I’ve been lurking in the shadows long enough. You guys have finally gotten me! I started setting up my shop about a month ago. I am fortunate in that I inherited my Dad’s tools some 20 years ago when he passed away. I have held on to them until the dust and rust made me start to feel guilty. Dad’s collection included numerous hand and power tools for wood, metal, mechanics as well as electronics. In addition I received his Rockwell Delta 14” drill press and his Diehl 6” grinder. He also left me with many memories of watching and working with him out in the cold winter and hot summer in his garage shop.
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Forty plus years ago in high school shop class I was bitten by the turning bug. It burrowed in deep and never left. That bug has been in hibernation for all this time. Darn you guys! You woke him up! Now, I don’t have any choice. I started adding to the shop with a Jet 12” band saw, a HF dust collection system and Sears Craftsman 14” chain saw. I am expecting my Jet 1442 any day now.
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To be ready for when it comes in I have been stocking the wood pile with whatever I can find. I have a bunch of pine some bradford </ST1pear and some really nice spalted red tip photinia, both trunk and branch wood as well as root wood.
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I really hope you can make room for me since you are partially to blame for my condition. I’m really looking forward to learning from all of you.