Bandsaw upgrade

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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by rocket » Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:12 am

Well as i said in a previous post, i lashed out and bought the Laguna LT14SUV and it turned up yesterday afternoon as arranged but sorry to inform you that i can't post any happy snaps of the new arrival as i sent the bloody thing back!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: ,,, reason being , the loser of a delivery driver couldn't be bothered securing a 1.8m tall 170kg load inside his truck and sure as eggs are eggs the crate tipped over sustaining obvious damage to the machine, can't tell you how disappointed i am. :( :( :( :(
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by kiwigeo » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:13 am

Idiot...!!! :cry:
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by rocket » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:35 am

Just goes to show,, you can be as thick as two short planks and still get a job aa freight courier, the guys best suggestion was for me to take delivery and after all damage was assessed get it replaced,,,, dumb prick.
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by needsmorecowbel » Sat Mar 14, 2015 5:22 pm

The guy who delivered mine didn't measure the height and couldn't get it out the tiny back door haha
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by charangohabsburg » Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:21 pm

Sorry to hear that.

But this...
rocket wrote:, the guys best suggestion was for me to take delivery and after all damage was assessed get it replaced,,,,
...is just too much! :shock:
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by rocket » Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:03 pm

It's here,,, :D :D :D :D at long last i have my new machine in the shop, no thanks to the admin of the freight company trusted to deliver the goods, this driver today today was able to contend with any short comings that his admin threw at the job in hand and delivered my Laguna LT 14 SUV safe and sound, i am yet to install the machine so pics will come very soon.
On another note though, i'll be sending an email of thanks to Gregory Machines for their service, and determination to see that one of their customers is looked after even when circumstances outside of their control turn the situation to shit. :cl :cl :cl :cl
i'm truly a happy chappy today :D :D :D :D
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by charangohabsburg » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:11 am

That's good news indeed! :D
rocket wrote: i am yet to install the machine so pics will come very soon.

Looking forward to those pics. (And has it has become quite a standard here, also a soundclip and spectrogram please... :shock: :lol:)
It is always a pleasure to look at a brand new saw. I wish you a smooth, problem-free installation and setup.
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by demonx » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:48 am

rocket wrote: i am yet to install the machine so pics will come very soon.
When you go to bolt up the motor : I used blocks of wood and a car jack but a second person would've been much easier.

I'm also glad I have a trolley in the workshop as the whole thing is pretty heavy at around 150kg
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by rocket » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:26 pm

Yep all installed in the shop now except i need to get some more extractor fittings so i can connect up the bottom dust extraction port, runs like a dream, smooth,accurate and lots of power, very happy!! :D :D First thing i did was cut up a bit of the trailer load of figured Blackwood i bought home from a shopping trip i went on Sat. morning, still very happy!! :D :D :dri :dri
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by Nick » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:44 am

Congrats Rod, looks like a nice piece of kit. Got some nice bits of chainsaw fodder there too! I love Blackwood :D
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by charangohabsburg » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:50 am

Verrrry nice! And the foot brake is already there too, no need to retrofit! :D
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by curly » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:25 am

Looks like Murrays still in the game !
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by Bob Connor » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:27 am

curly wrote:Looks like Murrays still in the game !
Nice stuff
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Bunnings Winchelsea have some nice stuff in at the moment.
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by J.F. Custom » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:27 pm

Bob Connor wrote:Bunnings Winchelsea have some nice stuff in at the moment.
Bunnings *%?! Crikey.... :roll:
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by charangohabsburg » Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:12 am

J.F. Custom wrote:
Bob Connor wrote:Bunnings Winchelsea have some nice stuff in at the moment.
Bunnings *%?! Crikey.... :roll:
Australian humour I guess. If not by Bob, then by the (ex-) employee who, instead of ordering like his boss told him "black rippled particle boards" just ordered "particular rippled blackwood". :D
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by J.F. Custom » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:46 pm

Hmm. Call it shock that Bunnings is carrying something like that :wink:

But suffice to say, said employee has just been given a recommended promotion to the Bunnings near me instead! :D

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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by Bob Connor » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:50 pm

I'm waiting for the abuse from the first forum member trying to find a Bunnings in Winch. :lol:
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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by peter.coombe » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:01 pm

Look at the date.

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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by J.F. Custom » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:44 pm

Hmph. Got me. :oops: 8) :lol:

Although you did get me a day early, so I'm not sure if that counts... :?

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Re: Bandsaw upgrade

Post by rocket » Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:07 pm

Just a follow up to say that i'm very happy with the machine, has no problems working both ends of the spectrum, cuts veneers very accurately and resaws quartered logs nearly as easy, very happy with it.
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