Loren Woirhaye
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- Oct 3, 2007
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Its taken me about 12 years to collect my stuff... and I did it mostly
on the cheap... buying old stuff and fixing it up and using it.
I have resold machines often when found a machine I liked
better or just wanted to try out.
I lot of folks think you gotta have heavy duty machines to do good
work and thats not really true. I have a 12" jointer/planer right now
but I could do beautiful furniture with a 6" jointer or just with
a lunchbox planer.
Routers:
I have about 7 routers. old craftsman and B&D routers are easy to
come by used and I just leave them set up for certain cuts. I've
got some nice newer 1/2" routers too.
Bandsaws:
Oh my. I currently have 4. crazy I know. I have a big, 50 year
old Delta 20" saw with a 1.25" blade I leave on it. I also have
an INCA 340 10" saw... which is a remarkable little machine. I liked
it so much I snapped up the tiny INCA 8" 205 saw when I found
a used one. I also have an Oliver portable 8" TimberFramers bandsaw.
If I could have just one it would be a tossup between the INCA
and the Delta. The INCA really is that good, and its portable.
TableSaws:
I've sold a couple of INCA saws and currently I have an INCA 2200
saw. Good machine. Nice dust collection. I had a slider on another
INCA I owned and one of these days, having the space and budget
I'd like to replace the INCA with a big European slider. Honestly,
I haven't found festool to outperform a good tablesaw with the
right kind of room and outfeed support.
Jointer:
I've owned several over the years and currently I have a Robland
XSD jointer/planer combo. It has a slot mortiser on it too. Nice
machine. You have to learn your way around these things...
pet peeve is checking the jointer tables everytime I use the
planer function... because they don't line up perfect every time.
Mortiser:
On the XSD. I never much liked mortising with a plunge router.
Sliding mortiser makes mortising fun.
Planer:
I have a dewalt 733 which recently broke a drive sprocket.
I was dismayed until I took it apart and found the part online
A $10 fix. Otherwise I have been pleased with this planer.
It gives a higher quality finish than the Robland, though it doesn't
have nearly the muscle.
OverArm Router:
Picked up at a yard sale. Weird antique combo machine with
a jig saw on the back. These things are a joy for making
jigs fast. I build guitars sometimes... and this is THE tool
to have for that.
Thickness Sander:
Performax 22/44 hooked up to an old Delta 10" Radial Arm Saw.
Fussy tool but real useful for building guitars.
Panel Saw:
I have had a few lower end saws like SafetySpeedCut and
found them inappropriate for finish cuts ... and the one I have now
is the Panel King... unfortunately out of business. Mine is
older and I picked it up cheap. Accurate yet fussy jig gives
straight rips and quite square crosscuts.
on the cheap... buying old stuff and fixing it up and using it.
I have resold machines often when found a machine I liked
better or just wanted to try out.
I lot of folks think you gotta have heavy duty machines to do good
work and thats not really true. I have a 12" jointer/planer right now
but I could do beautiful furniture with a 6" jointer or just with
a lunchbox planer.
Routers:
I have about 7 routers. old craftsman and B&D routers are easy to
come by used and I just leave them set up for certain cuts. I've
got some nice newer 1/2" routers too.
Bandsaws:
Oh my. I currently have 4. crazy I know. I have a big, 50 year
old Delta 20" saw with a 1.25" blade I leave on it. I also have
an INCA 340 10" saw... which is a remarkable little machine. I liked
it so much I snapped up the tiny INCA 8" 205 saw when I found
a used one. I also have an Oliver portable 8" TimberFramers bandsaw.
If I could have just one it would be a tossup between the INCA
and the Delta. The INCA really is that good, and its portable.
TableSaws:
I've sold a couple of INCA saws and currently I have an INCA 2200
saw. Good machine. Nice dust collection. I had a slider on another
INCA I owned and one of these days, having the space and budget
I'd like to replace the INCA with a big European slider. Honestly,
I haven't found festool to outperform a good tablesaw with the
right kind of room and outfeed support.
Jointer:
I've owned several over the years and currently I have a Robland
XSD jointer/planer combo. It has a slot mortiser on it too. Nice
machine. You have to learn your way around these things...
pet peeve is checking the jointer tables everytime I use the
planer function... because they don't line up perfect every time.
Mortiser:
On the XSD. I never much liked mortising with a plunge router.
Sliding mortiser makes mortising fun.
Planer:
I have a dewalt 733 which recently broke a drive sprocket.
I was dismayed until I took it apart and found the part online
A $10 fix. Otherwise I have been pleased with this planer.
It gives a higher quality finish than the Robland, though it doesn't
have nearly the muscle.
OverArm Router:
Picked up at a yard sale. Weird antique combo machine with
a jig saw on the back. These things are a joy for making
jigs fast. I build guitars sometimes... and this is THE tool
to have for that.
Thickness Sander:
Performax 22/44 hooked up to an old Delta 10" Radial Arm Saw.
Fussy tool but real useful for building guitars.
Panel Saw:
I have had a few lower end saws like SafetySpeedCut and
found them inappropriate for finish cuts ... and the one I have now
is the Panel King... unfortunately out of business. Mine is
older and I picked it up cheap. Accurate yet fussy jig gives
straight rips and quite square crosscuts.
That's a lot o iron you have!
