On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:41:47 -0700, "Rich" wrote:

I'm the computer programmer who posted here a couple weeks ago. Thanks to
the help here the desk turned out nice.. a $500 desk for just $80 worth of
lumber.

I want to build more stuff so I'm looking for tools. Are Grizzly tools any
good? I ran across someone who is selling a used grizzly saw that takes 220
power, a 8" grizzly jointer, and a 3hp grizzly shaper all for $1000. Is that
price reasonable and are those important tools to own for building
furniture? Thanks.


Most weekend woodworkers really do not really need a shaper... and
without knowing what kind of saw you are talking about there is no way
I can comment...

HOWEVER.... mention 8 inch jointer and everyone who reads this
newsgroup will have a heart that is fluttering and a mouth that is
watering ....

Now mention 1000 dollars total ... and the heart goes into
fibrilation...

Grizley offers some darn good machines especially for the price
they seem to have a rep for requiring a lot of set up time and fine
tunning to make them function well BUT once that is done they seem to
preform quite well...

8 In ch Joiner..... lol.... Love to have one..

Bob Griffiths