Another tool gloat

[crokett]

Raining on your parade a (a little) but my 10.00 framing nailer is working out quite well (eve allowing for spending 6 bucks on a replacement part for it.

That said... YOU SUCK!! How come I can never find deals like these?

[jonmulzer]

Right place, right time is what it amounts to. That is how I ran upon all my deals. When Craftsman closed out their version of the 1617EVPSK router I walked into a Sears Hardware when the last one was being tagged for closeout and picked it up for way under $100. $70 maybe? Last winter I had a friend who needed money and I offered to just give it to him since he had helped me out so much but he refused to take it, even though he had done a ton of work for me and never accepted a cent before. He offered to sell me his Trojan miter saw stand for $200 including a Makita miter saw, extension and stop. I gave him $250 and told him he could buy it back at any time he wanted for that price (over $1000 worth of stuff) so in my mind it was a collateralized zero interest loan. Summer came and he was in better financial shape but decided he wanted the Bosch stand now so I kept it. I also picked up a Ryobi belt sander for $30 brand new and still in the box from a friend that works at the BORG and bought it on clearance and decided he did not need it. Same friend sold me a Dewalt framing nailer, brand new for less than $100.

Right place, right time, have the cash. It also helps if people know you are a tool junkie! Then they approach you and you do not even have to look. I could go on and on but I almost never pay full price for anything to be honest. It also seems that every time I walk into a tool store, something is on clearance for an unbelievable deal. Fortuitous I suppose.

Back to the drill press. I am going to need a few small parts but I cannot find a website that carries parts for Jet tools at all. Their main site it appears only has parts for current stock tools. I need a chuck key (which I can get most anywhere), a crank for the table elevation and new belts. The ones that are on there are nowhere near the correct size I don't think. Tightened all the way they still have a bunch of slop. I wonder if perhaps someone messed up the belts that were on there and then replaced them with a size that was close? If I could even find out what size they are supposed to be I could just go grab some at NAPA. Anyone have a clue who carries parts for their older tools?

[gsmittle]

Well, Jon, it's official. I hate you.

Is there a word beyond "suck?"

Some guys have all the luck. Please tell me LOYL is uglier than sin--that would restore balance to The Force.

g.

[jonmulzer]

Some guys have all the luck. Please tell me LOYL is uglier than sin--that would restore balance to The Force.

g.

She is SMOKING HOT!! I am the one that is ugly as sin! lol

[jonmulzer]

Well, it was not the wrong size belts on it. They installed the pulleys incorrectly so the pulley attached to the motor was always one size too small. Makes a big difference, and shows just how little he knew about this drill press. The table was also off by about two degrees and a host of other things. It is now running great. Now I only need the crank for the table elevation and a chuck key and a little more surface rust cleaned off and it will be like new.

I might run to Rockler today also and pick up some t-track to make a table for it. Since we got a foot of snow yesterday it should be pretty dead around the mall for an easy in and out!

[jonmulzer]

One more thing. The hinges that I was told were busted, were not. Apparently the hinge pins came out and he just thought the hinges broke. I need to find the proper hinge pins for them but some small nails have them working for now.

Some people should not be allowed to own tools.

[shoottx]

When the factory handle on my drill press broke for the third time. (and it was not because of abuse) I used a v-belt pulley and added a crank handle. I spent some time cleaning the rough edges and then installed .It works better that the original handle.