On Fri, 16 May 2014 13:25:22 -0700 (PDT), [email protected] wrote:
>
>NW New Jersey.
Peters Valley
pvcrafts.org
<[email protected]> wrote:
> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
> This could be dangerous.
> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
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Where are you located?
Lew
<[email protected]> wrote:
> NW New Jersey.
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I think I would talk to Goodwill, the VFW, Volunteers of America or
similar organization.
They are probably best able to address any potential liability issues
as well as handle your tools as a package.
Lew
On 5/16/2014 2:56 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
> This could be dangerous.
> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
Retirement community?
Son-in-laws grandparents live in a good-sized one in the Twin Cities
that is equipped... mainly by the residents with a nice shop with many
of the tools you have to offer.
Look around your area for a similar operation not so well-equipped
(yet<g>) that could use some tools?
[email protected] wrote:
> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
> This could be dangerous.
> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>
> Thanks for any and all help.
>
In Australia we have old mens sheds (just google)If you have similar
places you could donate there.
On Fri, 16 May 2014 15:03:45 -0700, "Bob La Londe" <[email protected]>
>I don't know. My son graduated a couple years ago. I seem to recall he
>made a wood toolbox in some class. I'll ask him about it. I know they
>still had welding because he was the welding TA his senior year. He also
>went back the next year about once a week for a couple months and helped
>teach the new guys how to use the CNC Plasma cutter he had setup the
>previous year. They obviously still do some vocational trades classes.
The OP may run into the same type of problem I did. I've got a club
quality exercise machine that I tried to donate to a local hospital
physiotherapy department. (They already had a similar type of the same
machine).
Anyway, after a short discussion, they refused my donation offer
because of possible culpability from accepting used equipment should
any injury occur from using it.
dpb wrote:
> On 5/16/2014 2:56 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
>> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
>> This could be dangerous.
>> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
>> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>>
>> Thanks for any and all help.
>
> I'd second the idea of selling them and using those proceeds for some
> charitable organization as probably most practical altho the idea of
> finding an organization seem a good idea.
>
> On that side, surely Habitat for Humanity has some stuff of their own?
> Perhaps a local branch? I really know nothing of their actual
> organizational process--worked on a couple of builds but wasn't enough
> into the directed unskilled labor instead of actually doing something w/
> a skill set that seemed the norm there that I continued...
>
> --
>
Around here they take anything building related. What they can't use
they sell in their thrift store.
--
GW Ross
I got lost in thought, it was
unfamiliar territory.
On 5/16/2014 4:25 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> NW New Jersey.
>
You could always donate it to me.
Central NJ..
No seriously, most schools are not even doing woodworking.
I would see if the Y wants them, maybe they have a program.
You could sell them and donate the money to anygroup.
Also talk to the religious groups in town, see if there is any down on
their luck contractor, or person who needs to fix up their home.
--
Jeff
On Friday, May 16, 2014 2:56:49 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
>
> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
>
> This could be dangerous.
>
> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
>
> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>
>
>
> Thanks for any and all help.
Look for a local retirement community. They may have a room available for individuals that would like to do woodworking but who do not have room in their apartments for the equipment. However, they would need to establish liability problems first.
I know that I would like this and may donate mine when I give up the house.
Len
On 5/16/2014 2:56 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
> This could be dangerous.
> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>
> Thanks for any and all help.
>
Try asking the businesses that you bought them from or like businesses.
They are asked for donations all the time.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
>> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
>> This could be dangerous.
>> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
>> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
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> Where are you located?
>
> Lew
Local high school shop class?
Bob La Londe wrote:
> "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
>>> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
>>> This could be dangerous.
>>> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
>>> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> Where are you located?
>>
>> Lew
>
> Local high school shop class?
They don't even exist anymore, do they?
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"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Bob La Londe wrote:
>> "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
>>>> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
>>>> This could be dangerous.
>>>> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
>>>> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>> Where are you located?
>>>
>>> Lew
>>
>> Local high school shop class?
>
> They don't even exist anymore, do they?
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
I don't know. My son graduated a couple years ago. I seem to recall he
made a wood toolbox in some class. I'll ask him about it. I know they
still had welding because he was the welding TA his senior year. He also
went back the next year about once a week for a couple months and helped
teach the new guys how to use the CNC Plasma cutter he had setup the
previous year. They obviously still do some vocational trades classes.
On 5/16/2014 2:56 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
> If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
> This could be dangerous.
> Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
> I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
>
> Thanks for any and all help.
I'd second the idea of selling them and using those proceeds for some
charitable organization as probably most practical altho the idea of
finding an organization seem a good idea.
On that side, surely Habitat for Humanity has some stuff of their own?
Perhaps a local branch? I really know nothing of their actual
organizational process--worked on a couple of builds but wasn't enough
into the directed unskilled labor instead of actually doing something w/
a skill set that seemed the norm there that I continued...
--
Bob La Londe wrote:
>
> I don't know. My son graduated a couple years ago. I seem to recall
> he made a wood toolbox in some class. I'll ask him about it. I know
> they still had welding because he was the welding TA his senior year.
> He also went back the next year about once a week for a couple months
> and helped teach the new guys how to use the CNC Plasma cutter he had
> setup the previous year. They obviously still do some vocational
> trades classes.
Wow - that's great. Around here all forms of shop class are long gone.
BOCES took the place of what we knew as shop class but it was for the kids
that weren't candidates for the standard academic trac. Don't even know
what it's like now.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
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> NW New Jersey.
Another option might be Habitat for Humanity. Atleast for some of your
tools.
Hello,
I saw this in the news group and sent the info. to my brother-in-law.
He works for a Christian Organization and does many donations, and helps
with many orphanages etc.
He is also working in Mexico with poverty and orphanages.....
just a thought.
john
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For health and safety reasons my woodworking days are over.
If I keep the tools available I will be tempted to use them.
This could be dangerous.
Does anyone know of a good organization to donate these to?
I am talking about table saw, planer, joiner, chopsaw,...
Thanks for any and all help.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bob La Londe wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't know. My son graduated a couple years ago. I seem to recall
>> he made a wood toolbox in some class. I'll ask him about it. I know
>> they still had welding because he was the welding TA his senior year.
>> He also went back the next year about once a week for a couple months
>> and helped teach the new guys how to use the CNC Plasma cutter he had
>> setup the previous year. They obviously still do some vocational
>> trades classes.
>
> Wow - that's great. Around here all forms of shop class are long gone.
> BOCES took the place of what we knew as shop class but it was for the kids
> that weren't candidates for the standard academic trac. Don't even know
> what it's like now.
I asked my son, and he said they had a class called construction trades
where he made the wood tool box. I thought it was interesting because it
was similar to one my dad taught me to make for myself when I was a kid.
Mine had a sawed off handle from a broken broom for a carry handle, and the
sides were made from old soda pop crates. My sons had a piece of plywood
cut into a pleasing raised handle shape. He also made a similar box in his
welding class with a sheet metal brake and rivets his first year.
Habitat for humanity.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> NW New Jersey.
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> I think I would talk to Goodwill, the VFW, Volunteers of America or
> similar organization.
>
> They are probably best able to address any potential liability issues
> as well as handle your tools as a package.
>
> Lew
>
>
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