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I have 2. One Canadian and one Taiwan. I would not part with either one. And I started with a Dewalt that was the forerunner to your Delta. Be careful, but if it's a Taiwan saw, go for it. If you do, check out the Pegas upgraded clamps and tension lever. Well worth the cost.

A while back I was looking for something that I knew I had asked and someone provided a great answer. In the process of looking, I read some of my posts & questions. I have to admit that some of my questions I'm embarrassed to say I asked. I have to apologize to the members who have been here longer than me for having to endure my inane questions. I look back now and wish I could erradicate those "dumb" questions. I guess it's all part of the learning curve and also why some of the old threads come to the front again. Newbies all have the same questions and when they do a search the old threads are resurrected.

Thanks Crupia, nice to have someone else with my feelings.

I'm being very quiet about it. She has no idea. I take care of all our finances. She just uses what she wants and I try to figure out how to pay the bills. As most marriages are.

I can always depend on you to add some form of jest to everything. I had no idea that vinyl fencing was made from milk bottles. I drink milk everyday but just on my cereal. All my wine comes in boxes. LOL. Not really, ours comes in bottles and the single best thing they ever did was to start using screw top bottles. We go through a couple of bottles of wine a week. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I am also a great fan of Canadian Club blended whiskey. I like to pour about 3 fingers of it in a wide mouthed glass with about 3-4 ice cubes. And then just sip it over the course of an evening. Also, if you've never tried any of that cinnamon whiskey, Fireball comes to mind, I strongly recommend you give it a try. I love the imported Cinnamon Rush from Black Velvet up in Canada. Love that stuff. Ok, enough about my weaknesses. Glad you got some wood on the way. Oh, and we are no longer on vacation. We decided to cut it short by a month and came back home. The highways are so bad, it's not fun anymore. And with the Covid hoax, everybody and their brother went out and bought an RV and they are clogging up the RV parks. It got pretty hot when we were in Tennessee so we just decided to forego the rest of our trip and return. I have no idea what I'm going to do with the money that was allotted for the rest of our journey. I'm sure I'll figure something out though.

Thanks for that great link. I copied it and saved it in a Word document. Something to refer back to every once in a while.

We all get scammed at some point in our lives. For me, it was a great deal on Merrill shoes on Facebook. That should have been my first clue. Anyway, I ordered a pair in the regular color for $49. Then the next day, after receiving the info on shipping etc., I decided to order a second pair in a different color. I never got either one of them. I did get tracking info and after contacting the U.S. Post Office, they did a track on them and found that they had been delivered to a different zip code in the same city where I live. But, they wouldn't give me any more info. It turns out that they came in from China to a central point in Phoenix and were relabeled there. The central labeler got the info screwed up and sent both of my pairs of shoes to two different addresses within the city where I live. Neither of which was correct. I contacted Cap-1 and they credited my card back for the $100 and I never heard another word. I can't say enough good about Cap 1. They keep an eye on everything that goes on with my card and notify me if something doesn't smell right.

Sounds like you got the advice you were looking for Les. Now, to the point of age, well, what good is money if you can't trade it for something you want to own? I'm 78 and I'm getting ready to spend some money on vinyl fencing to enclose my driveway in front of my shop so I can keep a couple of my larger tools outside without them being seen from the street. That is not a cheap venture, let me tell you. Vinyl fencing is like gold. To my point though, if I was to think about everything I spend on how much time I've got left on Earth, well, you might as well just crawl into a closet and go to your long dirt nap. I'm going to go out in style. My youngest son is like me in that he loves to work with his hands. So, if he wants to make the trip from Tn. to Cal, well he's welcome to all my stuff. So, take your wife's sage advice and go buy what you want. If you never get to use it, at least you will have had the thrill of buying it. That's the best part. Very different from buying a boat. You know, the two happiest days in a boat-owner's life...........

I bought a H/D compressor to carry in our dually when we went full time. The regulator when bad on it and when I tried to get it replaced/repaired/??? at H/D they told me that the best they could do was to discount the price of another unit. About that time H/F came out with one that was identical but without the roll around ability. Same compressor less the wheels and handle. Anyway, I contacted them and got them to sell me a new manifold and regulator. So, they do have parts if you pursue through their home office. And the service was pretty good too. Just a couple of days. I think with the improved stuff they are selling you'll start to see them offer a service department/parts source in the near future. The high end stuff they are selling now seems to be as good as the names we are used to. Here is a pic of the one I have. I bought the saw used on eBay and then I ordered the cart right from Dewalt. It's not the same one they are selling now.

Kevin, we live close enough to the Pacific Ocean and just south of the San Pedro harbor where all the big freighters come in to be off-loaded. We can see them backed up for as far as you can see waiting to be unloaded. The last time we checked there were 17 in line. So, anything that is coming in from most anywhere is sitting out there waiting.

I don't know what you have in mind for a table saw but I highly recommend the Dewalt jobsite saw in 10 inch. I love mine ever since I properly tuned it. I just wish I had room for all the sleds I'd like to make for it. Unless I really need the full 10 inch blade, I put a high quality 7 1/4" blade on it for small things that I want close accuracy on.

Congrats Kevin. New toys are always a fun thing. I'm going to buy a sliding miter saw too but I'm going smaller. I've been reading a lot about the 10" one that H/F has and the price is in my range. I'll have a 12" Dewalt compound miter saw for sale to cover some of the cost. I've been wanting one for a while and the 12" is just to big and heavy for me. If I had the space, I'd put it on a rolling stand but the table saw is the only rolling tool I have room for. Maybe after I get done enclosing my driveway I'll have a bit more space. Anyway, I can't wait to hear all about your new stuff.

Welcome to the village. Tell us about yourself so we can be of more help.

We just rolled into Kingman and it's over 100. Not sure we can live in it. We asked ourselves if we should be even considering it at 78 years of age. Maybe the smart move for us is no move. How much time do we have left?

We have tossed around finding some place to escape to. Our RVing days are behind us once we get home. Too old and the highways suck. We've wintered in Mesa at a huge resort and loved tge weather. I know the summers are very hot but for what? 3 months? Maybe we could rent a place in the White Mtns or some other cool place. We're going to go looking in the Fall. Time will tell.

Been watching Realtor.com and they send me new listings and price drops. Lots to choose from. We just have to be sure moving into an oven is the right thing to do. It's tough giving up our beach weather. Today it's in the mid 60's. I'm in Meteor Crater and it's HOT!

I know what you mean. If not for being able to use my driveway, I'd not have enough room for anything more than I have now.

Barb, I have a smaller shop than you I'll bet. But what I'm going to do is build one of those flip top cabinets to hold my sander and my planer. I'm going to be enclosing the driveway just in front of my shop so that I can have some of my equipment outside and secure.

I was wondering what type of stuff you would listen to. Many years ago I followed a guy who was on radio every Saturday afternoon and answered computer/tech questions but I always forgot to tune in so I'd listen to his podcast.

I just installed the google app but I will get the iheart radio one too. What podcasts do you listen to? How do you know what is available?

Dick, we may be moving to one of the suburbs around Phoenix next year so I will have to take lessons from you. We will be looking at all the 55+ Sun City developments. Home prices there are still affordable.

Just what I need is another hobby. Thanks! But, I'll put it on my bucket list,. We may be moving in the future and if I end up with a shop that permits more stuff, I'll add one of those to it.

Plus 1 for the Ridgid. Love it. I also have the little H/F 1" belt sander pictured along with the 4" x 36" belt sander. I use all 3 of them for many projects.

I guess what I meant was where/how do you find the podcast? that's something else I'm not familiar with.

I'm not sure I understand how those earphones work. I still don't understand how "bluetooth" works. Can either of you guys explain it to me? If I understand it I might have to invest in a pair. Les you said you listen to podcasts. How do you do that? Where do the headphones pick up what you are listening to?