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Single-Source supplier for Wood/Metal working tools? Your recommendation?

I need to quickly put together an order for about $10K or so of basic woodworking and metalworking machinery and smaller stuff, for a Community Workshop starting at a University.

I know of good old Harbor Freight, and Grizzly.. from Home in Vermont. But is there another solid but not-too-much-more expensive supplier that you would recommend??

I need a single supplier because of the paperwork jungle (I'm in the Middle East)...

And, if anyone has a list for starting up a small but decent shop, I'd appreciate if you'd send/share it..

I hate these Fire Drills, but I want people (and me) to have some decent tools to use next (school) year. And I just got asked to make a list, which is a lot better than some guys in Purchasing winging it....

Your opinions would be appreciated!

Regards, Terry King ..On the Red Sea at KAUST.edu.sa snipped-for-privacy@terryking.us Newsletter:

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Here's a Jet dealer in Oz:
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Or do you have to find a US vendor?

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Jim Wilkins

One of the infrequent posters here is Leigh, who owns MarMachine in California. He is a certified Jet Dealer, who Im sure, would give you a very very good quote.

A VERY good quote. And he has lots of used machines of all sorts as well.

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Gunner

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California. He is a certified Jet Dealer, who Im sure, would give you a very very good quote.

Thanks for this contact!!

tudents. =A0Basically how

Someone just sent me these in Soft Copy! Nice... They are also a good introduction as to "Why" you would want these tools.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone...

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--IMO start with the best tablesaw you can afford, then make a shitload of jigs and fixtures for it. Next thing I'd get would be a bandsaw set up for resawing, then a jointer/planer, then think about sanders, etc. --I'm a big fan of the SawStop brand of tablesaws; one view of the video and I was sold, so to speak. They're also extremely well designed and the mfr responds to user feedback with continual upgrades.

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Unisaws are readily available from snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

Gunner

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