mikesscrollsaw Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm so pumped right now! Ok so y'all remember the Victorian train I made? I just sold it for $790 And with that money I also just purchased an Excalibur 21" scroll saw with footswitch and stand off eBay for $734 shipped. (new in the box) You may remember my craftsman was dying, well it broke even further while using it just yesterday. The table friction knob busted off now I have to clamp the table still. And it still runs at variable speeds on it's own. Not bad when it slows down can be dangerous to the project when it speeds up though. I probably buy new parts for the craftsman and either keep it as a spare or sell it well see. Anyway I wanted to share my news. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Holy cow! That's awesome! I bet you'll be going crazy, waiting for you new saw. Congrats on the amazing sale and the new tool that resulted from it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesscrollsaw Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 That's the best part of all, when the table friction broke I wasn't sure how I was going to replace my saw. The craft show I did this month was a total flop for everyone there. And I really didn't think the train was going to sell, only 18 lookers and no watchers on eBay. The with seconds left a buyer emerged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbudinger Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Way to go both on the sale and the purchase. NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedkm Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hip Hip Horay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messman Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 That is fantastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 YAHOO!!! Way to go Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mike, Wishing you all the best on your good fortune. Since I am new here would it be possible to post a picture of the Victorian train? Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolbeltman Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Good to hear your news Mike....thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesscrollsaw Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mike, Wishing you all the best on your good fortune. Since I am new here would it be possible to post a picture of the Victorian train? Joey here is alink to the "bragging rights" thread for the Train viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5376 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oges Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Congrats on the great sale and the purchase of your new saw, sounds like you were really in need of a new one. ..I really didn't think the train was going to sell, only 18 lookers and no watchers on eBay. The with seconds left a buyer emerged!.. That's how I bid on most of my Ebay auctions, saves driving the price up ... not good when you are the seller though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Congratulations wow what a sale and what a great buy. When you least expect it something good comes along, once again Congratulations. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 congrats Mike, on the sale and the new saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Mike, Awesome job. Where did you ever find the patience? Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesscrollsaw Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 You can do it! It wasn't as bad as you might think. I have to admit I lose interest if a project takes too long but this wasn't bad at all. As a matter of fact I'm going to make another on really soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Patience pay's, i too won out that way for my dw788.Traded my intarias for it! :)Makes it all worth while ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesscrollsaw Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 It's coming tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Nice work, I'm sure it was very, very well packed ! Would be a crying shame to have it arrive in splinters ,, I shouldn't even say that, but I have seen some very shoddy packing on fragile items, and have had things arrived busted up. The shipping companies can be brutal with packages, I tend to over-pack anything that has a chance to be damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Mike, Where did you obtain the pattern? Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesscrollsaw Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Mike,Where did you obtain the pattern? Joey finescrollsaw.com, He is in spain, and makes all kinds of advanced scroll saw projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesscrollsaw Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 it arrived today, upacked and set everything up. did a little cutting with it, and i'm pretty happy so far. very quiet and low vibes compared to my craftsman. cuts pretty smooth. I've never used the foot switch before but I think I can get used to that. I like that I don't have to reach all the way to the back of the machine to set the tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolbeltman Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Very nice new tool Mike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 congrats, looks great. Once you get used to the foot switch you'll love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Seems a shame to get dust on it............... Sorry only joking Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Ooooo....shiney. That looks like a dream to work on. I'm still on a 16" Craftsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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