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She sat battered and worn in the neighbors drive-way with a sign out front that stated Yard Sale. Bill had driven her hard for 3 years and made a good living building high quality out-door furniture for the "upper-end" crowd in the Atllanta area. But.. it was time to up-grade to the PM he wanted, so.....
He told the "tinkerer" not to buy it as he had litterally worn it out. I examined it with the "eye of the tinkerer" and wrote the check for the $125 anyway. He shook his head and off it went to it's new home.
The "tinkerer" had seen a glimmer in the corner of her near death eyes and would attempt to restore her vital signs. A little modification here and there and he felt she could be of value.
5 years and over 30,000 linear feet of ripping hard-wood latter.. she was "retired" as the new factory reco Uni-saw took her job or ripping. Still humming like a kitten, but more and more of 12/4 and 16/4 stock began to show up and she was out-matched for those needs. Sad day.. but one must do what one must do!
She was offered "For Sale" for $125. Nobody wants a Ryobi I suppose. Her owner thought of parting her out.. but couldn't as there was too much left she could give as he saw it. That resulted in 2 offers to newbie's without a TS at a local club to come and get her for free! No thanks as they had been advised by other members that Ryobi was "junk" and not even worth the effort to go get it. Another sad day.. so she sat in the rear shop with a tarp over her waiting for an opportunity.
After finishing a series of dadoes, the owner sat sipping coffee and his thoughts were that dado set up on a TS is not the safest job in the world and even router set-up is a hassle and time consumer. Got to be a better way... find it~
Just a matter of the "tinkerer" going "out-side the box" once again to cut dadoes without getting your hands anywhere near the blade. A way to cut perfect dadoes with a properly shimmed dado blade to get perfect 3/4" dadoes 3*8" deep on every pass. And without the hassle of set-up and loss time.
The tarp came off and there "she" was sittiong poised in a 3 point stance. The little "Cat" was begging to start her 3rd life as her friend found a solution to the questions he had ask. A trip back to the front shop with a small fence "face-lift" to join her "big brother".
"Get er done" was the call from the huddle and the "tinkerer" only had to execute from the quater-back position.
"Gitty up little "Cat"... the cavalry is on the charge and YOU"RE out front leading the way... again.
Old saw.. old man .. new duties and another another day of challenger at the shop for the "tinkerer!
He told the "tinkerer" not to buy it as he had litterally worn it out. I examined it with the "eye of the tinkerer" and wrote the check for the $125 anyway. He shook his head and off it went to it's new home.
The "tinkerer" had seen a glimmer in the corner of her near death eyes and would attempt to restore her vital signs. A little modification here and there and he felt she could be of value.
5 years and over 30,000 linear feet of ripping hard-wood latter.. she was "retired" as the new factory reco Uni-saw took her job or ripping. Still humming like a kitten, but more and more of 12/4 and 16/4 stock began to show up and she was out-matched for those needs. Sad day.. but one must do what one must do!
She was offered "For Sale" for $125. Nobody wants a Ryobi I suppose. Her owner thought of parting her out.. but couldn't as there was too much left she could give as he saw it. That resulted in 2 offers to newbie's without a TS at a local club to come and get her for free! No thanks as they had been advised by other members that Ryobi was "junk" and not even worth the effort to go get it. Another sad day.. so she sat in the rear shop with a tarp over her waiting for an opportunity.
After finishing a series of dadoes, the owner sat sipping coffee and his thoughts were that dado set up on a TS is not the safest job in the world and even router set-up is a hassle and time consumer. Got to be a better way... find it~
Just a matter of the "tinkerer" going "out-side the box" once again to cut dadoes without getting your hands anywhere near the blade. A way to cut perfect dadoes with a properly shimmed dado blade to get perfect 3/4" dadoes 3*8" deep on every pass. And without the hassle of set-up and loss time.
The tarp came off and there "she" was sittiong poised in a 3 point stance. The little "Cat" was begging to start her 3rd life as her friend found a solution to the questions he had ask. A trip back to the front shop with a small fence "face-lift" to join her "big brother".
"Get er done" was the call from the huddle and the "tinkerer" only had to execute from the quater-back position.
"Gitty up little "Cat"... the cavalry is on the charge and YOU"RE out front leading the way... again.
Old saw.. old man .. new duties and another another day of challenger at the shop for the "tinkerer!
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