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The wood will be stored in a dry enclosed space, probably the third bay of a 3 car garage. It will certainly have big daily swings in humidity from our usual South Carolina weather.

I could...

Thanks John.

Yes it got down to about 8% MC while I was in Vermont, but now in SC with our temps/humidity it bounces around a bunch.

I used to own a Woodmizer Sawmill and over the years I milled up over 8000 board feet of cherry, maple, and white/yellow birch from our tree farm in Vermont. Fast forward about 10 years to today...

I have half a dozen Festool products including the two random orbitals you may want to consider. My very first Festool purchase was the ETS 125 REQ and their CT36 Vac. I've had it for six years and...

I have another take on the thought that you are only running your cyclone while your machines are running. There have been many times that I have started the cyclone and let it run for 30 minutes...

John I'm going to look at the "rabbet" idea tomorrow morning. Thanks.

I don't own a Sawstop, but I am fascinated by their industrial mobile base with the hydraulic lift and easy movement. It is sized to fit their 20"x 25" industrial saw or with an adaptor kit their 19...

Good advice guys. The more I look into this the more I lean toward Oneida also. A Felder unit will run about $1K more with lots of issues when you really need to clean the filter. On my previous...

I left Vermont a few months ago and sold most of my major shop equipment in anticipation of moving into a small setup at our new home in South Carolina. I had an Oneida V3000 3hp cyclone for years...

Mark - I have a Minimax FS30 with the Xylent head on order, expected to be delivered in September. I worked with Sam Blasco on this. The main difference is I could of had a Tersa head machine...

I went through the same process over the last six months and decided on the Minimax FS30. I had Powermatic separates (8" jointer, 15" planer) but because of a move to a much smaller shop I wanted to...

Bob - I'm in Aiken SC what is your plywood source. I tried to PM you but your queue is full.

Extreme Woodworker is starting what will probably be a great new series of videos on Youtube that turn all this good discussion into real demonstrations. His first video...

Michael, I'll be in the same boat in a couple of months from now. Going from a 1000 sq ft shop down to a 2 car garage with a neighborhood association. My tool collection is similar right now, but...

Sam I really appreciate your perspective on this. And thanks for reaching out to me via phone messages. I'll pm you or email you to get our contact going. And I have no problem with the display...

Yes Sam has already left me a phone message and seems very proactive in getting me connected. So I'll start working with him to find another place I can actually see and touch the equipment.

I drove a couple hours today to Atlanta to see Minimax jointer/planers at SCM Group and Rikon bandsaws at Highland. Got to see everything I wanted at Highland, not much at SCM.

My mistake - I...

I have 3 Festool sanders - the ETC EC 125/3 which is similar to your Deros. I can use both 5" and 6" pads on this, which isn't really advertised by Festool. It's my goto sander that I use 95% of...

I owe a thank-you to all the table saw experts urging me to check my alignment. The back of my saw blade is pinching inward to the fence by 0.4mm compared to the front. Obviously the source for my...

All good points everyone. I'll tune up my table saw tomorrow. I'm also looking for more things to do with a new bandsaw than just resawing which I'll have plenty of. And sometimes I have my one...

THanks Lee - I'll pull out my dial indicator tomorrow and check this. It has been over a year since I did this.

Thanks for all the responses they confirmed a lot.

Lowell - thanks for reminding me of the need to factor in an outfeed table. Some of my stiles can be 36" long. The ideal solution is with the...

There is a lot of discussion about bandsaws and resawing. I want to get one that will also do a good job with rip cuts as an alternative to my table saw. So I would really appreciate a discussion...

I'd start this process from the other end. Find the best woodworking shop where you can "rent time". It might be the local community college, junior college, etc. Sign up for the woodworking class...

Good stuff John - Thanks.

OK can anyone with a Hammer A3-41 tell me the outside dimensions of the base? I've looked at all their specs online and they don't get into this detail.

- Mike