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Glad you bought this Doug, as I was thinking this would be a great fathers day present to me from me and I was weakening fast.
Jim sure does nice work
Ron

before you cut it up for scrap
let me know and I will make a trip down there, load it up, buy you lunch or supper

Honestly, I would list it for sale on Facebook, Craigslist or put on eBay for...

I would glue it up

Thanks guys. I have been hesitant to add a dust port to my new to me bandsaw (1960's Rockwell 19"-20"), need one as it is a dusty mess with the factory setup like Thomas's.
You are convincing me...

bought into the hype and bought a drill Doctor 750? years back complete with setup for left handed bits
ruined every bit that has been tried in it, needs thrown in the trash. spent too much money to...

good sweeping compound definitely keeps the airborne dust down

my bench is made out of scrounged wood.
4x4 for legs and frame
fire rated 3/4 plywood for top, then years later added 4/4 rift sawn white oak wrapping the top and sides
sand it down and...

Looks like that bus is working out for you

Sounds like you ended up with exactly the saw you need
Good luck with it
ron

Went to the Warther Museum on the first date with my wife 13 1/2 yrs ago. Was a very interesting place to go.
I need to go to Colonial Homestead and check it out, have been to Keim Lumber, it has...

Look closely at a receptacle and you will see a small strip of copper that ties the two screws on each side together, this strip comes to the face of the receptacle in the middle. You will get...

I feel you are being very fair
However with the current market you probably could have doubled the price asked and then settled for 150-175
Hopefully it goes to someone who will use it and not to...

Nice workmanship, like what you have done
Ron

Sounds like a smoking deal
Get after it
Ron

Brand new machine under warranty I was not allowed to go any farther once I identified the problem and it was turned over to another person who contacted Rikon to request a replacement part under...

"Rikon would have a warranty and newer features, etc."

you keep bringing up the warranty on the Rikon
School where I work bought a new Rikon with variable speed, etc. all fancy with less than 4...

Next time you try it by yourself it won't turn on. Will only work right when someone else is there. At least that is how it works for me
Ron

Get a 18 tooth if you can find one, 24 tooth if not. Less teeth the better for ripping wood.
Ron

Good luck finding one, hunted hard in 2019 and 2020, ended up buying a new Shop Fox
Ron

Nice looking jointer Charles. Enjoy it. Something about those long tables really gets to me.
I would have bought one in 2020, however when I went to the Woodcraft store in Columbus Ohio no one...

Money versus aggravation ratio. Along with space available.
Started with a 4" on a homemade stand with a washing machine motor, about $80 back in early 80's. Did interior door jambs on it among...

"Just trying to get a general sense of cost comparison between the options involved, though I realize that may be impossible at this stage from folks online."

Look over on newagtalk.com machinery...

Chrome at work, edge at home

woodworking, analog for me please, no batteries to mess with and no figuring out what x/124's is close to
Have digital for checking bearings and other items that must be accurate to 2 or 3 places...

time to move on