Once again we're being treated to early (1991) NYW episodes. (I get
giggle fits watching him drive screws with a corded drill!) Recently
one episode showed him using an overhead router. What a beast! I
don't think it hung around his workshop very long. Am I right in
supposing it was more of an industrial than home woodworker type of
toy?

FoggyTown

Guess I'm stuck in 1991 as I do not own a cordless tool. I know they
would be more convenient, but I just don't feel like the hastle of the
batteries - charging, finding one that has a charge, banging into the
charger and it breaks on the floor, replacing them, etc, plus the
expense of a battery powered tool. I suppose if I was in an area that
was hard to get to a power plug, like many home-builders, I would
probably buy one, but since I spend most of my time within easy reach
of a plug, I guess I''ll put up with the inconvenience of corded tools.
Rich

I seem to recall that at one time he had the overarm router accessory
for the Shopsmith that he had for a time. That may be what you saw.

Where are you seeing these early shows ???

foggytown wrote:

topbs1@gmail.com wrote:

I have seen almost none of the shows on a percentage basis, so can't
come close to telling anybody what Nahm has/doesn't have/ever did, but
at about that time Delta was pushing their (then) new overarm/underarm
router. Whether they were sponsors at the time, I also have no idea.

In general, to OP, this was more investment than most homeshop guys had
budget or space for, but particularly for pattern routing it was a
great setup, particularly in the days before the large handheld routers
that now make router tables much more capable.

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What about the ShopSmith and the Craftsman band saw.?

RJDurkee wrote:

I don't see anything wrong with corded tools. They certainly have more
power.

I have two cordless drills that have proved their convenience outside
and on the roof, but when I had to hammer drill a ton of holes in my
concrete basement walls for shelf standards and to hang a drainpipe for
the A/C...I brought out the corded beast. An extension cord is much
cheaper than a cordless drill battery.

Mike

Wed, Sep 27, 2006, 9:33am (EDT-3) From: RJDurkee@yahoo.com (RJDurkee)
Guess I'm stuck in 1991 as I do not own a cordless tool. I know they
would be more convenient, but I just don't feel like the hastle of the
batteries - charging, finding one that has a charge, banging into the
charger and it breaks on the floor, replacing them, etc, plus the
expense of a battery powered tool. I suppose if I was in an area that
was hard to get to a power plug, like many home-builders, I would
probably buy one, but since I spend most of my time within easy reach of
a plug, I guess I''ll put up with the inconvenience of corded tools.
Rich

I own two cordless drills. One of my sons has one, the last I saw
of it was right after I bought it actually I bought it so he could use
it.. The second is in my shop, I've never even tried it out - and I
still don't know why I bought it..

Both sons use cordless tools in their work, heating & air, and
refrigeration, they work at sites with no electricity, period.

On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:22:06 -0400, "Brent Beal" charter.net>
wrote:

He never had a Craftsman band saw. A Craftsman RAS, yes, but not a
bandsaw.

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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:21:47 -0400, Jakofalltrades@webtv.net (J T)
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