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What tools did you use to build your cabinet?
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: diamz on February 23, 2006, 08:40:11 pm ---What are the absolute tools required for building one's first cabinet? Circular saw, jigsaw, router, drill??? What tools would you recommend to make the job easier? Thanks -diamz
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Since this came up, and you can help out, please do. There's two parts to this. If possible, please separate the answers.
1. What are the tool(s) you believe you SPECIFICALLY CANNOT do without in order to build a cab?
2. What is the reason you feel the tool(s) are mandatory for cab building?
This isn't meant to be a pissing match of "hey, I did it with this, so that's wrong" or "you can't do it with that, x happens with those, so that sucks". I'm looking for YOUR information and comments about YOUR recommendation.
Thanks.
DrewKaree:
I'm not looking to stop you from commenting. I'd still like more comments, I'm just adding mine. More replies make the information more complete, so please add to this.
1. A circular saw, a router, a jigsaw, and a random-orbit sander.
2.
A circular saw cuts straight lines faster and easier than anything other than a table saw and allows you to take the tool to the wood.
A router makes your work easier. You only have to cut one side of your cab, then use the router and a pattern or flush-trim bit to trace-cut another piece of wood to the exact identical shape. It's also needed for a t-molding slot.
A jigsaw can make curved cuts that a circular saw simply can't.
Hand sanding quickly becomes tedious and is going to more often than not be ignored or given minimal attention because of this. A smooth paint/stain job is easier to obtain with a smooth surface, so a random-orbit sander speeds up this chore and makes it easier to complete. That would tend to make someone more apt to complete it correctly, or turn back to it in order to fix mistakes that may happen.
Sprucemoose:
Considering that I am not an Amish carpenter and need powertools this is my must have list:
-Circular Saw- for straight cuts...with saw board :laugh:
-Drill- for most everything else
-Router- t-moulding and to make perfectly even sides or templates
-Measuring tape- figure it out
-T-square- to get a nice right angle
missioncontrol:
Circlar saw- long straight cuts
Jig Saw - detailed and curved cuts
Framing square - very handy for measurements and right angles
Drill - screws and making cuts with hole saw
tape measure - obvious
router - t-molding and for routing ares of CP
hand cart - moving cabinet around easily
Mark70:
I went with:
-circular saw + sawboard
-CLAMPS ...I got by with two 36" bar clamps the quickgrip kind
-drill
-kind of in with drill but I'll count hole saws separately for an inside corner with a radius, including the corners of the coin door hole.
-while I'm counting hole saws separately, I may as well count the 1 1/8" spade bit separately.
-...and the screw bits for the drill
-saw horses
-bench vise
-router for t-molding slots, and for squaring edges, and for cutting speaker holes in the middle of a panel
-handsaw for finishing any sharp inside corners so you don't have to overcut with a circ saw.
-random orbit palm sander
-wire strippers and crimping tool
-various pliers
-screwdrivers
-putty knife
-painting supplies, brushes, rollers, tray, tape, foil, etc.
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