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   CarpenterPJE | Jan 02, 2005 06:51pm | #1

   Chills,

   Yes I've seen these units & am impressed. Im working on justifing one for my shop, $5000.00 to $6000.00 is a good chunk of change & it would have to make money for me to earn its keep. I'm looking into switching gears from remodeling & small cabinet shop to high end, one of a kind cabinets/furniture.  I also wonder if one could be a parts shop for other cabinet shops as fill in work to help pay for it. My other problem is space in the shop, I'm already short on room & looking to build on.                                                                                                                                       If nothing else they look like alot of fun & you could have alot of fancy things in your home.

   I'm  not going to get one at least for 6 to 18 months.   A lot of planning to do.

   So to answer your question, I'm not sure.

   Paul

   
   

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   Edited 1/2/2005 10:53 am ET by CarpenterPJE

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   firemann | Jan 06, 2005 01:40am | #2

   chills, I have owned a Legacy Mill for more than 5 years  now. For what I paid, with accesories, legs, dust catch,etc.   it is worth its price in gold. The instruction vidios are a must. If any one has an older model I recomend you get the leg supports, the ones that attach to the legs at an angle. This makes the unit very stable. I know things can add up but if you can ,you need to get the x-gears and the reducing gears

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   chills1994 | Jan 06, 2005 06:43am | #3

   Thanks for replying.

   The annual woodworker's show is coming to my area in Feb.  Usually, Legacy is there.  I usually stand there all goo-goo eyed by what that machine can do.

   It's like magic.  Or alchemy.  Wish I had the money for one and wish I had the space for another.

   "Boss" kinda offered up an old Delta/Rockwell 14" RAS today.  First thing out of my mouth was, "Is it single phase?"  Yep!  I would be so over that RAS if I had the space.

   But anyway... the Legacy does look like it  would pay for itself quickly.  It just seems like the price keeps going up every year. 

   It looks like you could spend another $1,000 on router bits too.  Is that the case, Steve?

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   donbutler | Jan 07, 2005 03:45am | #4

   Chills,

   I'm happy to be the owner of a Legacy 1500EX Ornamental Mill (the biggest they sold at the time, but now replaced by other models). Once you see one in person you'll be more convinced than ever. Even my sweet wife of 44 years saw how great it was and convinced me to spend the do-re-mi. I saw it at a woodworkers show, liked it, but the price made me gulp hard. LOML insisted it was the thing for me, and I relented, with only one question:

   "Did you see how much money it is?" She said, "Just get it, you need it."

   At first, before I retired from industry, it didn't get a lot of use, and I took a lot of flak from friends for letting it gather dust. Since retiring though, I've made some nice stuff including two twisty, turny, mirror image Victorian style columns for our entry and a spiral balustrade, too.

   Some of the canes and walking staffs that came from between its centers are beautiful, if I do say so myself and I've sold several for upwards of a hundred bucks each.

   Yes, the tools for it can be pricey, especially the long shank bits for side reeding and such, but the work is fantastic and in my opinion, worth it. I also got the motor drive, all the gearing and the gear driven rotary table.

   All I can say is,  .  .  .  um,  .  actually I enjoy being in the minority using this great machine, and hesitate to recommend it. Don't want a lot of competition, y'know.

   Hmmmmmm! Did I just recommend it?

   Yes, the videos are essential. Yes it does arrive in many pieces and you'll probably be quite a while getting it assembled, but it's a pure joy when all that's done. Getting the Legacy was a turning point in my woodworking practice.

   Regards,

   Don Butler

   Septuagenarian living and working in a 200 year old timber frame house.