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• 17:47 Sure had some of yas fooled lol #
• 19:62 Those who knew better, well, knew better lol #
• 24:38 lol wtf I am poasting from the bafroom heh heh bbq. #

Manually shitted by ReallyLoudTwattler

Workshop madness

So I ran up to the Scary Woodworking Machinery Place for some more minor supplies and, I had hoped, some parts for a couple of my old machines. The shop has a pretty big selection of used machinery in various condition, as well as a pretty big stock of parts. As my luck would have it, there were absolutely no new parts available, and they had nothing laying around loose to use on my machines. Now, some of the old units had the parts I needed, but they would not sell just that part, I would have to buy the whole machine. For example, they have a complete Rockwell 6" jointer similar to the one I have, but even older. I could buy that one for a paltry $295 (yeah right), take the guard off (the piece I need which just slides on, no tools needed) and I would be set. Except, I would have another machine that I dont need. Me being me, I would fix up the nearly 50 year old machine and try to sell it, but it would be lacking the freaking guard. I'll be back where I started. The same goes for the drill press in need of a new table. I could spend a few hundred dollars to haul home a similar machine, make one complete one and have a almost-complete machine just shy of parts to be worthwhile. I have three big drill presses already, I don't (really) need one more. Well, the garage might be able to use one, but I still would need a table. Back to square one.

Sigh.

Sometimes I wish I didn't have the hobbies I have. I am managing to get the place in shape, albeit slowly. I'm having too much time rewiring and otherwise fixing the old stuff, and lavishing some TLC on all of the goodies. I've conquered the sawdust problem, now I just have to get rid of a ton or more of unneeded cruft.