Any woodworkers?

see, for me . . . new project = new tool(s)! i think the trickiest part for ya with what you have is the curves. can do templates then use your router, but you still need to cut the templates. if you have the $$$ and space, i personally find a bandsaw to be the tool i use the most. even just a 9" or 10" is extremely useful.

 

Yup. I say i use table saw the most, then beltsander, then small bandsaw

 

actually, if me just piling stuff on it counts as "using" it . . . tablesaw would be my most used.

 

Sorry if this has already been asked but; why are cordless and pneumatic nailers so expensive?

I have Milwaukee tools, Ryobi, and Paslode framing and I am looking to get rid of my compressor driven nailers.

What are pros and cons of each mfg? Is brushless necessarily needed for a nailer?

 

I’ve got a ryobi trim nailer and I absolutely fucking love this thing. I’ve used the dewalt frame nailer and love it too. You can’t go rapid speed with it but that’s the only downside from my limited experience with using it

 

i think just the size of the cordless nailers can be a bit of a pain . . . depending on what ya use it for. i have a ryobi too, and i really like the thing, but the head size was a bit of an issue when i was redoing our stairs. the ryobi pinner is great for shoe moulding. as for brushless, i only have 2 and i really like 'em, but all the other brushed stuff i have is just fine too.

 

this will be my next project. wifey wants one for the todler who wants to help cook now days

 

I have used Milwaukee, the first Gen trim nailer sucked the second Gen was like using an air driven one.
I have also used DeWalt. If Milwaukee hadn't changed designs I would not recommend them. If you are using them professionally always choose brushless. Before I retired for the work I was doing the standard tools wouldn't last 8 months. Fuel is the way to go. The only challenge I had with the cordless Milwaukee driver was the depth adjustment was easy to move unintentionally.

 

Wishing that I had a bandsaw.

I built something similar long ago out of birch.
My wife keeps plants on it now

 

Most of these are more geared for construction. Especially the framing nailers. That’s a part of consideration in the pricing.

A regular pneumatic framer from a big name brand will go for $200+. So a battery nailer (tool only), you’re going to be paying the brand name ransom, the battery platform ransom, and the cost of the tool, plus the retail overhead.

Just how it goes when it ends up being $350.

Brushless tools tend to last longer over all, and are more efficient in how the tool uses battery power. Brushes create friction. Nowadays most new stuff is brushless and has software chips in them.

 

I have only a hand jigsaw, but it seems like the ideal time to get a bandsaw.

 

Look locally for estate sales and people selling inherited or no longer used machines. People often buy a bandsaw with intentions of "using it a lot" only to find that they collect more dust than they make so often they are in good shape for a fraction of the cost of a similar machine new.

 

Played around this afternoon with some scrap live edge red oak. Burned it and finished with Varathane paste wax. Not perfect, but it works.

 

Well my 18" ryobi corded belt sander is dying, replaced it with a metabo 21" belt sander.

 

Well no time in the shop for me this week. Work has picked up and I'm working overtime again. Not good to be in the shop when your tired. I plan to get in the shop on the weekend.

 

From Lowe’s? I bought a Metabo, I think it’s 3 x 21 inch. Heavy!!

 

That Metabo brand is pretty good in MHO , I have the 12" miter saw it seems to be giving me better cuts than the DeWalts I have used in the shops I've worked in. The only thing I don't like is the weight. But non of those big saws are light.

 

Yeah, i dont mind. Light tools seem cheap to me. Its 9amp vs dewalt was 7 or 7.5.

 

Yup, 9.5 lbs. I like it!

 

Had some scrap pieces wood, built couple eastern blue bird houses using this plan.

https://feltmagnet.com/crafts/a-bluebird-house-for-the-garden