Thread: Best All Rounder...

Hey There

...If you had zero tools - zip, nuthin', nudda

...And you had a budget of $200 to buy equipment for making scales

What would you buy? And why?

Is the Dremel the best all rounder? What attachments are necessities? Or luxuries? Any other suggestions?

I have various timbers arriving this week, 4mm thick - and want to have a try at making some scales

Cheers,

Aaron.

I use two power tools far more than any others for scales

They do NOT need to be heavy duty for what we do

4x36 bench mount belt sander

Drill press

I could get by with just those two power tools for scales... they help me create the "straight & even" in my scales

ps: there is a thread on here that most of us answered about what were the 5 most used tools in the "Razor Restore" shops...

coping saw, sandpaper. drill. you can go as fancy as you want or as basic as you want. It is wood working, I cut mine with a coping saw. sand forever. then apply finish. Dremel is nice, has small set of drill bits you can get for it, sanding drums etc. But I like using a drill press much better for the actual drilling.

scroll saw, 4x36 belt sander, drill press. You can do it with a coping saw, but the scroll saw makes a much nicer cut that requires less rough shaping. Drill press is nice but you can do it very carefully with a drill. The only thing that is really irreplaceable is the belt sander, you don't want to do that much handsanding.

Thanks guys

I had a look at the hardware store today.

Found the following:

Ryobi BDS4600 Bench Sander for $259
Ryobi EDP2521L Drill Press for $129

Thoughts?

Originally Posted by austy

Thanks guys

I had a look at the hardware store today.

Found the following:

Ryobi BDS4600 Bench Sander for $259
Ryobi EDP2521L Drill Press for $129

Thoughts?

Harbor Freight for sure!!!

Go to some garage sales/Craigslist.org/woodworkers clubs and buy the stuff used. Save yourself a ton of money.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I use two power tools far more than any others for scales

They do NOT need to be heavy duty for what we do

4x36 bench mount belt sander

Drill press

I agree, the basics in any shop should be these two tools and lets not forget a good sound system....

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Go to some garage sales/Craigslist.org/woodworkers clubs and buy the stuff used. Save yourself a ton of money.

Thats what I was going to say, hit the local garage sales at 7 AM on Saturday morning and you might find a nice bench grinder, drill press, coping saw, jigsaw etc. I have a Ryobi combination Belt sander with a grinding/buffing wheel and Its my most used tool.
Grant

I have an Ozito belt sander ($46, Bunnings) which I have clamped upside down in my bench vice, and an Ozito drill press ($99, Bunnings).
You still have $54 left for a 4 ounce ball peen hammer, brass rod and washers.

enjoy

Stu