Comments on: Machine number two. And why. https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/ inside the woodshop Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:27:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-15558 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:27:48 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-15558 Hi Thomas,

Thanks for reading.

I think after those first two machines the options become much more divergent based on the type of woodworking one is doing. For most furniture making, I would suggest a jointer, a router and router table, and a table saw. The table saw, while not the first machine to acquire, is a workhorse and can be used safely.

The main thing is to decide what you want to build, then get the means to build it.

Good luck.

Rob

]]> By: Thomas O'Reilly https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-15538 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:04:00 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-15538 Good morning Rob
I was following your blog on setting up shop “which machine first” and was wondering when we can expect to read your choice of machine 3 & 4

Regards
Thomas
Belfast, Northern Ireland

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-2014 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:51:11 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-2014 JD,

A situation like yours is just what I had hoped to help with my opinions on machine purchases. There is no single right answer. See http://www.finewoodworking.com in the Woodworking Life blog where I posted my thoughts and got lots of comments.

Decide what you want to build and how you would like to work, then buy. My opinions are biased toward original-design furniture making. Good luck.

Rob

]]> By: JDBraddy https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-2012 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:08:27 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-2012 Hi, I found your articles extremely interesting, as I’m currently considering purchasing my first shop tools and have been weighing my options as I am a beginner, who has no experience, no training, and because of that, no idea what I’ll like or end up wanting most to do. However, It left me still not knowing where to go from here. As I stated above, I’m a beginner. So farr, my tools have been limited to the Walmart/Home-Depot variety of inexpensive Circular saw, Jigsaw, Router, and drill. My materials limited to soft pine and cedar lumber from the same. I refuse to resort to making bird-houses and key hangers, and I’ve already built about all the simple shelves and patio furnature I have room for. Of course I’d love to just run out and buy a shop full of 3-5 thousand dollar state of the art tools, but that’s just not my reality. Hell, I can’t bring myself to buy a nice set of clamps, when I can manage to make due with a couple of rusty old 4″ C-clamps. Spending $500-$1000 on my first real shop-tool is a very big deal for me. I need that investment to really pay-off!

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-1549 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:22:22 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-1549 Jason,

Thanks for reading and for the comment.

Rob

]]> By: Jason https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-1547 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:16:46 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-1547 Hi Rob,

I love your blog. Your’s and the Woodworking Magazine blog are the only ones I read religiously. When I saw the first machine you picked, my initial reaction, was “What, how could he pick a planer over a jointer as the first tool” but read your explanation and I have to completely agree with you. Same with the bandsaw. I have all of these major tools now, but since I am trying to focus on mostly handtool use I could live without any of my major tools except for the planer and bandsaw (although I love my cyclone dust collector as well).

Take care and please continue writing,
Jason

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-1158 Mon, 04 May 2009 21:33:24 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-1158 Tico,

Yes, I did consider Laguna bandsaws.

Your link to the shooting board was incorrect so I deleted it. Here is the correct link, but it will need to be copied and pasted into the browser because the portion starting with the exclamation point does not get recognized as a URL:
http://www.craftsmanstudio.com/html_p/G!901.htm

That looks like a great design – I’ve eyed it for a while and have considered purchasing it or, more likely, building one like it -when I “get around to it”. In addition to spreading blade wear, it produces a shearing cut which ought to help.

Thanks for pointing it out to readers!

Rob

]]> By: tico vogt https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/04/28/machine-number-two-and-why/#comment-1152 Mon, 04 May 2009 12:27:34 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=385#comment-1152 Hi Rob,

Did you give consideration to Laguna bandsaws while you were shopping for a new one?
Also, what do you think about ramped shooting boards? There is a picture of one here:

What appeals to me is the fact that it utilizes the width of that cutting edge one has gone to such lengths to sharpen.

Ciao,

Tico

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