Another Grizzly thread...

[Matt Meiser]

phone books

What's a phone book?

[Montgomery Scott]

I solved that problem by moving. So far they haven't found me so I'm saved from that annoyance. In any case their catalog would go in the round file when I received it. After being disappointed by their mediocre machines there was no point in looking further.

[Rod Sheridan]

What's a phone book?

That's the thing under one leg of the coffee table I made in high school

[Shiraz Balolia]

[QUOTE=Montgomery Scott;1581033]So far they haven't found me so I'm saved from that annoyance.QUOTE]

We're not looking!

[Jim Riseborough]

Baaahhhahhhahahahaa!

[Philip Rodriquez]

lol, I just wish I lived closer to a Griz location

[Bill White]

David,
You read that whole thing in the bathroom? I got just one piece of advice: More fiber in your diet my friend!

Solve the entire problem. Eat the catalog.
Bill

[Max Coller]

See the thing is, the metalworking tools represent excellent leverage in the price relativity game. "See my dearest most beautiful and talented and sweet-smelling wife, if I was into that metalworking stuff, a decent, middle of the road South Bend lathe would run me $16,250 plus juice for shipping. In reality, this decent, middle of the road 20" planer I'm looking at is a real bargain at $2295. That's why I'm a woodworker dearest sweet snookums - it's much less expensive, and I can build you furniture while achieving mental peace and a more pleasant disposition."

She's entirely too smart to buy my line of crap, but I have to try anyway and the Grizzly catalog enables my efforts.

[Mike Cruz]

Good for you Shiraz!

Montgomery, ya kinda asked for that one. It wasn't in the "spirit" of the thread...

[Dan Hintz]

I became more and more surprised as I dug deeper into the catalog. Guitar equipment? I guess I see luthiers using the same tools, so I suppose I can live with that. Gun stuff... Ooookaaaaayyyyyy. Then I hit the surfboard stuff and went "What the...?!"

It's a very interesting collection, and therein lies one of the problems with it. For someone like me who has project/tool ADD, it's like throwing gas on the fire. I see new things to try, and new ways to try them.

Shiraz, you have one of the more unique collections of hobbies I've seen in a long time, a man after my own heart (head?). I'm envious of your position being that close to so many great toys (and the mindset to use them).

[Jaze Derr]

I became more and more surprised as I dug deeper into the catalog. Guitar equipment? I guess I see luthiers using the same tools, so I suppose I can live with that. Gun stuff... Ooookaaaaayyyyyy. Then I hit the surfboard stuff and went "What the...?!"

It's a very interesting collection, and therein lies one of the problems with it. For someone like me who has project/tool ADD, it's like throwing gas on the fire. I see new things to try, and new ways to try them.

Shiraz, you have one of the more unique collections of hobbies I've seen in a long time, a man after my own heart (head?). I'm envious of your position being that close to so many great toys (and the mindset to use them).

I've seen his guitars in person when I filled a temp position. They are impressive.

[Peter Aeschliman]

[QUOTE=Shiraz Balolia;1581102]

So far they haven't found me so I'm saved from that annoyance.QUOTE]

We're not looking!

Zing!! ha ha ha

[Mike Ashton]

My in-laws are staying with us for a bit, father in law being a die maker opened the catalog the other day and now has both a lathe and a knee mill picked out for the shop going up at the next house. Says I need to "stop playing with that wood stuff and get some real equipment". Guess to him that means metal working...

Shiraz got me again...

[Lee Bidwell]

Shiraz, you have one of the more unique collections of hobbies I've seen in a long time, a man after my own heart (head?). I'm envious of your position being that close to so many great toys (and the mindset to use them).

No kidding. Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants to see Shiraz post a shop tour.

[Dan Hintz]

Lee, funny you should mention a shop tour. I sent Shiraz an email a few weeks back asking for that very thing. No reply on it (yet?), but I'm keeping my fingers crossed If it's of the PA store, I'm happy to drive a couple of hours to check it out... and if I bring the Cube and not the Z, I may be forced to come home with a toy or two in the process...