Re: Holy Cow it's Here Already~!
No, don't bother. Nobody here wants to hear about your shiny new tools...or see pretty pictures of shiny new tools...or talk about tools...or dream about tools...or flip through tool catalogs...or read tool reviews...or...
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I guess I can't say that with a straight face!
Thanks Chris,
I sure didn't want to waste my time sharing some boring review with everyone~! :rotflm:
Welp here is the first day/nights review with multiple pictures, I heard somewhere that NCWW love pictures.
Pros:
1: It's very easy to assemble. After I got one guy to help lift it onto the legs, it took less than 20 minutes, including tightening the 4 allen head screws per leg (8 total screws) legs tapped for the screws. And wiping it down, getting all the grease off of it.
2: The white color just brightens the shop, very amazing.
3: Very well built, very heavy.
4: Turned it on, Very smooth spinning at 50rpms and up to 3000+rpms. Actually a little scary at the high speed, wow that is fast and I only had the cole jaws on the Jet.
5: Panel, very easy to read and use. Pull red button out to turn it on, use the dial to get the exact speed you want within a few rpms. IE it went from 98rpms to 101rpms. And if you go below 50rpms on the slow speed it turns stops turning, and slow's it down very quickly~!:icon_thum
6: It has reverse~! :icon_cheers I have so far just turned the dial down to zero to get it to stop, then I have flipped the switch to reverse, then crank up the dial and Wa La. It will go the same speeds in reverse. Very nice feature for sure and helps out with sanding a ton.:eusa_clap
7: Belt chage: I wasn't looking forward to this feature, but wow it is easier than I thought. Very easy. It has a lock screw like the tool rest. You unlock it (the motor) lift the lift handle and tighten the lock screw. Open the belt changing panel and the belt is loose, push it over. Unlock the set screw while holding the lift handle, lower the motor. The motor seems to have enough weight for the right belt tension. Lock the set screw and Wa La belt changed~! :thumbs_up
8: Tool rest has a nice large surface to use. It also has 3 tightening holes depending on if the set screw is in the way, you can move it~! It also pivots on a cicle like bearing, with very smooth operation. Very easy to tighten/lock down to the bed.
9: The bed is fully reinforced, very well built
10: The bed itself: Very smooth finish tool rest, motor, and tail stock all slide easily. The motor you have to lift a little and slide, still very easy and enjoyable to have that feature.
Cons:
1: Faceplate has a dent on the outside corner making the metal protrude on the face of the faceplate making it not flat. :eusa_doh:
2: That's it for con's so far.
Hope this review so far is
satisfactory to all my wonderful NCWW's
Here's the pic's that also correlate with my review:
Welp There you go, that's all the pictures I took so far. Sorry I don't have more yet. :eusa_doh:
PS you can kinda see some of my shop in some of the photo's. Still got to get it a little more organized.
Thanks for looking, commenting, laughing, ETC.
