My turn to buy invest in another toy, uhhh, I mean tool

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The brazing process doesn't look too bad. I have seen the welders built into the industrial bandsaws, so out of curiosity, I looked that up and that process is pretty cool to watch also, though trying that on something this small would probably light the whole thing up....

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I totally missed this, but what a great tool and I'm very excited for you. I was thinking it would great for puzzle boxes where the scroll saw boxes are limited to about 2 inches, this would take them on up to another level.

The blade cost would be a concern if they dulled quickly, so...

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These guys don't have a location close, but I did find a similar shop within an hour, so looks like I'll be making road trip. Thanks for the advice!...

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Hey, if you were in my area, how would you go about finding this type of place? It this a Co-op, tractor repair, or some other similar place?

Thanks to the link to Target Coatings, I'll check them out.

-----Randy...

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Yeah, this is for cabinets, doors, trim, larger metal projects, appliance repainting, and etc. I really like wipe on poly for my small stuff, so I'm not sure if I'll use it on smaller scale stuff or not. I can do my small stuff with wipe on in less time than it takes to clean this gun.

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Wow, I like the look and "feel" of these!

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I built my own 50 ton press from scrapyard metal, with electric hydraulic pump. So, although not relevant to this forum, if anyone knows about this stuff, I could use some help. Press worked good for a long while, but then got a leak from the pressed fittings on one side of the hose. So to fix this,...

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Nope, not an air compressor.

I already have a super quiet one. The new series from harbor freight is unbelievably quiet. Was looking at the California one, but the Fortress models were so cheap, and freakily quiet. Mine is one of the earlier small ones, so not big enough to run a . . ....

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So close, but the opposite....

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I probably should have gone with a nice floor standing drill press as the bench one I've been using all this time was like $35, and does ok with small stuff, but really really struggles with anything significant. I have a powerful/monster hand drill, but my judgement isn't good enough to drill perfectly...

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Ah, that would have been a good choice also. I went to a trade show many many years ago, and bought a Kreg kit, and have been using that for cabinets and misc other projects ever since. My only challenge with the manual Kreg is that sometimes, when putting the two boards together, the clamp don't hold...

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Following Rolfs example, I'll wait until Thursday when I get it, to post a pic. I will say it will help with the cabinets I'm doing for the house remodel, and useful for other woodworking projects. It will become one of the most expensive tools in my shop, but doesn't cut or sand and not a jig.
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Yeah, I've not really played with this, and didn't notice the tutorials intially. Those have everything layed out exactly. As a computer guy, "Not Reading the Manual" is almost unforgiveable! LOL...

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If I wanted to just do a quick test, what are some valid input parameters?

I get one big circle when I just guess at this.

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I and an other woodworker drove up to Nashville Lumber, there was something off with them, and we ended up leaving. If I remember correctly, we couldn't view the product before purchase, which is kinda weird when you are buying hardwood, but not a huge deal for baltic birch. But you know how people...

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Yep, I'm close too, and sure miss being able to drive there a few times a year. I and a few others took a little outting there and ate a Demos afterwards. Remember this?



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