My journey to the darkside is complete

[Tom in SoCal]

My new "toy" has arrived

[Tom Hintz]

Nice saw! I was concerned that you had purchased a lathe and were REALLY slipping over to the dark side......
It looks like you went "whole-hog" and got all of the stuff you knew you'd eventually get at one time and probably saved a few bucks doing it that way. I envy you!

[Knottscott]

Nice set up Tom. Enjoy it!

[Ken Massingale]

Wow! Fantastic setup. Tom. Congrats and enjoy the new saw. Hope you have some time off work.
ken

[lrogers]

Wow, what a rig. How do you like the power feed?

[Pappy]

Half way things you do not!

[jziegler]

That's a great lookgin setup. I'm jealous. Doesn't everyone wish they could have a unisaw or powermatic?

Jim

[Tom Miller]

Holy cow! It's one thing to "graduate", but you've skipped a few grades!

Congrats!

Tom

[Tom in SoCal]

Thanks guy's. I really love this thing! I haven't had a chance to fully test the power feeder yet. I have about 800 bd/ft of pine flooring that I will be milling a tounge and groove into for my next project. I'll let you know how it works out. The router table is the Bench Dog Pro-Max. I have the M12V mounted in it and I will say it is one heck of a router table set up. The Hitachi has plenty of power and the Bench Dog fence is great. Now to make some saw dust!

[onedash]

how much does an auto feeder cost? how much do you estimate you will save on wood by making your own?
I am sold on the engineered flooring though.

[Tom in SoCal]

onedash,
I am doing a wide plank pine floor as per the boss. I have already done 1000 square feet of this floor about 2 years ago. The difference in cost was about 10 to 1 for the material. The pricing we were getting for the engineered material was about $10 a square foot for the wide plank (11-12") uninstalled. The 1 x 12 x 8' pine from my local lumber yard was anout $1 per square foot for that quantity. Since I am putting this over a concrete slab it is a floating system. The stock feeder cost $250 from Amazon. This is a labor intensive project but the boss loved the final result.

[RodKirby]

Lookin' good!

[onedash]

so the stock feeder more than pays for itself I guess. I guess the wide planks are much more expensive than smaller "standard" sizes?
so since its floating I guess you are gluing the boards together? Or do they make tongue and groove bits that can interlock like an engineered floor?
Im just renting now but the thing I love most about engineered floors is they are done and no wait to finish them and the bullet proof finishes you can get with aluminum oxide coatings.
thats all a long way off though.
One more question on the stock feeder. I guess you can use that for the router or the saw right? I can see the benefit for the router. Just wondering if you can get any better cuts on the saw when you cut really long boards? I know when I rip 8 foot boards they tend to want to bob up at the begining and end of the cut.
I know I gotta build a big outfeed table one of these days. The foldable one thats came with it is not the most stable thing.

[Tom in SoCal]

onedash,
The construction is tounge and groove with two kerfs cut on the underside down the length of each plank. The boards are nailed to firing strips which are anchored to the slab. There is a 6 mil poly sheet between the slab and the firring strips. The finish is a teak stain with several coats of polimerized tung oil. The stock feeder can be used with either the router or the saw.

[SHADOWFOX]

Tom,

Like you I am also on the dark side but my saw is not as nice as your saw. Dang, that thing is a beauty! Have the same router too! Do you have pics of the pine flooring that you've finished so far? Be nice to see.