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by Ed in Tampa
Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner
Replies: 120
Views: 137381

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner

RF guy makes a good point between pro and home hobbyist. But I think most home hobbyist always have a dream, maybe in the back of their minds, to quite their job and make a living off their hobby. Technology is evolving, today they are actual building houses using material printers, I have seen work...
by Ed in Tampa
Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: Community
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner
Replies: 120
Views: 137381

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner

I think Buckeye Dennis has hit the nail. Today people do not think of woodworking but rather as makers using technology to create and execute their work. Fewer and fewer YouTube makers are using woodworking tools to create. Instead of saws and jointers they are using CNC, Lasers, plasma cutters, wat...
by Ed in Tampa
Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: Community
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner
Replies: 120
Views: 137381

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner

I question the actual market, is there really enough young woodworkers willing to spend nearly $5000 dollars for their hobby. If my family which has woodworkers/DIY'er in its background is any valid comparison, I do not think so. Today’s kids are fighting to afford their own housing, food, gas and o...
by Ed in Tampa
Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: Community
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner
Replies: 120
Views: 137381

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Shopsmith, Inc. Has A New Owner

Thank goodness! Maybe he will bring prices to realistic levels and sale a ton of new Shopsmith’s.
I always believed there was a huge untapped market that was priced out of the market.
Welcome to the new owner!
by Ed in Tampa
Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: Woodpeckers Tool - Factory Tour on Youtube
Replies: 10
Views: 6330

Re: Woodpeckers Tool - Factory Tour on Youtube

Great tour! Thank you for telling us about it. I did not know Woodpecker was connected to Blue Spruce. If I was thirty years younger and a millionaire I would own at least one of every tool they make. I love to look hold and use precision tools and this floats my boat. Thanks again for letting us kn...
by Ed in Tampa
Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:26 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Latest My Growth Rings installment
Replies: 46
Views: 9899

Re: Latest My Growth Rings installment

If you have problems with the five-point safety check. I highly recommend that you watch TV. You do not belong in a wood/machine shop at all. They are inherently hazardous. Just another opinion. Who said I had a problem with the five point check. I said most beginners do not know it. That makes the...
by Ed in Tampa
Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Community
Topic: Latest My Growth Rings installment
Replies: 46
Views: 9899

Re: Latest My Growth Rings installment

Ok, I tried to watch the video of Scott with John and I just couldn't get past the first 5 minutes of it. The background music was very distracting and took away from the discussion, which I have to assume John did on purpose because he didn't want to make this video. He seemed very domineering and...
by Ed in Tampa
Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: Woodpeckers Sharpening Jig
Replies: 35
Views: 11935

Re: Woodpeckers Sharpening Jig

If you purchased it from woodpecker they should have records that prove it is new. However if you bought it from someone else I can see them not wanting to do anything. They may have sold it a defective at a discount and then someone sold it to you at full price. It could have been already replaced ...
by Ed in Tampa
Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:50 am
Forum: Community
Topic: I'm an idiot
Replies: 9
Views: 1512

Re: I'm an idiot

Last time I moved was in 1979, after that experience I decided I did not have a reason sufficient to ever make me move again. The only blessing in the 1979 move was it was after our house burnt to the ground in 1976 so we really did not have much to move although you would be surprised to see how mu...
by Ed in Tampa
Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Mystery Spring
Replies: 21
Views: 3459

Re: Mystery Spring

Note - Tom has posted his final video in the Woodshop Nerdery series. :( David, I wasn't even aware that Tom had stopped. I went and watched his final video explaining his reason for quitting. On a similar topic, for me it seems like most small to medium size woodworking channels have either slowed...