VTHokiEE Posted December 21, 2019 Share #361 Posted December 21, 2019 At this stage in my model building career I have no need for a Byrnes saw but boy do I like new toys and I’m so happy for all of you that are getting saws! Canute and paulsutcliffe 2 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Y Posted December 28, 2019 Share #362 Posted December 28, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 4:38 AM, mtaylor said: There it is, in a nutshell. I have a MicroMark saw which tilts the blade. I think I've used that feature once in maybe 10 years. Not for modelling purposes, but as soon as you start making small woodworking projects, or even a display case for the model... cog, mtaylor, BobG and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: Beavers Prize - POF 1:48 (Hahn style) Side builds: Schooner Polotsk by Master Korabel 18th Century Longboat by MS Finished: 21ft English Pinnace by MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt Posted December 29, 2019 Share #363 Posted December 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Mike Y said: Not for modelling purposes, but as soon as you start making small woodworking projects, or even a display case for the model... I agree that for just modelling you don't need the tilt arbor much. I use mine for other small projects too like cigar box guitars, small boxes and other things. I have larger saws for bigger projects. Canute, BobG and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanito Posted January 22, 2023 Share #364 Posted January 22, 2023 Byrnes still in business? I don't get answers on email, the ordering form doesn't work (with me) and the telephone has a voicemial ... 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 24, 2023 Share #365 Posted January 24, 2023 Try PMing him.... jimbyr Canute 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusawa2000 Posted January 24, 2023 Share #366 Posted January 24, 2023 Also note they are just gearing back up from the holidays so there maybe a bit of a back log.. keep trying.. they will get back to you. Mike Draper Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Mike Draper Whitehorse, Yukon Canada Member, Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted January 24, 2023 Share #367 Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 10:07 PM, Hermanito said: Byrnes still in business? I don't get answers on email, the ordering form doesn't work (with me) and the telephone has a voicemial ... 😞 Hello Hermanito and welcome to MSW. I exchanged PM's with Jim in the last 24 hours. Jim is well known for first-class support so as Mark suggests two posts above a PM may help. mtaylor, Canute and Ryland Craze 3 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted January 24, 2023 Share #368 Posted January 24, 2023 Like everyone else, I, too, have always experienced excellent service from Byrnes Model Machines. As an aside, I will share that I am now at the stage of my career when I'm easing into retirement, and am now operating a limited professional practice as a "solo" practitioner rather than as the managing partner of a firm with associates and support staff. Like the Byrneses, I am sure, I find myself under the continual pressure to meet my clients' unreasonable time expectations. It isn't that they are intentionally unreasonable, but they just don't understand that I don't have "operators standing by to take your call." The current communications technology has created the expectation of instant responses and instant gratification. A small family business, or, as in my case these days, a small solo professional practice, cannot provide instant email or phone responses nor guarantee "overnight shipping." It's just not possible. Sometimes there's just more of it than there is of you. Sometimes you need to take a vacation. Sometimes you catch a cold or just need a damn day off. There seems a continual parade of posts on MSW from forumites asking (or complaining about) why they haven't heard back from one or another "micro-business" supplier (e.g Model Machines, Syren Ship Models, Seawatch Books, Alexy Domanoff, etc.) because they haven't received an immediate reply to their email or phone call. Specialty ship modeling suppliers are often very small niche businesses. Reports are that the customer base for modeling products is less than a million nationwide in the U.S. and quickly decreasing because most hobbyists are over the age of 55. Let's try to remember that we are often dealing with "little guys" who are doing the best they can to keep up selling to a very small customer base with often quite small profit margins. Good things are worth waiting for! Let's give 'em a break! Amazon they ain't. Ryland Craze, Mike Y, Cathead and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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