Walko 4 Bench

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Mahogany Man

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Anyone know where to buy these in the states?
Does anyone have one ?
Looking for some info.
Thanks,
John
 
I think Frank Pellow, regular poster and lovely fellow, has one; it might be worth dropping him a PM.

Cheers,
Rick
 
I saw the ad in the classifieds recently,  and it reminded me:  "OHHH!  yup,  that's the bench I had been meaning to buy last year..."  well,  in that "Last Year"  the distributor ceased to exist,  and no one sells them in the US  -Woodcraft clearanced out their remaining inventory  at a phenomenally low pricing schedule..  mmm  hmmm...  I've waited too long.

SO!  I contacted the manufacturer.  and what I found was that it is not cost effective to buy ONE Walko bench,  but 5+ benches at a time shipped by sea,  and they are quite reasonable.

I want one or two.  anyone else interested in ganging up on a purchase?
They can be shipped into the Port in Miami (takes a couple days to get the order out,  30-35days by sea and a few days - a week or so on the docks for customs to make sure nothing prohibited is being brought across our borders.)  looks like a month and a half to me,  but totally reasonable considering there is really no other way to get a NEW one.
 
welcome to the fog.
i would email the sales at walko  and ask if they have a route to market in the us etc.

great bench by the way . iv got the walko 3
 
I have been Very happy with mine  would be interested in picking up another set of bamboo table supports  if you are putting together an order.
 
I haven't used mine a ton but it has been a lifesaver when I have. I feel like I have just scratched the surface of possibilities with it. It was a birthday gift from my wife. Right now she is using it for potting plants.  [huh] On one side (high) she does it standing up and when she gets tired she uses the other side sitting down (lower).
 
the walko 3 will cut 8x4 foot sheets easily with an overhang, the walko 4 will be easier.
it serves as both a cutting table and an assambly/ work table.
 
I just reached out to Walko to see if there is a way to coordinate a group buy in the US. Will report back once I get a response.

RMW
 
Ive been looking at the bench mark. The base unit is roughly 400 bucks the basic MFT is about 500 bucks.

But the benchmark can be used to cut a 4x8 sheet of ply. Im loking at the dimensions and Im thinking with the adjustments I should be able to adjust it to the same height of a MFT.

Like I said Im looking hard at it.
 
The prices I have seen on the internet are $900+ for the 3 (loaded) and $1,200+ for the 4. Definitely going to be pricier than the Benchmark or MFT but it is a very different animal.

I did get a response from Walko, they indicated that they would do a one-time shipment if I dealt with customs. I have an acquaintance retired from that business that I can probably enlist to help me through this.

So far no other details from Walko but I will get it figured out and then post the summary here. What I am envisioning is a Woodpecker-ish one-time deal, give everyone XX days to commit and then, assuming there is enough volume to meet their minimums, make a consolidated order.

More to follow once I get some specifics.

RMW
 
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