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  1. OCtoolguy
    Why did you limit your question to just the "Nice People"? You don't care about the where I buy mine? I'm crushed!
  2. OCtoolguy
    I like the reasoning behind mesquite.
  3. OCtoolguy
    I have no actual experience here but from what I have read and heard, the advantage of gel stain is it's controllability. From what I have read, you can wipe it on and not have it going all over the piece and it doesn't soak in as fast so you can come back on it and wipe it off before it gets too deep into the wood. Ok, that's all I know.
  4. OCtoolguy
    The only apple wood I have ever seen was a few items that my great grandfather carved for me when I was very young. Unfortunately, I was TOO young and didn't place the correct value on them and they got away from me. The wood though is a very nice straight grained light colored wood.
  5. OCtoolguy
    Just for the heck of it, I'm going to guess "apple". I don't know why but it just came to mind.
  6. OCtoolguy
    Iggy, I sell a lot of stuff on C/L and a while back, I got a very similar response on an item that I was selling. I wrote back to them that it's true that I was born at night but it wasn't LAST NIGHT! I never heard another word.
  7. OCtoolguy
    I have that same magazine and I am thinking about making a set of chess pieces. But, the bad part is, then I'd have to make a chess board. My table saw is not the best so it will be a real test to try to make that many truly square pieces. But, it will prove to be a good challenging project.
  8. OCtoolguy
    This was my first attempt. 8 side panels.
  9. OCtoolguy
    Lucky you!
  10. OCtoolguy
    I agree. Great saw. I paid that much for my Delta 8 years ago. You will never regret having a bandsaw in your shop. Whenever I need a quick cut, instead of setting up my portable table saw, I just do it on my bandsaw.
  11. OCtoolguy
    I have no idea what it is but I'll bet it's way too hot. And, I said "not centigrade". It's Fahrenheit for me. And, I don't speak metric either.
  12. OCtoolguy
    Thanks. I like it somewhere between 68 and 78. Not centigrade though. I have a very short thermometer.
  13. OCtoolguy
    When I see temps of 30 and 47 that seems pretty cool for us here in the U.S. I have no idea what that means in centigrade but I take it that it's pretty warm?
  14. OCtoolguy
    I too have been following this saga. I think in the grand scheme of things, the two things that I think are WRONG are, one....the total lack of communication on the hold up of shipping your saw. And two....the fact that they bang your credit card at the instant you order the saw. If they know at that point in time that they don't have a saw to ship you, they should inform you of that and then NOT hit your CC until the moment the saw is shipped. I'm really hoping and praying for this small (?) company to survive and prosper. But, they need to get their stuff together and start acting like a real business and not a hobby of some sort.
  15. OCtoolguy
    They are lucky that you aren't in a hurry Kevin. I wonder how many orders have been cancelled because of their poor delivery status. I would not be quite as patient as you. Or at least I'd be asking for something in return for my patience. Maybe an extended warranty or something. Just saying. When you get to my age, time is the most valuable commodity I have.
  16. OCtoolguy
    I don't think that has much to do with vibration on scroll saws. They mechanisms are vibration producing in themselves. I haven't read/heard of things coming apart as a problem. The conversation about the tension knob turning on EX style saws would not work with safety wire. It must be turnable to micro-adjust the tension on the blades. What is needed there is a nut with a nylon sleeve in it that puts enough friction on the threads that they won't turn by themselves but can still be adjusted by the operator.
  17. OCtoolguy
    There are many machine shops out there. Why be held captive by one? I wonder if it was a tractor part if they would be as patient. I think not. I'm not in business but I wouldn't sit still for that nonsense. Go somewhere else to get your part made. Or to the mfgr. that made the CNC. Nuts!
  18. OCtoolguy
    Good idea Jerry. I never gave that a thought. Would that have even allowed a blade to be mounted?
  19. OCtoolguy
    I think I like the rubber band the best.
  20. OCtoolguy
    I think I recall you saying that Bubba. I don't blame you. Once you get a better saw, the whole world sort of opens up to you. I often wonder how many people got frustrated using a cheap saw and just gave up. That would be a shame. If you learn on a cheaper saw, once you get the better saw, you will just get better. My Grandfather was a master carpenter and could make anything. He designed and built all of his woodworking equipment out of whatever scrap wood he could round up. What he couldn't make, he did without. I think the only true power tool he ever bought was a Porter/Cable router when they first came out. I still have it.
  21. OCtoolguy
    It's no different with firearms. Everybody needs more than just one.
  22. OCtoolguy
    If I wasn't 3000 miles away, I'd do the same.
  23. OCtoolguy
    You're gonna love that new saw. If it's anything like my EX you will have a saw to last for years.
  24. OCtoolguy
    It'll take you about an hour to do the fix mentioned above. To hell with the warranty.
  25. OCtoolguy
    You know Kevin, you may very well be right. These saws don't come from the factory with very much in the way of lubrication. When I took mine apart that wedge was pretty dry. I greased the heck out of the entire slide/wedge area with synthetic grease. I also did all the known fixes for the knocking noise that comes from the tension rod. I adjusted the rod. and I filed the plate that covers the rod. All stuff that should be done when taking the saw apart for service.
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