On 11/27/2013 7:33 PM, Bill wrote:
Bill wrote:
I was looking at parts diagram for a 2002 Unisaw. snip
It just takes one other person to makes an auction difficult, and he
was there (he probably thinking the same thing)! We had to go from $500
to $1050 before I convinced this person I was pretty serious about
getting a saw! And that's the dollar amount I payed--$1050+10% +7%
(sales tax), in case anyone is curious. I felt like I didn't want to do
any more saw shopping--and this one was only about 5 miles from home--so
I thought beforehand that it wasn't going to get any easier. I met a
kind person who helped me get the saw home on his trailer--I had talked
with him for 10 or 15 minutes before they got to auctioning the
machinery. While I was collecting parts in a plastic garbage bag that I
brought with me for the occasion, he asked me if I needed any help
moving the saw. And I said yes, please. And he said, where's your truck.
And I said, I don't have a truck. Can we put in in yours?--I said I
live close by and I will be glad to give you $100 to help me. His
trailer featured a hand-powered winch-which was handy pulling it up and
letting it down some improvised ramps. He did a lot of work though,
securing the saw. He got he out of a "tough jam". I thanked him and
tried to hand him $100, buy him a tank or two of gas, etc. but he would
only take $5 for gas. A nice guy who made a real difference, like many
of you folks.

Bill

Congratulations Bill. Good luck with your new saw.
Give it a thorough look over. Clean it up.. you can use 400 to 600 wet
dry sandpaper, for the top, or a green scotch brite.. cut it round and
use your random orbital sander...
wax it using butcher wax and enjoy.

Build yourself a cross cut sled for 90degree cuts and look for the incra
miter on sale for angled cuts.

And go make something.. build some jigs to learn how to use the tool
before you tackle your first big project.

--
Jeff