JTTHECLOCKMAN

Yes Kevin I have Sue Meys construction patterns that can be converted to many different things. What I have found over the years women have a hard time buying things for men. That is why I have always had many items geared toward men. Women do the shopping. Rarely do you see a guy buying a gift for a women. Women will buy for themselves so I have those items as well. This year I am trying to expand the occupational clock theme and see where that takes me and have to say I like my results of the products I am putting together. But like all things you never know how they are received. I have a ton more ideas for next year too. My clocks are bit more involved and can not really be mass produced. I have tried ornaments but too mundane for me. I like challenges and creations. My ornaments now are turned birdhouse ornaments which I will expand more turned ornaments next year. That statement is not true. When doing shows it is all about odd things and that is why people go to craft shows to find those things that can not be bought in stores. This is what we crafters rely on and stress when selling at shows. You have no way on line to convey that idea and just are hoping the people see something they like. That is why doing craft shows is a different venue and takes that certain person to be able to sell. You may find out being you said you want to try again next year. Continued success with your business venture. Seems like you have a handle on it.

Nice ornament but that is a hanger. Too delicate for me. Do you supply the box also?? The BB will help it for stability. Doing that many ornaments is a test of patients for sure. Good luck and continued good sales. Hopefully sale have increased all over due to an uptick in the economy.

I have 2 Jet midi lathes and make pens and other smaller craft stuff. It is a whole other hobby but the 2 can be combined also to make some cool things. Good luck.

Everything is well done and different. Should sell easily. Good luck and thanks for showing.

Good for you on the sales and nice display and different array of projects.

You seem to sell alot of ornaments. Is there a particular style that gets called for most?? This big order of ornaments are they all the same or a mix?? When you say you had some done already, do you make a certain amount of each ornament for stock?? Seems like the selling season is starting off well for you. Good luck as it progresses. It will keep you busy.

I saw that link on FB and that is some talent. Makes it look easy. You need an artistic eye for sure.

Those are what I like.

They will say NO. saw stop controls pricing just as does Festool. That is why you always see one price no matter where you shop. Maybe sawstop will run a holiday sale. You can ask that question if the vendor knows.

Another $300 and you have a 3HP saw. That is the professional saw which is basically the hobby saw but they are well built. They control pricing and you will find that price anywhere you shop. The one thing you need to keep in mind with those saws any metal you trip, any material and it use to be trex use to do it because of the makeup, any pressure treated woods and there are some exotic, wet woods, that will trip that mechanism. Make sure the place you buy from tells you about sawstops policy of replacing brakes and blades. Does not come from vendor, but from sawstop. There is a way to test your wood before you run it if you remember before you do. You can bypass the safety thing. They are a well built USA saw.

I want to do some wall art stuff. Not really into the gear clocks. You need perfect cutting and wood. Temp and humidity play a roll in keeping those turning. Seal the wooden gears when done.

Kevin I am not even going to weigh in here because this becomes a matter of choice. But Bill Wilson gave a lot of good pointers to consider when buying. I will add a cabinet saw and hybrid are easier to collect dust from because they are enclosed fully. They are easier to adjust the miter slots to the blade because the table top moves to do this as opposed to a contractor saw where you move the trunions. I will say stay away from any saw that has the open grilled type extension wings. Pain in the butt and could be dangerous. A hybrid is a combination of cabinet and contractor. Many people make their own outfeed tables to accommodate their work space. I have a Delta contractor saw and love it and it has been my work horse for over 35 years. Of the top 3 the sawstop is the new kid on the block. Powermatic and delta have changed hands over the years. If the tool is well maintained it should last a life time. Cabinet saws will have a larger motor on it because they are designed for heavier work loads but a contractor saw will do well also. Good luck.

You can get kickback on any saw. Sawstop will not prevent it. Many things come into play when talking kickback. Fence, runout of arbor, blade, feed position and so on.

Oh Kevin that is a big investment if you are thinking full size floor model saw. A couple things you have to ask yourself. How large of a saw do I want and have the space for. Do you want a cabinet saw or contractors saw or hybrid. Is the safety feature all that important to you to add about $500 to price tag> You are looking at $2000 to $3000 for a Sawstop saw. The cartridges and replacement of blades could get expensive if you keep firing that safety feature. There are work arounds it and the idea of not getting cut is a huge factor. I can break down saws for you in detail if you like. The top 3 saws on the market are Sawstop, Delta, Powermatic if you are talking full size.

Ray they change those out to a quick release lever now adays if they break. There are many Delta parts dealers on the net just have to google for what you want. 2011 Delta sold their division and was taken over by a chineses company. They moved part of the headquarters to South Carolina. have to say I have a shop full of Delta tools and of course they are older tools but I would not hesitate to buy Delta again. It is a crap shoot of who owns these companies today. People love Wen and I would not get with 2 feet of a wen product. Grizzly gets high marks but again would not touch them All Chineses made too. Good luck in your quest. If you ever need another part let me know and I will locate it or give you a little insight as to what can be done. As I said those tension knobs are an old system that has been long replaced.

Very nice variety. I think that red and green Christmas cross is not going to be around long. Thanks for showing.

I never store my items in the cold and in fact I will not even put my craft stuff in the truck until the morning of a show. Wood products will expand and contract due to moisture and temps. Just the nature of wood. Now depending on the type of projects you make can have an effect of cracking. If the items are glued the glue can crack. If the pieces are thin veneers they can become brittle. Just my thoughts. This applies for heat in the summer as well. Extreme temps is not good for finished craft projects.

Again all I can suggest is find someone who can teach this stuff to you or look for videos on utube. Even using a hand plane can be used to square the ends of boards if used correctly and most times a shooting board is used in conjunction with a hand plane. But again sharp blades is key and setting the plane up is also key. Type of plane is important because there are many types and styles and they are used for different things.

I have found that it is a long way down to get to something you dropped on the floor these days. Never use to be that far down. I must have gotten much taller.

I started answering now with hello (name of town) police dept. Sgt John here how can I help you. Hang ups are happening.

I never did realize how many of these robo calls or whatever scam calls come through since I retired. Some days the phone constantly rings. One after another. Other days nothing so there must be a pattern day. With that said another thing that has become popular in my area and want to strangle these people are the solicitors that ring the doorbell. Power companies solar companies, remodel companies, you name it they sell it. I tell the person to take me off the list and next week another guy shows up selling same thing. Now with crime the way it is these days you never know what is ringing the doorbell or on the other end they do not know what is behind that door. I have been meaning to have a sign made no soliciting

I too agree with this. I do what I can to not see the hole in the back. Some of the 2-3/4" inserts you have to drill all the way through but I still use a forstner bit. I just had to order a 42mm bit a couple days ago because of some inserts I have. Now I have used these inserts before but I either must have cheated the smaller bit to ream the edges of I had that bit somewhere but it is not to be found again. Hate when that happens and the memory does not work.

Thanks I may have to check with my dealer and see if he carries any sycamore. That has some nice look to it.

They usually run all kinds of sales this time of the year. That is when I picked up another 400 series one last year. Almost jumped in my cart from Home Depot. I am hoping they have another great sale on the Rigid shop vac this year. A couple years ago they had a tremendous sale on them for about $30 I picked up a couple. My Craftsman one died this year finally and that owed me nothing but have to use one of the Rigids and would like to replace and have a back up.

Ever since you shown that project I have been trying to figure out that wood type. Do you know what that wood is called?? My only guess was lacewood but not there. Nice recovery and lesson learned as you say. Thanks for showing.