Rr

RonB

19/09/2010 5:43 PM

Grizzly Polar Bear Series

Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
Grizzly. We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer. Now they have
thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
the price). I could care less about the white paint but the switch
mast is kind of nice.

I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
experience with the new line of tools.

RonB


This topic has 24 replies

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 7:03 PM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:25:50 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sep 20, 4:43 pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
>
>> Not any more.  The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
>> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
>> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>>
>
>Hee Hee. Reminds me of my mom. Years ago she was working in the
>kitchen when an old crown came loose and landed on the cabinet. She
>didn't have time for the dentist so she looked around the room and saw
>a bottle of the old Elmer's white glue. Put a dab inside of the crown
>and shoved it back in place. Life was good.
>
>A year or two later she was having her teeth cleaned and the dentist
>popped the crown loose during the procedure. He apologized all over
>the place, cleaned the crown and replaced it with proper adhesive.
>
>He must have remained in an apologetic frame of mind because mom left
>the office with one of his philodendrons.

HAR! Good one, Ron.

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

21/09/2010 6:10 AM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:48:25 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:51:19 -0700, "chaniarts" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Larry Jaques wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>> That bites!
>>
>> >> Not any more.  The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
>> >> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
>> >> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>>
>> >channelling lew: epoxy. maybe some microballoons added.
>>
>> <g>
>>
>> >or you could tryhttp://thistothat.com:)
>>
>> And end up gluing my tongue to my palate?  That'd be awkward.
>
>For some.

Here, have a nice, moist cracker, Toy. It's a Cyano de Bergerac
Special.

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

23/09/2010 1:05 PM

On Sep 22, 11:23=A0pm, RonB <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 22, 8:39=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > RonB
>
> > .....waitasec.....that's a drive-by.....NICE!!!
>
> Yep. =A0And pretty close to being a drive-by Gloat. =A0Also picked up a
> 2hp Dust Collector and basic start up plumbing kit.
>
> But that is not the Gloat. =A0My wonderful wife has been very close to
> nagging me to buy this equipment for several months.
>
> She even helped my unload that 650 pound machine from the trailer last
> evening.
>
> Now how is that for a GLOAT?
>
> RonB

*tips hat and takes a bow* (All I can hope now is that she didn't pick
it up single-handedly and walk it up a flight of stairs.)

I'm a lucky that way too. When I first retired in 2003, she stood
there, head slightly tilted, hands on hips, listening to my
explanation why I needed a few tools.
7 Years later, she just did the same thing. Once I explain things, and
she buys my story, she's behind me 100%+. She trusts me when I swim
through a pool filled with a bevy of naked Canuckistani Beaver, but
isn't too sure about me when I go to David Eisen's Tool store.
She also knows I pay balance owing when the credit card statements
show up. She also knows to shake her head when I say: "It is only a 4
cylinder engine, dear." But when I add: "NOT like those gas-guzzling
6's and 8's the OTHER people drive!" she tells me to give it a rest.
LOL

mr

marc rosen

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 1:12 PM

On Sep 20, 10:47=A0am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
> >Grizzly. =A0We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
> >during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer. =A0Now they have
> >thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
> >is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
> >the price). =A0I could care less about the white paint but the switch
> >mast is kind of nice.
>
> >I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
> >experience with the new line of tools.
>
> I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of the
> seed money. =A0<sigh>

That bites!
Marc

Rr

RonB

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

23/09/2010 12:41 PM

On Sep 22, 10:30=A0pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On 9/22/2010 5:35 PM, RonB wrote:

>
> Heavy sucker, idn't it? =A0I'm betting you'll like it. =A0I have the gree=
n version,
> and it's worked flawlessly for me.
>
> --
> See Nad. =A0See Nad go. =A0Go Nad!
> To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/

Funny thing - I walked into the store and started talking to the older
fellow (age 72) and he seemed familiar. After comparing notes I
realized he was the same guy who sold me on my 1023S table saw 9 years
ago. I ended up ordering it via internet but he did a good pitch. He
said he worked his way up though the oil industry and went to work for
Grizzly in '2000 to supplement retirement for a couple of years. Then
he realized it was the cushiest job he had ever had and stayed.
Besides, he is a woodworker and they have a lot of toy discounts.
Makes sense!

I made it easy on him this time because we live closer and we arrived
with a trailer. He, like the advertisement, said the G0453P was
supposed to be identical to the G0453 except for color, the improved
switch mast and price. But he also mentioned that the removable front
and back cabinet panels have rounded instead of square corners. The
improved switch mast is much nicer than the original and is being
incorporated into all of the planers in the future. I finished
cleaning and assembly last night (except for power plug) and was very
impressed with overall fit and quality. Those removable panels are
very sturdy. Less impressed with the fact that the gearbox did not
have enough grease in it but I have seen some comments about that. In
fact, in several months of researching this and similar planers,
gearbox grease level was among the worst comments I could find. I can
live with that.

Now I have to put the dust collector together. Opened the box
yesterday afternoon. Reminds me of a train set I started assembling
at midnight on Christmas eve ever several years ago. All parts.

Oh well.

RonB

Rr

RonB

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

22/09/2010 8:23 PM

On Sep 22, 8:39=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > RonB
>
> .....waitasec.....that's a drive-by.....NICE!!!

Yep. And pretty close to being a drive-by Gloat. Also picked up a
2hp Dust Collector and basic start up plumbing kit.

But that is not the Gloat. My wonderful wife has been very close to
nagging me to buy this equipment for several months.

She even helped my unload that 650 pound machine from the trailer last
evening.

Now how is that for a GLOAT?

RonB

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 3:36 PM


Larry Jaques wrote:

> Not any more. The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips.
> Well,
> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
----------------------------------
Sounds like the glue was on the close out rack at Harbor Freight or
maybe the $0.99 store, or is that where you found the dentist.

Lew

Nn

Nova

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 9:18 PM

RonB wrote:
> On Sep 20, 4:43 pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
>
>
>>Not any more. The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
>>just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
>>I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>>
>
>
> Hee Hee. Reminds me of my mom. Years ago she was working in the
> kitchen when an old crown came loose and landed on the cabinet. She
> didn't have time for the dentist so she looked around the room and saw
> a bottle of the old Elmer's white glue. Put a dab inside of the crown
> and shoved it back in place. Life was good.
>
> A year or two later she was having her teeth cleaned and the dentist
> popped the crown loose during the procedure. He apologized all over
> the place, cleaned the crown and replaced it with proper adhesive.
>
> He must have remained in an apologetic frame of mind because mom left
> the office with one of his philodendrons.
>
> RonB

My brother-in-law tried glueing his crown back on using super glue. He
ended up going to the dentist to have his finger unstuck from the crown.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 3:29 PM

On Sep 20, 5:43=A0pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Sep 20, 10:47=A0am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
> >> >Grizzly. =A0We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
> >> >during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer. =A0Now they hav=
e
> >> >thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
> >> >is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
> >> >the price). =A0I could care less about the white paint but the switch
> >> >mast is kind of nice.
>
> >> >I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
> >> >experience with the new line of tools.
>
> >> I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of the
> >> seed money. =A0<sigh>
>
> >That bites!
>
> Not any more. =A0The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>
> --
> Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
> Others have no imagination whatsoever.

You knew the drill before you went there.

NB

Neil Brooks

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 1:52 PM

On Sep 20, 8:47=A0am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
> >Grizzly. =A0We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
> >during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer. =A0Now they have
> >thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
> >is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
> >the price). =A0I could care less about the white paint but the switch
> >mast is kind of nice.
>
> >I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
> >experience with the new line of tools.
>
> I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of the
> seed money. =A0<sigh>

Did he happen to mention whether your teeth were raker, hook, or ...
how many TPI ? ;-)

Hopefully, they weren't skip ....

Rr

RonB

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

22/09/2010 3:35 PM

On Sep 21, 8:23=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 21, 9:10=A0am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Man, this post took on a life of its own!!!! Anybody know anything abou=
t the Grizzly Polar Bear line of tools?

Wait a minute.

I guess it doesn't matter as much as it did a few days ago.

We drove to Springfield yesterday and picked up a G0453P.

It is in the garage.

Never Mind ;^}

RonB

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

22/09/2010 6:39 PM

On Sep 22, 6:35=A0pm, RonB <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 21, 8:23=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Sep 21, 9:10=A0am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > Man, this post took on a life of its own!!!! =A0 Anybody know anything =
about the Grizzly Polar Bear line of tools?
>
> Wait a minute.
>
> I guess it doesn't matter as much as it did a few days ago.
>
> We drove to Springfield yesterday and picked up a G0453P.
>
> It is in the garage.
>
> Never Mind =A0;^}
>
> RonB

.....waitasec.....that's a drive-by.....NICE!!!

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

21/09/2010 6:23 AM

On Sep 21, 9:10=A0am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:48:25 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Sep 20, 9:36=A0pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:51:19 -0700, "chaniarts" <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >Larry Jaques wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>> That bites!
>
> >> >> Not any more. =A0The one crown which had detached and he glued back=
on
> >> >> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. We=
ll,
> >> >> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>
> >> >channelling lew: epoxy. maybe some microballoons added.
>
> >> <g>
>
> >> >or you could tryhttp://thistothat.com:)
>
> >> And end up gluing my tongue to my palate? =A0That'd be awkward.
>
> >For some.
>
> Here, have a nice, moist cracker, Toy. It's a Cyano de Bergerac
> Special.
>


Smells like bitter almonds.... you sure it's okay?

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 7:05 PM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:18:06 -0400, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:

>My brother-in-law tried glueing his crown back on using super glue. He
>ended up going to the dentist to have his finger unstuck from the crown.

A little q-tip worth of acetone would have fixed him right up, had he
planned a bit better, Yack. Sest lavvy.

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 7:47 AM

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
>Grizzly. We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
>during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer. Now they have
>thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
>is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
>the price). I could care less about the white paint but the switch
>mast is kind of nice.
>
>I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
>experience with the new line of tools.

I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of the
seed money. <sigh>

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 6:36 PM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:51:19 -0700, "chaniarts" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Larry Jaques wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
>> <[email protected]> wrote:

>>> That bites!
>>
>> Not any more. The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
>> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
>> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>
>channelling lew: epoxy. maybe some microballoons added.

<g>


>or you could try http://thistothat.com :)

And end up gluing my tongue to my palate? That'd be awkward.

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

Rr

RonB

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 4:25 PM

On Sep 20, 4:43=A0pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen

> Not any more. =A0The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>

Hee Hee. Reminds me of my mom. Years ago she was working in the
kitchen when an old crown came loose and landed on the cabinet. She
didn't have time for the dentist so she looked around the room and saw
a bottle of the old Elmer's white glue. Put a dab inside of the crown
and shoved it back in place. Life was good.

A year or two later she was having her teeth cleaned and the dentist
popped the crown loose during the procedure. He apologized all over
the place, cleaned the crown and replaced it with proper adhesive.

He must have remained in an apologetic frame of mind because mom left
the office with one of his philodendrons.

RonB

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 7:48 PM

On Sep 20, 9:36=A0pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:51:19 -0700, "chaniarts" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Larry Jaques wrote:
> >> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> That bites!
>
> >> Not any more. =A0The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
> >> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
> >> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>
> >channelling lew: epoxy. maybe some microballoons added.
>
> <g>
>
> >or you could tryhttp://thistothat.com:)
>
> And end up gluing my tongue to my palate? =A0That'd be awkward.
>

For some.

cc

"chaniarts"

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 2:51 PM

Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sep 20, 10:47 am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
>>>> Grizzly. We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
>>>> during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer. Now they have
>>>> thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim
>>>> it is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch
>>>> mast (and the price). I could care less about the white paint but
>>>> the switch mast is kind of nice.
>>>
>>>> I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
>>>> experience with the new line of tools.
>>>
>>> I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of
>>> the seed money. <sigh>
>>
>> That bites!
>
> Not any more. The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.

channelling lew: epoxy. maybe some microballoons added.

or you could try http://thistothat.com :)

ST

Steve Turner

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

22/09/2010 10:30 PM

On 9/22/2010 5:35 PM, RonB wrote:
> On Sep 21, 8:23 am, Robatoy<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Sep 21, 9:10 am, Larry Jaques<[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Man, this post took on a life of its own!!!! Anybody know anything about the Grizzly Polar Bear line of tools?
>
> Wait a minute.
>
> I guess it doesn't matter as much as it did a few days ago.
>
> We drove to Springfield yesterday and picked up a G0453P.
>
> It is in the garage.
>
> Never Mind ;^}
>
> RonB

Heavy sucker, idn't it? I'm betting you'll like it. I have the green version,
and it's worked flawlessly for me.

--
See Nad. See Nad go. Go Nad!
To reply, eat the taco.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/

ST

Steve Turner

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

23/09/2010 9:20 PM

On 9/23/2010 2:41 PM, RonB wrote:
> On Sep 22, 10:30 pm, Steve Turner<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> On 9/22/2010 5:35 PM, RonB wrote:
>
>>
>> Heavy sucker, idn't it? I'm betting you'll like it. I have the green version,
>> and it's worked flawlessly for me.
>>
>> --
>> See Nad. See Nad go. Go Nad!
>> To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/
>
> Funny thing - I walked into the store and started talking to the older
> fellow (age 72) and he seemed familiar. After comparing notes I
> realized he was the same guy who sold me on my 1023S table saw 9 years
> ago. I ended up ordering it via internet but he did a good pitch. He
> said he worked his way up though the oil industry and went to work for
> Grizzly in '2000 to supplement retirement for a couple of years. Then
> he realized it was the cushiest job he had ever had and stayed.
> Besides, he is a woodworker and they have a lot of toy discounts.
> Makes sense!
>
> I made it easy on him this time because we live closer and we arrived
> with a trailer. He, like the advertisement, said the G0453P was
> supposed to be identical to the G0453 except for color, the improved
> switch mast and price. But he also mentioned that the removable front
> and back cabinet panels have rounded instead of square corners. The
> improved switch mast is much nicer than the original and is being
> incorporated into all of the planers in the future. I finished
> cleaning and assembly last night (except for power plug) and was very
> impressed with overall fit and quality. Those removable panels are
> very sturdy. Less impressed with the fact that the gearbox did not
> have enough grease in it but I have seen some comments about that. In
> fact, in several months of researching this and similar planers,
> gearbox grease level was among the worst comments I could find. I can
> live with that.
>
> Now I have to put the dust collector together. Opened the box
> yesterday afternoon. Reminds me of a train set I started assembling
> at midnight on Christmas eve ever several years ago. All parts.
>
> Oh well.
>
> RonB

Actually yes, the gearbox is the one minor nit I have. Not that it was low on
oil (it wasn't), but that after cleaning up the whole machine and using it for
quite a while, I started noticing oil accumulating on the outside of the
machine (and sawdust getting stuck to it). I lived with it for a while, but
then after investigating I found that it was really nothing more than minor
leaks where the hex screws secure the main "gearbox cover" (ref 401 on the
parts diagram) to the gearbox. I removed the outer "gearbox cover" (ref 27,
different than the main "gearbox cover") and tightened the screws holding #401
in place and I haven't had a problem since.

--
Free bad advice available here.
To reply, eat the taco.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 6:39 PM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:29:17 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sep 20, 5:43 pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >On Sep 20, 10:47 am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
>> >wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
>> >> >Grizzly.  We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
>> >> >during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer.  Now they have
>> >> >thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
>> >> >is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
>> >> >the price).  I could care less about the white paint but the switch
>> >> >mast is kind of nice.
>>
>> >> >I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
>> >> >experience with the new line of tools.
>>
>> >> I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of the
>> >> seed money.  <sigh>
>>
>> >That bites!
>>
>> Not any more.  The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
>> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
>> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>
>You knew the drill before you went there.

Right. The experiment failed, but I'm still pissed at the whole situ.

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Others have no imagination whatsoever.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 6:41 PM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:36:41 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Larry Jaques wrote:
>
>> Not any more. The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
>> just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips.
>> Well,
>> I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.
>----------------------------------
>Sounds like the glue was on the close out rack at Harbor Freight or
>maybe the $0.99 store, or is that where you found the dentist.

No, it was dual cure (moisture and UV) dental adhesive of some sort,
Lew. And the dentist's credentials didn't have that CrackerJack box
smell to them...

So, whattaya got for me?

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Others have no imagination whatsoever.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to RonB on 19/09/2010 5:43 PM

20/09/2010 2:43 PM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sep 20, 10:47 am, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:03 -0700 (PDT), RonB <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Any scoop on the "new" line of "P" series "Polar Bear" tools from
>> >Grizzly.  We were getting geared up to take a run to Springfield
>> >during the next day or two to buy a G0453 15" planer.  Now they have
>> >thrown in the "P" version at a lower introductory price and claim it
>> >is identical to the basic except for paint and a new switch mast (and
>> >the price).  I could care less about the white paint but the switch
>> >mast is kind of nice.
>>
>> >I am a suspicious Irish kind of guy and wonder if any of you have
>> >experience with the new line of tools.
>>
>> I was all set to buy a G0715P but my dentist ended up with most of the
>> seed money.  <sigh>
>
>That bites!

Not any more. The one crown which had detached and he glued back on
just popped back off half an hour ago while eating potato chips. Well,
I got 2 good weeks out of the $80 glue job.

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Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.


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