Dan Forman
03-17-2005, 10:06 PM
Just thought it time to introduce myself. I am relatively new to woodworking, have put together a few purely functional projects, decided to take the plunge and assemble a proper home shop in my basement. Just bought a 50 inch Unisaw, now all I have to do is support it with a jointer, planer, bandsaw, and dust collector. Oh...and then actually build some stuff. There are a host of warm up projects to do that are shop related, utility cabinets and such, to get me acquainted with the tools and techniques, Better to make the first hundred mistakes on those before tackling the kitchen cabinets and other furniture I am currently in need of.
I have been doing a bit of research into these items, which can be a dangerous thing for someone without unlimited means. For me it invariably leads to wanting more out of a tool, which means that the price for that object goes up correspondingly. lol I think that I am missing the software which ordinarily tells one where to stop, where to draw the line between what is possible and what is reasonable, given that I am not at this moment a "professional".
I am of the school, however, that believes it is better to be over than under equipped. I am more likely to suffer buyers remorse upon finding out that I didn't spend enough than the other way around.
I am following with interest the various threads about jointers, particularly the one on the new Powermatic parallelogram table 8" vs the DJ20, going back and forth over one of these two vs the Grizzly 8" with spiral cutterhead.
For a bandsaw, am looking at the Mini-Max MM16. This perfectly illustrates the utter futility of trying to save money by reading tool reviews. The more I learned about bandsaws, the more I wanted out of the saw, and the less likely I was to be satisfied by a less expensive model. This probably says more about the aforementioned software glitch than it does about bandsaws. The only glimmer of hope here is that I don't feel compelled to wait for the new 16" resaw capacity model, will be satisfied with the 14"s , and the paltry 3.6 horse motor over the new 4.8 horse. :D
I have the single speed Delta 12" planer, bought used from a friend, , which will likely suffice for a while yet until I get a better handle on where I want to go with that, whether I want to step up to a bigger model, say 15 or 20 inch. Once I get those other big items down in the basement, I will probably not have room for a stand alone model. Sam at Mini-Max has been talking up the combination J/P machines as one solution, though I fear in that direction lies madness. I mean, one has to draw the line somewhere! A 12" jointer sounds pretty good though...
Dan
Oh, one thing I've learned in my first 24 hours on this site is that a certain element here requires some sort of pictorial evidence of tools or projects referred to in one's post, so here is my lonely Unisaw, all dressed up, but nowhere to go (no 240V circuit yet) Should have the wiring done by the weekend.
The other thing I've learnd is what a bunch of fine, generous folks hang out here. Glad to be a part of it.
I have been doing a bit of research into these items, which can be a dangerous thing for someone without unlimited means. For me it invariably leads to wanting more out of a tool, which means that the price for that object goes up correspondingly. lol I think that I am missing the software which ordinarily tells one where to stop, where to draw the line between what is possible and what is reasonable, given that I am not at this moment a "professional".
I am of the school, however, that believes it is better to be over than under equipped. I am more likely to suffer buyers remorse upon finding out that I didn't spend enough than the other way around.
I am following with interest the various threads about jointers, particularly the one on the new Powermatic parallelogram table 8" vs the DJ20, going back and forth over one of these two vs the Grizzly 8" with spiral cutterhead.
For a bandsaw, am looking at the Mini-Max MM16. This perfectly illustrates the utter futility of trying to save money by reading tool reviews. The more I learned about bandsaws, the more I wanted out of the saw, and the less likely I was to be satisfied by a less expensive model. This probably says more about the aforementioned software glitch than it does about bandsaws. The only glimmer of hope here is that I don't feel compelled to wait for the new 16" resaw capacity model, will be satisfied with the 14"s , and the paltry 3.6 horse motor over the new 4.8 horse. :D
I have the single speed Delta 12" planer, bought used from a friend, , which will likely suffice for a while yet until I get a better handle on where I want to go with that, whether I want to step up to a bigger model, say 15 or 20 inch. Once I get those other big items down in the basement, I will probably not have room for a stand alone model. Sam at Mini-Max has been talking up the combination J/P machines as one solution, though I fear in that direction lies madness. I mean, one has to draw the line somewhere! A 12" jointer sounds pretty good though...
Dan
Oh, one thing I've learned in my first 24 hours on this site is that a certain element here requires some sort of pictorial evidence of tools or projects referred to in one's post, so here is my lonely Unisaw, all dressed up, but nowhere to go (no 240V circuit yet) Should have the wiring done by the weekend.
The other thing I've learnd is what a bunch of fine, generous folks hang out here. Glad to be a part of it.