flagstaffmitch

New in box Kobalt sliding miter saw. I received this as a gift but already have a good miter saw. I'd be willing to trade for a good low angle jack plane plus cash on my end. Asking $120 + shipping.

Good info Barry, thank you! With the monsoons firing up it'll be a good while longer before these dry up here. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Here's a follow up post. I made the trip down with my dad since the rest of my help bailed. It turned into a little adventure...that bastard was heavy and I pretty much manhandled it solo using a dolly. I'm glad my dad came because I really needed the help loading into the back of my tacoma after cutting it in half. By the way, homeboy definitely confused diameter with circumference, it was only 15" or so in diameter. The trip home was uneventful but I had to unload it when we got there because I set up a date with the mill a week later. My truck is a daily driver and having 400lbs of mesquite sticking out the back while picking my daughter up from school every day seemed a bit hazardous. Unloading it meant I got to reload it solo a week later...another little adventure but accomplished with a good dose of redneckgenuity and angry strength. I was late to the sawmill but the owner was cool about it and I tipped him well for wasting his time. I had it cut 6/4 thick and yielded 3 pieces 6' long and and handful of smaller sections. Its all stacked and end painted while it dries out. Being a part of the process from start to finish was a gratifying learning experience. I'll be more prepared the next time I bite of a project like this. I haven't decided what I'll make with the mesquite once its dry but its sure to be interesting no matter the project.

Another noob here. I've convinced my wife to let me build a his and hers set for a room in the house that she's been wanting to turn into a reading nook. I'll be sure to make my mistakes on the chair I'll be sitting in.

It'll be a few weeks before I can get this guy cut. Any suggestions I can relay to my cousin so it stays in good shape? Bug free?

No worries, I did the same thing. I'm anxious to get down there so I can take a closer look at it. My jaw about hit the floor when he said he was putting it all on the curb to be dumped.

Yeah, I thought 41" diameter seemed overly huge, thats just what he told me over the phone. Without measuring it myself its hard to say. None the less, I hope it'll yield some useful material. I found a mill in the valley that does urban timber harvesting regularly, then I can haul it up the hill.

Its located in the Phoenix area. Most local mills refer to the mesquite found in Az as velvet mesquite.

A family member cut this down. I overheard him talking about putting it on the curb so I asked him to send me photos and dimensions. I suspect its mesquite but I'm not positive as I'm unfamiliar with it. Its 14' long and 41" diameter at the base.

Hello WoodTalk! This is my first post and I'm in need of a little feedback concerning a Craftsman BS. From what I can tell its the 224140 model (possibly 22414 or 22424), 1.5hp, 14". I haven't been able to find much more than that through Google but I presume its a cousin to the common off shore models. I'm hoping a wood talk member has one and can provide some info on it. I'm primarily interested in its resaw performance and would also like to know if a riser block can be retrofitted to it easily. Thanks in advance, any info is appreciated! Here's a photo of the saw in question, sorry for the icon in the middle of the image.