Brandon Rader
11-24-2008, 6:16 PM
Just some general how to when addressing woodworking tools. In the last couple of years I have collected a myriad of different tools, different manufacturers. I would say I am happy with most, but there are a couple I really don't like.
I have this little inexpensive (ok, cheap) Ryobi scroll saw. I bought it as something cheap to help cut pinewood derby cars on. The last time I used it, I broke the blade clamp, mostly because I was changing blades practically on every car. I imagine I bought the wrong kind of blades for what I was cutting, and I was getting frustrated. I want to replaced it with a band saw, and I saw Home Depot sells a Reconditioned Rigid 14" Band Saw (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100642051&N=529793+5144+90401).
Has anyone bought any reconditioned Rigid tools before? Im willing to give it a try to save a few bucks. I have a Rigid circular saw, and it is a great product. I use it all the time because my 10" table saw just can't handle 8' of plywood. So I build a jig on the ground and rip larger pieces with it.
What should I look for regarding a decent band saw? Should I bother with the reconditioned one or try to get a new one?
The whole scroll saw thing really irritates me because I have 2 other Ryobi tools that are just fine. My table saw is a 10" Ryobi (the one that has wheels on it and collapses) and I have this great, little router table that isa ryobi. They weren't expensive, but they do a lot.
I figure, the next big tool (other than a band saw) that I want to get is a small compressor and a finishing nailer. What should I be looking for in terms of cfm, max tank pressure and size. I plan on starting out just using a finishing nailer and of course using it to fill up car/atv tires and such, but my Spring projects will be fixing my privacy fence, and (money willing) building a small shed in my backyard. So I want to buy something that is a little future proof and gives me plenty of power to do projects down the road. I don't like replacing things because I bought too small (ask me about my truck incident someday).
Anyways, I was looking at this Rigid set (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100646500&N=10000003+90401+524403). Do you think its powerful enough?
I have this little inexpensive (ok, cheap) Ryobi scroll saw. I bought it as something cheap to help cut pinewood derby cars on. The last time I used it, I broke the blade clamp, mostly because I was changing blades practically on every car. I imagine I bought the wrong kind of blades for what I was cutting, and I was getting frustrated. I want to replaced it with a band saw, and I saw Home Depot sells a Reconditioned Rigid 14" Band Saw (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100642051&N=529793+5144+90401).
Has anyone bought any reconditioned Rigid tools before? Im willing to give it a try to save a few bucks. I have a Rigid circular saw, and it is a great product. I use it all the time because my 10" table saw just can't handle 8' of plywood. So I build a jig on the ground and rip larger pieces with it.
What should I look for regarding a decent band saw? Should I bother with the reconditioned one or try to get a new one?
The whole scroll saw thing really irritates me because I have 2 other Ryobi tools that are just fine. My table saw is a 10" Ryobi (the one that has wheels on it and collapses) and I have this great, little router table that isa ryobi. They weren't expensive, but they do a lot.
I figure, the next big tool (other than a band saw) that I want to get is a small compressor and a finishing nailer. What should I be looking for in terms of cfm, max tank pressure and size. I plan on starting out just using a finishing nailer and of course using it to fill up car/atv tires and such, but my Spring projects will be fixing my privacy fence, and (money willing) building a small shed in my backyard. So I want to buy something that is a little future proof and gives me plenty of power to do projects down the road. I don't like replacing things because I bought too small (ask me about my truck incident someday).
Anyways, I was looking at this Rigid set (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100646500&N=10000003+90401+524403). Do you think its powerful enough?