My issue is as follows:
I have a 90 year old house which, in the current local market, will be torn down to make a townhouse complex when we sell. That's market conditions and a change in the local zoning conditions.
My old fir windows, single pane, are in good shape but have no screens, nor does the front door. I use shrink plastic for draft-proofing in the winter.
I promised my family screens on the windows and a screen door this year, no matter what.
I'm not the worlds greatest furniture maker, so....
Planning on using 1x3 nominal fir on the window screens and 1x6 for the screen door. Now my dilemma;
I have a dedicated mortising machine if I use M&T joints joining the rails and stiles, but it's time consuming to build;
I have a Kreg setup, so that might work.
Everyone drools over the Domino system, so that's a possibility, but around here, they go for $1500.00 plus tax; while I know they hold their value, and I could probably swing it, I can't think of another build in my future that would use it (but when you have a hammer.....)
I'm an old (in both senses) contractor and handyman, and and I have a hard time getting out of my cost/benefit mindset.
Please, help me with making this choice!