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LOL -- I decided not to wait and "settled" for a Tiger Stop :grin:Originally Posted by Van Huskey
Heck, I wouldda pitched in to help BUT he is already starting the "I wanna" again, this time he has just gotta have an upcut saw too, I think he just went teenage girl on us....
TS-10 with 12' outfeed and 10' infeed tables. I'll just use a SCMS for now.
JR
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a 16 inch jointer. Perfectly flat 12 inch plus lumber in one pass. Sweet.
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You know, other than room in my shop, I am very happy, and blessed to have what I have. I do keep drooling over the Shop Fox 3/4 HP mortising machine. It's not terribly expensive, but I do well enough with the drill press, and chisels cleaning up the mortises, and with drill press mortising attachments so inexpensive, I would have a hard time justifying the extra cost of this machine.
Trying to follow the example of the master...
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JR,
What's a Tiger Stop?
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A new Shopbot 48 X 96 Alpha with a tool changer and an indexer.
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After all of this talk about grinders earlier today, I want an 8" slow speed baldor grinder on a pedestal.
Can't justify it given that all I'd do with it is put a hollow grind on chisels and plane irons, which can be done just fine with any garden variety $40 import junker.
The return on investment (ROI) has not been a factor in my purchase of tools desired. I have found that that if one buy's the tool, not a cheap tool, the ROI happens. Also thru experience if a person buys the cheap suit, the pleasure of woking with a fine tool and the ROI is not there. In my much younger life I bought the wannabee tools. I cannot believe I succumbed to the phrase, Industrial Quality Lathe $149.00. All of you know the dealers that propagate this bS, please do not buy this crap. Enough Said.
David Woodruff
If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter how you get there.
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It is aluminum covers that pop out when the tiger tries to eat a human. Steve Gass invented it...
Wow the thread is alive AGAIN.
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
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It is an electronic stop that you can use with a crosscut saw, miter saw, etc. In the most basic form, you enter the length you want on the keypad and the stop moves to that position (+/- 0.005 or so). With some extra software, you can download cutlists and let the built-in controller optimize the cuts based on where you tell it the defects are located. It is a great tool if you do a lot of cutting, as I do in my business.
I've got one on my SawStop rip fence as well - it uses a pneumatic actuator to unlock/lock the fence handle. You can use fractions, imperial, and metric as needed. www.tigerstop.com has more info.
JR
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I'd love to have the top of the line Felder combo machine but if I really wanted to improve my woodworking, I want the 2 year Furniture and Cabinet making program from North Bennet Street School, Or even the 9 month intensive at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Of course I would also need my living expenses covered.
I'm sure the Felder would be cheaper, but it would be easier to justify the education.
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I cannot tell a lie
I had no idea what it was worth. I had not even heard of the name before. I almost passed it up. Then I called my wife and she said to jump on it. DUH.......
See my other projects at www.peterspirito.com
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From Phillip Johnson:
"As I read down then list I felt kind of spoiled as I own a lot of the tools that others wished for."
You have a shop cleaning elf that looks like Jessica Alba?
You are a lucky man!
Last edited by Carl Babel; 09-24-2010 at 2:51 AM. Reason: Added quote.
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A Mill/Drill.
I have a benchtop Delta with an Incra table, and unfortunately, for me, it does everything I need it to do.
I still want a mill drill though
"The first thing you need to know, will likely be the last thing you learn." (Unknown)
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WoodMill
Stumbled here this morning.
Ordered One after lusting after the Grizzly model.
Hope I don't wake up from this dream.
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If you don't wake up we need REAL pics and a review once you get it going!WoodMill
Stumbled here this morning.
Ordered One after lusting after the Grizzly model.
Hope I don't wake up from this dream.
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
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