I'm sorry, Larry, but your bandsaw is crying out for some tender loving care. If you would change out those tracking bearings and do a good tuneup you would find that your Shopsmith bandsaw just hums.
As far as resawing, I suspect that some practice and maybe a resaw jig are in order.
Check out the forum at www dot shopsmith dot net / forums .
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As I read down then list I felt kind of spoiled as I own a lot of the tools that others wished for. But one can always want more. Right now space is my biggest problem or I would love to have a lathe and the time to use it. A wide belt sander and spindle sander would be handy. A few more festools like a kapex miter saw and festool drill, a few more sanders and routers. I guess I could go on and on with wants but right now for some reason I want that festool kapex miter saw but just can't justify it, if my old dewalt died I think I would be more tempted to get it.
My wish list, 1) A W&H molding machine 2) A nice 15" planer. Alas, no room.
Thinking big, along with a full size CNC router. I'd like on of these, I'm sure with a little programing I could make it cut DTs too. Of course I'd need a larger building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgI6Fzr6hNs
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#1-Wish I had the rm for a panel saw,be nice to cut down full sheets of ply not having to lift them onto the table saw.
#2-Blum hinge machine which was on the list,but due to CL's just to good to pass on----Carroll
Richard,
I am not a big fan of Shopsmith. The SS I have was my fathers from the 1970s. My opinion of Shopsmith tools is that they are under sized, under powered and over priced. With that said, I will probably try to give it a good tuneup and look into that resaw jig and some practice, because I don't see a new bandsaw in my future for quite some time, so I will just make due with what I have and be happy with it. However, this thread was for day dreaming and that was what I was doing.
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Larry J Browning
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The thing I have found interesting about this thread is the dream list is thwarted as or more often by space rather than price tag.
The price of more space is higher than any tool I want.
If I had to choose one tool in the immediate future, I want a bigger DC -- a cyclone with a ridiculous horsepower rating. Like many others in this thread, I am not only limited by funds, but also by space.
Long term, I want either a nice SawStop or a Euro slider (again, there are space considerations).
On the other hand, what I would really like is a slush fund to spend indiscriminately on accessories that are just a little too expensive to justify: I need two more parallel jaw clamps, I just go get two more parallel jaw clamps. I need the better Porter-Cable edge guide, I just pick one up without looking at the price.
Cheers,
Chris
If you only took one trip to the hardware store, you didn't do it right.
Hmmm. I can't think of anything that I couldn't justify owning. Whether it be tools, or toys, all it takes is some good quality self deception. The problem arises when it comes time to pay for it. Anything I buy tool related, the only justification I need is whether or not it will make money.
I really want a cnc lathe, but I think its pretty hard to make it pay for itself. They're just cool to watch.
More room...
Oscillating spindle sander, wide belt sander, bigger jointer. Dedicated assembly table. Spray booth.
1.) Norm standing there in the shop to say, "No, you idiot, do it this way."
2.) A DC/Cyclone/Metal ducts big enough to suck the clothes off Charlize Theron (or Jessica Alba -- fill in the blank and add beer).
3.) Separate jointer / planer instead of combined (space issue).
4.) Track saw.
i have a craftsman TS but would love to have a SawStop TS or the new Delta
would also love a 17" Grizzly BS