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Jack Hunsucker WR Devotee Offline I am a part of all that I have met. Posts: 339 Gender:	Poor Man's Paradise 02/20/12 at 11:25:13 As a NOOBE, my shop may be austere by most standards. It contains a mini lathe, scroll saw, blade runner, and mitre saw. Give it time, and it will grow.
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Guy Bratt WR Supporter Online WR Rocks! Posts: 510 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #1 - 02/20/12 at 12:09:43 I think it's a nice little escape Jack. What is a blade runner?
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Breck Whitworth WR Supporter Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 1261 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #2 - 02/20/12 at 12:40:21 Jack a shop is our castle it doesn't have to be large just ours! Just keep turning Breck
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Reply #3 - 02/20/12 at 12:58:52

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is basically a jig saw mounted upside down under a table. similar to a scroll saw, but the blade is not supported at the top.

all shops start out small. mine started out in a storage shed with a 3/8" drill and a 7¼" skill saw. it is not what you have or want, but what you can do with what you have that counts. it is hard for me to see (pic is very small and eyes are bad), but it looks like you have room to grow. enjoy what you have and get what you need as you need it. thumbsup

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Jack Hunsucker WR Devotee Offline I am a part of all that I have met. Posts: 339 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #4 - 02/20/12 at 13:54:04 I haven't figured out the secret of getting a photo to 75K or under but still have enough size to see detail.
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Jack Hunsucker WR Devotee Offline I am a part of all that I have met. Posts: 339 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #5 - 02/20/12 at 13:59:13 The Blade Runner is a deceptively useful tool. You can cut a wide variety of materials with pretty good accuracy if you have the patience not to force it. I have no trouble ripping pen blanks to 3/4" squares or cutting circle segments for bowls. Since I can't afford a band saw at this time, segmented bowls are my only option.
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5952 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #6 - 02/20/12 at 16:29:40 A person's shop is their castle regardless of its size, all I got is a 12X20 shed but its.... MINE!!! If yours is big enough to do what you enjoy doing, that's all that matter... Right!!!
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Len Layman WR Patron Offline What have I got into?? Posts: 1709 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #7 - 02/20/12 at 17:47:54 Mike Baber wrote on 02/20/12 at 16:29:40: all I got is a 12X20 shed Wizzy, That is a castle. What are you talking about??
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Dirk Hoogendoorn WR Patron Offline either a bowl or fancy firewood Posts: 481 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #8 - 02/20/12 at 18:51:16 The size of shop others have does not help you in the least Jack. Enjoy what you have and make it work for you
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Reply #9 - 02/20/12 at 20:36:02

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. bought it based on another forums recommendations. it has a hard time cutting paper.

that being said, you can do other turning besides just segmented. bowls, candlesticks, small hollow forms, the list is only limited by your thinking. looks like you have a small lathe, so a small electric chain saw would work for you. it works for Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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. others use a reciprocating saw, bow saw, or even a axe. you would be amazed at what you remove with a hammer and chisel.

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Chuck Beland WR Supporter Head WR Twit Online I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12447 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #10 - 02/21/12 at 01:05:22 Jack, Nice shop. ditto can't see the pic way to small. Like what was said it's our castle. you do the best with what you got to work with.
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Reply #11 - 02/21/12 at 11:07:42

My first shop was a cardboard box with a a 1/4" drill and a 6" skil saw. Oh, and 2 C clamps. With that and a nice long straight edge I built a complete set of kitchen cabinets, both base and overheads. It took a lot of time and I had to develop a lot of patience, but the work got done.

Forty years later,I still have both tools tucked away as a reminder that you can work with what you have at hand. It just takes perseverence and maybe a bit of youthful refusal to take no for an answer.

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David Hamann WR Global Moderator WR Patron Offline Be yourself-every one else is taken! Posts: 5360 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #12 - 02/21/12 at 18:22:16 John, you build similar to my grandfather. only difference is he did his building during the depression and used a hand saw and a brace & bit. i remember those cupboards, long straight edges, square corners, each door had the same gap. beautiful work.
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David Hamann wrote on 02/21/12 at 18:22:16:

John,

you build similar to my grandfather. only difference is he did his building during the depression and used a hand saw and a brace & bit. i remember those cupboards, long straight edges, square corners, each door had the same gap. beautiful work.

You know what? I missed one. I also had a Stanley 60 1/2 low angle block plane that my grandad taught me how to use before he gave it to me. And yes, grandad learned all his skills before he ever saw a power tool. He often told me that power tools were too slow. Too much fiddling around getting ready to make a cut. Just grab a saw or chisel or plane and get to work. The 1/4" drill was also a present from the old man - but only because he got it on sale for 5.00. Grin

He never owned a power drill of his own. Hand drills and a brace was much faster and easier to use in his opinion. Sometimes, we substitute power tools for real skills. I'm as guilty as the next, but at least I know one person who didn't need all those fancy thingamabobs to get the work done.

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David Hamann WR Global Moderator WR Patron Offline Be yourself-every one else is taken! Posts: 5360 Gender:	Re: Poor Man's Paradise Reply #14 - 02/21/12 at 22:31:08 John, i have my grandfathers hand drill, got it from my father who had it stored in a tool chest he made before he went into the navy. slightly rusty, but still works good. like you, i love their old tools and cherish them.
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