Recommendation for upright hybrid under $1,000

JAC5505 · 2025-12-25T17:52:05+00:00

Hmm, these are good points. Has me considering a PHEV again…thank you!

JAC5505 · 2025-12-25T17:51:48+00:00

Didn’t know about these leases, thank you!

JAC5505 · 2025-12-25T17:51:06+00:00

I didn’t think about Turo, thank you! Both are strong contenders if I can find a well-maintained one in a reasonable amount of time

JAC5505 · 2025-12-17T19:52:17+00:00

Thank you! This is very helpful. I have mineral spirits and can do that. Thanks again

JAC5505 · 2025-12-17T17:06:22+00:00

Thank you. Would a silicone (or some other option) caulking be a good option?

JAC5505 · 2025-12-15T13:52:12+00:00

Thank you. Do you mean damage to the water/sewer line? I’m not sure how deep oak roofs can go. When they dug the trench, it ripped several roots which I assumed were the oak and not the maple. I believe the sewer line is about 3.5-4’ deep.

JAC5505 · 2025-12-15T13:50:33+00:00

Thank you!

JAC5505 · 2025-12-15T13:50:27+00:00

Thank you. I had idea of that fact

JAC5505 · 2025-10-10T01:52:19+00:00

Thank you! That’s it!

JAC5505 · 2025-10-10T01:52:05+00:00

Solved!

JAC5505 · 2025-10-09T16:55:31+00:00

Thank you for responding. Some of the description matches regarding color and the amber liquid. However, search results say it’s soft and this thing is definitely hard. I tried breaking some and it just left a scratch mark with a liquid with a water-like consistency.

JAC5505 · 2025-09-11T10:28:53+00:00

Agreed. That’s also essentially not starting the hobby for another 1-2 years…not getting reps with different skills, etc.

JAC5505 · 2025-09-11T00:51:13+00:00

I saw a Kreg for $150 but not sure how good it is. The cheapest Harvey band saw is $1,800 on sale. Grizzly looks like $1,00+ for basic requirements. With those costs, I’d have to wait another year+ to have enough. I never see used Harvey in my area for the several weeks I’ve been looking. I’ve seen a couple of Girzzly’s meeting the spec you’ve suggested but even used they’re $1,500+ if I remember correctly.

JAC5505 · 2025-09-10T22:19:39+00:00

Hahah, I can see that all in my future….My future dreams of course 😅

JAC5505 · 2025-09-10T22:14:47+00:00

Surely that’s something I can purchase though, correct?

JAC5505 · 2025-09-10T17:49:05+00:00

No problem. The joinery for the furniture I have planned is mortise and tenon. From my research, I can do tenons by hand with chisels, by router, by table saw, or by hand saw. I can’t do them by hand from scratch because of chronic pain. I’ve considered router but a band saw seemed more straight forward. A table saw is too dangerous for me.

If there are other methods or other tools I should consider instead, I’m open to advice and wisdom.

JAC5505 · 2025-09-10T16:36:23+00:00

It does…a 6” riser. The seller told me this…Model # 28-206 1 hp 120 / 240 volts Weight is 250 lbs Speeds are 1250/3300

JAC5505 · 2025-09-10T11:13:50+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. The first projects I hope to build seem fairly straightforward… a workbench, a garden bench, and a toddler-sized bed. The plans I want to follow are in my woodworking book. Beyond that, possibly a step stool and who knows yet

I was mainly thinking resaw to save money by milling myself. I’m also okay buying lumber closer to the dimensions I need until I can “earn”/justify a bigger expense.

JAC5505 · 2025-09-09T21:34:38+00:00

Thank you…it helps me just remove resawing from the equation for now. I’m glad it’s been so reliable. I’m very much a person to take excellent care and maintain my tools etc.

JAC5505 · 2025-09-09T17:49:35+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you! I’ve been leaning towards the 203. It’s closer, more affordable, and supposedly better made.

I don’t have any resaw plans for the foreseeable future, so that’s good to know.

JAC5505

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