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Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 3:46 PM <dharma.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > My name is Dharma, I'm a new member in Portland, OR. I recently bought a > used Legacy 800 mill with rotary table. My initial online search didn't > turn up much on Legacy mills, beyond old marketing material, so I'm happy > to find this group. > > I'm a bit of a jack of all trades (woodworking, metalworking, carpentry, > handyman,...). I first got inspired by woodworking in 3rd grade (bowl > carving and wooden sword making). I have been building things ever since. > My space for a home shop has been limited, so I have generally built small > projects. Also, my woodworking has been on and off with shop access, or > being sidetracked with remodeling projects, family life, etc. > > In a high school vocational program, I got exposure to metalworking and > machining. I noticed how machining skills really translated over to > woodworking skills. I fantasized about building some kind of router > milling table for wood. I was impressed by a legacy mill at a woodworking > show, probably 15 yrs ago, but definitely wasn't in the budget. I was > psyched to find a deal on one recently. It's a stretch to find room for it > in my single car garage shop. But, i"ll make it work. It may hang on or > lean against the wall when not in use. I have played with it a little bit > and it is a lot of fun. It seems like the potential for flat milling > wasn't fully developed from the factory. A table and clamping system for > milling joinery in flat stock is high on my list for improvements. I > stumbled on some you tube videos by Russ Veinot, that had some helpful > examples. > > On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 5:07:09 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote: >> >> Hello New Members, >> >> This is a reminder that until you post a message, your messages must be >> approved by either an owner or moderators of this group to be >> posted. Google sends an automated message to the people that >> are responsible for approving messages, but please be aware it can be a >> very long delay. >> >> Getting off the moderated list is easy as posting a message introducing >> yourself. Asking a question related to the equipment or posting a photo is >> always good for getting instant approval. I still believe this is a family >> friendly place so please don't be shy. >> >> As of today, there are 63 members that have joined since 2010 that have >> never posted a message. I sure would like to hear from them either here in >> this thread, or feel free to send me a note off the list so I can update >> your status. >> >> -Tim >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
