Now that I have a little information, BE VERY AFRAID!!

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Randy Jordan

Randy Jordan

MGF, Master Grumble Framer
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Hi All, I just got back from Paul Cascio's 4day school and I'm loaded for bear! Funny thing is, I still don't know what the H--- I'm doing, just that now I know if I'm doing it wrong! Anyway, I'm looking for equipment and have found a used underpinner at, framingsupplies.com I mentioned it to Paul and he said I might ask if anyone has had any expierence with a Inmes IM-3P SE pinner. It's used and they are asking, $425 for it. Or does anyone know of a used underpinner for sale in the middle of the country? Randy
 
I'm glad your weekend workshop went well, Randy! Remember what folks on here have said about learning all you can from different sources. If you haven't already been doing it, the search feature on here is a fantastic way to pick up a lot of pointers. I usually find it easiest to enter 'search posts' rather than entire threads, but you can do it either way.

There are helpful links to websites, too. I've found the Frametek website to have a lot of useful tips on it. It's changed for the better the way that I hinge artwork, and even though I'm still learning I feel good about the direction I'm heading in. I suppose we're always still learning. It's thinking we finally know it all that's dangerous. You're in good company here.
 
Randy, enjoy your short period of blissful ignorance or of not knowing that you don't know that you know you don't know.

Pretty soon you will know just how much you do and don't know. :D
 
Randy - check out www.pictureframingequipment.com . He sales used equipment and at a very resonable price. I've purchased a sander from him and it is as he described it.
About learning, thank god for the Grumble because I'm as dumb as a rock compared to some of the people on the Grumble. The Grumble is a great resource and I have learned a ton from these people here. I've been wanting to take a few of Paul's classes but have not been able to loosen up the time to get to one yet. Hopefully in the very near future I will have the time and funds.
 
Hey Randy,

How did you find Connecticut? Meet any wild natives with blowguns, or armed mercenaries, or the sole McCain supporter in the state? ;)

You might try to keep an eye on the classified ads in Decor or Picture Framing Magazine for deals on used equipment.
 
Bill Henry- said:
Hey Randy,

How did you find Connecticut? Meet any wild natives with blowguns, or armed mercenaries, or the sole McCain supporter in the state? ;)

You might try to keep an eye on the classified ads in Decor or Picture Framing Magazine for deals on used equipment.
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You might find some used equipment for sale through the commercial postings section of the Grumble, too. Unfortunately, a lot of framers are closing up due to the economy, but that puts a fair amount of good equipment out there.
 
Be Afraid!

Hi Bill, I finally found Connecticut, it was sandwiched between, New York, and Road Island, imagine that! and it was the last place I expected. lol. It was beautiful!, but this Kansas boy wouldn't live there if you gave me a house! The traffic is ridiculus, :icon45: speed limits tend to be 20 mph under what everyone drives. WAY too many people for this guy!! My wife loved the country too, and when we rented the car, I got a GPS unit, and she went where ever she wanted, lol, not to mention, it got us to the B&B, & class, without a hitch, enterprise could have gotten at least $200 or $300 bucks out of me, for the use of it, wife is still taking about how it got her to every place she wanted to go! I appreciate all the replies to my post, and just to let you know that I know now, some of the things I didn't know, before, and I'm certain that it will help me know how much I still don't know, and I don't know if I'll ever know any of it! Randy
 
Careful...

Randy,

Congratulations on surviving, er I mean enduring, no make that perservering through Paul's grueling course. I remember it well... he was a strict taskmaster. One smart-### remark and it's "Awright maggot, drop and give me 25 window mats, bottom weighted, on the double!" :D

As for the Inmes... you're looking at the exact model I have. Note that it has been discontinued by the manufacturer, and that a replacement (Inmes 4P) is on the way soon.

My Inmes in general has done me well, but part of me wishes I had looked at more options. The biggest issue I have is with the pressure pad. It has a limited range of adjustment forward-and-back, and there's no way to adjust the pad pressure separately from the nailing pressure. This makes it pretty tricky to join deeply sculpted and reverse-bevel mouldings. If you're not careful the pressure pad can force the joint out of true just before pinning, and that can be a #@$!! to un-do!

I've pretty much instructed my assistant that for anything other than a nice flat profile she is to do a "dry run" first. Set up the joiner, but do not put the vnails in. Try "joining" a miter and see how the pressure pad behaves. Adjust as necessary to minimize deformation of the joint.

I've built a couple of sponge pressure pads for my joiner that help to an extent with problem profiles
 
LOL. Poor Jim, I must have left some lasting psychological scars. :) I let Vicki handle all the discipline now. Randy can tell you how tough she is. But he was very well behaved and produced some impressive work. We got to meet his wonderful wife too. You just need some practice now Randy.
 
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