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01-21-2006, 07:53 PM
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my 'cave' ain't no show palace, but...it works
New is nice, but, I have had some amazing good luck with old.
I have a new drill press, real old lathe, scored a used (like new) band saw, and belt sander from a relative... so far my total outlay, (also I am a cheap bastage  ) is under $300, the gouges and skews came with the lathe...
my lathe might be old, but, I am sure it will outlive me, if the motor craps out, I'll just buy another universal one.
Last edited by Karl F; 02-05-2006 at 10:15 PM..
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01-21-2006, 08:00 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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clean karl- how long that take ya? nice shop.
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01-21-2006, 08:26 PM
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Thanks Don...but
I ain't showing the dirty side, Don, 
the bandsaw came with it's own "dust collector" a mini shop vac built underneath it. I did vac before that pic... Trust me, the basement is a freaking zoo... just took the "good angles"  |
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01-21-2006, 08:43 PM
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Location: Hard aground
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Originally Posted by Karl F
New is nice, but, I have had some amazing good luck with old.
I have a new drill press, real old lathe, scored a used (like new) band saw, and belt sander from a relative... so far my total outlay, (also I am a cheap bastage ) is under $300, the gouges and skews came with the lathe...
my lathe might be old, but, I am sure it will outlive me, if the motor craps out, I'll just buy another universal one. |
Yer a neat freak 
Bring your dust pan my way.... |
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01-22-2006, 01:02 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
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Originally Posted by Karl F
New is nice, but, I have had some amazing good luck with old.
I have a new drill press, real old lathe, scored a used (like new) band saw, and belt sander from a relative... so far my total outlay, (also I am a cheap bastage ) is under $300, the gouges and skews came with the lathe...
my lathe might be old, but, I am sure it will outlive me, if the motor craps out, I'll just buy another universal one. |
Leapingf Lesbians there Karl! Too clean and organized. I'd be lost!  That is some collection of tools for the lathe, you scored big time!  |
Why even try......... 
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01-22-2006, 08:32 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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Mini lates are nice, but for little added cost you can get a full sized machine. You'll have the flexibility to do bigger turnings if you ever decide to..
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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01-22-2006, 08:37 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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On a different scale (and to show how tools once were made), here's what I got. It is a Garvin, made in NY, bought used (without a tool rest and with a 3 phase motor) for $300. Check out the tailstock. I'm not sure how practical it is, but it sure makes me happy when I touch it.
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01-22-2006, 08:55 AM
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I'm not sure how practical it is, but it sure makes me happy when I touch it.
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01-22-2006, 09:34 AM
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Registered Papa
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: "Da Cape"
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"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there would be a shortage of fishing poles"
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01-22-2006, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NJ
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I have a delta midi no problems bought it at lowes they haved one left for 168.00 got to check out and made some noise (lol) about a part missing and the manager ordered me a new one for 168.00 retail is 299.95 , so I walked into that one. Its a real work horse also bought a vega dup and the advantage to that is u can mount on back.otherwise I have all table top bandsaw, drill press , belt&disc sander all delta..  |
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