In my opinion, the foot chopper and the drymount press would be the most useful at the space. The person selling them hasn’t named a specific price, so we would have to make an offer, and they aren’t interested in a tax writeoff from donating anything.
Floor space is getting pretty limited at this point in the wood shop, but as these don’t appear to really make any dust or wood chips, they may not need to actually be placed there.
The make + model numbers, and age/date of manufacture, would be helpful if seller can make available. I see a Cassese v-nailer/underpinner available here for $800 (obo), but it’s hard to know if it’s the same model and what type of use it has had compared to one posted above. I figure the foot chopper thingy would be at least as expensive.
The foot chopper does generate wood chips, but a simple cardboard box on the floor under the blades usually contains most of the waste. I’d guess $300-$400 for the chopper, and the same for the drymount press. I honestly don’t see much call for the other items (we already have an air compressor, the worktable isn’t needed, and the underpinner is nice but I don’t think its justifiable on either a cost or floorspace basis).
The V nailer would be the most beneficial (if it is reasonable) since the woodshop has a miter sled for the table saw already.
I am donating a heated vacuum press and a couple of sets of flat files (as a stand for the press) to Nicole’s arts and crafts room when she returns from vacation.
As far as the sleds, I have always preferred a dedicated setup for the 45 miters. Even with a sled it still tend to
be slightly wonky, IMO. A foot chopper or dual blade mitre saw always generate the best cuts.
Hardsuit, I agree if you have the room and the budget - indivual specialised equipment is the way to go.
A well made sled for average sized frames works great. I have a dedicated double mitre saw at work for my frame cuts - I do however have a Morso chopper - but only use that for fillets and fabric liners.
There used to be a company called “frame square” that made a sliding table - table saw specifically for picture framers but they are defunct as of 2013 or 2014. Grat cuts little if any tear out but took up a huge amount of floor space.
one of my vendors in Dallas has a dinosaur of a sliding table saw for the framing industry - a relatively simple design - making it temping to possibly duplicate it at the Space. IT almost looks like a “one of a kind” tool.
Is the sled an adjustable angle one like on some crosscut sleds or an actual 90 degree one that can’t be moved? On my table saw I made one of the latter ones and it never failed to produce a perfect 90. It’s just whether you make it right the first time using a perfect 90 square.
I didn’t look closely at it - I would “hope” it was non adjustable…
gig em
If you are near Lewisville and want a perfect pair of 45 degree mitres for a personal picture frame - you are welcome to visit my place of work and cut them on my commercial double mitre saw made spefically for the picture framing trade. Key word is personal.
