OCtoolguy

My point exactly.

I always forget to look at the members map. Thanks.

What is a Merel clamp?

The way I see it Les, once we pass 75, we are all in the same group. Thanks for the well wishes and we will be stopping in Colo. Springs on our way East to visit our son & family sometime right after Labor Day. We will spend 2-3 months this trip in our search of Tennessee. I will wave each time we pass by.

And God created shotguns.

Thanks Dick, he is one of my "faves" here on the Village. I worry about him and Les and well anybody who is getting up there with me.

Speaking of Scrappile, where oh where has he gone? Paul, are you out there listening?

I love the music you have playing in the background. Can you elaborate on who/what it is and what type of music is it called? I like soft jazz and blues like Eric Clapton plays. Any suggestions.

Well, the worst case scenario as I see it is you will end up with two great saws once you get this one fixed. I'm thinking now that you know the problem, it should not be that difficult to fix it. Cheers.

As Kevin suggested, if you can get the measurements of the bushing from Axminster, you should be able to buy a bushing most anywhere. If need be, we here in the U.S. could round one up and send it to you. Do you have anybody who can do the pressing out/in? Have you contacted Wolfgang at Advanced Machinery to see if he can help? Have no fear, we'll all come together and get you back in business.

When I built the stand for my EX21, I did just that but I put wheels on the rear of it so I could do like a wheelbarrow to move it around. It has worked out great. Sitting on the rubber matting there is virtually no vibration. I am doing the exact same thing with the new stand for the EX16 but it has the onboard dust system on it. It will be interesting to see if it's any different.

Hey Montserrat, where are you located in Tennessee? We are getting ready to relocate to your fine state in or around the Knoxville area. Maybe we'll be neighbors.

Dan, can you point to where I called somebody a name? I'm curious as to what you are referring. If "egotist" is derogatory name, I am amazed. It's a description at best. I have been around HOA's in the past and have come to know that who run them and almost every case that person was just what I said. They get a case of big head and just fall in love with telling others how to live. If that offends you, I'm sorry. But sometimes the truth hurts. It was not my intent to rile you.

Rolf, this wonderful state has gone off the rails. We can't wait to follow our friends who have left and found a much friendlier place to live. We don't have a lot of money. We did well when we sold our last home and it's all invested to give us a small income. I was self-employed for almost 40 years and really didn't understand what "retirement" was all about. No pension, no retirement, no union income. Nothing but what I am able to generate on my own. So being able to save $15k a year means a lot. We will be able to "enjoy" life again. At least we are praying it is so.

Believe me, I'll never own a home in a HOA neigborhood. I won't allow anybody telling me what I can and can't do. If I want to put up a flag pole, by God I'm going to do it. Those little "fiefdoms" are usually run by some egotist who thinks he knows best. NOT! I'm going to be looking at more rural of a lifestyle. There are areas where we are heading that the dream I have in my head does exist.

It has also been mentioned here that folks have taken a bag of premix concrete and set it on a shelf under the saw so that it adds that extra 75-100 pounds of weight pushing down. So far, I've not had to go that far. I did put down the rubber matts that H/F sells. I bought 4 pkgs of the 4 piece stuff and did my whole shop. My saws sit on that matting and sort of impress it to the point where they don't move a bit.

It won't be long and I will have my new stand for the Ex16 done complete with it's onboard dust control system. I got sidetracked with our "new to us" motorhome. Soon.

It may just be so you can use it as a blower also. But it might quiet it too. Win/win.

From what I have heard, there are some cities in Tennessee that have their own property taxes along with the county tax. So we will be trying to stay away from those cities. My friend just bought a home 15 minutes from Knoxville in the county. 2400 sq ft walkout finished basement, 4bdrm 3 bath, 2 car garage on a large treed lot. $190k. $900/yr property taxes. The house we sold 13 years ago is now taxes at $10k/yr. Our mobile home is at $700/yr. But we are paying $13k/yr in space rent. We bought our mobile home brand new 9.5 years ago for $200k. It is now worth about $300k. Crazy! Nobody makes money on mobile homes unless they are in So Cal a mile from the beach. So with that said, we can buy a nice place in Tennessee, invest the money or pay off the home and save all that money we've been paying in rent. The investment of the house sale money should cover a mortgage pmt. I haven't decided yet whether to do that or pay cash for the home. So, that's what I know at this point. Oh, another thing. We are paying $120/mo to store the RV here in our park. I'm hoping to find a home that has a place for it so there's another $1440/year savings. I can't find the downside other than the weather.

I adapted your fix back when you posted it.

You and my wife and number 2 son. Neither of them has ever taken a good picture.

She has since decided that we'd be much better living somewhere else. I did no coaxing. She is just sick and tired of how this state is being run. Into the ground. Not a good place for retirees. No way to hedge the rising taxes. We are looking somewhere in the Knoxville area. I was already warned not to buy in city limits because of the double taxation. So we will try to find something out in the county. Our closest friends are in Dandridge but I'm afraid that might be a bit too isolated for Barb. If you have any info or suggestions/advice, I'm all ears at this point.

We bought a motor home to use in our search. We will go back there in it and spend a couple of months looking at areas. Once we determine where we want to live, we will come back here and sell our home. Once it is sold, we will pack, ship and store everything back there. Then we go back for good in the motor home and find/buy a home. We can live in the motor home until everything is done. Once we buy a place, we'll immediately start saving about $15k a year because we won't be paying rent. We can buy back there for less than what our mobile home is worth. And property taxes are about the same outside city limits. I've done some homework but still have some to do. Thanks for your wishes.

That's the plan. We want to move to Tennesse for many reasons. One, many friends have already moved there. Far cheaper to live, the opportunity to have an actual house again. And, it's a RED state. More our style of thinking. I might even have a big shop. My dream is a home with a walkout basement with living quarters upstairs.

I wish there were more near me. It appears there are only 3 or 4 and none of them are active on the Village. I'm hoping there will be more in Tennessee.