CPO is selling this six-piece set of Delta Turning Tools for $130. The set includes a 3/4″ Roughing Gouge, 3/8″ Spindle Gouge, 3/4″ Oval Skew, 3/16″ Diamond-Section Parting Tool, 1/2″ Round-Nose Scraper, 1″ Square-End Scraper. Made of HSS, it’s a useful set for beginning turners.

Delta Set of 6 Spindle Turning Tools [CPO Woodworking]
Street Pricing [Google]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

To follow up on the aforementioned sad state of affairs:  I have the home shop up and running again.  It’s not perfect yet and there’s still a ways to go, but I did manage to make room for two big pieces of gear — Chuck’s big Delta planer and my father’s ShopSmith have both come to live with me.

It’s a super-sweet turn of events, but I quickly found out I know precisely zip about setting up the eight tools the ShopSmith’s got going for it — so I’ve been poring over manuals to learn how to calibrate this hunk of wood-mangling hotness.  Also, I need to drop a 240 plug in the shop for the planer.

Speaking of the planer, here’s a handy tip for you folks setting up your own home shop:  Suggesting to your other half that you’ll just run an extension into the laundry room and unplug the dryer when you need it — not a good plan.  Who knew?

Delta’s Unisaw has been kicking around longer than most tool guys out there today.  Over the years they’ve changed it to fit the times and added a few things here and there that make it a little more pleasant to deal with — this March, Delta’s launching the latest incarnation of this famous saw system, and they’ll be accepting pre-orders in a matter of days.

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Though it seems strange, even huge trucks can run short on storage space. Their jobs often require all the bed space to be taken up with the load they’re transporting, leaving little room for stowing gear. Delta’s underbed storage boxes help with that.

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I came very close to buying this belt sander last weekend at the big box, but I’m glad I waited, since I found it at Ace Tool online for $99. This 5-pound sander — more of a palm belt sander, really — uses smaller 2-1/2″ x 14″ belt paper for scribing, chamfering, edge sanding, or preparing a small surface.

Overmolded rubber surfaces make it easy to grip in multiple positions, and a 5A motor delivers ample power for sanding hardwoods. The sander also features a removable dust port, a removable handle, and a flush side for sanding in tight areas, up to 90-degrees.  Note: you can get refurbished models for about $10 less.

Belt Sander [Delta Porter Cable]
Belt Sander [Ace Online Tools]
Street Pricing [Google Products]

Looking for a new charger for that obsolete Black & Decker multi-tool? Did you take your Dewalt vacuum apart and can’t get it back together now? Dewalt Service Net can help. If you own any Black & Decker, Dewalt, Porter Cable, or Delta Power tools you should bookmark this site. Services available include instruction manuals, product explosion drawings, parts lists and ordering, and service center locations.

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Check out this killer deal over at Amazon on a Delta 36-730 10″ right-tilt 3 hpcabinet saw.  The price — even with $149 in shipping and handling charges – still brings this saw in at under $1,000.  Features include a 3 hp, 230V motor, a 50″ fence, two cast iron extension wings, an industrial grade miter gauge, a cast iron bench top with beveled edges, a 4″ dust port, and Delta’s standard two-year warranty

Cabinet Saws [Delta]
Via Amazon [What's this?]
Street Pricing [Google Product]

Delta will release their new line of floor drill presses in August.  The big change: a pair of crosshair lasers.  There’s nothing wrong with lasers, of course, but we were hoping for a bit more.

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Delta tool owners — both novice and intermediate — can sign up for Deltla’s “owner registration program” and receive free woodworking plans.  As you can see from their image above, the plans may be somewhat random in nature but the idea here is to keep you coming back, so they do try to send something interesting.

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Lowe’s is offering a $50 gift card when you purchase a Delta Shopmaster 10″ compound miter saw for $99 (232884) and a miter work stand for $99 (193030).  That’s essentially offering the stand for half price!  The saw comes with a 40 tooth carbide blade, sliding fence, dust bag and blade wrench, and the work stand folds away for storage and includes expandable arm extensions.

Of course, you do have to deal with the rebate processing.

Miter Saw [Lowes]
Work Stand [Lowes]
Rebate Form [Lowes]

Anyone who lives in OH, NY, MA or RI should be familiar with the Bargain Outlet; this store offers all kinds of deals, like this Delta 10″ table saw for $88.  Other deals from their latest flyer that caught our eye: a 6-ton electric log splitter for $289, a high-pressure, 3/8″ x 50′, 1200 psi air hose for $9, and a 10 hp, 5000w Coleman generator (with a Briggs & Stratton engine) for $649.

Note: The quotes around the word “Delta” worry us a bit, but hey — $88 isn’t bad for any table saw.

Delta 10″ Saw [Bargain-Outlet]
Store Locations [Bargain-Outlet]

JPW wrote to suggest this today.  As you can see, it’s a pretty serious miter-saw stand.  What really separates this from the others stands we’ve written about here at Toolmonger is that it features adjustable infeed and outfeed rollers, which mean it can support up to 7′ of material.  This would be truly handy for trim work.  And it’d be utterly necessary for mobile planer work.

It also features “fully adjustable table mounting brackes” which Delta claims allow it to “adapt to nearly any miter saw or planer.”

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The first power tools most hobbyist woodworkers own are drills and saws.  Though it’s possible to build a house with hand tools, let’s face it: Some things are a lot easier to accomplish with a cordless drill and a circ saw.  Generally, though, when woodworkers head back to the store for the second round of purchasing, they usually find themselves considering sanders — like this 31-120 disc sander from Delta.

The 31-120 is a 1/2 horsepower 12” disc sander.  It features a built-in dust collection port (located at the lower left rear of the unit) and an attached table that tilts with 90 and 45 degree stop locks.  The 31-120 also has a cast-iron base with pre-drilled holes for bench mounting.

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There’s a great article in the current issue of Woodworker’s Journal (the August issue) about bargain priced miter saws.  They review the gamut and select eight that they recommend.  Most of them were less than $300, and the list includes the:

• Bosch Model 3912
• Craftsman Model 21235 Professional
• Delta Machinery Model 36-322L
• DeWalt Model DW715
• Hitachi Model C12FCH
• Makita Model LS1221
• Ridgid Model MS1250LZ
• and the Ryobi Model TS1551

Of course, you’ll want to read the article for the details.  They point out numerous feature differences between the eight they selected, and it’s quite informative.

And if you don’t have a miter saw in the shop, go get one.  They’re incredibly useful even in a small home shop or garage as they take most of the pain out of wood projects!

[Via Woodworker's Journal]

Delta and Porter Cable would like to help you figure out how to place their tools in your shop by offering their new online shop designer.  According to Delta:

The Shop Designer application displays a top-down view of a workshop with dimensions that you specify. Top-down illustrations of PORTER-CABLE® and DELTA MACHINERY® tools and accessories are available to drag and drop in to your workshop. You can create and save different workshops and retrieve them later for further modification. Browse through various PORTER-CABLE® and DELTA MACHINERY® tools and accessories and view detailed information to find the perfect product. If you already know the model number of a specific PORTER-CABLE® and DELTA MACHINERY® tool and/or accessory, you can do a model number search of that product and it will be placed in your floor plan for you.

It looks pretty interesting, though we were sort of surprised to note that it requires you designate a shop of at least 16 ft. in length and 12 feet in width.

Anyway, it’s definitely fun to play with, and it might be useful to you if you have a larger shop and have (or plan to have) a lot of Delta/Porter Cable tools.

Shop Designer Announcement [Delta]
Shop Designer Application [Delta]

Woodworkers’ Journal, Delta, and Porter Cable have come together to offer a chance to win Norm’s (of New Yankee Workshop fame) shop.  Well, sort of.  In their words:

Okay, not Norm’s actual shop; he’s kind of fond of it. But we are providing an opportunity to win just about all the goodies he has in the New Yankee Workshop. Click here for a complete list of prizes (tools) and you’ll agree — we’re not kidding around.

And you won’t just win the tools. We’ll be flying you to Boston (airfare for two is on us, so bring your spouse or shop buddy), putting you up in a nice hotel, and keeping you well fed! Then, we’ll take you out to the New Yankee Workshop … (You have to promise not to tell anyone exactly where it is) … where you’ll watch the filming of a New Yankee Workshop episode. Lunch with Norm and the crew will also be our treat! 
 

They’re not kidding.  Click on that link above and start figuring out where the tools’ll fit in your shop.  And don’t forget to enter the contest.

Sweepstakes Information [Woodworkers' Journal]
Sweepstakes Entry [Woodworkers' Journal]