Thanks for the great comments and questions.
Larry I'm quite pleased with the Rikon. I don't need a wide throat but I do need a 1'' blade for ripping, so this works well. But I'm still the one doing the cutting, hopefully when the shop is full of employees it will still hold up.
And yes, I have big plans... This business
is my hobby (I used to have a sailboat
). But if I can ever stop buying machines I might be able to advertise...
And then people would know that this product exists in the world.
But my plan is to see them sold wherever woodworking tools are sold. I have no reason to believe otherwise (I've seen your clamp racks
... and I here those Bessey children go to only the
finest private schools
) So in order to have the confidence to say to anybody "How many do you need?"... and leave room for mark-up etc... I've decided to put the proverbial cart way ahead of the horse.
But I decided along time ago that IF this were to be a success story... It would be an American success story... or not at all. So for the moment my legs get a little tired, but I can insert an employee at each station and move material through the shop...without conflict. And run 3 shifts if need be.
And Frank... I recently bought a new camera...nothing special I'm sure...$150 Kodak. I no nothing about photography. I just flipped the switch to panoramic and it walked me right through. I don't even read directions.
It's all in the technology I guess.
Hopefully I didn't miss any questions. And thank you all for your support.