Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a
degree.
<sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
trying to find a deal.
JP
*************************
Gotta love that REM.
In article <[email protected]>,
Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote:
>Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
>an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
>I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
>tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
>happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
>further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
>inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
>hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
>on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
>and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
>few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
>
>But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
>in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
>just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
>spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
>Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a
>degree.
>
><sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
>trying to find a deal.
From the description, it sounds like that '71 model _was_ right for you.
Thus, your entire message can be described as resulting from a "fit of Pique".
*chortle*
$1300 for a Unisaw, I'll take 2 at that price. Try living in Australia
$3500.00
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
> an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
> I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
> tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
> happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
> further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
> inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
> hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
> on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
> and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
> few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
>
> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
> just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
> spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
> Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a
> degree.
>
> <sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
> trying to find a deal.
>
> JP
> *************************
> Gotta love that REM.
(Aboard The Wrecquod.)
"Captain Ahab," said Tashtego, "that white Unisaur must be the same
that some call Moby Dick."
"Aye, aye! it was that accursed white Unisaur that razeed me; made a
poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!" Then tossing both arms,
with measureless imprecations he shouted out: "Aye, aye! and I'll
chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway
Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up. And this
is what ye have shipped for, men! to chase that white Unisaur on both
sides of land, and over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood
and rolls fin out. What say ye, men, will ye splice hands on it, now?
I think ye do look brave."
"Aye, aye!" shouted the harpooneers and seamen, running closer to the
excited old man: "A sharp eye for the white Unisaur; a sharp lance for
Moby Dick!"
(Exeunt.)
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:30:02 +1000, "David Wood"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>$1300 for a Unisaw, I'll take 2 at that price. Try living in Australia
>$3500.00
Yeah, I guess $1300 wouldn't be too bad for a transmogrifying Unisaur.
As for living in Australia.......BITE ME!!
JP
>"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
>> an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
>> I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
>> tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
>> happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
>> further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
>> inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
>> hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
>> on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
>> and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
>> few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
>>
>> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
>> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
>> just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
>> spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
>> Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a
>> degree.
>>
>> <sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
>> trying to find a deal.
>>
>> JP
>> *************************
>> Gotta love that REM.
>
Yeah, but the group's gotta set him straight. That's why he came to
us for help!
Renata
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 17:33:47 -0600, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Bob S. wrote:
>>Hang in there Jay, ole Doc Keefer should be along any minute and get you
>>straight.
>
>
>He thinks a 30 year old Unisaw is somehow inferior to a
>Penthair era Unisaw. There is no hope for him.
>
>UA100
smart, not dumb for email
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 17:33:47 -0600, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Bob S. wrote:
>>Hang in there Jay, ole Doc Keefer should be along any minute and get you
>>straight.
>
>
>He thinks a 30 year old Unisaw is somehow inferior to a
>Penthair era Unisaw. There is no hope for him.
If I had any idea what you were talking about, I'm sure I'd be
offended ! <g>
Is a penthair anything like a c-hair?
JP
*****************
Is it ok to buy a saw that's older than me?
Jay,
Also from the Syracuse area and 3 years ago I was hunting for a used uni.
Only hits I got were one in Ithaca (dealer $1k) and one in Rochester
($900) - nothing in this area or north or south of here after looking for
about 6 months. Went with the Jet JTAS-10 cabinet saw. Although I can't
remember the name of the company right now, there is a firm in Cortland that
rebuilds industrial machinery and also will regrind tablesaws at a very
reasonable price. They have a website and sell used tools (mainly large
stuff) but worth trying if I can find the url again. I found them after I
bought the Jet....
Bob S.
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Snip
> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here?
Yeah... you need to get out more... ;~)
>Do I really just want a new saw b/c it looks good?
Maybe but if you get a new one, you know that it should work correctly after
verify setup measurements and have a warranty to cover you for a few years.
> Is $1300 really too much to spend on used Unisaw?
IMHO,, YES, A new one is not much more and many of the compeditors are
less.
> <sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
> trying to find a deal.
IMHO it sounds like you really want the new one and may always question
whether you should have gotten the new one. If I were considering a used
one for $1300, I would definately go with a new one for a few hundred more.
>
> JP
> *************************
> Gotta love that REM.
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 17:33:47 -0600, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Bob S. wrote:
> >>Hang in there Jay, ole Doc Keefer should be along any minute and get you
> >>straight.
> >
> >
> >He thinks a 30 year old Unisaw is somehow inferior to a
> >Penthair era Unisaw. There is no hope for him.
>
> If I had any idea what you were talking about, I'm sure I'd be
> offended ! <g>
>
> Is a penthair anything like a c-hair?
Umm no, that is the company that owns Delta, Porter Cable etc.
Hang in there Jay, ole Doc Keefer should be along any minute and get you
straight.
Paging Dr. Unisar,...... paging Dr. Unisar.... emergency in wRECk room
#1....
Bob S.
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
> an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
> I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
> tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
> happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
> further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
> inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
> hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
> on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
> and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
> few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
>
> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
> just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
> spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
> Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a
> degree.
>
> <sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
> trying to find a deal.
>
> JP
> *************************
> Gotta love that REM.
and there you have it folks.....he was DOA......;-)
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bob S. wrote:
> >Hang in there Jay, ole Doc Keefer should be along any minute and get you
> >straight.
>
>
> He thinks a 30 year old Unisaw is somehow inferior to a
> Penthair era Unisaw. There is no hope for him.
>
> UA100
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
> an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
> I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
> tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
> happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
> further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
> inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
> hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
> on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
> and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
> few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
>
> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
> just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
> spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
No, Stop.
If I drink before I got to bed, my Crapsman turns into a
Unisaw..............
"Orvile" [email protected]
>No, Stop.
>
>
>If I drink before I got to bed, my Crapsman turns into a
>Unisaw..............
There can be some magic is a handsaw, hardly in a particular brand of table
saw.
Frank Morrison
Damn.
--
This space for rent.
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Starbuck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> (Aboard The Wrecquod.)
>
>
> "Captain Ahab," said Tashtego, "that white Unisaur must be the same
> that some call Moby Dick."
>
> "Aye, aye! it was that accursed white Unisaur that razeed me; made a
> poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!" Then tossing both arms,
> with measureless imprecations he shouted out: "Aye, aye! and I'll
> chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway
> Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up. And this
> is what ye have shipped for, men! to chase that white Unisaur on both
> sides of land, and over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood
> and rolls fin out. What say ye, men, will ye splice hands on it, now?
> I think ye do look brave."
>
> "Aye, aye!" shouted the harpooneers and seamen, running closer to the
> excited old man: "A sharp eye for the white Unisaur; a sharp lance for
> Moby Dick!"
>
>
> (Exeunt.)
>
>
>
>
Jay Pique wrote:
> Yeah - I agree with you. I'm having trouble finding any used cabinet
> saws for sale at all up here in the Syracuse, NY area to be honest
> with you. I definitely am holding out and saving my pennies for a
> top-quality saw, as I'm a die-hard "buy the best and only cry once"
> believer. (I actually first saw that written in someone's sig line
> here about 10? years ago.)
Well if you want a new Unisaw, now's a pretty good time:
http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=36-841
Get yourself a loaded-up Limited Edition model before they're all gone
and you're forced to pay top-dollar for a new X5 model.
--
To reply, change the chemical designation to its common name.
In article <[email protected]>,
Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 17:33:47 -0600, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Bob S. wrote:
>>>Hang in there Jay, ole Doc Keefer should be along any minute and get you
>>>straight.
>>
>>
>>He thinks a 30 year old Unisaw is somehow inferior to a
>>Penthair era Unisaw. There is no hope for him.
>
>If I had any idea what you were talking about, I'm sure I'd be
>offended ! <g>
>
>Is a penthair anything like a c-hair?
If it's five-sided, I suppose.
Jay,
I'm dreaming of a Unisaw too, and wrestling with the same questions.
Found this place in Hotlanta that's the distributor of factory
reconditioned Unisaws. Check them out.
http://www.redmond-machinery.com/table_saws_reconditioned.htm
DonkeyHody
Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had
> an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300.
> I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence
> tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I
> happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some
> further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50
> inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out
> hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing
> on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point,
> and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a
> few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
>
> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really
> just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to
> spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed?
> Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a
> degree.
>
> <sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
> trying to find a deal.
>
> JP
> *************************
> Gotta love that REM.
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 17:31:26 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>Snip
>
>> But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*,
>> in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here?
>
>Yeah... you need to get out more... ;~)
>
>>Do I really just want a new saw b/c it looks good?
>
>Maybe but if you get a new one, you know that it should work correctly after
>verify setup measurements and have a warranty to cover you for a few years.
>
>> Is $1300 really too much to spend on used Unisaw?
>
>IMHO,, YES, A new one is not much more and many of the compeditors are
>less.
>
>
>> <sigh> Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself
>> trying to find a deal.
>
>IMHO it sounds like you really want the new one and may always question
>whether you should have gotten the new one. If I were considering a used
>one for $1300, I would definately go with a new one for a few hundred more.
Yeah - I agree with you. I'm having trouble finding any used cabinet
saws for sale at all up here in the Syracuse, NY area to be honest
with you. I definitely am holding out and saving my pennies for a
top-quality saw, as I'm a die-hard "buy the best and only cry once"
believer. (I actually first saw that written in someone's sig line
here about 10? years ago.)
JP