It's been waaay too long.....

Still no house.... Still no shop.... So, I did what any decent woodworker would do..

I bought a used band saw (3 yr old 14" JET). Now I have three....

Want some fun?

Try to explain *this* to the wife....

Rob

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jo4hn

Why do men climb mountains ? Because it was there !

Way to go Rob ! You may be elevated to hero status so>Still no house....

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Lenny

Cheaper to buy spare parts in bulk? ;O)

You're going to convert THIS one into a "hand held" now you got the whole set? :O)

Nah, you're right, you're absolutely cooked this time! ;O)

Take Care, Gnube {too thick for linux}

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Gnube

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 02:17:25 GMT, "Rob Stokes" Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

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brass hanging down there,,,lmao

Traves

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Traves W. Coppock

Appeal to the female shoppers instinct: "It was on sale!"

Appeal to the practical element: "you really need one for each size blade"

Appeal to the frugal element: "I am going to fix it then sell it again"

Appeal (ok, this one's really a plead) to her willingness to help others: "I am holding it for [insert name of someone she doesn't know here]"

If all the above fail, try

Appeal to her nursing insticts: "Honey, I think I have a problem...."

Should all appeals fail, you're left with "Ok, at least use a sharp knife and make it quick"

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Groggy

Or tell her you got it for her to *use* . . . kinda like the guy who bought his wife a bowling ball - drilled to fit *his* hand! LOL!

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Jim Mc Namara

care!)

You say; the thing is I have two, and as you know, disasters are said to come in threes, so I bought this to save you worrying what or when the next one might happen, and therefore I am making you healthier by reducing your potential stress levels! I do this coz I want to have you around a lot longer than I have had to far - OK, that last bit may be a bit of an afterthought, but it may also work! ;O) Consider that bit optional!

Any particular favourite hymns and what sort of flowers would you like should this all prove inadequate? ;O)

Take Care, Gnube {too thick for linux}

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Gnube

Damn Rob - the last time I made "arrangements" family had to come in town, flowers were purchased, and we had to pick out a headstone! Be careful how you choose your words - could be a similar situation . . . :-)

Keep your head down - let us know you're alrgith when ya get it home.

Jums

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Jim Mc Namara

Roger...will do. Shhhh.....

Rob

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Rob Stokes

"Honest Honey....it's the 12" JET I've always had but I watered it....."

....not a hope in hell....

Rob

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Rob Stokes

Excuse my ignorance but....Why would someone want 3 bandsaws?? And nevermind the "because I can" response. ;-)

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Bri

Most people use 3 different blades for almost all the work they do. Resaw, gentle curves or trimming, tight curves. At $600+ a saw, think of the savings not having to change blades back and forth.

I just completed a DIY project. Bought a $300 CMS to do it. Saved $1200 in labor compared to a pro to do it. Hey, that's enough to buy another bandsaw!!!! Ed snipped-for-privacy@snet.net

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Edwin Pawlowski

I bought a 12" JET and it's done a great job for me. I actually had no intentions of selling it or getting a new one. Then I was at a garage sale and picked up a cast frame on a Delta base with a 1HP motor that takes a

105" blade. Got it for $60...how could I say no? I was going to set it up for re-sawing and leave the 12" for "other stuff". Couple of weeks ago there was a note on the classified section of Woodcentral about a fellow who's selling off his tools to go back to school. He's near me. I dropped him a note saying that if he couldn't sell the BS, let me know and I'd buy it.

It's sitting in its new home as of a little after 11 this AM....

See? Easy huh? :)

Rob

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Rob Stokes

Sat, Jul 26, 2003, 2:48am (EDT-3) snipped-for-privacy@sympatico.ca (Bri) asks: Excuse my ignorance but....Why would someone want 3 bandsaws?? And nevermind the "because I can" response. ;

It's an explained thing.

If you have to have it explained, you won't understand anyway.

JOAT Always put off until tomorrow something which, tomorrow, you could put off until, let's say, next year.

- Lady Myria LeJean.

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT Web Page Update 23 Jul 2003. Some tunes I like.

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For doing 3-axis cutting, obviously.

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Robert Bonomi

Consider this devious ploy:

Go buy a roll of theatre tickets. Tear each of about 6 in half and leave the numbered stubs on the dresser. Call her and say: "They've had a drawing for a band saw. Will you please check this number against the stubs I left on the dresser." Then yell, "Yureka, we won!" NOTE: This works only once! Save it for the big one. Glenn

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jo4hn

I did tell her...*that* time finally arrived. Her sister came over form the island to go dragon boat racing so I "suggested" I take the kids and she go spend the day with her sister. They left and after they were around the corner I had the utility trailer loaded and the kids buckled up. An hour later and we were at Randy's house where the saw was as advertised and soon loaded and lashed. An hour later I unloaded it at home (neighbours watching...me explaining...me asking for ten minutes with SWMBO when she came home before they came over....) and put the trailer away right where it was...and waited...

When she came home tired after a hot day at the river I asked her if she wanted to see the latest toy...."sure dear". Down we went and all I got is That's nice. Was it this clean or did you clean it.?". That's it....that was the total conversation, other than her asking if I wanted her to swing by the Salvation Army and pick up an old blanket to toss over it while it's in storage.

I'm still waiting for the other shoe,.,,but I'm starting to believe in hope....

So...it looks like I'll have a JET 12" band saw for sale soon. I bought a "few" Timberwolf blades for it before I moved back to Canada but...they're packed. As soon as I find them I'll work to get back to two bandsaws.....hey....when I sell it, I'll have "woodworking cash" available....Wonder what I should get?

Shhh...........!!

Rob

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Rob Stokes

For the same reason that a woman "needs" 72 pair of shoes. I threw that many away when my ex moved out - she took the other 100+ pair with her. (true story and her name wasn't Amelda.) :-)

You can set up bandsaws for different uses, Bri. Kinda like a drill press: one can be set up for a dedicated mortiser - one for drilling, etc. Band saws have many of the same traits that make it a multi-functional unit.

Jim a.k.a. Jummy, Jums, Minwax Mac, etc.

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Jim Mc Namara

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