What to buy with $200

[Gumby]

Well, I've taken my GMC Powered Router table back to Bunnings and got a full refund by way of $200 worth of gift vouchers. The question is........what do i buy at Bunnies with $200. First thought was a GMC band saw but then I remembered the problems with the router so that's on hold for the moment. At last it dawned on me. Ask the knowledgable gurus of this board and I'm sure the solution will appear.

So the question is:

What would you buy at Bunnies with $200 !

[Wayne Davy]

Piles and piles of Duct Tape for the Cyclone and Pipes/Ducts

Seriously, bit hard to say what you should buy considering we don't know everything you currently got :confused:

[craigb]

Put a bit more money with it and buy a Makita, Hitachi or Triton router.

Sadly, these days you don't get much for $200.

[Bob Willson]

Weren't you defending GMC a few posts ago? :confused:

If there was a problem with the item that you returned then they should have offered you CASH back, not vouchers.
However, seeing as you now have $200 of vouchers to spend, if they were my vouchers I would be thinking maybe a few more clamps, followed by some large boxes of screws etc. I say large boxes, because the prices on their small bags of screws and similar items is outrageous. They also sell powered remote garage door openers. I would love to get one of these but not from them.

[Sturdee]

Gumby,

As you don't need any glue or sandpaper for a while, and as timber and hardware is cheaper elsewhere, and finishing products should be bought from Neill all you can buy from Bunnies is 100 cartridges of gap filler which they sell very cheaply.

Or get in your wife's good book and give the vouchers to her to buy plants.


Peter.

[ozwinner]

( Sung to, In The Navy )
GMC.GMC.GMC for you and me.
Go to Bunnies.
You will see lots of yummy tools.
At Bunnies.
They only employ fools.
At Bunnies.
They sell coloured paint galore.
At Bunnies.
But you just cant get a whore.
At Bunnies.
You can get a snag in a roll.
At Bunnies.
Just go for a stroll.
At Bunnies.................
Etc. Etc.


Al

[Sturdee]

But you just cant get a whore.
At Bunnies.

Typical. They have a range of 35,000 items and still not one of those. Maybe through their special order desk.


Peter.

[echnidna]

Well, I've taken my GMC Powered Router table back to Bunnings and got a full refund by way of $200 worth of gift vouchers

Gumby
I was feeling lazy enough to try to avoid building a new router table and was thinking about getting one of these.

So what did you find wrong with it?

[Gumby]

Well, I've taken my GMC Powered Router table back to Bunnings and got a full refund by way of $200 worth of gift vouchers

Gumby
I was feeling lazy enough to try to avoid building a new router table and was thinking about getting one of these.

So what did you find wrong with it?

Well, the whole set up in my opinion is prone to fail. The height adjustment is done by turning the turn-table with a metal bracket supplied. The problem is that within a very short time it fills up with saw dust which clogs up the whole thing and it won't turn. The only way to get the router bit out then is to dismantle the plate and clean it out. I did this about 4 times just trying to change bits and it's a pain in the bum. Finally, it got so clogged up it wouldn't turn at all and that's when I took it back. It's still got the 1/2 inch router bit in it which i couldn't get out. Oh well, put it down to experience and buying cheap stuff. Some of their gear is ok and works well for the money like the compressor and dowell drill i have of there's. But as for the powered router table Bob, forget it.
I have since got the Triton Router table and the triton router as well. Now *that's* a good tool.

To the others, i didn't mind getting the vouchers instead of cash. They'd get it sooner or later anyway.

[Gumby]

Gumby,

Or get in your wife's good book and give the vouchers to her to buy plants.


Peter.

Nah, Pete, not worth it. I'd only have to plant the damn things. I'll give her one of the sausages !

[echnidna]

aahhh well, i would have got annoyed at that too.

So I'll go back to the idea of making one.
The latest FWW has one with interesting features so I might work some of them into a bigger and better looking unit.

[Gumby]

the Gifkins site has a plan for one which is very easy to make and works a treat.
www.gifkins.com.au

[Tonyz]

with teenage daughters there are enough clothes around here to make rags for cleaning,.
I stupidly work in a furniture factory[?] so get as much MDF as I want .
What I would pay for dearly at Bunnies IF i still went there [i refuse to talk to stupid idiots] would be some interested intelligent resourseful staff apart from the Triton reps
TONY

[Ben from Vic.]

Bunnies still sells Record G clamps.

You can never have to many clamps.

[Wayne Davy]

Well, after all that, I decided to vote for the MDF. You could use it to build a Router Table if you decided to change from the Triton (not saying its bad or anything).

Speaking of Router Tables, the new Carbatec Dogalog has a new Router Plate insert for $45!! Made from ABS plastic and includes 2 insert rings (giving 3 possible hole sizes). Also has a starter Pin and 4 leveling screws with rare earth holddown magnets. Great deal if you are building your own Table (might even change mine in the future).

Cheers,