Call Me Stubborn...

Those who know me know that I hate being stumped by a problem...almost to a fault. After my last post, I sat on the couch for a while, fumed, went downstairs, looked at that damn saw, came back upstairs, fumed some more, then went back downstairs. After much manhandling and a few almost herniated discs in my back, I finally managed to get the mobile base turned around.

So there it is, the new Unisaw (no longer to be called "that damn saw"...at least for now) in all its glory. From what little of the shop you can see (or what little of the shop is left now) its easy to tell that, in typical Rob fashion, organization went to the wind as I started making progress. I suppose what I'm trying to say delicately is that the shop looks like absolute hell right now. There are no less than six empty Delta/Biesemeyer boxes scattered around and coffee cans with screwdrivers and other assorted tools occupying every horizontal surface in sight. Tomorrow will be a day of reorganization...

However, I must admit that I did have to sacrifice a couple of pieces of wood in honor of the momentus occasion. First to go was an unexpecting piece of 2x4 pine. Even with the Delta blade that came with the saw the pine was sliced in two like it was made of styrofoam. Next was a 2" thick hard maple scrap that I crosscut with no effort. If it weren't for fear of losing a few digits, you could almost close your eyes, turn the saw on and imagine you were standing next to Norm, cutting stock for draws and preparing for ahsembelee.

As a side note, I'm sure you all noticed that the blade guard and splitter assembly are not present in the picture...they were removed for demonstration purposes only. Seriously...I swear! :)

Oh, and that 220V outlet...its not lonely anymore.

Posted by Rob at February 21, 2004 9:33 PM