Thread: Just starting out

Originally Posted by pellcorp

This woodman group saw has riving knife and I think a few members have it a steel at $1650

Was not available when I was looking

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Also the MBS250 on the same site in an awesome saw for 1995 - I have the 12" version and it's really a great saw.

You can get both of these from WWWH in Melbourne too

Wwwh has the SB1012 for $1600 !

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Thanks for your input PC. I am quite confused, particularly as I have not yet visited any showroom, as to the similarity of brands.

For example, the SB1012 you refer to looks vey similar to the Carbatec TSC10B and the Hafco 10H. I am sure that there must be some differences, but to the uneducated it is dazzling!

Unfortunately SWAMBO says "$1500 not a penny more". Different story of course when the new embroideryand sewing machine was wanted; $7K all up with the bits and pieces!!!! and all for no return eithe, just to sew etc for all the grandkids.

Originally Posted by pellcorp

We spent quite a bit on a thick crushed rock base in addition to the standard footings and a Helecopter treatment at end - no cracks at all and no damp for last 2 years.

I'm sure that you will not have any problems, not a lot of people do. I just do not believe in doing any job by half measures. Always over engineer. Maybe I'm just a silly old fart, but nothing I have ever built has ever not lasted the distance.

Originally Posted by wun4us

I'm sure that you will not have any problems, not a lot of people do. I just do not believe in doing any job by half measures. Always over engineer. Maybe I'm just a silly old fart, but nothing I have ever built has ever not lasted the distance.

I guess my point was a good drainage system under concrete can achieve the same as plastic.

Plastic is really important if the base is poorly draining, anyway not really the point of this thread just offering a different experience )

Originally Posted by wun4us

Thanks for your input PC. I am quite confused, particularly as I have not yet visited any showroom, as to the similarity of brands.

For example, the SB1012 you refer to looks vey similar to the Carbatec TSC10B and the Hafco 10H. I am sure that there must be some differences, but to the uneducated it is dazzling!

Unfortunately SWAMBO says "$1500 not a penny more". Different story of course when the new embroideryand sewing machine was wanted; $7K all up with the bits and pieces!!!! and all for no return eithe, just to sew etc for all the grandkids.

Hi,
I would steer clear of hafco altogether I have not heard much good said about them on this forum.

As for the carbatec 10b - it does not have a rise and fall riving knife it only has a splitter a riving knife is a much better option in my opinion.

See if you can find another $100 and get the woodman that's what I would do. But go out to each store and take a look.

Wanita from WWWH might give you a discount on the woodman if you are in Melbourne.

Cheers
Jason

The hafco 10H fence is not as good as the carbatec or woodman saws. I think with that saw you would get what you pay for - a cheap and probably nasty saw!

Well, for good or bad, I picked up a bargain todat-----a Ryobi table saw still in its box unopened, from Bunnings for $179.

I know that the saw is less than desirable, but there are some things that may well suit a less than desirable saw. In the long run I think it will serve as a complementary saw to one of better quality, and be there for the rough stuff.

For $179, I couldn't let it go. Could flog it for more right away on E***Bay

That's a great price for the Ryobi!! Well done.

This week just gone has been terrible to do any work on the shed........bitterly cold and windy........wind comes so can't handle sheet iron! Not only that, on the one day bthere was no wind, it rained........that chinaman I run over years ago is still exacting revenge from me!!!

Today was a glorious day; at last after 10:30 anyway. Prior to 10:30 it was lovely sunshine and clear blue sky but the ice was still on the ground until then. When I plucked up enough courage (madness?) to brave the elements, the sunshine was great. Started to lay out sheets of wall cladding, ice between sheets, so had to stand them all upright until the ice melted away and the sheets were dry. Fortunately that only took about half hour so then gloves on again and into it! Slow and easy, had too many cut hands over the years handling sheet steel; I reckon I've lost enough blood and that's that.

Made some protgress but not as much as I would have liked, but slowly, slowly, catchy monkey. The end will come soon enough.

Some pics of today's progress attached as well as of the $179 table saw from the Big Green Shed!

I used to have that exact ryobi saw table flogged it on eBay for $250 a couple years ago before upgrading to triton wc2k and then a mbs300 cabinet saw.

It's a reasonable saw but the mitre guage is a joke and the fence does not remain true if the wood is too thick or wide. you can probably clamp it on the backend in those cases, but you will probably be able to sell it for more than you paid for it if my experience is anything to go by .

Originally Posted by pellcorp

I used to have that exact ryobi saw table flogged it on eBay for $250 a couple years ago before upgrading to triton wc2k and then a mbs300 cabinet saw.

It's a reasonable saw but the mitre guage is a joke and the fence does not remain true if the wood is too thick or wide. you can probably clamp it on the backend in those cases, but you will probably be able to sell it for more than you paid for it if my experience is anything to go by .

Thank for the advice PC. I was aware of the inaccuracies when I bought it, but as you say, I could pass it on for at least what I got it for. The mitre gauge is certainly better suited to my 6 yr old grandson's toy sawbench! The fence couls be better, but I can construct a better one for use right now. It'll do until I can get more of that funny folding stuff you need when buying something.

Hey mate

can ya move ya shed ... ya blocking me view of the valley

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Hey mate

can ya move ya shed ... ya blocking me view of the valley

Apologies Pockenholz....shed removed and pics of delightful landscape attached....no, its not raining, but could be close to a little of the white stuff.

Very slow, can't make much progress , waiting for one window. Not shed makers fault, I decided to add one for a bit more light.

Progress pics of last few days.

Originally Posted by wun4us

This week just gone has been terrible to do any work on the shed........bitterly cold and windy........wind comes so can't handle sheet iron! Not only that, on the one day bthere was no wind, it rained........that chinaman I run over years ago is still exacting revenge from me!!!

Hope you realize that the forum consist of members of all race.