space dedicated for a wood shop instead of cramming into here or there as we moved every three years. We have a great house with some land and a perfect spot...
Last Post By: Ronald Blue Yesterday, 8:33 PMAttention to my woodworking friends! I have a fair amount of Gaboon Ebony cutoffs I've collected over the years and I'm looking to put them to good use. I'm thinking about making a number of small Krenov style apron / block planes that would be available for sale. They would be made of Gaboon...
Last Post By: Dale Osowski Yesterday, 3:18 PMSo I have been going back and forth between the Felder 941 and the Minimax FS41ES. I have about decided to go the Minimax route. Looking at the following specs. 1 phase XYLENT cutter head Powered Planer Bed Additional drop down fence for small parts Comfort guard
Last Post By: Len Rosenberg Yesterday, 8:44 AMHi Folks,I very much appreciate all the help, but I dont have it quite yet.I have attached another photo showing that the coil jumpers as they are now,
stevo wis Today, 2:38 AMIt appears that the control software for the Longmill will run on a Mac. I haven't checked out the others, but perhaps they do as well. The Longmill looks
David Buchhauser Today, 2:27 AMPerhaps consider using a small dust shoe attached to a shop vac, or simply defeat the door switch.
David
Somehow you need to seperate the price of energy from factors beyond your control. Consider it economics.
Doug Garson Today, 2:17 AMMy comments are not definitive but I'll share my thoughts of trying to downsize and selling used equipment.
The lathe is old and rusty.
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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