Any woodworkers?

I hear you on that. My funds always vanish as well.

So I was taking some measurements to make a router table to attach to the side of my table saw and it dawned on me that I've been wanting a newer table saw. No sense making a box for the old one and then re-doing later it when I get a new saw, right? So it looks like this has now snowballed into me getting a new table saw.

 

I have that lift and router and love it. If you need precise routing you'll wonder how you did without it. Enjoy

 

I picked up a new table saw on the way home. It's not one of those high end jobbers but it's much nicer and much more modern than my 15 year old Craftsman.

I especially like that the motor doesn't hang out the backside like on my Craftsman and it is designed to be used with a dust collection system.

Time to assemble this bad boy.

 

Ridgid is good.... well done..

 

x2 good choice, make sure to register for that warranty

 

I think this is the newer version of the one my dad has. It's a very nice saw.

 

Thanks, that's the first thing I did.

I have a bunch of Ridgid stuff. The multi tool, a 3 drills, 4 cordless impacts and an air nailer. The only thing I've had to use the warranty for so far is the hammer drill. The switch went out on it, twice. I think the switch just gets too hot when you're doing some major drilling.

 

Thats a good one!

 

More of a rant/rhetorical question, but why are all the electric handheld planers 3 1/4" wide when a 2x4 is 3 1/2" wide?? I know they probably weren't designed for 2X4s, but it would make my life so much easier ha ha

 

Rigid is decent. I bought a used drill press and havent had any issues. It looked pretty new I got it for $200 but its been worth it to me.

 

Any of you guys have any Veritas or Lie Nielsen tools?

I'm thinking of getting a low angle jack, but haven't made up my mind if it's worth getting a Low Angle Jack or a standard bench plane?

 

I have a few Veritas tools. Very high quality. Expensive, but I think they are worth it.

 

i own several veritas planes, ...don't own any lie nielsen, so can't comment on those...

...i like "low angle" planes in general because of the versatility - you swap out blades that are honed to different bevel (or microbevel) angles, and this makes the plane much more versatile because you can easily change the "angle of attack" to address different purposes and wood grain; i.e. lower bevel angles for end-grain work, ...mid-angles for routine planing with the grain, and high angles for higly figured wood, interlocked grain, etc... you can easily and quickly transform the standard blade that comes w/ the plane into a higher angle (i.e say from the standard 25 deg to, say 50 deg) by just honing a microbevel at the desired angle... however, once, you've done this, ...you've done it... i have three blades for my veritas low angle smoother, which allows me to do low-angle, mid-angle, and high-angle work...

...here are the veritas planes i currently own, and my thoughts on each:

- veritas jointer plane: excellent, ...low center-of-gravity balances well for edge-jointing boards...

- veritas jack rabbet plane: i used this plane to cut raised panel profiles on some frame-n-panel work i did last year... excellent plane, ...and is arguable more versatile than the standard low angle jack because you could use it for general planing as well as rabbeting...

- veritas low angle smoother: i use this for multiple tasks; shooting board work (w/ low-angle bevel blade), general smoothing (w/ mid-angle blade), and smoothing on figured wood (high-angle bevel blade)...

- veritas low angle block plane; a must have for general use... i have two blades, one low-angle bevel for end-grain work, and a mid-angle bevel blade for general block plane tasks..

 

Thank you for the detailed information, I appreciate it. I've been doing woodwork with machines, but as time goes on I would like to get into more hand work (less noise, less mess).

I'll check out those planes you listed and see which one will be a good starting point.

 

You guys are inspiring me to get into woodworking.

 

...i think the low-angle jack you inquired about (whether from veritas or lee valley, woodriver, or others) would be a good transition or gap-spanner between machines and hand tool work... the jack is long enough to do general flattening work on most projects that fit on the benchtop (this is where i'd consider getting a second blade for it and honing at a little higher angle), ...probably excellent for use on a shooting board w/ the blade it comes with it...

if you don't already have one, i'd highly recommend getting a decent block plane, ...you'll find yourself using it for quickly making chamfers, trimming casework panels to scribe lines, flattening small workpieces, and a multitude of other things...

...i also own some woodriver bench planes, and i find them to be good tools as well... they have a 3-pack that might be worth considering, ...as you go on a trajectory into more hand tool work, you'll probably want these three planes at the least...
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/woodriver-ultimate-cabinet-makers-kit

 

go for it, great learning experience and you find you can make things to your liking and to the right size for the space!

 

I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm enjoying myself doing it!

 

I built items with my dad when I was young but that was many years ago. Now I'm at that stage where I have the money and time. Thanks.

 

Still a way to go, but this is the general idea I had.