<html> I have limited space and have found the Shopsmith multi-tool to suit my purposes. I'd get it again (no regrets). Jon Page At 03:16 PM 09/07/2000 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>Perhaps some of the more enlightened (read experienced) shopsmiths could recommend what they would buy if outfitting their shop today. I will probably purchase several pieces within the next year or so (already have the Craftsman belt sander!) and would love to hear your picks. Phil Romano Myrtle Beach, SC -----Original Message----- From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:26 AM Subject: Re: Plate Bushings >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@jagat.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: September 07, 2000 6:19 AM >Subject: Re: Plate Bushings > > >> > >> > I could even send a drawing of the jig that I use on my drill press and >> > on the bandsaw and would be glad to do so if that is what you want. >> > >> Thank you John I would love to see the basic idea.  I do >> have a bandsaw and a drill press.  The drill press was the >> first power tool I bought.  It is a Sears Crapsman and I >> have lived to long regret that purchase . . . . > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > >Newton, > >Well, that that's not an indication of long life.  What did it take?  A day >or two after you got it set up and used it for the first time? > >I can sympathize since I made the same mistake years ago though I've long >since gotten rid of the thing.  I even repeated my mistake, though, and >later bought a Crapsman belt sander.  It was 'on sale' and seemed like such >a good deal.  How could I go wrong? > >Now, I don't use a belt sander much, but once in a while they are useful. >So, after using the thing a couple of times the switch gave out.  About two >weeks out of warranty, naturally.  Try as I might, I couldn't figure out how >to get the thing apart to get at that switch.  When I was told that the only >way to 'fix' the switch was to send the sander in for a 'complete rebuild' >at a cost of only $5.00 more than I had paid for the bloody thing, I trashed >it and vowed to never buy another Crapsman anything ever again.  That was >about 25 years ago and I've never regretted that decision. > >Regards, > >Del ></blockquote> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>