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Offline bird

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Hi, folks!
« on: August 14, 2013, 12:16:22 AM »
Hi folks,
    I hope everyone is doing well.  I've been "absent" for quite a while......  again...  Things haven't been quite right around here.....  but, that's nothing new!  I did buy a band saw since I last talked to you folks.  It weighs over 400 pounds, it's almost 7 feet  tall, and has a resaw capacity of 13 and 1/2 inches. I'm pretty excited about it!!! 
       I just bought a few tools--  a stanley 6c plane, an interesting saw set, a stanley rule and level company "turn screw",  and a near mint "general" square (no. 830).
     I guess that's all of my news, for now.  I do miss you folks.....  you know who you are!!!!!!!!!!!!    I'm trying to "hold on to" the things/ hobbies/ persons  that I love.  That includes  friends, acquaintances, and "neighbors" ....   It seems the least I can do is continue to love collecting tools, learning their history,sharing their stories, ect. 
    I haven't lost my passion for history....  which always involves tools. 
    I hope everyone is doing well.
cheers,
bird.
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Re: Hi, folks!
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 12:56:41 AM »
Just keep us in mind as you use those tools.
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Re: Hi, folks!
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 02:06:11 PM »
Yikes, that's a good sized bandsaw. Is it newer or older?

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Re: Hi, folks!
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2013, 06:13:56 PM »
Yeah, it's a SERIOUS saw! The "manual" that came with it is 101 pages long....  a bit intimidating......  and yes, I'm someone that actually reads manuals! I've had friends say, "Oh, you don't need to read all of that, you'll just figure it out as you go along."  To those folks, I said, "Maybe you don't have a problem dealing with the possibility of cutting your hand off in this 17 inch blade, but I'm trying hard to keep all of my fingers/ hands/ ARMS!!!!! So, I'll read the manual!!!!! 
       It's a brand new saw.  It's not often I buy anything "new."  But, my larger pieces of machinery in my shop I tend to buy new.  I'm not sure if you're familiar with Grizzly tools, but that's the company I trust for large machinery stuff!  Four years ago, I bought a new jointer (joiner ?) from Grizzly.  It's an 8 inch joiner with a 76 inch bed.  It's been a tough, awesome machine!!!!  Hopefully this saw will be tough and awesome, too!
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Yikes, that's a good sized bandsaw. Is it newer or older?
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