I recently replied to a classified ad that Russ Denz posted when he found some unused items that he could sell for a fair price. I was particularly interested in the bead forming tools in 1/4 and 3/8. We exchanged PM's and I paid via paypal. Russ acknowledged my payment immediately and...
In another post on this forum, I said that I was having trouble with the motor on my HF 34706 lathe. I called customer service today and asked how much a new motor costs. I was shocked at the answer.....$42.30 plus $9.95 shipping. I am not ready to upgrade to a better lathe so this might be...
Spoke with States Industries, located in Eugene, OR (my hometown) this morning, after spending time calling their local distributors. Nobody in this region has any on the floor at this point.
The local distributor, Hood Distribution, in both Raleigh and High Point told me they couldn't get...
I bought a Steel City blower at the Charlotte show. I decided to ceiling mount in the garage/shop. I have a truss system that is 24" in center and built some bracing to hold the weight. When I was checking the fit I stood on the floored part but managed to loose my footing. I'm 65 and have...
Well, it got here all the way from Minnesota.
I have been looking and looking and I found one.
a Porter-Cable 7166 Omnijig.
24" of dovetail making, yehaw
Not only did this nice gentleman have the Base unit and supplied templet, but he also had these.
The complete set has never been used...
Sometimes ebay is like the Weekly World news except that when you buy it, the seller actually has to to deliver something. In this case, I had looked at the listing every now and then for a few days. The seller had a perfect rating (and still does; I am just way too soft on people). So what did...
Hope this is a hoax---------but better safe than sorry
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I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up
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I checked snopes.com , and it is for real.
Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP...
Okay, I use Tried and True Original Finish on the smaller benchtop I cut from the larger one I made lastweek. This stuff is awesome. My back hurts just from applying it, then, when I had to buff the top...OW!!! LOL
Anyway, this little bench is going inside my house because it will be used as...
Father in law is rebuilding a 20 year old church nativity scene and needs two pieces 4"x4"x4' long beams. 3 1/2"x 3 1/2" will not work. He has been driving himself crazy trying to find the stock. Does anyone have any suggestions. (he does not want to glue wood together, he wants true beams...
I was just messing around on the computer looking up jointers, when I noticed that amazon.com has the Delta 12" jointer 37-361 (single phase motor) for $1744 plus $100 shipping. WOW!! Everywhere else on the web it looks like it is around $4000. Is this too good to be true? Does anyone know if...