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Building a woodshop....recommended tools
RayB:
band-aids
preferably the bacon variety
Jabba:
--- Quote from: D10 on November 15, 2005, 04:32:53 pm ---If you plan on making alot of furniture and such, a jointer would be a good investment. Could start with a hand held model before getting the large 5"-6" type.
Not paying attention just re-read nostrebor's post and seen a jointer listed.
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Thickness Planer.....I have one of those, but now I NEED a joiner!
BTW: I agree with nostrebor on the Tablesaw. I would invest in a Good Tablesaw first. Its probably the single most important tool I own. Get one with a solid steel top. They're heavy as heck, but man, do they work nice.
A few other things I use quite often:
A good square. Don't cheap out here. I use one where the blade collapsed into the handle.
A good set of router bits.
A Drywall square (four foot one).
100 Pencils (I hate looking for pencils, so I have a jar of 100 of them already sharpened
nostrebor:
holy crap!
How could I forget a compressor! You want a finish nailer and a brad nailer as well.
The forum I listed earlier has workshop pics. Look for any post by Rod Kirby. His workshop is stunning, and insanely clean.
I will also put in a little push for the Ryobi BT3100 Table Saw. Great starter saw that will not break the bank, and will perform extremely well when set up correctly.
Once again... www.bt3central.com
crashwg:
I got a 14.4 Ryobi set a couple years back for christmas. It included a drill, circular saw (small type) and a flashlight. Right out of the box the saw wouldn't cut more than a board foot or three of 2x4 lumber.
Fast forward to about 8 months later... The batteries don't hold a charge for shyte! I don't use the saw anymore now that I have a corded full sized one which is probably a good thing because I doubt I'd be able to get through a 2x4 at all now. The drill still gets used. I'd guestimate that it gets about 10 min of run time on a charge. Also, if you were to charge the batteries and leave them for a couple days they'd loose 50% or so of their charge.
Long story short, I'm not a fan of Ryobi!
dag2000:
Just inherited an older shopsmith
Pricey, but less expensive than buying 5 seperate tools. I can't wait to set a small workshop up.
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