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 Post subject: Hello from Chicago
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:32 pm 
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Thought I would post a quick hello message. Not sure what the magic number is so all of my posts don't need to be approved before being shown.

I recently attended an intro to faceting class put on by the Midwest Faceters Guild. Instantly became hooked and started looking for a machine. I purchased a used Raytech Shaw, but that turned out to be a bad idea so I'm sticking to getting a new machine. I'm in the "second guessing" phase right now so it might be a while before I actually get something.

I'm glad I found this site and want to thank everyone in advance for all of their knowledge.


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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Chicago
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:10 pm 
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The magic number is 10.


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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Chicago
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Just out of curiosity, what is wrong with the Raytech?

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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Chicago
PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:08 am 
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Stephen Challener wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what is wrong with the Raytech?


There is nothing wrong with Raytech as a company. There was everything wrong with this particular Raytech I bought. It was a pile of garbage passed off as "almost new". I could've replaced all the bad parts but I would've spent more than just buying a new one.


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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Chicago
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Welcome! There's lots of really knowledgeable cutters here. You'll learn a lot!


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