Looks like price wars for saws - advice needed

[OCtoolguy]

I don't have to justify any of my purchases as far as the dollar amount goes. My wife only looks at me weird and questions my sanity because of my small shop. Her question is always " what are you going to get rid of?" I can buy anything I want as long as it doesn't crash our retirement account..I'm building up to the subject of an EX 21 at some point but to appease her, I will probably get rid of the Dewalt because it is of the same variety as the EX. I want to keep the Hegner just because I have always considered it at the top end and it does have a totally different mechanism. Now, if a Seyco was to come along a the right price, I might go that route instead. What I really need is to hit the lottery so we can buy a house with a piece of ground large enough to build that dream shop I have always wanted. But, that won't happen because I'm too cheap to buy a lottery ticket. Oh well.......................

Ray

 

[Rolf]

Sorry for going a bit astray from the topic. Ray if I won the lottery I would have a big shop and several garages for a car collection.  The shop would have an assortment of scroll saws where people could try them before purchasing one. Now with the variety of saws owned by our club members we offer new people to come and try them out.

I hope my tongue in cheek comments did not offend anyone.

[SCROLLSAW703]

Well, as it sits, health wise & pocket book, ain't neither one of us buyin' much of anything but meds, groceries, & payin' bills. 
I've got most of the toys I want. There's a few lathe items out there I'd like to have, but they're just a dream.:(  We've spent nigh on 25 years puttin' our meager little shop together. It ain't nothin' impressive, but everything is paid for. 
These kind of threads tickle me. And some of it goes back to when I was on the road. I didn't ask my bride much about what she was spendin' as long as the bills were paid & groceries were bought. And she didn't ask me, bcause she knew I spent as little as possible, & that was on food. Showers were free when I bought fuel. Every Native American Reservation I went thru, my bride did get new ear rings. That's her thing! The dangly kind. Or on occasion, a t shirt. Sometimes she'd have to wait a month or better to get'em before I seen home again, but, man, she liked them ear rings!

Tools were a little different. I never bought a tool til I had need for it, or we could afford it. My bride would look at me, look at the tool we just bought, & after the what's it for? question, then comes just where do ya reckon you're put it question. That's been my only justification.

[new2woodwrk]

Up until now. the wife has not had any real interest or say in my shop - she would do some finishing work, a little sanding but that's it/

Now, with the scroll saws, she likes cutting things - she doesn't think she does very well, and it's been a road trying to get her to understand "who freakin' cares?" LOL

She still seldom says anything but "can you wait a few weeks" when I want to buy a big ticket item like the new Delta saw

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, new2woodwrk said:

Up until now. the wife has not had any real interest or say in my shop - she would do some finishing work, a little sanding but that's it/

Now, with the scroll saws, she likes cutting things - she doesn't think she does very well, and it's been a road trying to get her to understand "who freakin' cares?" LOL

She still seldom says anything but "can you wait a few weeks" when I want to buy a big ticket item like the new Delta saw

Now, you are going to need a second new saw. Once she gets her hands on your new Delta, she won't ever want to go back to the Wen. It will end up on C/L.

Ray

 

[Rolf]

Brad, I have a lot of respect for truckers, besides the skills, the level patience with us idiots out there, being away from family for days at a time. 

I can't be easy.

[OCtoolguy]

6 minutes ago, Rolf said:

Brad, I have a lot of respect for truckers, besides the skills, the level patience with us idiots out there, being away from family for days at a time. 

I can't be easy.

My wife and I sold out everything and hit the road for 3 years back in 08. We pulled a 36 ft. fifth wheel behind a crewcab dually. I learned very quickly just how good most, and I say MOST, truck drivers are. And how courteous most of them are. We never had any problems out on the highway and have nothing but the greatest of respect for MOST truckers. I love to drive and if I had it to over again, I'd think hard about being a long haul truck driver.

Ray

 

Edited March 17, 2018 by octoolguy

[new2woodwrk]

I was on the road for many years in my younger days during the 70's - I hitch hiked across most of the country - met lots of truckers and other road "folk" and truckers back then were outstanding!

Those days, they would give me a ride often for a day at a time to their next main stop!

Of course sometimes they dropped me off in the middle of nowhere and stuck me there until another trucker came by LOL

Fun times and great experiences

[meflick]

7 hours ago, Rolf said:

. . . I hope my tongue in cheek comments did not offend anyone.

Just wanted to make it clear - You did not offend me - I took it as you meant - tongue in cheek - just wanted to rib you back a little  and point out that not all women are into shoes and purses.  Some of us are just one of the guys who also likes the tools and gadgets. 

[new2woodwrk]

2 hours ago, octoolguy said:

My wife and I sold out everything and hit the road for 3 years back in 08. We pulled a 36 ft. fifth wheel behind a crewcab dually. I learned very quickly just how good most, and I say MOST, truck drivers are. And how courteous most of them are. We never had any problems out on the highway and have nothing but the greatest of respect for MOST truckers. I love to drive and if I had it to over again, I'd think hard about being a long haul truck driver.

Ray

 

That is one sweet vacation unit!

[OCtoolguy]

3 minutes ago, new2woodwrk said:

That is one sweet vacation unit!

Thanks. That was our home for 3 years. We visited every state in the union except Alaska and Hawaii. We will be going to Alaska this year. We have been to Hawaii in the past and I hope to visit there again. But after the crappy plane trip we had coming back from Europe last year, I'm thinking that I'll wait for the trans Hawaii highway to open.

Ray

 

[SCROLLSAW703]

Thank you Mr. Rolf. I sincerely appreciate the compliment. Kinda gettin' off the main trail here, & I don't want anybody to holler about it, but, I grew up in the trucking business. My Grandfather had trucks, & my Father had 10 on the road. Dad & I maintained them when they come in, as well.

Although I was bred for it, I started drivin' when I was 12 or 13 for Dad. At that time, we had sugar beets in this area. Dad always contracted at least 4 or 5 trucks to farmers to haul beets. Plus the 10 we had on the road. We were busier'n two tom cats in a gunny sack from the end of September til into February sometimes. Haulin' out of the field to the beet plant was my first education at drivin'. And spendin' all night doin' repairs to the beet trucks so they'd be ready to tear up the next day. And before ya ask, yes, I did miss numerous days of school. But, in those days, a family business, we did what we had to do.

By the time I was 16, I was runnin' over the road for Dad. A lot of the time with Dad, followin' suit. Dad had bull racks & grain trailers at the time. One of our hottest runs was out of a feedlot here in Kansas to Queens, New York. 6 or 8 of us would load 1200 lb bulls & be in Queens, New York in about 2 1/2 days. That was my first run. My career went on from there. I did manage to graduate high school. And went right back to trucking. I drove OTR 30 years. Throughout my career, I hauled everything from eggs to explosives. The only wreck I had in that duration ended my career 6 years ago due to my health. I've been in every state but Alaska & Hawaii, & have been in some of Canada & Mexico. To earn the title of a professional driver takes a lot of miles, no accidents, several things. Not to sound conceited, but I was a professional driver. You respect others the same as they respect you. The truck becomes your home, & you protect it as such. 

My apologies for jumpin' off coarse here, but, Rolf, I sincerely appreciate your respons.

Edited March 22, 2018 by SCROLLSAW703

[Rockytime]

Brad, I'm off topic here too. My cousin hauled cattle over the road from when he was a young man into his mid 70's. Hard life but he would not change careers for anything.

[SCROLLSAW703]

Rockytime, give your cousin my best. Most of us don't get much recognition until we're old & done. I'm sure, without a doubt a in my mind, he was one of the best out there!

[Rockytime]

12 hours ago, SCROLLSAW703 said:

Rockytime, give your cousin my best. Most of us don't get much recognition until we're old & done. I'm sure, without a doubt a in my mind, he was one of the best out there!

He was my favorite cousin. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago. He was six years older than me. As a kid he taught me to ride horses. I loved him.

[SCROLLSAW703]

I'm sorry for your loss, rockytime. There aren't many of us ol' drivers left to bring the history with us. 
ya know, my bride & I, & a good friend of ours, was at the Mcdonald's not far from here yesterday. Their delivery truck from denver was over 3 hours late, & couldn't even get in their lot right to unload. When we left, I was havin a look see at his tractor, & on the side of it, right behind the drivers' door was " 3 time state driving champion, & 2009 driver somethin' else. I stood there a little bit readin' that, & my bride & friend asked me if I was ok. I said yea, & pointed at his braggin' rights, & told them ever' truck I ever drove had permits in that spot, by law. And we used to run 150,000 - 180,000 miles a year, sometimes more, & the only award we got was another dispatch. I just shook my head & walked away. When we got in the pick up, I said to my bride how obvious it was he couldn't back up as many times as he had to go around their store to get where they wanted him. Guys like that are the ones ya see runnin' alone in traffic.;)

[ike]

of the 3 saws all are good just buy what you can afford.

IKE

[OCtoolguy]

I think I'm saving my nickels and dimes for a Seyco or Ex21. I would love to buy American.

Ray