For many years I dreamed of owning a metal cutting bandsaw. I just could not justify the cost. They cost a lot more than wood cutting bandsaws.
Then one day I came across this “Portaband Table” made by “Swag Offroad”. It allows you to mount a portable bandsaw in a table.
I purchased one several years ago and I love it. I thought it would be a luxury item. It is. But, I actually use it a lot, to make my own tools, etc.
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Some people have noticed and asked about the new small wood cutting bandsaw in my studio.
It is a “WEN 3939T 2.8-Amp 9-Inch Benchtop Band Saw”. It was $208 when I purchased it on 1/24/2020. I see it is now $179 on Amazon on 5/10/2020. Err…
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I went over to the dark side a couple of years ago when the price of good CBN grinding wheels dropped down near $100.
I recently decided I should start recommending the purchase of CBN wheels for newbies. You never need to “dress” a CBN grinding wheel thus the size of the wheel never changes. This really simplifies things for newbies. Once they get their grinder and sharpening jigs set up they never need to adjust things.
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One of my students showed up one day with a little battery powered workshop blower. I tried it and I was sold. I had to have one.
I put it on my Christmas list last year and it is the best Christmas present ever!
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Groz UG100-3 Drill Press Vise
Long ago I got this drill press vise that I really like. It is a Groz
UGL100-3 made in India.
My friends and students also really like this vise when they use
it. They want to get one. But, until recently I had to tell them they were
out of luck. I could not find anyone still selling it.
That changed recently when I found a very similar one on Zoro
(www.zoro.com) made by Dayton #4CPG1.
I used this vise mostly for drilling metal things. But, I also use
it for plastic pipe (often) and wooden things (not very often).
