Tool Stand, 1 of 3

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

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Tool Stand?

Jim in Burlington On

>Hey that looks like another workbench to me. Starting to look like a tool collector's bench. LOL

Re: Tool Stand?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Yeah Jim, the bones of this stand would actually make for the beginnings of a mighty fine bench. Once I had laid the two long 4.4's in place I realized the same thing and said "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe I should cut this down, and..........., but than I came to my senses and pushed on with turning it into the "Design in Mind" toolchest.

However, a seed has beeen planted in the fertile soil 'twix me ears. ;~)

T.O.

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John Clifford

>Looks good how about some pics of the tools inside :)

Re: Tool Stand?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>John, they're the same tools that I showed a few weeks? back when they where under the cabinet. Nothings changed except for the location.

T.O.

Fess up

Bill Tindal, E.TN

>What is that electron burner in PIC 2? Leaf Mulcher?, snicker, snicker.

Fessing up

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Bill, that be me 14" Delta bandsaw. The only reason it's still here sucking up space is because when I put it up for sale here on WC nobody bought it. :~( Guess I might of unknowing asked to much for it. Guess I'll put it out by the curb along with the drill press. either somebody stops and grabs it, or the trash man gets it.

Anybody want it? Make a resonable offer, come to Jacksonville Fl. and it's yours. Drill press too. Tablesaw might not be too far behind, but I am a bit attached to it, so I need to think on that one for a bit. I don't need the money, I just want the space they're consuming.

T.O.

Re: local Craigslist?

Glenn Madsen near San Francisco

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Re: local Craigslist?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>No Glenn, for what I'd have to sell this bandsaw for to make it attractive enough for somebody to buy a new one instead of a used one,it's just not worth it to me to have everybody and their brother calling me, than low-balling my asking price. Plus, with the price of gas it's not really worth driving any distance to buy a used bandsaw. I just checked on Delta's site, and a saw comparable to mine goes for $400, coarse, that dosen't include the riser kit.

-I'm thinking I'll just tear it apart and put it in the trash or take it to the scrap yard.

There's nothing to it really. Seperate the the top from the bottom, than the bottom from the base, and wa-la! it's in small enough pieces to be managable.

Too bad really, it's a nice saw, and I barely ever used it. Just not interested in it anymore.

Drill press is even easier.

Instead of cash I'd even be willing to consider some interesting trades.

T.O.

Donate it

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>If your local Habitat for Humanity has a Resore thrift store, they'll probably be thrilled to get both. They make a little money, you get a tax write-off (or, if you do standard deductions, a warm fuzzy feeling), some not-much-money poor young soul gets the tools.

If you weren't 3,000 miles or more away, I'd fire up the truck - I'd love a 14" Delta bandsaw to replace my dinosaur brand 12" saw (Power King, made in USA in the 1950's, apparently quite well-known at one time, since the saw appears in the "band saw blade length" chart of the Starrett catalogues of that era).

Re: Donate it

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>I'm thinking of doing just that Bill.

T.O.

Re: Tool Stand, 3 of 3

Ernie Miller

>That is about Butt Ugly! I can't see any space saving there? it looks like you have a vice on it? any way you could have made it 1'4 the length and started the drawers lower to the ground put the least used or heaviest tools in them and stacked them just a little higher than they are now and you would still have 3/4's of that space to use for other things. What did I tell you lasy week? tear it all out to the studs and start over So we are now on shop organization 5.35 right? How about covering the front of them boxes with contact paper to pretty them up some?

Re: that's the beauty

Glenn Madsen near San Francisco

>Justy indicate that you're interested in unusual trades, and take email replies only.

Your stuff. Your rules.

I don't get it...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>How do you get to your bench? Do you have to pull it out from underneath that monstrosity? Got to agree with Ernie, looks that that thing hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree�

Scott, your almost right....

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>looks that that thing hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree�

I made it out of the ugly tree!

My bench is light enough that I can scoot it under the stand when I want it out of the middle of the floor.

It saves space by not having the tool boxes stacked on the floor.

The stand itself is made up of mostly recycled/found wood. Pretty was not my game, but than again, define "pretty". All I know is that it was "Pretty inexpensive" to construct.

I was thinking of covering the faces of the drawers with some nice veneer----------someday. Also think I mught enclose the drawers with plywood sides, and doors.

The way it looks in the pic is not the way it looks anymore. I re-arranged the tools this morning, and eliminated about 1/3rd of the drawers.

Ugly. HA! Beauty is in the the beholder of the eye, and in this case the beholder be me. ;~)

T.O.

Re: Scott, your almost right....

Ernie Miller

>Todd time to start smooking again you must be getting to much oxigen to your brain or somthing. even if it works perfectly it is still ugly!