On Nov 9, 8:03*am, " wrote:
Having recently had a minor windfall, I decided to splurge and finally
round out my budding shop. *I have a budget of about $4K, and the
entries below add up to about $3K. *The rest will go on odds and ends,
lumber, and anything that I may have missed.

My shop is half of a two-car garage. *I already have a table saw and
miter saw (both poor quality), a decent router, and some small hand
tools, including a decent 4-set of Irwin chisels and a few Avant
planes.

Projects will range from small items (pens, jewelry boxes), ranging up
to furniture, and guitars if I get brave. *I want to develop a range
of skills involving hand tools and power tools. *This is very much a
personal enrichment hobby.

The tools I've chosen are intended for the long haul, so I'm
definitely trying to get these picks right the first time. *Any
suggestions or comments on my selections below?

Bandsaw * * * * * * Grizzly G0555 14” 1HP * * * * * * * * * 425
* * * * * * * * * * Shipping * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 74

Planer * * * * * * *Makita 2012NB * * * * * * * * * * * * * 473

Jointer * * * * * * Grizzly G0586 8” * * * * * * * * * * * *575
* * * * * * * * * * Shipping * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *139

Lathe * * * * * * * JET JML 1014VSI 10-Inch-by-14-Inch * * *350

Drill Press * * * * DELTA DP300L * * * * * * * * * * * * * *190

Dust Collection * * DELTA 50-760 1.5HP 1,200 CFM * * * * * *371

Tenoning Jig * * * *Grizzly H7583 * * * * * * * * * * * * * *77
Dado Stack * * * * *Oshlun SDS-0842 * * * * * * * * * * * * *84
Belt Sander * * * * UNDECIDED * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ???

Marking Gauge * * * Rockler * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *21
Clamps * * * * * * *Bessey KRK2450 * * * * * * * * * * * * *160
Coping Saw * * * * *Robert Larson 540-2000 Coping Saw * * * *17
Water Stones * * * *UNDECIDED
Square * * * * * * *Empire Level E250 12-Inch Combo Square * 12
Lubricating Paste * Minwax Paste Finishing Wax * * * * * * * 12
Mineral Spirits * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6

Total Current Cost: $3000

For $4000 you can get the Festool Kapex miter saw, a Festool vacuum, a
Festool plunge cut saw and a Festool MFT work table...plus a few
accessories - very few. On the bright side, you'll cut out 25 years
of lusting after the stuff.

A one car garage is not a lot of space, so you should certainly do a
layout and figure out what you actually have room for. If you buy a
tool in anticipation of doing work, and have to frequently move it to
do the work you actually do, you'll learn to hate that tool and you'll
end up selling it for a loss.

Tool collections should grow with capability. As your skills grow
(which frequently occurs by learning to make do with what you have),
you'll find that you will have very specific opinions on what is
necessary, desirable and what are the features you require. That's
something different than choosing tools from magazine reviews and the
popularity contest that Amazon reviews are.

R