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  1. 08-06-2018, 9:10 PM #1
    Bill Space
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    Brought a new baby (bandsaw) home today!

    This saw caught my eye on Craig’s list a couple days ago. It is a 12” Walker-Turner. When I saw it I just wanted it. Might be a project, don’t know yet. But it will be fun and a great replacement for my old Sears 12” bandsaw.

    More importantly, it will keep good company with the 20” Davis&Wells that I bought a couple months ago...

    Here are a couple of the seller’s pictures. To me it is well worth the $60 I paid for it...

    Enjoy!

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    Too much to do...Not enough time...life is too short!
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  3. 08-06-2018, 9:41 PM #2
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    Congrats! That's a cute little thang' for detail work!
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  4. 08-06-2018, 10:33 PM #3
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    Wow, great score. Those things never show up around here, unless they've been sitting in a pasture for 30 years, asking price $500.
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  5. 08-07-2018, 12:23 AM #4
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    I like that little fellar, you kinda stole it. That's one of those tools I would have bought because I liked it even if I didn't need it. Congrats!
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  6. 08-07-2018, 12:41 AM #5
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    If it runs, you got a screaming deal! If it tracks well and has good guides now you got a really screaming deal!
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  7. 08-07-2018, 7:37 AM #6
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    Adorable, my wife would like it for the living room.
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  8. 08-07-2018, 9:49 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Bender View Post
    Adorable, my wife would like it for the living room.
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    All 10" saws; Five Deltas from the early 30s to the sixties and an Atlas. I've since added another early Delta and a WT from the 40s to the assortment.
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    Some people collect stamps, some people apparently collect 10” vintage bandsaws.
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  10. 08-07-2018, 8:05 PM #9
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    The one I got runs and has the original blade guides.

    I knew I wanted it, regardless of possible issues, for the price. It is still in my van as other things have a higher priority at the moment. It is just such a cute little saw!

    I am really glad I got it. Don’t need it, but it called to me. Eventually I will have to thin the herd, as between the main house and the one next door (300’ away) that I am renovating, I have three craftsman 12” bandsaws, plus this W-T, which is the gem. Plus an 18” old grizzly, and several Shopsmith 11” bandsaws that I have never used, and the 20” D&W.

    Who says woodworking tools are an addiction. Not me!

    Too many tools for the space available...

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  11. 08-07-2018, 9:30 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Lanciani View Post
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    All 10" saws; Five Deltas from the early 30s to the sixties and an Atlas. I've since added another early Delta and a WT from the 40s to the assortment.
    John, if that is a photo of your living room, you have a very understanding wife.
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  12. 08-08-2018, 2:01 AM #11
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    I would guess John is a bachelor.
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  13. 08-08-2018, 11:00 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick Potter View Post
    I would guess John is a bachelor.
    Nah, just fully believe in "his" and "hers". Not everything has to be "ours". That's my TV room.
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