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I'm with you Les, we drink a log of coffee so I'm thinking a 3 lb. coffee can should suffice. Or maybe 2 2 lb.ers.

I bought a cheap H/D gun years ago and it does a great job. About the price. It probably came from the same little province in China as yours. I used to sell one by the name of Master for about $125 ten years ago. I couldn't afford my own tools.

Kool! I might have to have one

Welcome from So. California. You have joined the best forum on the web.

I have 2 of them. One is red, one is yellow.

Frank, I'm in awe of anybody who has command over software. Can you, would you let me in on how you did that so fast? I want to learn Inkscape and any other graphics manipulation software but I seem to have a missing gene in that area.

I belong to all the scroll saw groups and some of the woodworking groups over on FB but this is my number one Primary spot. I belong to a motorhome group there and it is a very good group for info and advice on how to fix stuff. Other than that, I hang out here and love every minute of it. I do miss a couple of folks who used to be active but seem to have drifted away. I hope they are still among the living.

Plus one here Travis. This is the best online forum I've ever joined and I have joined many over the years. Everybody here is genuinely happy to help out in any way they can. And no B.S. All good straight true advice. I love it here. Thanks so much for all your hard work. I will enjoy this new feature.

I'd love to see that piece Brad.

Be aware that the 26 incher takes up a lot of space. That's why I sold mine. I have a very small shop. If you have room, no sweat.

That's beautiful Paul. A job very well done for sure. Practice makes perfect.

Well done Les.

I'm not sure if this is helpful but do any of the wall paneling mfgrs use stained or overlayed BB plywood? Also, I'm not sure but I have seen something called "apple" ply that has a shiny finish to it and is a bit darker. @red river, you might give Cherokee Wood Products a call and talk to Chris. He might be able to put you onto what you are looking for. Cherokeewood.com.

When I had my Hegner, I did put some synthetic grease on the two pivot points at the rear of the arms. Where the triangular pivots contact the arm sockets. I figured that it sure couldn't do any harm since those two spots are in constant contact and rubbing when in motion.

As stated above, mine was the tubular one. It was truly a piece of crap. I did try to use it for something else I had in mind but after cutting it up, my idea didn't pan out. So, it became landfill.

Thanks Dan. I thought it was a first offering so that tells me my type 1 wasn't as old as I thought. The stand was junk.

Kevin, when I bought my first Dewalt, it was so old that the stand was still made out of tubular steel. It was like the what you like. Smaller at the front than at the back. Anyway, I hated it, too tall. I like to sit DOWN and not way up on a tall stool. Anyway, I found the wood design online that was what I wanted but it had 3 legs with the single leg at the back end of the saw and the double leg right where you had to straddle them. I reversed the design and put the single leg at the front so I could straddle it. I liked it that way. I put the saw on a rectangular piece of 3/4" plywood and hinged it at the front so that it could be lifted at the rear for whatever angle of tilt I might find comfortable. I sold the saw and let the stand go with it. The stands that I have no for my two EX's are 4 footed with the two rear wheels on 7" wheels so that it can be lifted at the end where I sit and rolled around. I incorporated two pieced of 1 1/2" PVC mounted to the sides and put a piece of 1" PVC inside of the 1 1/2" so that it would slide in and out. That became my wheelbarrow handle system and is out of the way when I'm not needle them. I drilled a couple of 1/4" holes in two places in the inner slide and a single hole in the outer piece and stick a 1/4" screw in the holes to keep the inner piece of PVC from sliding in or out when not needed. They are held to the sides of the stand with 1 1/2" conduit clamps. Now, that I have this new design floating around in my head, something new may be instore. Stay tuned.

Send money for lumber and I'll cut you in for a share.

I think you are seeing what I am envisioning. The weight bench was built to sit on the small seat and lean back against the long backrest. I'm seeing that backrest as a saw table that can be adjusted for tilt once it's altered to the correct height and angle. The little seat could be made larger for my fat butt and a backrest could be fashioned. Or an office chair seat could be incorporated into the design. So many ideas, so little time.

Dan, I might just do that and if it works out, I'll patent it and sell it and make a ton.

I didn't mean for you to post pics. I was saying that for such a long article, they could have added one pic or so.

I read the article but without pictures, we can never believe a word of it. Where's the pics? I'm having a tough time envisioning what a floating table might look like and how it would work. His quick clamps would be nice to see too. I wonder what saw he was using. Anybody have more info on him? I tried to find something but couldn't find anything beyond this article.

Please tell me you can see what I am seeing. In my minds eye, I can see it very clearly.

Come on. Envision sitting on the small seat. The backrest becomes a table top for the saw. It would have to have the geometry altered a bit but I can see sitting on the small seat and being able to look right down on the saw top. I'm not saying that you could use it as it is now. Just another design that would work. I might just have to build one so you could "see" it.

Congrats on acquiring a great saw. Now, do a search on youtube for the 4 part series done by Bob Brokaw on how to go through all the bearings with synthetic grease. These saws were known for coming from the factory with very little or no grease and would wear the bearings/sleeves quickly. It's an afternoon job if you are at all mechanically inclined.