On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 10:09 AM, lew said:

Awesome shop!

 

Just one thing- The unwritten, unpublished, super secret rule for shop pictures here at the patriot- no fair cleaning up the shop before taking the pictures. It makes the rest of us look bad 

I try to clean up after any use so it does not look like a shop!!!!!

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 0:55 PM, Chips N Dust said:

Very Nice! I didn't see a barber chair though...

It's next!  Just have to prioritize spending unfortunately.

That is a great set up, wish I had something half as nice. 

1 hour ago, ATBT said:

Man you do framing!!!  I use to do matting but not the framing.

My daughter is an art teacher.  Need I say more?

 

 

okay...

so who has one of these...

 

Edited August 26, 201610 yr by Stick486

Wish I did!! Keep looking for one at sales and flea markets.

10 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

That is a great set up, wish I had something half as nice. 

I have to say.....it took me many years and several moves until my wife and I moved back to our hometown after 25 years of being gone to buy a house and build a shop on the property.  I have always wanted one but never the timing right. 

8 hours ago, Stick486 said:

okay...

so who has one of these...

 

I can say without doubt..........not me!  What is it?

I have one (sort of). Mine is a Dosch, a lesser known cousin to the Pootatuck Lion miter trimmer (pictured, I think). They went under, as did Dosch, and both were made inn New Jersey (I think). Norm used to use one on occasions to "sweeten" a miter cut. I use mine mostly for smaller pieces that need to be miter, they do a nice job if they are tuned.

9 hours ago, Stick486 said:

okay...

so who has one of these...

 

 

Nick!

4 hours ago, ATBT said:

I can say without doubt..........not me!  What is it?

NICK!!!!

Yup...got the Lion at garage sale (high mileage day)...elbow grease and Stick's Mix brought it to beeeeeutiful...works like magic...miter lines darn near disappear...

you gonna show the refurbish???

Edited August 26, 201610 yr by Stick486

Thought about a miter trimmer but never bit the bullet.

 

I do a fair amount of framing and mat cutting.   I did some frames for a painter a few years ago.   Most of the paintings in the series went for $4,000 to $10,000.   The frames were compound mitering and each had a decorative overlay on them.   I put down a base coat and he made the frames part of the picture by painting over the boundary of the canvas onto the frame.    The biggest was about 5' x 7'   Worst problem was he gave me the dimensions but (being an artist), mis-read fractions.

31 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Thought about a miter trimmer but never bit the bullet.

 

I do a fair amount of framing and mat cutting.   I did some frames for a painter a few years ago.   Most of the paintings in the series went for $4,000 to $10,000.   The frames were compound mitering and each had a decorative overlay on them.   I put down a base coat and he made the frames part of the picture by painting over the boundary of the canvas onto the frame.    The biggest was about 5' x 7'   Worst problem was he gave me the dimensions but (being an artist), mis-read fractions.

since Lion is outta business.. a used one in fair condition is around a hundred bucks...

A plan ''B'' in new... very decent trimmer..

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32922&cat=1,42884

I think the Grizz trimmer is too sloppy... at least to my liking...