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SOLD Thanks to Greg Herbert for the donation Jim

Greg Herbert purchased a new 120V Disc sander and sent his old one back to me to be refurbished for sale here, profits going to MSW. It is well known how hard Greg is on his tools but he was not able to completely destroy it although he gave it his best shot. It is now working just fine after a few hours on the bench and some new parts. It has a few dings and blemishes but operates as new. Price is $200.00 + shipping. Anyone interested should contact me at jdm@cfl.rr.com for the particulars thanks Jim Byrnes Model Machines

Richard Replaces it Jim

Maury About 3 years ago. Did one for a customer and he posted a picture of it on line and the queries started coming in. We have them but don't advertise them because I only run a hand full when I run the standard table tops. We have them right now, about 15 left. regards Jim

Anyone looking for an extended table saw there is one on ebay right now, starting bid is 500.00. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Byrnes-model-table-saw-4-inch-/222155707249?hash=item33b9831371:g:Hx8AAOSwmtJXYzHh regards Jim

1/2 pay would be a raise. She writes me checks every month and leaves them on the kitchen counter with a pen so I can sign them over to her. Like I said smart lady Jim

So turns out my big machine repair bill is only going to be e few hundred bucks. My electronics guy checked out my inverter and it checked ok so he brought it back to the shop and my maintenance guy reinstalled it but still nothing worked. He rechecked the motor and that was also still checking bad so after scratching his head a bit he went around to the side cabinet and checked the spindle control board and it was loose. Pushed it back in and everything worked just fine. Re checked the motor and inverter both checked good so its back up and making parts. After I razzed the maintenance guy for misdiagnosing the problem he handed me a little bill instead of the huge one I was expecting. Good that I have honest people around I can count on because you are at their mercy when it comes to this stuff. For me anyway not being an electronics guy Jim

I would if she would let me write any checks but she's a smart lady

Dr. Yeah, they don't come up used very often. Every once in a while I see one on ebay but they always sell for close to retail price so they do hold there value. I keep a running list for used machines but have only had 2 to sell in the last 6 or 7 years. Granted they are expensive but they are also not cheap to build. They are fully machined on CNC equipment and when you compare them to what is on the market I think they are a pretty good deal. No castings, no plastic no junk. All the parts are made in my shop, by me with the exception of the belt guards. They are made by a local sheet metal shop. I do all the assembly and square them up with dial indicators. We have no employees, except me, I work for Donna. She lets me come home when I have finished my quota for the day. The CNC's are also not cheap to maintain either. Right now my oldest cnc mill is down. I'm looking at a new 15HP motor and inverter. Between buying the parts and having my maintenance guy install them the bill is going to be around 7 grand. That's a lot of saws. And occasionally Donna writes me a paycheck too. Jim

The quick answer to this question is, sure you can live without one of our saws. People have been building models for hundreds of years with just hand tools. The reason why I built this saw? Time and accuracy. 18 years ago I was working on a kit model from one of the Euro kit suppliers. The wood supplied with the kit was awful, not even good enough to burn. This was long before quality wood and milled stock was available from Jeff Hayes at Hobbymill and Jason at Crown. At first I bought 1/8 x 1/16 milled boxwood strips from one of the suppliers and they were all over the place. They measured from .110 to .140 on the width. When I called the supplier I was told that was within his cut tollerance. Well I was used to working to slightly tighter tolerances so I didn't use the wood. I looked into buying a hobby size saw so I could cut my own and the only consideration was the Preac. The Preac at $375.00 for the large table version looked good but didn't have the capability to cut thicker stock to more manageable sizes. Having access to the machine shop which by day made parts for targeting lasers for the military I figured I'd build a better mouse trap. Took me about a year between learning Autocad and designing it and I tossed a lot more parts into the scrap bin that I would like to admit but in the end I was happy with it and it's pretty much the same saw that is available today. Now I could cut wood strips and hold + or - .001 all day long with a really good finish. So, has it made me a better modeler? Maybe, maybe not. I guess it all depends on how you look at it. I don't have to worry about the size and quality of my milled stock. I can sit in front of the saw and rip off 1/8 inch strips all day long and hold a very tight tolerance without much effort. I can get a finish that sanding would only make worse so it gives me more time to concentrate on the things that scare me like carving. Am I quicker, you bet. Do my planking jobs look better, sure do. Could I have done it without the saw, sure. Would have taken me considerable longer though and for me, modeling time is precious. My 2 cents worth Jim Byrnes Model Machines

Al I have 2 saws set up in my model shop and use the .03 slitting blade for most everything, probably 95% of the time. The other saw is set up with the 36 tooth carbide that I use occasionally and rarely use the 24 tooth carbide at all. Only use the .02 slitting blade when cutting very thin stock like 1/16 or less or if you need it to make gratings but don't use it for general cutting. The .04 slitting blade can be used as a general purpose blade but it will obviously waste more stock and I have not found it to be any better than the .03. Good quality blades can be bought form me, Thurston, Martindale and Malco. Stay away from the imports if you can. Thurston and Martindale are probably the cheapest. I only sell the Thurston blades but you probably can get them cheaper from them. I have to buy about 400 blades at a time to get a small discount then they sit on the shelf for a year or so regards Jim

Al The 24 tooth carbide is for roughing down thick stock. Use one of the slitting blades on the thin boxwood Jim

Large table Preac on Ebay item #152043114961 $190.00 looks new Jim Byrnes

Keith I feel for you guys, you should see my UPS bill, it runs about 4-5 grand a month. UPS just put in another increase on January 1 so it's not getting any better. Fed EX is worse and USPS is out of the question for overseas stuff. They don't stand behind their service. Jim

This is this weeks inventory. All these ship this week. The season is upon us Jim

Wojtek I agree, the shipping charges are awful and on top of that you get to pay a bunch of taxes. Also, UPS has a pretty good rate hike starting January 1.so it only gets worse. Check with your local customs office. The rules are different in every country. I know some countries they add the cost of shipping to the total price and that can bump you over the duty free limit. We find it's cheaper to send machines to Australia in 2 different shipments rather than 1 large one so they stay under their limit. Check with your customs house regards Jim

Michael I saw we got an email from you this morning which has already been answered. If we missed any others I apologize for that, we get quite a few of them and a few fall through the cracks from time to time. If you're interested in our saw and need a shipping quote email me a list of your wants with your complete shipping address and I'll get you as soon as I am back in the shop on the 29th. Send it to jdm@cfl.rr.com regards Jim Byrnes Model Machines

Tim Probably the best thing to do is take samples to the nearest woodworking store like Woodcraft and have them look at it. Tough to tell with pictures Jim

Looks like it could be Mahogany or Madrone. What is the grain like, open or closed? Is it kind of soft or hard as a rock Where are you located? Jim

Hey, not trying to pick on the competition but isn't the little red mark that says the blade is at 90 degrees off about 2 degrees on that Proxxon saw? Nice bull too Jim

Guys & Girls A modeler retiring has asked me to sell his equipment so looks like I'll have a nice used Model Machines saw, Proxxon drill press and a very well tooled Taig lathe for sale. I'll list them on the Tools for sale page as soon as I figure out how to do it. Anyone interested should email me off list at jdm@cfl.rr.com Thanks Jim Byrnes Model Machines

Stefon You can rip just under 4" with the standard table with the mic stop off the table. We have 18" wide tables that are not on the website yet that will allow you to rip just under 7" Jim Model Machines

It actually has one 2.47 x 6.05 wide drum. If you want to sand wide stock put a 6" wide piece of abrasive all the way across Jim

Just got a load of Boxwood from Jeff Hayes at Hobbymill. This stuff is just too nice to cut! Jim Byrnes Model Machines

Jax Most guys just use a piece of scrap for the push stick. I usually use a piece that's lying next to the saw that I cut wrong previously. As far as the video goes I can barely figure out my phone if that gives you any indication of when I'll have a video regards Jim