My First Official Tool GLOAT!

wow…your one lucky dude…..that is a steal of a deal…..it will be a lot of fun doing the lathe work..enjoy your new tools…look forward to your first post on it..wish i could do lathe work, but ive got a real bad back…and it wont happen for me…but i will enjoy seeing your work…

-- YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED BY THE GRIZZMAN...[''''']

You could have made one for about $35.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

(After reading the whole post)LOL
Good deals

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, Riddle Oregon

Topa, yeah but, and especially with a milling machine and a metal lathe I know I could but I do too much of that which keeps me from making real stuff. Like replacing the open stand with an enclosed stand on my Delta Drum Sander and making a shelf for it (not quick and easy), redoing my bench to fit the 12” RAS (lot of work), redoing my bench to fit the new chop saw, making the dust hood for my chop saw (in process), making the dust hood for my 12” RAS (needs to be done), replacing the castings on my band saw to upgrade it (needs to be done), finish restoring my Delta Variable Speed Drill Press so I can use it, set up my Jet 12” disc/6” Belt Sander when I finally get an undamaged enclosed stand, etc. etc. etc. I spend more time making/doing this stuff then real stuff, sometimes I just gots to say enough and fork out the cash and this was pretty cheap relatively speaking.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Laughing with ya Jim! I know, I can be verbose.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Most excellent. Next question. Do you have a slow speed grinder (with proper wheels) to sharpen your tools? That is probably going to be your next must have. Others may have suggestions as well.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Wayne I’ve got the Delta Sharpening Center I’m hoping that will work, if not a slow speed grinder has been on the radar. But I’ll have to learn to sharpen curves, exactly what I try not to do when sharpening my chisles. :)

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Curt, Just being facetious as usual. You’re too easily stirred up ;-)) Looks like you can fall in the mud and come out smelling like a rose. Great find !!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Topa oh no no no no, well maybe, ;) I wasn’t stirred up though, just siting my reasonings. Maybe gullible though, I believed you that it could be done for $35, why would I question it? It appears it is sometimes hard for me to tell when people are kidding here.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

That is the thing about email and the net, you really can’t tell sometimes so the same words can be taken a lot of ways. I should have use my :-)) smiley face. You’re never gonna get all that work done. When will you learn to turn?

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

I have the rest of my life. :) I’ll never be bored that’s for sure.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

sweet deal. gotta love when that happens. being in the right place at the right time… and running off quickly before anyone finds out… lol

Topamax – so true. unless you know the person, it’s really hard (and mostly impossible) to read a tone of voice in someone’s text.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Great deal! Now you have money left over to help keep that truck running. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Charlie, not much, went to Rockler too many times over the long weekend.

I’d have to say though, best Black Friday weekend I ever had. Except all the gifts I bought were for me. I don’t think it’s supposed to work that way. :)

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI