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"Can't wait to start cutting close to the line!" NBD!

Discussion in 'Tele Home Depot' started by tiskit86, Dec 10, 2011.

  1. Dec 10, 2011 #1
    tiskit86

    tiskit86 Friend of Leo's

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    Happy birthday and Happy New Bandsaw Day!

    I like my jigsaw, but it's been increasingly somewhat of a pain using it to rough cut necks and bodies, templates, etc. Especially templates. So after months of compulsively researching affordable saws and dreaming about resawing my own tops instead of having to buy them on ebay, the box arrived today.

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    This thing is whisper quiet, smooth, and powerful. I think it might be a pretty good quality saw. Timberwolf blades on the way, one for tight curves and one for resaw. I feel like making some more templates just for the heck of it now!:D
     
  2. Dec 10, 2011 #2
    Allthesound

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    Very cool, I'm jealous! Is today your Bday?
     
  3. Dec 10, 2011 #3
    tiskit86

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    Thanks, it was Sunday. Shipping took only 4 days, and the FedEx guy said I could keep the wood pallet he had to use to forklift the damn thing into the garage. That box was HEAVY. And I didn't do my back any favors putting it together today.:)
     
  4. Dec 10, 2011 #4
    jstream

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    No pics yet, but I just got mine as well :)
     
  5. Dec 10, 2011 #5
    adirondak5

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    Excellent saw , I put the riser block in mine and use Timberwolf or Olsen blades , also , a mobile base is great for moving it around , you are going to love it , good luck with it.

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  6. Dec 10, 2011 #6
    Allthesound

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    Happy belated birthday!! :p
     
  7. Dec 10, 2011 #7
    Allthesound

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    Nice! what does the riser block increase the max cut height to?
     
  8. Dec 10, 2011 #8
    adirondak5

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    It increases the cut height to 12" .
     
  9. Dec 10, 2011 #9
    e-merlin

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    Congrats! I need one of those. What brand is it?
     
  10. Dec 10, 2011 #10
    DaveCCF

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    Happy Birthday!

    That's the same model I bought a couple years ago. They're built like a brick house and so far as I can tell they are as good as anything out there in that size. I got mine at the showroom here (Springfield, MO), so I avoided the shipping cost. My shop is turning green quickly. So far, I've bought a milling machine, jointer, drum sander, dust collector, all sorts of consumables, and of course the bandsaw from Griz.
     
  11. Dec 10, 2011 #11
    tiskit86

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    Now that's a shop ready to make some guitars! Is that the mobile base that Grizzly sells for $63 bucks?

    Grizzly.

    http://www.grizzly.com/products/The-Ultimate-14-Bandsaw/G0555


    Next up is to start saving for a dust collector.
     
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  12. Dec 10, 2011 #12
    adirondak5

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    Yep , thats the one .
     
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