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   forestgirl | Mar 18, 2003 05:59am | #1

   Oooohhhhhh, I've seen that article.  It was awhile back though.  Image a Ferris wheel shaped like a triangle, each side of the triangle being the mounting surface for a tool.

   Of course, the "tablesaw" is really going to be a benchtop saw, which is difficult to get much work done on without surrounding extensions to make your work surface sufficient.

   "...similar idea" -- My optometrist has a new set-up in one of his testing rooms.  There are 3 different testing machines, and they are mounted on what amounts to a huge lazy susan.  The technician turns the table until the appropriate machine is in the right place, and it slides out on an extension.  Something like this would work well in a corner.  There's also the Tool Dock system, which would be easy enough to copy in a home-made version:

   http://www.tooldock.com/

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   Tzvi | Mar 18, 2003 11:58pm | #2

   Hi.

   Thanks for your note,  I also have a panel saw on the wall but really need to put the planner somewhere, as well as the router table, and since I also have a small 10 inch bench saw.....  I thought this might solve a problem if it was a possibility.   I still hope I can see a drawing or sketch of how it would look.    I can't just have it wheel around like the tool dock system because the shop is in a travel trailer (=small) and I think I would want to fasten it to the floor.             Tzvi

   PS if the ferris wheel idea works. Do you think I could charge for rides?

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   forestgirl | Mar 19, 2003 08:07am | #3

   I'll do a little Zenning tonight and see if I can remember the approximate date (year) I saw that article.  Might be able to locate it for you. 

   PS:  Charging for rides?  Only if you have some well-paid squirrels in your neighborhood, LOL!!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

   Edited 3/19/2003 1:08:29 AM ET by forestgirl

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   rslatm | Mar 19, 2003 04:36pm | #4

   Sears sold what  you are talking   about at  one time.   It was simply an elongated         triangle with a rod through the center to pivot on. 
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   Tzvi | Mar 26, 2003 12:25am | #5

   Thanks for mentioning the sears product, I just ordered it at a cost of $140. its called the rotary workbench  and Sears # is 965511000.   I should be getting it in about two weeks.   Tzvi

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   forestgirl | Mar 26, 2003 03:19am | #6

   Any chance we can get a "shop pic" when you get it in??forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   Tzvi | Mar 27, 2003 03:17am | #11

   Hi.

   The link that I was sent to see the product at sears is :

   http://www.sears.com/sr/entry.jspsid=I0016300030000100081&pid=00965511000

   can you tell me how I would go about getting the link into the e-mail without having to type it all out? 

   Also I am interested in possibly making another pivoting table for other tools if the sears product cannot be used as I want for them.

   If the message about not saying thanks was directed at me, I have to apologize,  I was just so excited about my order that I might not of stressed My appreciation for your helpful information.   THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!    Tzvi

   Edited 3/30/2003 4:31:14 PM ET by Tzvi

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   forestgirl | Mar 27, 2003 06:43pm | #12

   Tzvi -- my post was to Rick, not to you.  You did say "Thanks" and he wasn't very gracious about it.  Must've been having a bad day.

   OK, next:  to copy a link from one place to another is the same process copy-and-paste in any text application.  When you're on a web page, that URL (up in the address box in Internet Explorer) can be highlighted with the mouse.  "Copy" it (either control+c or right-click/select copy).  Go to the document/post you want to copy it into and "Paste" (either control+v or right-click/select paste).  The long option for either Copy or Paste is to highlight and then go up to "Edit" in your toolbar and select the appropriate move.

   This method of copying URLs ensure that the copy is an exact duplicate of the original.  Here's another tip that Splintie brought my attention to.  You can make any of the words in your post into a hyperlink.  Highlight the words in the post (for instance "Click here for Google"), then click on the globe icon at the top of the composition box.  A box will pop up where you can put in the URL.  The reader will only see:  Click here for Google    rather than a whole URL, and it's a hyperlink!

   Have fun with your new toy!  I'm cleaning up my library, and will keep my eyes open for that plan.  May take awhile though, ha ha, groan.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   RANGERP75R | Mar 26, 2003 04:12am | #7

   Tzvi

      Get pictures if you can. This could be the answer to a lot of peoples space problem. A quick assult on the formal dining room while the spouse is away. Bolt it to the floor, when she gets home plead 5th amendment.

      Argue that you don't have a clue how it got there, but since it is might as well use it. Nobody shows up for formal dinners anyway. All that wasted space.

      You try it first and let me know how it goes. If it does go, I'll go second. ha..ha..

   sarge..jt

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   rslatm | Mar 26, 2003 05:58pm | #9

   What have I done?  I was just stating a fact and have no interest in Sears or the product, nor have I used it.  Personally I think there are better solutions but I don't know your what your real constraints are.

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   forestgirl | Mar 26, 2003 06:44pm | #10

   Hmmmmm, what's wrong with "Thanks"??  Methinks he appreciated the tip.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   gmiller | Mar 26, 2003 05:27am | #8

   It looks like I'm a little late but f.y.i take a look at woodonline. Wood magazine included plans for a rotating bench top in one of their issues a while back.