Monday, 24 June 2013
Newbie in market for 14" bandsaw, need recommendations
Hey all – im in the process of putting my shop together. Over the course of the last year I have been able to upgrade to a nice General TS, Dewalt 735 planer, Bosch glider MS, Jet DC, but the last piece to my puzzle is a good bandsaw. My current saw is a 9” Delta shopmaster :(
Had a yard sale recently and did pretty well, so I have ~$700-800 to splurge on a bandsaw. I think this puts me in the 14” size range and should be able to get good/decent quality. Not able to touch Powermatic, General or Laguna.
I have seen the Jet 14” is around $700 on Amazon out the door. There is also a used Jet on CL for $550 in the area that I can maybe get for $500. Both have no fence so add in another $100 for an aftermarket fence (Kreg). the other comparable would be the Grizzly 0555 series, especially the 30th anniversary edition that can be at my door for around $600. Don’t think I can talk the wife into the extra money to make Rikon an option.
Ive read lots of reviews for both the Jet and the Grizzly, some good some bad as expected. I guess I will pose the question this way. If YOU had $750 bucks and were searching for a bandsaw. What would you get?
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Crafty Puzzles
Sunday, 23 June 2013
Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 24, 2013)
What is unusual about this following long sentence?
Dennis, Nell, Edna, Leon, Nedra, Anita, Rolf, Nora, Alice, Carol, Leo, Jane, Reed, Dena, Dale, Basil, Rae, Penny, Lana, Dave, Denny, Lena, Ida, Bernadette, Ben, Ray, Lila, Nina, Jo, Ira, Mara, Sara, Mario, Jan, Ina, Lily, Arne, Bette, Dan, Reba, Diane, Lynn, Ed, Eva, Dana, Lynne, Pearl, Isabel, Ada, Ned, Dee, Rena, Joel, Lora, Cecil, Aaron, Flora, Tina, Arden, Noel and Ellen sinned.
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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jun 24, 2013)
"NCIS" is a popular TV drama filled with mystery, suspense, and action. How well do you know this show?
Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
Creativity : Mental Audio II
1. The theme song for your favorite TV show.
2. A waterfall.
3. A big dog barking. A little dog barking.
4. A racecar starting and screeching away.
5. Your father's voice.
How well did you do at reproducing those sounds in your head? With practice, you'll get better at imagining sounds.
If you like this exercise, try Mental Audio I.
Memory : Keyword Mnemonic
The first step is to think of an English keyword that is similar to the foreign word. For example, the French word for "fish" is "poisson" so your keyword might be "poison" because it is similar to the French word. Try to pick a noun for the keyword, because it will make the next step easier.
The second step is to visualize an association between your English keyword and the English translation of the foreign word. In this case, we would visualize an association between "fish" and "poison." Maybe you could visualize a toxic pond with all the fish floating on the surface, or maybe you would picture someone eating some fish and then dropping over dead. The more dramatic you make your visualizion, the more effective it will be as a memory tool.
Now, if you need to remember the French word for "fish," you will remember the visual scene and will recall the word "poison." This will lead you to the correct word "poisson."
This technique can also work in reverse - going from the foreign word to the English translation.
