I am sort of back. Since last I looked in, we have sold our house in
the mountains and moved to near the beach. Carlsbad, CA, that is. I
gave my shop to my youngest daughter who lives in the Bay area. I kept
two ancient (they are my age, 73) the workbench and a stationary belt
sander. I also kept all the hand tools whether tailed or not. Maggy
needed to get away from the small town politics and neither of us liked
winters with 10 to 22 feet of snow every year. Oh and I don't have a
real email addy yet so don't try that. Should be back online in a week
or so.
I need to buy a smaller table saw. A contractor style or perhaps a
hybrid. Anybody have anything like that you really love? In the
meantime...
> THE IRISH PROSTITUTE
>
> An Irish daughter had not been home for over a year. Upon her return,
> her father yelled at her,
> "Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us? Not
> even a line. Why didn't ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put
> yer old Mother thru?"
> The girl, crying, replied, Sniff, sniff...."Dad.....I was too
> embarrassed, I became a prostitute.
> ""Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You're a
> disgrace to this Catholic family, so yer are.
> ""OK, Daddy...as ye wish.. I just came back to give Mammy this
> luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $5
> million cheque. For me little brother Seamus, this gold Rolex. And
> for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible
> that's parked outside, plus a membership to the Limerick Country Club.
> She takes a breath and continues, "and an invitation for ye all to
> spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Caribbean ."
> "Now what was it ye said ye had become?" says Dad.
> Girl, crying again, Sniff, sniff...."A prostitute Daddy!" Sniff, sniff.
> "Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death girl! I thought ye said a
> PROTESTANT. Come here and give yer old Daddy a big hug."
jo4hn wrote:
>
> Okey Dokey,
> I had checked at the Borgs to see what they had in the way of
> contractor/hybrid table saws but they have nothing on display. But
> Charlie (thanks Charlie) flogged my memory about Sears. Since there
> is a rather large one nearby, I tried them out. Lots of displays
> including a hybrid with a cast iron table and a riving knife ($699).
> Seemed to have what I needed in my downsized "shop", so I bought one
> for delivery on Monday. Will let you know how it works out.
> mahalo
> jo4hn
>
Keep us posted on how you like it John. When they first came out with their
hybrids, Sears had a pretty good deal on one model, and it had a very good
reputation. A lot of saw for a lot less money than going all out cabinet
saw. But - not much discussion about those over the past few years. I have
to bet that it can and will prove to be a good tool. Hell - a lot of us
have gotten by with just your basic contractor's saw or equally basic table
saws, with a few add-on's over the years.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
jo4hn wrote:
> In my new digs (Carlsbad, CA), there is a large Sears store about a 3
> minute drive or 10 minute walk away. From my mountain home, it was
> about 45 minutes down a mountain road. One of the advantages of
> being a flatlander.
Flatlander, schmatlander... Anything closer than 30 minutes away is too
damned close!
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 6:02:06 PM UTC-4, jo4hn wrote:
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> > ""OK, Daddy...as ye wish.. I just came back to give Mammy this
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Ouch. There's nothing wrong with 73, man. I'll dump that in three weeks, bu=
t...it beats hell out of the alternative (probably literally in my case) ev=
en if you do creak and groan a lot. Of course, those searches for the fount=
ain of youth are more easily understood now.
I've pretty much stripped my shop of extras while I stick to building birdh=
ouses out of scrap and debris. Underpowered table saw, small drill press, s=
mall jointer, Ridgid 13" planer, Craftsman 10" bandsaw, etc. In the past, I=
've used a couple of the Craftsman hybrid table saws. They are not as easy =
to move around as contractor's saws, but are much more stable, easier to ad=
just, etc. I really liked the one with the granite top. They also have Bies=
emeyer fences, another plus.
I hope my new web site will be up in another week or 10 days: it might be i=
nteresting (or not).
On 9/22/2012 3:02 PM, jo4hn wrote:
> I am sort of back. Since last I looked in, we have sold our house in
> the mountains and moved to near the beach. Carlsbad, CA, that is. I
> gave my shop to my youngest daughter who lives in the Bay area. I kept
> two ancient (they are my age, 73) the workbench and a stationary belt
> sander. I also kept all the hand tools whether tailed or not. Maggy
> needed to get away from the small town politics and neither of us liked
> winters with 10 to 22 feet of snow every year. Oh and I don't have a
> real email addy yet so don't try that. Should be back online in a week
> or so.
>
> I need to buy a smaller table saw. A contractor style or perhaps a
> hybrid. Anybody have anything like that you really love? In the
> meantime...
>
Okey Dokey,
I had checked at the Borgs to see what they had in the way of
contractor/hybrid table saws but they have nothing on display. But
Charlie (thanks Charlie) flogged my memory about Sears. Since there is
a rather large one nearby, I tried them out. Lots of displays including
a hybrid with a cast iron table and a riving knife ($699). Seemed to
have what I needed in my downsized "shop", so I bought one for delivery
on Monday. Will let you know how it works out.
mahalo
jo4hn
P.S. note the change of email addy. As before take out the Hawaiian.
On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:23:39 -0700, jo4hn <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 10/8/2012 9:35 PM, Morgans wrote:
>>
>> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Okey Dokey,
>>> I had checked at the Borgs to see what they had in the way of
>>> contractor/hybrid table saws but they have nothing on display. But
>>> Charlie (thanks Charlie) flogged my memory about Sears. Since there
>>> is a rather large one nearby, I tried them out. Lots of displays
>>> including a hybrid with a cast iron table and a riving knife ($699).
>>> Seemed to have what I needed in my downsized "shop", so I bought one
>>> for delivery on Monday. Will let you know how it works out.
>>> mahalo
>>> jo4hn
>>
>> You might want to buy a new drive belt, if it has a toothed belt.
>> _When_ they go out and you have to order a new one, the project you are
>> working on will have to wait until one comes in, or you can go out and
>> get one at Sears.
>In my new digs (Carlsbad, CA), there is a large Sears store about a 3
>minute drive or 10 minute walk away. From my mountain home, it was
>about 45 minutes down a mountain road. One of the advantages of being a
>flatlander.
Sounds like you're up in the Chestnut/Tamarack area. Is the store on
the west side of the Camino Real Mall (what used to be called the May
Company Mall)? Been there, done that (usually in bandages) about
1,000 times for warranty replacement of Crapsman tools. G'luck!
--
Energy and persistence alter all things.
--Benjamin Franklin
On 9/22/2012 5:02 PM, jo4hn wrote:
> I am sort of back. Since last I looked in, we have sold our house in
> the mountains and moved to near the beach. Carlsbad, CA, that is. I
> gave my shop to my youngest daughter who lives in the Bay area. I kept
> two ancient (they are my age, 73) the workbench and a stationary belt
> sander. I also kept all the hand tools whether tailed or not. Maggy
> needed to get away from the small town politics and neither of us liked
> winters with 10 to 22 feet of snow every year. Oh and I don't have a
> real email addy yet so don't try that. Should be back online in a week
> or so.
>
> I need to buy a smaller table saw. A contractor style or perhaps a
> hybrid. Anybody have anything like that you really love? In the
> meantime...
>
>
>> THE IRISH PROSTITUTE
>>
>> An Irish daughter had not been home for over a year. Upon her return,
>> her father yelled at her,
>> "Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us? Not
>> even a line. Why didn't ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put
>> yer old Mother thru?"
>
>> The girl, crying, replied, Sniff, sniff...."Dad.....I was too
>> embarrassed, I became a prostitute.
>
>> ""Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You're a
>> disgrace to this Catholic family, so yer are.
>
>> ""OK, Daddy...as ye wish.. I just came back to give Mammy this
>> luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $5
>> million cheque. For me little brother Seamus, this gold Rolex. And
>> for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible
>> that's parked outside, plus a membership to the Limerick Country Club.
>> She takes a breath and continues, "and an invitation for ye all to
>> spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Caribbean ."
>
>> "Now what was it ye said ye had become?" says Dad.
>
>> Girl, crying again, Sniff, sniff...."A prostitute Daddy!" Sniff, sniff.
>
>> "Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death girl! I thought ye said a
>> PROTESTANT. Come here and give yer old Daddy a big hug."
Welcome back, good to see/hear from you ... and with another of your
groaners to celebrate the occasion. I was going to go hunt one down for
you, but you beat me to it. LOL
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On 10/8/2012 9:35 PM, Morgans wrote:
>
> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote
>> Okey Dokey,
>> I had checked at the Borgs to see what they had in the way of
>> contractor/hybrid table saws but they have nothing on display. But
>> Charlie (thanks Charlie) flogged my memory about Sears. Since there
>> is a rather large one nearby, I tried them out. Lots of displays
>> including a hybrid with a cast iron table and a riving knife ($699).
>> Seemed to have what I needed in my downsized "shop", so I bought one
>> for delivery on Monday. Will let you know how it works out.
>> mahalo
>> jo4hn
>
> You might want to buy a new drive belt, if it has a toothed belt.
> _When_ they go out and you have to order a new one, the project you are
> working on will have to wait until one comes in, or you can go out and
> get one at Sears.
In my new digs (Carlsbad, CA), there is a large Sears store about a 3
minute drive or 10 minute walk away. From my mountain home, it was
about 45 minutes down a mountain road. One of the advantages of being a
flatlander.
On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:09:52 -0700, Charlie Self wrote:
> Ouch. There's nothing wrong with 73, man. I'll dump that in three weeks,
> but...it beats hell out of the alternative (probably literally in my
> case) even if you do creak and groan a lot. Of course, those searches
> for the fountain of youth are more easily understood now.
Welcome to the crowd, Charlie. I'm 75, or at least my body is - my mind
thinks I'm still 30 :-).
I'm not ready to give away the workshop yet. In fact, I've recently
gotten enthralled with the hammered dulcimer and all of its
permutations. I might go over to the dark side and become a luthier.
Enjoy the warmer winter :-).
--
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
carrying a cross.
Larry Blanchard wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:09:52 -0700, Charlie Self wrote:
>
>> Ouch. There's nothing wrong with 73, man. I'll dump that in three weeks,
>> but...it beats hell out of the alternative (probably literally in my
>> case) even if you do creak and groan a lot. Of course, those searches
>> for the fountain of youth are more easily understood now.
>
> Welcome to the crowd, Charlie. I'm 75, or at least my body is - my mind
> thinks I'm still 30 :-).
>
> I'm not ready to give away the workshop yet. In fact, I've recently
> gotten enthralled with the hammered dulcimer and all of its
> permutations. I might go over to the dark side and become a luthier.
Enticing, isn't it!
Cheers,
Bill
>
> Enjoy the warmer winter :-).
>
"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote
> Okey Dokey,
> I had checked at the Borgs to see what they had in the way of
> contractor/hybrid table saws but they have nothing on display. But
> Charlie (thanks Charlie) flogged my memory about Sears. Since there is a
> rather large one nearby, I tried them out. Lots of displays including a
> hybrid with a cast iron table and a riving knife ($699). Seemed to have
> what I needed in my downsized "shop", so I bought one for delivery on
> Monday. Will let you know how it works out.
> mahalo
> jo4hn
You might want to buy a new drive belt, if it has a toothed belt. _When_
they go out and you have to order a new one, the project you are working on
will have to wait until one comes in, or you can go out and get one at
Sears.
--
Jim in NC
On 9/22/2012 5:02 PM, jo4hn wrote:
> I am sort of back. Since last I looked in, we have sold our house in
>> "Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death girl! I thought ye said a
>> PROTESTANT. Come here and give yer old Daddy a big hug."
Oh yeah, and maholo!
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