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What to do with $2500
Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what
would people buy. Here is what I have Power Tools. A craftmsan 10" table saw with a crappy fence and a burnt out 1HP motor. A Floor length drill press. No problems thus far. New Hitachi Compound Miter saw. Ryobi router ROS, Belt Sander, palm sander A few drills. A old scroll saw that I've never used. A tiny old, old shop vac. Hand tools: A nice Lei-Neilson dovetail saw The normal things like hammers, screw drivers, etc. A record low angle block plane. A old Stanley Jack plane that needs a new blade, and maybe a new frog. A decent collection of bar clamps 24"-6' Well see what my wife gets for christmas. I've asked a bunch of basic woodworking hand tools to round out the collection( sharpening stones, compound bevels, marking gauge, etc) Now that the table say motor is dead I'm thinking of replacing that with a cabinet saw. I'd like to see a 6" jointer, 14-17" bandsaw, planer, and maybe a dust collector in the shop. That is about all I have room for. Any other large tools like drum sanders would probably share space on a mobile cart with the planer. The shop is about 20'x10' |
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FYI - If you live anywhere near the Long Island, NY area, you could contact
me. I have a complete woodworking shop that I'm looking to sell. I can't do it anymore due to disability. Best, Dave |
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Delta X cabinet saw (52' table), good dado set, good blade (forest),
mobility kit. Leaves about $400 for a router table, or a jointer (shopmaster or griz). Wait for the next $2500 for a quality bandsaw (laguna 14se) and bench top planer. Sell the Lie Nielsen Dove saw and scroll saw on Ebay and get something more practical like a $150 dust collector (shopmaster) at lowes. It all fits, I know, I have it all and more in a 9' by 20' space. Then, expand the shop. Next $2500 get ..., Next $2500 get ...,Next $2500 get ..., Next $2500 get ..., "Scott Lindars" wrote in message ups.com... Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what would people buy. Here is what I have Power Tools. A craftmsan 10" table saw with a crappy fence and a burnt out 1HP motor. A Floor length drill press. No problems thus far. New Hitachi Compound Miter saw. Ryobi router ROS, Belt Sander, palm sander A few drills. A old scroll saw that I've never used. A tiny old, old shop vac. Hand tools: A nice Lei-Neilson dovetail saw The normal things like hammers, screw drivers, etc. A record low angle block plane. A old Stanley Jack plane that needs a new blade, and maybe a new frog. A decent collection of bar clamps 24"-6' Well see what my wife gets for christmas. I've asked a bunch of basic woodworking hand tools to round out the collection( sharpening stones, compound bevels, marking gauge, etc) Now that the table say motor is dead I'm thinking of replacing that with a cabinet saw. I'd like to see a 6" jointer, 14-17" bandsaw, planer, and maybe a dust collector in the shop. That is about all I have room for. Any other large tools like drum sanders would probably share space on a mobile cart with the planer. The shop is about 20'x10' |
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It really depends on what you want to build. My experience is based on
"cabinetmaking," as opposed to turning or making boxes, for instance. I would get the basics right away: table saw and bandsaw. I would get a planer before a jointer if you don't get both (I only have a planer, and I have no intentions of getting a jointer, as I use my Record #07 for that work. Get 220V running to your shop if it isn't already. Get a dust collector. After that, I would build a bench. Buy any tools along the way that would make the project easier. Mortiser? Drum sander? Mortise chisels and handplanes? If you have money left, set it aside. Start getting through your project list. Let your projects and your work style determine your shop setup. Some folks like more hand tools, and some more power tools. Don't blow your budget on what you think you'll need, and then find out that it's constraining future projects forcing SWMBO to sign off on a new budget. -Mike |
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I love it when people ask questions like this, and we have no idea what you
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Well, I think he asked "what would people buy", not "what should I
buy". Therefor if inclined to answer, tell him what you would buy if you already had just the stuff he mentioned. Me, I would go for a Griz 1023 cabinet saw, deck it out with some blades, dado set, etc. (say $1,200). I would get a HF dust collector with some after market 5 micron bags from Penn state (say $190 total), a decent 6" jointer - no particular suggestions as I have never looked (say $500), a DeWalt planer (which one I am not sure) ( about $300 to $500). Then some good ebay stanley planes, some decent brad point and forstner bits, and if money allowed a decent router (which I doubt the Ryobi is). Then I would be bummed that I had no bandsaw and probably would rethink the whole priority list Dave Hall |
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Well, I think he asked "what would people buy", not "what should I
buy". Therefor if inclined to answer, tell him what you would buy if you already had just the stuff he mentioned. Me, I would go for a Griz 1023 cabinet saw, deck it out with some blades, dado set, etc. (say $1,200). I would get a HF dust collector with some after market 5 micron bags from Penn state (say $190 total), a decent 6" jointer - no particular suggestions as I have never looked (say $500), a DeWalt planer (which one I am not sure) ( about $300 to $500). Then some good ebay stanley planes, some decent brad point and forstner bits, and if money allowed a decent router (which I doubt the Ryobi is). Then I would be bummed that I had no bandsaw and probably would rethink the whole priority list Dave Hall |
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Well, I think he asked "what would people buy", not "what should I
buy". Therefor if inclined to answer, tell him what you would buy if you already had just the stuff he mentioned. Me, I would go for a Griz 1023 cabinet saw, deck it out with some blades, dado set, etc. (say $1,200). I would get a HF dust collector with some after market 5 micron bags from Penn state (say $190 total), a decent 6" jointer - no particular suggestions as I have never looked (say $500), a DeWalt planer (which one I am not sure) ( about $300 to $500). Then some good ebay stanley planes, some decent brad point and forstner bits, and if money allowed a decent router (which I doubt the Ryobi is). Then I would be bummed that I had no bandsaw and probably would rethink the whole priority list Dave Hall |
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Hi Scott,
I would put in % terms regardless of actual budget, but your's is certainly adequate to start): 1. 10" table saw (30%) - $750 2. 14" band saw (25%) - $625 3. 6" jointer (25%) - $625 4. 12-13" planer (15%) - $375 5. 1.5 HP DC system (15%) - $375 A little over budget, but in woodworking, everything in "nominal" anyway. Have fun! Lou In article . com, Scott Lindars wrote: Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what would people buy. Here is what I have Power Tools. A craftmsan 10" table saw with a crappy fence and a burnt out 1HP motor. A Floor length drill press. No problems thus far. New Hitachi Compound Miter saw. Ryobi router ROS, Belt Sander, palm sander A few drills. A old scroll saw that I've never used. A tiny old, old shop vac. Hand tools: A nice Lei-Neilson dovetail saw The normal things like hammers, screw drivers, etc. A record low angle block plane. A old Stanley Jack plane that needs a new blade, and maybe a new frog. A decent collection of bar clamps 24"-6' Well see what my wife gets for christmas. I've asked a bunch of basic woodworking hand tools to round out the collection( sharpening stones, compound bevels, marking gauge, etc) Now that the table say motor is dead I'm thinking of replacing that with a cabinet saw. I'd like to see a 6" jointer, 14-17" bandsaw, planer, and maybe a dust collector in the shop. That is about all I have room for. Any other large tools like drum sanders would probably share space on a mobile cart with the planer. The shop is about 20'x10' |
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I would go see my local tool dealer and ask his advice. Tell him that
you have a budget of $2500.00 and ask him to put a package together for you at the best price. $2500 is a nice order and I would have certainly worked with you getting you the most for your dollar. Tell your dealer what kind of woodworking you do and ask him his guidance. I believe you will come out better this way and plus you will build a nice working relationship with the dealer. Next time you are ready to buy, he will treat you right again. I would look at a Delta contractor saw with Biesemeyer fence, a 6" jointer( which ever manufacture that can give you the best $)and a Delta USA 14" bandsaw and a Delta 13" bench planer and a dust collector. Good luck and happy woodworking!! Mike from American Sycamore |
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My experience is beginner/intermediate. My intention is furnitiure
making for our house. No desire to get into wood turning at the momment. I like to work with handtools, love using my planes. Hope that clears it up. |
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"Scott Lindars" wrote in message ups.com... My experience is beginner/intermediate. My intention is furnitiure making for our house. No desire to get into wood turning at the momment. I like to work with handtools, love using my planes. Hope that clears it up. I have bought all of my equipment used ; but if I had your budget and plenty of rooom... Table saw 600 Jointer 400 Planer 400 Router Table 200 Router 200 (for router table) Blades/Bits 200 Air Filter 200 Misc 100 Dust Collector 200 I don't have a band saw and have never missed it, but some people love them. Besides, you don't have the budget for it. If $2500 is your absolute limit, you might want to look for some used equipment and make your own router table. |
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What equipment are you selling?
DSphotog wrote: FYI - If you live anywhere near the Long Island, NY area, you could contact me. I have a complete woodworking shop that I'm looking to sell. I can't do it anymore due to disability. Best, Dave |
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On 7 Dec 2004 11:41:41 -0800, "Scott Lindars"
wrote: Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what would people buy. Here is what I have Power Tools. A craftmsan 10" table saw with a crappy fence and a burnt out 1HP motor. A Floor length drill press. No problems thus far. New Hitachi Compound Miter saw. Ryobi router ROS, Belt Sander, palm sander A few drills. A old scroll saw that I've never used. A tiny old, old shop vac. Hand tools: A nice Lei-Neilson dovetail saw The normal things like hammers, screw drivers, etc. A record low angle block plane. A old Stanley Jack plane that needs a new blade, and maybe a new frog. A decent collection of bar clamps 24"-6' Well see what my wife gets for christmas. I've asked a bunch of basic woodworking hand tools to round out the collection( sharpening stones, compound bevels, marking gauge, etc) Now that the table say motor is dead I'm thinking of replacing that with a cabinet saw. I'd like to see a 6" jointer, 14-17" bandsaw, planer, and maybe a dust collector in the shop. That is about all I have room for. Any other large tools like drum sanders would probably share space on a mobile cart with the planer. The shop is about 20'x10' I think what you buy is dependent on what you want to build. I started with a table saw, then got a planer and jointer in rapid sucession. Then a floor standing drill press. Some hand tools along the way. Through it all, the projects I had skill and desire to build decided which tools I would buy. I still have a Craftsman TS as you describe, except I put a Biesemeyer fence on it. And the motor isn't burnt out. That fence is the only thing that allowed me to keep that saw. It's a god send. So assuming you build things as I do, I'd fix that saw, it's actually o.k., not great, o.k. A planer and jointer are high on my list. I started with a 6", but later bought a Delta DJ-20. If you like mortise & tenon joints, a hollow chisel mortiser is good to have. lots of outlets around the shop. The ideas are not limited to any of that, it again goes back to what projects are in the pipe so to speak. Buy what you need, not what looks good when you show off to friends. |
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On 7 Dec 2004 15:25:33 -0800, "Scott Lindars"
wrote: My experience is beginner/intermediate. My intention is furnitiure making for our house. No desire to get into wood turning at the momment. I like to work with handtools, love using my planes. Hope that clears it up. One other thing, and this is important - get a subscription to a good woodworking magazine like Woodsmith. I began with woodsmith 'cause it has decent projects. That, and the author walks you though their construction. It's very instructive. Later, a magazine like Fine Woodworking. Less on specific steps you need to do to complete something, more in the area of showing advanced things and a technique for some detail of it. Much later, a magazine like "Woodwork" where the projects can get so "out there" I've no idea how the builder managed to put them together, but obviously did. Further, check out the bombe vitrine cabinet on www.jeffgreefwoodworking.com Jeff provides complete instructions for building one, however, like FWW, he does expect that you know something about joining one piece of wood to another. |
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On 7 Dec 2004 11:41:41 -0800, "Scott Lindars"
wrote: Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what would people buy. That's a decent chunk of change for some good tools- just make sure you set some aside for wood! I'd get a decent table saw (in the shop you've got, it might not be a bad idea to get a contractor's saw rather than a megolithic cabinet saw), a bandsaw, a thickness planer, a bench grinder, a biscut cutter, a good set of chisels, a hand plane, and spend the rest (if you've got any left) on wood. Now that the table say motor is dead I'm thinking of replacing that with a cabinet saw. I'd like to see a 6" jointer, 14-17" bandsaw, planer, and maybe a dust collector in the shop. That is about all I have room for. Any other large tools like drum sanders would probably share space on a mobile cart with the planer. The shop is about 20'x10' Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
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Well, I don't like that new google interface and that is what caused me to post
the same thing 3 times....(yeah, that's the ticket) Dave Hall Well, I think he asked "what would people buy", not "what should I buy". Therefor if inclined to answer, tell him what you would buy if you already had just the stuff he mentioned. Me, I would go for a Griz 1023 cabinet saw, deck it out with some blades, dado set, etc. (say $1,200). I would get a HF dust collector with some after market 5 micron bags from Penn state (say $190 total), a decent 6" jointer - no particular suggestions as I have never looked (say $500), a DeWalt planer (which one I am not sure) ( about $300 to $500). Then some good ebay stanley planes, some decent brad point and forstner bits, and if money allowed a decent router (which I doubt the Ryobi is). Then I would be bummed that I had no bandsaw and probably would rethink the whole priority list Dave Hall |
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On Tue 07 Dec 2004 06:07:22p, "toller" wrote in news:
: Table saw 600 Jointer 400 Planer 400 Router Table 200 Router 200 (for router table) Blades/Bits 200 Air Filter 200 Misc 100 Dust Collector 200 Hey Toller, what 400 dollar jointer would you get? I thought I had to spend over six for a decent one. I've got a vintage craftsman 4'', but the bed's so short I can't get a decent edge on anything longer than two feet. |
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Scott Lindars wrote:
My experience is beginner/intermediate. My intention is furnitiure making for our house. No desire to get into wood turning at the momment. I like to work with handtools, love using my planes. Hope that clears it up. Set the funds aside. Make the decisions you need to on the furniture you want to build. Once that's done, buy enough wood to get started. Along the way, use the funds you've set aside to buy the tools you need to produce the work at hand. This is a question you can answer best for yourself. If you don't already have a good solid woodworking bench, I'd suggest building that as a prelude to the house furniture. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html |
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Scott Lindars wrote: My experience is beginner/intermediate. My intention is furnitiure making for our house. No desire to get into wood turning at the momment. I like to work with handtools, love using my planes. Hope that clears it up. Table saw: Jet JWTS-10JF $650 or Ridgid TS3650 $549 Jointer: Sunhill CT-60L $329 Planer: Dewalt DW735 $479 or Dewalt DW734 $379 Dust collector: Delta AP400 $159 Band saw: Grizzly G0555 $375 Router: Porter Cable 693LRPK $152 Total $1943. Other good things: a Forrest WWII saw blade ($100), a bunch of clamps from Harbor Freight ($50), a few Hirsch firmer chisels and an 8mm mortising chisel from Lee Valley, a couple of machinists squares, a hook rule. |
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Sorry ... %^$^ new Google interface causing me problems, too. Last
message is blank to me ... so to repost: Table saw: Jet JWTS-10JF $650 or Ridgid TS3650 $549 Jointer: Sunhill CT-60L $329 Planer: Dewalt DW735 $479 or Dewalt DW734 $379 Dust collector: Delta AP400 $159 Band saw: Grizzly G0555 $375 Router: Porter Cable 693LRPK $152 Total $1943. |
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The great thing about that Craftsman - it probably had "2 HP developed"
before it burnt out. Dave "Scott Lindars" wrote in message ups.com... Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what would people buy. Here is what I have Power Tools. A craftmsan 10" table saw with a crappy fence and a burnt out 1HP motor. A Floor length drill press. No problems thus far. New Hitachi Compound Miter saw. Ryobi router ROS, Belt Sander, palm sander A few drills. A old scroll saw that I've never used. A tiny old, old shop vac. Hand tools: A nice Lei-Neilson dovetail saw The normal things like hammers, screw drivers, etc. A record low angle block plane. A old Stanley Jack plane that needs a new blade, and maybe a new frog. A decent collection of bar clamps 24"-6' Well see what my wife gets for christmas. I've asked a bunch of basic woodworking hand tools to round out the collection( sharpening stones, compound bevels, marking gauge, etc) Now that the table say motor is dead I'm thinking of replacing that with a cabinet saw. I'd like to see a 6" jointer, 14-17" bandsaw, planer, and maybe a dust collector in the shop. That is about all I have room for. Any other large tools like drum sanders would probably share space on a mobile cart with the planer. The shop is about 20'x10' |
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Prometheus wrote:
I'd get a decent table saw (in the shop you've got, it might not be a bad idea to get a contractor's saw rather than a megolithic cabinet saw), a bandsaw, a thickness planer, a bench grinder, a biscut cutter, Just to voice a dissenting opinion... Contractor's saws are already pretty megolithic if you get any kind of good one, and if money and weight aren't factors, it seems to me a no brainer to go ahead and get real saw. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
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"Dan" wrote in message .. . On Tue 07 Dec 2004 06:07:22p, "toller" wrote in news: : Table saw 600 Jointer 400 Planer 400 Router Table 200 Router 200 (for router table) Blades/Bits 200 Air Filter 200 Misc 100 Dust Collector 200 Hey Toller, what 400 dollar jointer would you get? I thought I had to spend over six for a decent one. I've got a vintage craftsman 4'', but the bed's so short I can't get a decent edge on anything longer than two feet. I have a Delta 37-190 that I am very happy with. I bought it used for $175, but new they go for about $375. It did a great job on a 4' tabletop I just glued up. |
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I too am into making furniture for the home. I would say that I'm a perhaps
a a half dozen years ahead ofyou though. My thoughts on the big tooling: In the contractor's saw vs. Cabinet saw debate, I would say go for the cabinet saw. I would not make that recomendation to a newbie, but it sounds like you have been at this long enough (acquired a fair amount of tooling and dedicated shop space) to realize that this is a hobby that will not abandon. If that is the case, buy the cabinet saw and it will be your last. Buying a new tablesaw is an easy choice as you really need to do something about your crapsman. Hang onto the rest of your money. It takes time to set up and learn how to get the most out of a new tool. Stagger your purchases so that you don't have to fugure out the tuning and technique nuances of several machines at once. If you want to get into rough-cut lumber. a planer and jointer should be close in the list. I got by with just a planer for quite a while it works, but your stock will not be dead-on straight and flat. The unanticipated benefit of getting a jointer, was that all of my cuts were just a little but more accurate because I had dead-flat/square stock riding slolidly on the table saw top and fence. (including stock purchased presurfaced) It was suprising how jointing translated into a subtle but almost universal step up in quality (how tightly parts fit). I use jointed framing lumber (2by's) for all sorts of "doesn't have to be pretty" work. framing lumber is notoriously unstraight, but that is not a concern if it is jointed. Bandssaws: I'm relatively new to them. I'm still feeling my way through it. I don't see resawing as a "hust-have" application for intermediate woodworking. You can resaw up to 6" with a table saw (3" from each side) in a pinch. However, if you *need* to cut curves in thick stock you want a bandsaw. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy using my bandsaw, and it makes alot of things easier and more accurate, but thick curves is the only thing that I really could not find another way to accomplish. I would suggest waiting on the BS until the next windfall. Smaller stuff: Simply buy it as you need it. Cheers, Steve |
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:33:54 GMT, "Marc"
wrote: Delta X cabinet saw (52' table) That's huge, dude. |
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"Scott Lindars" wrote in news:1102461933.056122.23370
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com: My experience is beginner/intermediate. My intention is furnitiure making for our house. No desire to get into wood turning at the momment. I like to work with handtools, love using my planes. Hope that clears it up. This is an aside from your topic, but you're in Broward, right? You do know about International Tool, located on Davie Rd Extension just south of 595? Generally the best prices on serious tools in this neck of the woods. Anyway, as others have alluded to, how fast do you want to build your shop? You could buy a decent contractors saw ($800) and a 14" bandsaw ($550), and a 6" jointer ($600) and a 12" planer ($400) and use up the $2500 that way; or you could buy a higher spec cabinet saw ($1700) and a really good combination blade and a dado set, and use the the whole $2500 there. Then when you find more money, get the others in high-spec sizes as you can. John |
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I am in Broward. I will have to check that place out. You must be
here to. SWFG member? |
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On 7 Dec 2004 11:41:41 -0800, "Scott Lindars"
wrote: Let's just say I had about $2500 to spend on my starter shop, what would people buy. Since I work with wood for a living, I'd buy a big screen TV and a 12 pack. Mike |
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