The one piece of equipment I would suggest is a GOOD dust mask - the kind with quality filters and three-point harnesses - not those flimsy paper Kleenexes generally passed as dust masks. The exotic woods we generally use for scales are a lot of the times toxic, and VERY detrimental to your respiratory health.

I just bought this, as an example: Dust Respirator - Lee Valley Tools

Before I would buy any scroll saw, band saw, or stationary sander, this, above all, would be my first purchase.

Mark