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  • JamesDean19
    Forum Newbie
    • Nov 2024
    • 24

    #1

    Is this site still active?

    Is it just me or there is there really not a lot of things happening around here. No disrespect, whatsoever. I spend a lot of time just being a silent reader, and replies sometimes. Right now, I don't see that much activity.
  • LCHIEN
    Super Moderator
    • Dec 2002
    • 21828
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    #2
    it's been quiet.

    We have some regulars but its quiet Because we have readers who lurk and don't post anything.
    Why don't you tell us about yourself, your shop, or your interests, your tools
    perhaps, and some examples of your work or
    maybe what you'd like to see or build?

    Are you still in Houston?

    I post stuff like this: a router stand to park your router while the bit is spinning down or so it won't be damaged by contact?
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    Last edited by LCHIEN; 08-14-2025, 04:59 AM.
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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    • cwsmith
      Veteran Member
      • Dec 2005
      • 2798
      • NY Southern Tier, USA.
      • BT3100-1

      #3
      I check in, on the average of twice a day.

      CWS
      Think it Through Before You Do!

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      • Jim Frye
        Veteran Member
        • Dec 2002
        • 1309
        • Maumee, OH, USA.
        • Ryobi BT3000 & BT3100

        #4
        I'm usually here a couple of times every day too
        Jim Frye
        The Nut in the Cellar.
        I've gone out to look for myself. If I return before I get back, have me wait for me.

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        • Black walnut
          Administrator
          • Aug 2015
          • 5503
          • BT3K

          #5
          Yes, pretty quiet.
          just another brick in the wall...

          Boycott McAfee. They placed an unresponsive popup on my pc.

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          • leehljp
            The Full Monte
            • Dec 2002
            • 8721
            • Tunica, MS
            • BT3000/3100

            #6
            A couple of times a day for me also (for checking in here). Nothing going on at home for me at the moment but I am filling in for a number of ministers who are, or have been, taking a week or so vacation since mid July and I will be filling in through Aug 31, except the weekend of the 24th.

            That said, this next Wednesday, I will be going to my daughter's home between Springfield, MO and Branson. I will be cutting a couple of her dead ash trees and getting some"turning wood". Then LOML and I will be spending the weekend of the 24th celebrating our 56th Anniversary.
            Hank Lee

            Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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            • dbhost
              Slow and steady
              • Apr 2008
              • 9476
              • League City, Texas
              • Ryobi BT3100

              #7
              It fluctuates...
              Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.

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              • twistsol
                SawdustZone Patron
                • Dec 2002
                • 3086
                • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
                • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

                #8
                The site usually slows down a bit in the summer when people are off doing non-shop things.

                No shop time for me as both of my primary clients have major finance initiatives running at the same time so I'm on 60-70+ hour weeks and will likely be doing that until year end. The new tax bill means I also need to revamp depreciation configuration for a dozen other clients before the end of the year. I'll stop there before I go off on a political rant.

                There have been a few minor releases of the software the site runs on and I haven't had time to do more than glance at the release notes. There won't be any updates until next year.
                Chr's
                __________
                An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
                A moral man does it.

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                • JamesDean19
                  Forum Newbie
                  • Nov 2024
                  • 24

                  #9
                  It is good to get replies from everyone! Kudos to the mods for this forum as well. More power and hopefully it'll ramp up soon!

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                  • LCHIEN
                    Super Moderator
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 21828
                    • Katy, TX, USA.
                    • BT3000 vintage 1999

                    #10
                    In the past this was always a warm and welcoming group - we've shrunk a lot from our heyday but there's still a few regulars.
                    The BT3 series of saws was once a central theme but as its been out of production for almost 20 years our focus has shifted although it is still a go-to site for people acquiring preowned Ryobi BT3 series saws
                    Loring in Katy, TX USA
                    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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