waynesworld
Premium Member
are you sure you have room for them all John you may need to store them in the shop where you would have a lot of space to use them. 
anybody need stand build / woodworking equip
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james3370
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the mitre saw i have to say is the thing i got the absolute most use out of from all the things on the list. cutting pretty much anything up to 4x4 & even 2x6 ....just had to break off the last 1/16" or so of material. i'm sure a sliding one would be the shiznit. the laser guide is the ONLY way to go. once i learned to mark everything the exact same way & where to put that laser in relation to my mark, i could cut multiple pieces the exact same length every single time.
router is also extremely useful...especially w/ an edging bit. i cut all my skinning pieces slightly oversized & then used the edging bit to cut them to the edge of the frame. that way they didn't have to be the exact size or even square for that matter
i thought i could bulid my stand w/out a table saw.....1/2 way into building i realized just how wrong i was, so i bit the bullet & bought it :rolleye1: i tried to make the bigger cuts i needed to make w/ an edge guide & the circular saw....3 cuts later i said the heck w/ this & off i went to lowes for the table saw LOL
DMBillies
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This is the #1 reason this tool is the first on my list of "big boy" toys when I have a touch more space. A bad craftsmen always blames his tools, but it is nearly impossible to cut a good clean angle with any of those cheapy hand saw jobs. Heck, its even tough/impossible to get a smooth cut perpendicular to the board.
james3370
Premium Member
aside from leaving room on each side for material hangover, you can put a miter saw in a 3'x2' area. i sat a 3'x2' board on 2 sawhorses on one wall in my parking garage & made every single 2x4, 2x6, 4x4 & trim piece cut for my stand on it. i think the total area it took up was 10-15' x 3'
Angela Short
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Yea, A JIG SAW is what I was trying to say! Sorry Gary, I think a reciprocating saw would be a little to much tool for my thin aluminim door but in the same family description I gave for my thingy I needed! :lol:
I also used my JIG saw like once a year maybe twice but it is nice to just go to the garage and get it when you need it. Thanks for the offer Chuck, Bill is hooking me up next time he comes over.... Wonder if I can talk him into installing the cat door also.....? He, He, He.
I lived next to "Jim the tool man" at our other house and had a free pass and key to his garage with any cool gadget I ever needed. It seemed like whatever weird tool related item we ever needed he just happened to have handy. I miss Neighbor Jim and his endless tool collection. Great neighbor and saved us many trips to the hardware store over the years!
One word of experience with buying tools is like reef equipment, you get what you pay for. I know from starting with the cheapo cordless drill to finally upgrading to a dewalt to my cheap jig saw just quitting after maybe 10 uses. But I expected as much since I got 3 tools JIG, Drill, Sander and a carry bag) for like $49.99! I still use the sander quite often and it works fine though. I also watched my Father go through the same experiences with his woodworking tools for his shop. Buying something cheap only to realize why it was so cheap and replacing it later but he is into die hard woodworking but its still a good idea to get the best you can afford in any tool or hobby I guess. Oh yea, Drill bits are a must to get good!!
You did get a cool lottery buy find IMO John!! Yea, you! Now can you make me a hood??? 
I also used my JIG saw like once a year maybe twice but it is nice to just go to the garage and get it when you need it. Thanks for the offer Chuck, Bill is hooking me up next time he comes over.... Wonder if I can talk him into installing the cat door also.....? He, He, He.
I lived next to "Jim the tool man" at our other house and had a free pass and key to his garage with any cool gadget I ever needed. It seemed like whatever weird tool related item we ever needed he just happened to have handy. I miss Neighbor Jim and his endless tool collection
. Great neighbor and saved us many trips to the hardware store over the years!One word of experience with buying tools is like reef equipment, you get what you pay for. I know from starting with the cheapo cordless drill to finally upgrading to a dewalt to my cheap jig saw just quitting after maybe 10 uses. But I expected as much since I got 3 tools JIG, Drill, Sander and a carry bag) for like $49.99! I still use the sander quite often and it works fine though. I also watched my Father go through the same experiences with his woodworking tools for his shop. Buying something cheap only to realize why it was so cheap and replacing it later but he is into die hard woodworking but its still a good idea to get the best you can afford in any tool or hobby I guess. Oh yea, Drill bits are a must to get good!!
You did get a cool lottery buy find IMO John!!
Yea, you! Now can you make me a hood??? 
james3370
Premium Member
hey brandon, i am gonna borrow the miter & maybe the table saws from him when i get ready to build the stand for my new tank....if ya wanna do your's at the same time let me know.
i use to work in a machine shop for 10 years, so i enjoy doing stuff like that....i just sold everything cause i really had nowhere to keep it long-term. my parking garage is for my car LOL
i use to work in a machine shop for 10 years, so i enjoy doing stuff like that....i just sold everything cause i really had nowhere to keep it long-term. my parking garage is for my car LOL
