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SaintJohnsEgger
SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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Kind of went on a diet late last year then put the Eggs away foo the hurricane and didn't fire them up for awhile. Then this year I retired back in January and took up woodworking so all my money went into that hobby. I don't pick cheap hobbies; guns, Ham radio, BGEs and woodworking.

I also found Woodpeckers Backyard BBQ in Saint Augustine and its so good that I was getting my BBQ fix there.

I fired up the MiniMax recently a few times for some steaks and kind of got the itch again.

So, I'm back and looking forward to smoking some Pig. Plus I got to do something with all that lump I have in the garage. Its taking up room that I need for my woodworking.

On the bright side I can use my woodworking tools to build me a new table for my Eggs.
Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
MiniMax 04/17
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Welcome home. Congrats on your retirement. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • dopey
    dopey Posts: 201
    We don't want any fairweather eggers here ;)
    What I do when I'm black out drunk is none of my business...

    John Central CT
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Welcome Back @SaintJohnsEgger
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,733
    Congratulations on all fronts but especially seeing the Q light and the return call of your BGE's.  You will get your true priorities sorted out soon enough.  Meanwhile, just enjoy the "every day is Saturday" lifestyle.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,675
    Welcome back and congrats on your retirement.  Hope you don't get the itch and go back to work though  ;)
    canuckland
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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    Glad to have you back.  What kind of woodworking tools did you get into?   Ive been looking at those Sawstop table saws that stop immediately if it touches any flesh.    A little pricey,  but worth it to keep a finger!
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    GoooDawgs said:
    Glad to have you back.  What kind of woodworking tools did you get into?   Ive been looking at those Sawstop table saws that stop immediately if it touches any flesh.    A little pricey,  but worth it to keep a finger!
    what fun is that?  I take all the safety stuff off my table saws first thing, except for the riving knife.  Then I set a 3 drink minimum before I use it.  I lost a chunk of thumb when I was around 17 on a table saw and I'm very aware, ever since, of every potential accident and where I am relative to the blade.
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    nolaegghead said:
    GoooDawgs said:
    Glad to have you back.  What kind of woodworking tools did you get into?   Ive been looking at those Sawstop table saws that stop immediately if it touches any flesh.    A little pricey,  but worth it to keep a finger!
    what fun is that?  I take all the safety stuff off my table saws first thing, except for the riving knife.  Then I set a 3 drink minimum before I use it.  I lost a chunk of thumb when I was around 17 on a table saw and I'm very aware, ever since, of every potential accident and where I am relative to the blade.
    Same age as me when I went down to the bone on one finger (others probably to follow) before the blade jammed. Extremely careful now, you only get that lucky once.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,915
     I was walking though the wood shop in high school and some kid pinched a 3' square piece of plywood in the table saw,  this resulted in a giant square frisbee violently flying 10' across the room and nailing me in waist line. Damn close.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    GoooDawgs said:
    Glad to have you back.  What kind of woodworking tools did you get into?   Ive been looking at those Sawstop table saws that stop immediately if it touches any flesh.    A little pricey,  but worth it to keep a finger!
    SawStop is good stuff. I love the technology and I looked long and hard at them but in the end I decided they were just too expensive right  now.

    I ended up with a Laguna Fusion F2 hybrid cabinet saw. Half the price and just as good if you keep your fingers out of the blade.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    Thanks for the warm welcome home. Been getting my BBQ fix at Woodpeckers Backyard BBQ in St. Augustine corner of SR13 and SR16A. Just got back from there a few minutes ago.

    We have been getting thunderstorms almost every afternoon. Kind of makes it a little rough on smoking meat. I love BBQ and smoking meat but getting pounded by wind and train while praying the lightning doesn't get you kind of ruins the fun.

    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Welcome back!!  Congrats on retirement.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    Congrats and welcome back.
                                                                
    _________________________________________________
    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • SamIAm2
    SamIAm2 Posts: 1,998
    Welcome back and congratulations on your retirement. I hear you about the thunderstorms. I get around it by starting to cook earlier, since I have all day to get ready and cook. Enjoy your new and old tools.
    Ubi panis, ibi patria.
    Large - Roswell rig, MiniMax-PS Woo; Cocoa, Fl.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    alaskanassasin said:
     I was walking though the wood shop in high school and some kid pinched a 3' square piece of plywood in the table saw,  this resulted in a giant square frisbee violently flying 10' across the room and nailing me in waist line. Damn close.
    Kid in our class decided to run his hand into a router bit.  Bloody mess.  Never saw him again, I suppose he realized wood working wasn't his bag.

    I have a Grizzly G0690


    Added this roller outfeed table:


    I set it up to the nines and it's a joy to use.  I haven't had my Forrest blade on there for a while because I resaw plenty of recycled wood and it's a terrible feeling to see a $100 blade rip through a buried nail.


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    I love lamp..
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
    Good to see you post again. retirement is enjoyable....no dead lines or frustrations. 
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    welcome back man!
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    nolaegghead said:
    alaskanassasin said:
     I was walking though the wood shop in high school and some kid pinched a 3' square piece of plywood in the table saw,  this resulted in a giant square frisbee violently flying 10' across the room and nailing me in waist line. Damn close.
    Kid in our class decided to run his hand into a router bit.  Bloody mess.  Never saw him again, I suppose he realized wood working wasn't his bag.

    I have a Grizzly G0690


    Added this roller outfeed table:


    I set it up to the nines and it's a joy to use.  I haven't had my Forrest blade on there for a while because I resaw plenty of recycled wood and it's a terrible feeling to see a $100 blade rip through a buried nail.


    Here's mine 
    https://lagunatools.com/classic-machinery/tablesaws/f2-fusion/

    I understand about the Forrest blade. One of the reasons I decided against the SawStop. Everytime that thing fires you are dead in the water until you spend the money to replace the cartridge and buy a new blade. I'm okay with that if it protected my finger. But with all the wet wood  and crap that the Big Box stores sell I though it could very expensive replacing things.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
    Facebook Big Green Egg MiniMax Owners Group


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