New tool

[Rich Stewart]

Got me a new band saw yesterday. Craftsman from Sears for 279.00. Maybe not the best but good enough for me and the price was right. I wanted a new one mainly because my other one, a Global Machinery Co bandsaw, was too limited in the cutting height dept. Only like 3 and a half inch. It was good for what i originally got it for which was, if some of you remember, i could carry it easily from my dining room to my deck where I did my turning. This Craftsman has almost 7 inches cutting height. Wooo hoooo. Now I can cut down some of the wood I have that was too big before. I thought I would throw in a couple pics of my shop too.

[Chris Barton]

Hi Rich,

Nice Gloat! I would have to say that at the end of the day I have been fairly satisfied by Craftsman's tools. Good luck with your bandsaw!

[George Conklin]

Way to go, Rich. It's always a good day when you get a new tool..



By the way. Is it just me, or does anybody else out there see a resemblance (sp?) between Richs' picture and Dan Marino?

George

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice gloat Rich. I think you will like it. Neighbor has one and says it is a gem. What kind of lathe is the green one in the last picture?

[John Strait]

Rich,

Looks like a nice saw. You will really enjoy the added capacity of it and wonder how you ever made it without it.

john

[Paul Douglass]

I looked at one of those saws, was pretty impressed. Espically for that price. When my son gets back in the states and wants his tools back, I will probably get one of those to replace his Rigid. Been fun storing his tools for him but I will have to buy a table saw and a bandsaw one of these days

[John Hart]

Rich,

Looks like a nice saw. You will really enjoy the added capacity of it and wonder how you ever made it without it.

john

Boy...THAT'S for sure!!!!
Congratulations Rich!

[Rich Stewart]

Bernie, That is my first lathe. Didn't know anything about SMC. I saw a guy turning trinkets on a vacation in Taiwan. Didn't know anything about turning but I knew i wanted to do it. When i got back I bought that green one off ebay for 100 + 59 shipping. Instructions are Chinese translated literally (fairly funny) so i am assuming it is a generic Chinese machine. I cut up some wood today and that Craftsman is SWEEEEEEEET!

[Dick Parr]

Nice gloat Rich, Congrats. That should do a good job for ya.

[Corey Hallagan]

Congrats Rich. I have looked at that one myself. Have you tried to resaw with it?
Corey

[Rich Stewart]

What, exactly, is resawing? I keep hearing that but have no idea what it is. Somebody edumacate me. Re means 'do again' to me. So if a feller is resawing, does that mean he goofed it up the first time? If thats the case then, yes, it resaws very well. I have to re-saw, re-turn, re-paint, re-finish, re-drill, re-sand, practically everything I do.

[Joe Mioux]

Congrats on the new BS.... Nice Gloat Rich, I remember your outdoo-deck-shop lathe station.

Can you re-post it for some that may have forgotten or never seen it.

I thought it was great!

joe

[Gary DeWitt]

LMAO, Rich. Resaw refers to ripping a (usually) already milled board or plank, usually on edge through the saw. Sometimes it's to rip your own thin veneers, or just if you want a non-standard thickness of wood and don't want to waste away a lot of it by planing it to thickness. Also allows you to make bookmatched grain pieces (think of taking a board and slicing it down the middle on edge, then opening the slices like a book. The grain will match on the left and right sides of the "book" like a mirror).
Takes a well adjusted saw with good guides to get consistent thickness.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Nice score, Rich. I looked real closely at that model before deciding to go with a bit bigger saw, but it sure looked like an excellent machine, especially for the price. Lots of features and it seemed well thought out. I'm betting you're gonna be real happy with it.

- Vaughn

[Rich Stewart]

Joe, If you do a search on my name and go to like page 13 there are some shots of my deck work shop. Title being "Workshop". Haha. I remember those days. Had that lathe set on 1100 RPM's and left it there. Put a bowl blank on and hit the start button and jump back. Kind of scary to watch a 6 inch bowl blank spinning that fast. Stand and watch it for a while until i got my nerve up and go touch it with one tool or another trying to figure out what each one did. Everything was a masterpiece. Wife would ooh and aah over everything. I'd puff out my little chest and feel all proud of myself. hahaha. Oops. Rambling again.