Working on the upper wing center section... the finer cutting of the wood. I've used my Harbor Freight metal bandsaw for rough cutting wood, but it ain't cutting it for cutting more detailed stuff. The "table" on it is flimsy to say the least. The other night I had it with the Harbor Freight bandsaw. Spending all that time close cutting the wood then having to file it down to size and getting it square was taking waaaaaaaay too much time.
Went onto Craig's List the next day and someone had just listed a nice BIG ol' Walker-Turner wood bandsaw (turns out the guy is a Mooney pilot.) Said I'd be over that night to take a look at it.
He turned it on and that thing purrrrrrrred like a kitten. BIG and HEAVY... came with a stand.
Picked it up for $100.00 (anything that could come close to it today would be well over $1000.00)
When I was there he asked if I was interested in a jig saw (the Craftsman I got back in 1993 cost about $130.00 and wasn't anything special). Said he had it on Craig's List for $125.00 with no bites and said he'd sell it for $100. Said I'd think about... on the drive home I thought about... as soon as I got home I sent him an email saying I'd pick it up on Saturday.
Just got back with it. It's a beaut ! It has a 24" throat on it. This is one old Craftsman. Not even sure of the age. The Walker-Turner is somewhere around 1953-56.
Anyways... Like Randy said years ago... keep an eye out for good older tools. I'd have to agree... they're worththeir weight in gold. And they ain't light.
The Walker-Turner has some surface rust (clean that up with some naval jelly,) but the Craftsman is very clean.
I saw a nice big table saw and a planner... said he'd email me if he is looking to get rid of anything else.
Edited by: Jerry
Went onto Craig's List the next day and someone had just listed a nice BIG ol' Walker-Turner wood bandsaw (turns out the guy is a Mooney pilot.) Said I'd be over that night to take a look at it.
He turned it on and that thing purrrrrrrred like a kitten. BIG and HEAVY... came with a stand.
Picked it up for $100.00 (anything that could come close to it today would be well over $1000.00)
When I was there he asked if I was interested in a jig saw (the Craftsman I got back in 1993 cost about $130.00 and wasn't anything special). Said he had it on Craig's List for $125.00 with no bites and said he'd sell it for $100. Said I'd think about... on the drive home I thought about... as soon as I got home I sent him an email saying I'd pick it up on Saturday.
Just got back with it. It's a beaut ! It has a 24" throat on it. This is one old Craftsman. Not even sure of the age. The Walker-Turner is somewhere around 1953-56.
Anyways... Like Randy said years ago... keep an eye out for good older tools. I'd have to agree... they're worththeir weight in gold. And they ain't light.
The Walker-Turner has some surface rust (clean that up with some naval jelly,) but the Craftsman is very clean.
I saw a nice big table saw and a planner... said he'd email me if he is looking to get rid of anything else.
